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: Pioneers' Homes/Veterans' Homes
Signed Into Law! Chapter 59 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home, and the Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 301 (FIN) Am H
Contact: Sherry Hill, 465-3030
Action: 06-15-04: Signed Into Law
Authorizes the establishment of an Alaska Veterans' Home and allows the Department of Health and Social Services to require home residents to apply for other state or federally sponsored programs that could reduce the amount of assistance. The bill designates the Pioneer Home in Palmer as the State veterans' home. The House adopted a Senate letter of intent that the State continue to maintain a Pioneers' Home waiting list for the Palmer home and that the home have an occupancy of 75 percent veterans and 25 percent from the waiting list. The House increased the monthly stipend that indigent residents receive, increased the minimum level of allowable assets, and required the State to conduct annual unannounced licensing inspections. The House also adopted a letter of intent that the bill shall not reduce the number of non-veteran Pioneers' Home residents living in Pioneers' Homes statewide.
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: Oaths; Notaries Public; State Seal
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An Act relating to the authority to take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments in the state; relating to notaries public; relating to fees for issuing certificates with the seal of the state affixed; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 302 (STA)
Contact: Annette Kreitzer, 465-3520
Action: 05-09-04: (H)STA » (H)RLS
Updates statutes regarding notaries public. It changes the qualifications for becoming a notary from a minimum age of 19 to 18, and disallows convicted felons for ten years after incarceration. It increases the fee for certificates with the seal of the state from $2 to $5, and authorizes the lieutenant governor to suspend or revoke a notary commission.
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: Big Game Guide Board & Services
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An Act relating to the Big Game Commercial Services Board and to the regulation of big game hunting services and transportation services; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 303(FIN)
Contact: Henry Webb, 465-2095
Action: 04-20-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
SB 303 would re-establish the Big Game Commercial Services Board in the Department of Community and Economic Development to license and regulate commercial big game hunting services and transportation services. It also increases from $1,000 to $5,000 the maximum civil penalty for disciplinary purposes.
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: Powers Relating To Public Health
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An Act relating to public health; and providing for an effective date.
: Asserting State Title To Submerged Land
Signed Into Law! Chapter 42 SLA 04
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An Act relating to state ownership of submerged land underlying water that was navigable at the time Alaska achieved statehood.
Version: HCS SB 305 (FIN)
Contact: Joe Balash, 465-4797
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
Senate unanimously concurred with House changes May 6. It outlines the state's position on the ownership of submerged lands and requires the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources to compile a list of navigable waters.
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: Naturopathic Medicine Task Force
Signed Into Law! Chapter 78 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 306 (JUD)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 06-17-04: Signed Into Law
On May 11, in a unanimous decision, the Senate concurred with House amendments made to SB 306. SB 306 now creates a task force to investigate, in depth, naturopathic medicine law during the interim. The task force will then be required to report its findings back to the Legislature next year.
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: Appeal Bonds: Tobacco Settlement Parties
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An Act relating to the amount of the bond required to stay execution of a judgment in civil litigation involving a signatory, a successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory to the tobacco product Master Settlement Agreement during an appeal; amending Rules 204 and 205, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 307(JUD)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 03-01-04: (S)JUD ==> (S)FIN
SB 307 sets a $100 million limit on the supersedeas (appeal) bond that signatories, successors and affiliates of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement must post to stay the execution of a judgment in Alaska.
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: Domestic Violence Protective Orders
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An Act increasing the duration of certain provisions of domestic violence protective orders from six months to one year.
Version: CS SB 308 (JUD)
Contact: Chrystal Smith, 465-6641
Action: 05-10-04: Senate Floor
Unanimously passed Senate May 10. SB 308 changes the maximum length of a long-term domestic violence restraining order from six months to up to one year. Requires more conspicuous notice of the penalties for falsifying information on an application for domestic violence or stalking protective orders. Adopted Judiciary letter of intent.
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: Blood Pathogens Testing Of Prisoners
Signed Into Law! Chapter 142 SLA 04
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An Act relating to testing the blood of prisoners and those in custody for bloodborne pathogens.
Version: HCS CS SB 309 (JUD)
Contact: Kurt Olson, 465-2828
Action: 06-30-04: Signed Into Law
SB 309 allows for the testing of prisoners for blood borne pathogens in the event a correctional officer is exposed to blood or other bodily fluids. Testing is subject to confidentiality provisions with penalties for unauthorized disclosure.
