1997-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1941
SB 136                                                                       
Message dated and received May 9 was read, stating:                            
                                                                               
Dear President Miller:                                                         
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. II, sec. 15, of the Alaska Constitution, I         
have vetoed the following bill:                                                
                                                                               
HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.                                           
136(FIN)                                                                       
An Act relating to state fiscal procedures, to the                            
state budget, to agency performance reports, and to                            
appropriation bills.                                                           
                                                                               
This bill contains provisions that would control or limit the                  
budgeting power given exclusively to the governor in art. IX, sec.12           
of the Alaska Constitution.                                                    
                                                                               
Among other restrictions, this bill does not allow the governor to             
make any changes in the proposed budget between December, when                 
it is first presented, and January, when it is actually introduced to          
the legislature, despite any new information that requires changes.            
No branch of government should be limited in making changes to a               
proposed budget based on the best information available.   Such a              
restriction denying the ability to respond to pertinent budget                 
information is simply bad public policy.                                       
                                                                               

1997-05-10                     Senate Journal                      Page 1942
SB 136                                                                       
For these reasons I have vetoed SB 136.                                        
                                                                               
						Sincerely,                                                               
						/s/                                                                      
						Tony Knowles                                                             
						Governor