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HB 139                                                                                                                        
HOUSE BILL NO. 139 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                   
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                

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    "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                         
    appropriations, and other appropriations; amending certain                                                                  
    appropriations; ratifying certain expenditures; making                                                                      
    appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective                                                          
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated February 13, 2007, follows:                                                             
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Harris:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of article III, section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting to you today a supplemental                                                                     
appropriation bill for Fiscal Year 2007 that totals $51.4 million in                                                            
general funds.  This reflects necessary program cost increases for the                                                          
remainder of Fiscal Year 2007.  For your consideration, there is a                                                              
separate section in the appropriation bill for issues that are time                                                             
sensitive.  These requests total $8.5 million in general funds, and could                                                       
be shifted to the early supplemental bill, SB 61, at your discretion.                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The remaining items in the supplemental bill total $42.9 million in                                                             
general funds.  The largest item in the "regular" portion of the measure                                                        
is $17.7 million in general funds for capitalizing the disaster relief                                                          
fund for costs associated with the Hooper Bay fire, Southcentral flood,                                                         
Southern storm and damage to the Kivalina sea wall.  This bill also has                                                         
$21.3 million in general funds for the Alaska Marine Highway                                                                    
System, including $10.7 million to eliminate the negative balance in                                                            
the marine highway fund.  This is due in large part to the                                                                      
undercollection of revenues to support the amounts appropriated from                                                            
that fund for the operation of the system.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
I appreciate your consideration of this supplemental request.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                               Sincerely,                                                                                      
                               /s/                                                                                              
                               Sarah Palin                                                                                     
                                Governor"                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                

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A spreadsheet from the Office of the Governor, Office of Management                                                             
and Budget, pertaining to the supplemental requests was submitted.