2019-02-22                     Senate Journal                      Page 0376
reducing costs and regulatory burdens of reporting for small charitable                                                         
gaming activities. The qualified organization will still need to certify                                                        
to the State of Alaska each year that all charitable gaming activities                                                          
were conducted by law.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Michael J. Dunleavy                                                                                                             
Governor                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SB 70                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 70 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
               "An Act repealing the ocean rangers program; and                                                                
          providing for an effective date."                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Resources and Finance                                                               
Committees.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Environmental Conservation                                                                    
 Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Environmental Conservation                                                                    
 Fiscal Note No. 3, Department of Environmental Conservation                                                                    
 Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Environmental Conservation                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 21:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Giessel:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18, of the Alaska                                                                   
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill repealing the Ocean Rangers                                                              
Program.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
The Ocean Rangers Program, codified at AS 46.03.476, requires large                                                             
commercial vessels operating in state waters to have independent                                                                
observers, “ocean rangers,” on board to monitor compliance with                                                                 
marine discharge and pollution laws. To pay for the program,