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: Shallow Natural Gas
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An Act relating to shallow natural gas leasing and the regulation of shallow natural gas operations.
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: Insurance & Workers' Compensation System
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An Act providing for a special deposit for workers' compensation insurers; relating to the board of governors of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to covered workers' compensation claims paid by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws; relating to restructuring the Alaska workers' compensation system; eliminating the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; establishing a division of workers' compensation within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation Board functions to the division and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing a Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; assigning certain functions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to agreements that discharge workers' compensation liability; providing for hearing officers in workers' compensation proceedings; relating to workers' compensation awards; relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of-living adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; providing for administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating to assigned risk pools and insurers; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 311 (JUD) efd fld
Contact: Sally Saddler, 465-2500
Action: 05-09-04: Returned to (H)L&C
Proposes reforms to the workers' compensation system. It changes the appeals process by eliminating the current Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board and establishing a panel of hearing officers and a hearing commission to bring more efficiencies and predictability to the system. It removes the cap on the surcharge in the assigned risk workers’ compensation pool. It establishes new statutory penalties against uninsured employers.
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: Natural Gas & Shallow Natural Gas
House Companion HB531 Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by the by Request
An Act relating to natural gas exploration and development and to nonconventional gas, and amending the section under which shallow natural gas leases may be issued; and providing for an effective date.
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: First Supplemental Appropriation
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making an appropriation to capitalize a fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 313 (FIN)
Contact: Deb Davidson, 465-6600
Action: 04-29-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
Makes a $13.8 million Fiscal Year 2004 general fund supplemental appropriation. Provides $4 million for work related to bringing North Slope natural gas to market; $459,000 for conversion of the State veteran’s home in Palmer; and $4.8 million for Medicaid. It also authorizes $40 million in federal Medicaid money, primarily for nursing homes, assisted living homes and agencies that provide other services for senior citizens and disabled Alaskans.
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: Second Supplemental Appropriation
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An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending and repealing appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Entry Permit Buy-Back Program
Signed Into Law! Chapter 51 SLA 04
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Requested by the
An Act relating to the administration of commercial fishing entry permit buy-back programs.
Version: SB 315
Contact: Cheryl Sutton, 465-2705
Action: 06-09-04: Signed Into Law
SB 315 modifies existing law governing commercial fishing entry permit buy-back programs by allowing the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to “front fund” a buy-back program if an appropriation were received. These funds would be repaid by fishermen who are engaged in a buy-back program.
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: Seat Belt Violation As Primary Offense
Passed Senate!
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An Act relating to motor vehicle safety belt violations.
Version: HCS CS SB 316 (TRA)
Contact: Lauren Wickersham, 465-4843
Action: 05-05-04: (H)JUD » (H)RLS
Allows police officers and state troopers to pull over individuals who are not wearing their seatbelt on municipal, state and federal highways.
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: Extend Alcohol Delivery Site Sunset
House Companion HB356 Signed into Law!
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An Act relating to operation of alcoholic beverage delivery sites; and providing for an effective date.
: Consumptive Use Of Fish And Game
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An Act relating to the individual right of Alaska residents in the consumptive use of fish and game.
Version: CS SB 318 (RES)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-07-04: (S)RES » (S)JUD
Amended in Resources to give direction to the Department of Fish and Game, the Board of Fish, and the Board of Game that it is the policy of the State that the consumptive use of wild fish and game resources by individual Alaska residents is a very "high preference" when considering the management and allocations of those resources. Changed title to "An Act relating to a preference for the consumptive uses of fish and game.
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: Claims Against Health Care Providers
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An Act relating to claims for personal injury or wrongful death against health care providers; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 319
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 03-11-04: (S)L&C ==> (S)JUD
Places a $250,000 cap on non-economic damage awards for pain and suffering in actions against medical professionals.
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: University Employee Research Contracts
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An Act relating to contracts between the University of Alaska and its employees involving research or other development of intellectual property and to the authority of the president of the University of Alaska regarding employee contracts for development of intellectual property.
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: Modification Of Oil Severance Tax
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An Act amending the oil and gas properties production (severance) tax as it relates to oil to require payment of a tax of at least five percent of the gross value at the point of production after application of the economic limit factor and before any adjustments authorized by this Act, to provide for adjustments to the tax when the prevailing value of the oil either exceeds or falls below specified limits and to limit the effect of the adjustments, to exempt certain kinds of oil from application of the adjustments, to waive the payment of a portion of the tax on oil when its prevailing value falls below specified limits, and to defer the payment of a portion of the tax on oil when its prevailing value falls below specified limits; and providing for an effective date.
