2017-02-01                     House Journal                      Page 0155
    "An Act establishing October 25 of each year as African                                                                     
    American Soldiers' Contribution to Building the Alaska Highway                                                              
    Day."                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs Committee.                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 95                                                                                                                         
HOUSE BILL NO. 95 by the House Rules Committee by request of                                                                    
the Governor, entitled:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
    "An Act making supplemental appropriations, capital                                                                         
    appropriations, and other appropriations; making reappropriations;                                                          
    amending appropriations; repealing appropriations; and providing                                                            
    for an effective date."                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the Finance Committee.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The Governor's transmittal letter dated January 30 follows:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
"Dear Speaker Edgmon:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Under the authority of Article III, Section 18 of the Alaska                                                                    
Constitution, I am transmitting a bill relating to supplemental                                                                 
appropriations for the State's operating and capital budgets for Fiscal                                                         
Year 2017 (FY 2017).                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
A limited number of requests that were not anticipated when the FY                                                              
2017 budget was considered during the 2016 legislative session is                                                               
being submitted for your consideration. Medicaid, Corrections                                                                   
Physical Health Care, a settlement between the Department of                                                                    
Transportation and Public Facilities and the U.S. Environmental                                                                 
Protection Agency, constitute the largest portion of the supplemental                                                           
request.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
A request for a health insurance rate increase proposed but not funded                                                          
last year is also included. As anticipated, and in spite of cost savings                                                        
measures, the plan experienced health care and pharmaceutical cost                                                              
increases as similar to those experienced throughout Alaska and the                                                             
nation as well as increased utilization. Examples of cost saving                                                                
measures include: improved network savings, increases to the