SB 142 Summary - Alaska Capital Budget 2018

• Appropriates approximately $1.46 billion for capital projects and grants across state agencies including transportation, education, environmental conservation, and energy infrastructure.

• Funds major transportation projects including $670 million for surface transportation, $221.5 million for airport improvements, and $13.5 million for Alaska Marine Highway System vessel maintenance.

• Allocates $87.3 million for statewide information technology modernization projects including systems for eligibility services, health care management, and retirement administration.

• Appropriates $68.8 million for village water and wastewater infrastructure projects addressing rural Alaska's public health infrastructure needs.

• Includes reappropriations of unexpended balances from prior years for federal-aid highway matching funds and airport improvements, with multiple contingencies tied to passage of separate legislation on invasive species control and marijuana education programs.