: Salmon Enhancement Tax
Signed Into Law! Chapter 52 SLA 04
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Requested by the
An Act relating to the rate of the salmon enhancement tax.
Version: SB 322
Contact: Cheryl Sutton, 465-2705
Action: 06-09-04: Signed Into Law
SB 322 offers flexibility for Regional Aquaculture Associations by adding tax rates of 30, 20, 15, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4 percent to the salmon enhancement tax that the fishermen may impose on themselves. Under current law fishermen may self-assess 1, 2 or 3 percent of the value of their harvest for the purpose of funding the operation of their regional aquaculture associations.
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: Workers Compensation And Contractors
Signed Into Law! Chapter 80 SLA 04
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An Act relating to a project owner's liability for workers' compensation and the exclusiveness of liability for workers' compensation.
Version: CS SB 323 (JUD) Am H
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 06-17-04: Signed Into Law
SB 323revises the Workers’ Compensation Act as it applies to contractors and subcontractors. It extends responsibility for payment of workers’ compensation up the chain of contracts to include project owners, and bars injured parties who are receiving benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act from “double dipping” via a tort liability claim.
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: Floral Business Telephone Listings
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An Act relating to floral business telephone listings and to acts involving those listings that are considered unlawful trade practices.
: Assault On School Employees
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An Act relating to the crime of assault.
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: Permanent Fund Investments
Signed Into Law! Chapter 74 SLA 04
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Requested by the
An Act relating to investments of Alaska permanent fund assets; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 326 (STA)
Contact: Laura Achee, 465-2059
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 326 clarifies investment guidelines for the Alaska Permanent Fund to explicitly authorize certain investments under a basket clause that allows the trustees to invest up to 5 percent of the Fund in investments that are restricted under the statutory list, but are appropriate under the prudent investor rule. It also increases the percentage that can be invested under the basket clause up to 10 percent.
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: Rollerbladers Regulated Like Bicycles
Signed Into Law! Chapter 81 SLA 04
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An Act relating to pedestrians using rollerblades, roller skates, and similar devices.
Version: CS SB 327 (STA)Am H
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 06-17-04: Signed Into Law
SB 327 legalizes the use of roller-skis on the same public roadways where bicycles are allowed.
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: National Forest Income Program/DCED Regs
Signed Into Law! Chapter 150 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the national forest income program in the Department of Community and Economic Development and to the authority of the department to adopt regulations; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CSSSSB 328 (CRA)
Contact: Dick Coose, 465-3873
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 328 makes statutory changes required for the Department of Community and Economic Development to disburse National Forest Receipts in accordance with the federal act providing these funds. National Forest Receipts are distributed to the State for schools and roads within the boundary of the national forest in which they are collected. Amended in committee to define the student “average daily membership” for the purpose of distributing forest receipts within unorganized boroughs.
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: Nuisance Moose
Signed Into Law! Chapter 72 SLA 04
Sponsored by by Request
An Act relating to control of nuisance moose.
Version: CS SB 329 (RES) Am H
Contact: Karen McCarthy, 465-4843
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 329 instructs the Commissioner of the Department of Fish & Game to avoid destruction of nuisance moose if a practicable alternative exists for the relocation of the moose to suitable habitat. Allows the commissioner to authorize one or more private individuals or groups to relocate nuisance moose to suitable habitat under certain circumstances. Requires the relocator to cover the cost of relocation. SB 329 also makes sure darts containing narcotics used to tranquilize moose, shall be recovered and properly disposed.
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: Expand Failure-To-Report Crimes
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An Act relating to the crime of failure to stop and report a violent crime committed against a child.
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: Charitable Gaming Qualified Organizations
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An Act relating to removing political organizations, nonprofit trade associations, and dog mushers' associations from being qualified organizations for the purpose of conducting bingo and pull-tab games but not other forms of charitable gaming.
: Poll Legislators On Special Session
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An Act relating to a poll of legislators on the question of calling a special session.
: If Unreas. Agency Delay, Court Decides
House Companion HB533 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to judicial relief before final administrative decisions of state agencies.
