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HB 281                                                                                                                        
The following letter dated June 28 was received:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Stutes:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
On this date, I have signed, with line-item vetoes, the following bill                                                          
passed during the second session of the Thirty-Second Alaska State                                                              
Legislature, and am transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to                                                           
the Lieutenant Governor’s Office for permanent filing:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 281(brf sup maj fld H)                                                                    
     "An Act making appropriations for the operating and loan                                                                   

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     program expenses of state government and for certain programs;                                                             
     capitalizing funds; amending appropriations; making capital                                                                
     appropriations, supplemental appropriations, and reappropriations;                                                         
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                         Chapter No. 11, SLA 2022                                                                              
                      [Effective date: See Chapter]                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
This budget, with line item vetoes, represents prudent and fiscally                                                             
responsible investments in public safety, public education, the                                                                 
University of Alaska, and infrastructure projects that create jobs and                                                          
economic development. The vetoes made were the result of a thorough                                                             
evaluation and consistent application of the priorities of my                                                                   
administration to preserve general funds for savings that will help                                                             
shield the economy when oil prices eventually decline.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
After vetoes, this bill funds a historically high permanent fund                                                                
dividend, puts a projected $3.6 billion into savings, and invests $2.7                                                          
billion in FY23 capital spending, which incorporates significant                                                                
investments from the federal Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act.                                                           
This budget also addresses many long-standing issues with                                                                       
infrastructure, public safety, and technology in rural communities.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
This budget strikes a balance between rebuilding state services like                                                            
public safety while holding spending in check, adding to savings, and                                                           
pointing the economy in the right direction.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Mike Dunleavy                                                                                                                   
Governor"