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# Governor's proposed budget has $95 Million for Su Dam, $30 Million for Public Safety
- URL: https://ktna.org/governors-proposed-budget-has-95-million-for-su-dam-30-million-for-public-safety/
- Published: 2012-12-15T09:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2012-12-15T09:00:00.000Z
- Description: Governor Parnell submitted his budget to the legislature at a meeting of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Friday. In his remarks, he hi-lighted main areas of the proposed $12.8
- Author: GM
- Tags: Local News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

Governor Parnell submitted his budget to the legislature at a meeting of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Friday. In his remarks, he hi-lighted main areas of the proposed $12.8 billion tab.  
  
Among the first areas the Governor emphasized was public safety.

[1Governor](https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/1Governor.mp3)

The Governor formalized his request for $10 million for Chinook Salmon research.

[2Governor](https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2Governor.mp3)

Energy priorities in the Governor’s budget include $95 million dollars for the Susitna Watana Hydro dam project.

[3Governor](https://ktna.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/3Governor.mp3)

He also asked the state for $125 million for the sustainable energy fund, another $51.5 million for the Weatherization and Home energy rebate funds.

Resource extraction was also prioritized, with $18 million for Roads to Resources for access to mineral and timber extraction.

Other budget priorities include education, and Parnell stated a goal of increasing Graduation Rates in Alaska up to 90% by the year 2020\. Today’s graduation rate is 70%