Version: CS SB 333 (JUD)
Contact: Dave Stancliff, 465-3444
Action: 03-03-04: (S)JUD » (S)FIN
SB 333 allows a person who is unable to obtain a final decision when appealing the action of a state agency to ask the Superior Court to intervene.
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: Education Funding
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An Act requiring a separate appropriation bill for funding public education; providing for an increase in the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; establishing a date by which the bill funding public education must be transmitted to the governor; and providing for an effective date.
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: Emergency Services Dispatch/911 Surcharge
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An Act relating to enhanced 911 surcharges and to emergency services dispatch systems of municipalities, certain villages, and public corporations established by municipalities.
Version: CS SB 335 (CRA)
Contact: Joe Michel, 465-2327
Action: 05-03-04: (S)CRA » (S)FIN
SB 335 enables municipalities to fund their emergency 911 dispatch through a surcharge.
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: Corrections: Fees/Surcharge
House Companion HB484 Passed Legislature!
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Requested by
An Act imposing a correctional facility surcharge on persons convicted of a crime under state law, and on persons whose probation is revoked; relating to fees and expenses for interstate transfer of probation or parole; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 336(JUD)
Contact: Portia Parker, 465-4338
Action: 04-08-04: (S)FIN ==> (S)RLS
SB 336 imposes a surcharge of $100 for a felony conviction and $50 for a misdemeanor conviction, and imposes a fee if a convicted felon violates conditions of probation. It also would require an offender under state probation or parole supervision to pay an application fee for a requested transfer to another state.
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: Energy Programs & Funds
Signed Into Law! Chapter 36 SLA 04
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Requested by
An Act relating to the powers of the Alaska Energy Authority to make grants and loans and enter into contracts; relating to the bulk fuel revolving loan fund; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority's liability for the provision of technical assistance to rural utilities; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority's investment of the power development fund; repealing the electrical service extension fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 337 (FIN)
Contact: Becky Gay, 269-3024
Action: 06-03-04: Signed Into Law
Sb 337 amends the Power Project Fund program by authorizing loans for waste energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency and alternative energy facilities and equipment, and repealing the loan committee. It amends the bulk fuel revolving loan fund program by changing the definition of eligible entities from private individuals to persons, which would include corporations. Specifies that the mandate to provide technical assistance may not be used as an independent basis for tort liability and clarifies AEA's authority to enter into contracts and to make grants for bulk fuel projects. The bill also provides that AEA may invest the power development fund and repeals the inactive electrical service extension fund. Continues the tax rate for an ethanol-type fuel that comes from wood or waste seafood to 2209.
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: Claims Against State Employees
Signed Into Law! Chapter 94 SLA 04
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Requested by
An Act relating to actionable claims against state employees; relating to the state's defense and indemnification of its employees and former employees with respect to claims arising out of conduct that is within the scope of employment; amending the Public Employment Relations Act regarding claims against the state or state employees; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 338 (STA)
Contact: Dave Marquez, 465-2132
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 338 incorporates a core concept of the Federal Tort Claims Act by converting claims against state employees acting within the scope of their employment into claims against the state.
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: Mining Reclamation Assurances/Fund
House Companion HB486 Passed Legislature!
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Requested by
An Act relating to reclamation bonding and financial assurance for certain mines; relating to financial assurance limits for lode mines; establishing the mine reclamation trust fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 339
Contact: Bob Loeffler, 269-8600
Action: 03-04-04: (S)RES ==> (S)FIN
SB 339 moved out of Senate Resources March 3. It makes three changes to Alaska's law mining reclamation statute. It removes the $750 per acre "cap" for mine reclamation responsibilities for lode mines (Alaska's large mines) allowing DNR to require a bond for the reasonable and probable cost of reclamation. It replaces the term "performance bond" with the term "financial assurance," and lists various ways that mining companies can provide that assurance. It creates a Mine Reclamation Trust Fund, which allows a company to use a state fund to build up a reclamation account through payments over time and through earnings on that fund.
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: Detention Of Minors
Signed Into Law! Chapter 95 SLA 04
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Requested by
An Act relating to the detention of delinquent minors in correctional facilities; relating to emergency detention of minors for evaluation for involuntary admission for mental health treatment; relating to detention of intoxicated minors and minors incapacitated by alcohol or drugs; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 340
Contact: Sherry Hill, 465-3030
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 340 brings state statutes into compliance with federal requirements under the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2002 clarifying that emergency protective custody of minors may not include placement in any correctional facility.
