1996-10-21                     House Journal                      Page 4759
HB 22                                                                        
The following letter, dated June 6, 1996, was received:                        
                                                                               
Dear Speaker Phillips:                                                         
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. II, sec. 15, of the Alaska Constitution, I         
have vetoed the following bill:                                                
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 22(FIN)                                                 
An Act relating to long-term plans of certain state agencies and              
recommendations regarding elimination of duplication in state                  
agency functions.                                                              
                                                                               
This bill would have required every principal department of the                
executive branch, the judicial branch, and the University of Alaska to         
develop annually a long-term plan covering six years.  The plan would          
impose responsibilities on the Office of Management and Budget                 
(OMB) to work with one of the two other branches of government on              
its long-term plan and to compile a final, single long-term plan for the       
executive and judicial branches.                                               

1996-10-21                     House Journal                      Page 4760
HB 22                                                                        
I am a firm advocate of long range planning, as evidenced by my work           
on a safe landing plan  for closing the budget gap and development of          
multi-year plans for corrections, welfare reform and other key issues.         
We are now expanding this work to include all executive branch                 
agencies.                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               
I believe this bill is duplicative of requirements already being met by        
executive branch agencies.  By requiring submittal of agency plans to          
the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee prior to presentation in            
the Governors budget,  this bill confuses the lines of responsibility in       
the executive branch and crosses over well-established roles between           
the executive and legislative branches.                                        
                                                                               
                                                                               
Therefore, I have exercised my authority to veto this bill.                    
                                                                               
							Sincerely,                                                              
							/s/                                                                     
							Tony Knowles,                                                           
							Governor