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SB 82                                                                                                                         
SENATE BILL NO. 82 BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE                                                                                
BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR, entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
          "An Act making supplemental appropriations and                                                                        
          other appropriations; amending the lapse dates of                                                                     
          certain appropriations; and providing for an effective                                                                
          date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

2007-02-14                     Senate Journal                      Page 0243
A spreadsheet entitled "FY2007 Oil and Gas Supplemental"                                                                        
accompanied the governor's transmittal letter and is on file in the                                                             
Office of the Secretary of the Senate.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Governor's transmittal letter dated February 13:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Dear President Green:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of article III, section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill making appropriations for                                                                
bringing North Slope natural gas to market and other oil and gas                                                                
issues.  This request also includes extending the lapse date of gas                                                             
pipeline related appropriations made in previous years.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Sections 1-3 of the bill appropriate funding to the Departments of                                                              
Law, Natural Resources, and Revenue for their necessary gas pipeline                                                            
and other oil and gas related work.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Section 4 extends the lapse date of appropriations made in prior years                                                          
that dealt with state gas pipeline issues.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Building the gas pipeline is critical for our future.  We need a project                                                        
that ensures any viable explorer or producer can access a gas pipeline                                                          
on reasonable terms and we need a project that can be expanded when                                                             
there is more gas found.  Funding these requests in this supplemental                                                           
bill will provide the foundation necessary to ensure a gas pipeline is                                                          
constructed on Alaska's terms.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
I appreciate your consideration of this supplemental request.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Sincerely,                                                                                                                      
/s/                                                                                                                             
Sarah Palin                                                                                                                     
Governor