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SB 317                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 317 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                   
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                               
                                                                                                    
          "An Act relating to the purchase by the Alaska                                            
          Housing Finance Corporation of a parking garage in                                        
          Anchorage, Alaska and approving the issuance of                                           
          bonds for the purchase of that parking garage;                                            
          providing notice of, and authorizing the                                                  
          commissioner of the Department of Administration to                                       
          enter into, a lease-purchase agreement with the                                           
          Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for that parking                                       
          garage; and providing for an effective date."                                             
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                      
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Administration                                                    
                                                                                                    
Governor's transmittal letter dated April 27, 2006:                                                 
                                                                                                    
Dear President Stevens:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am                          
transmitting a bill relating to the purchase by the Alaska Housing                                  
Finance Corporation of a parking garage in Anchorage, Alaska;                                       
approving the issuance of bonds for the purchase of that parking                                    
garage; and providing notice of and authorizing the commissioner of                                 
the Department of Administration to enter into a lease-purchase                                     
agreement with the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for that                                      
parking garage.                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
This bill would authorize the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation                                    
(AHFC) to finance, with bond proceeds, the purchase of an up to                                     
approximately 830-space parking garage to serve the parking needs of                                
the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage.  The bill also would                                     
authorize the Department of Administration to enter into a lease-                                   
purchase agreement with the AHFC for that parking garage.                                           

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I urge your prompt and favorable action on this measure.                                            
                                                                                                    
Sincerely yours,                                                                                    
/s/                                                                                                 
Frank H. Murkowski                                                                                  
Governor