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: AVTEC Administration
House Companion HB489 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to the administration of the Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 341
Contact: Guy Bell, 465-5981
Action: 04-06-04: (S)L&C » (S)FIN
SB 341 allows the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to set and collect tuition and fees from students attending the Alaska Vocation Technical Center.
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: Employment Security Act Amendments
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An Act relating to the release of employment security records, to the admissibility of determinations and decisions regarding unemployment compensation benefits, and to contributions, interest, penalties, and payments under the Alaska Employment Security Act; providing that property under the Alaska Employment Security Act is not subject to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; and providing for an effective date.
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: Board Of Wildlife
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An Act changing the name of the Board of Game to the Board of Wildlife and relating to the purposes and membership of the Board of Wildlife; and providing for an effective date.
: Trusts/Estates/Property Transfers
Signed Into Law! Chapter 82 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act relating to the Uniform Probate Code and trusts, including pleadings, orders, nonprobate assets, estates of decedents, minors, protected persons, incapacitated persons, guardians, conservators, trustees, foreign trusts, principal and income, and transfer restrictions; relating to corporate voting trusts; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 344 (JUD) Am H
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 06-17-04: Signed Into Law
SB 344 makes a host of technical revisions to Alaska's trust and estate laws, including updating provisions relating to virtual representation, clarifying when a trustee can be relieved of liability and adding provisions that other jurisdictions have adopted.
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: Liability For Airports And Airstrips
House Companion HB474 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to civil liability associated with aircraft runways, airfields, and landing areas.
Version: CS SB 345 (JUD)
Contact: Joe Michel, 465-2327
Action: 03-26-04: (S)JUD » (S)RLS
SB 345 expands the definition of person as it relates to civil liability for owning, operating or maintaining a runway, airfield or landing area, to include entities such as associations and corporations.
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: Monetary Terms: Masters/Mates/Pilots
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An Act approving the monetary terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, Pacific Maritime Region, for the Masters, Mates, and Pilots Unit for fiscal year 2004; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 346
Contact: Miles Baker 465-3873
Action: 03-11-04: (S)STA ==> (S)FIN
SB 346 approves the monetary terms of the collective bargaining agreement with the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, Pacific Maritime Region, for fiscal year 2004.
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: Commercial Fishing Moratoria, including AK Gulf
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by by Request
New title from Cheryl as of 03-05-04 -->An Act relating to moratoria on entry of new participants or vessels into a commercial fishery; relating to vessel permits for, and the establishment of a moratorium on entry of new vessels into, state Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 347 (RES)
Contact: Cheryl Sutton, 465-2705
Action: 03-19-04: Senate Floor » House after Reconsideration
SB 347 unanimously passed the Senate March 19 and was noticed for reconsideration. It establishes a temporary moratorium on entry of new vessels into the state groundfish fisheries of the Gulf of Alaska and adjacent state marine water to promote conservation of the resource; give the state the opportunity to plan for the consequences of federal management of the groundfish fisheries of the United States exclusive economic zone off Alaska; and minimize hardship on fishermen by grandfathering those vessels that meet eligibility criteria while limiting the growth of the state groundfish fishery during the period of the temporary moratorium.
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: Approve Flint Hills Royalty Oil Sale
Signed into Law! Chapter 6 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act approving the sale of royalty oil by the State of Alaska to Flint Hills Resources Alaska, LLC, and Flint Hills Resources, LLC; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 348 (FIN)
Contact: Joe Balash, 465-4797
Action: 03-10-04: Signed into Law
The governor signed SB 348 into law March 9. It grants legislative approval to a contract for the sale of state royalty oil to Flint Hills Resources. The terms of the contract will result in increased state revenues of $2.6 million to $8.4 million.
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: Midwifery Birth Center Licensing
Signed Into Law! Chapter 118 SLA 04
Sponsored by
An Act requiring licensure of midwifery birth centers; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 349
Contact: Myra Pugh, 465-3822
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
Requires the licensure of midwifery birth centers.
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: 4 Dam Pool Joint Action Agency
House Companion HB495 Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to the four dam pool joint action agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 350 (L&C)
Contact: Katrina Matheny, 465-4713
Action: 03-09-04: (S)L&C » (S)FIN
SB 350 allows the Four Dam Pool Power Agency (FDPPA) to refinance a loan of approximately $73 million owed to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. It clarifies existing statute to state explicitly that joint action agencies are political subdivisions of the state for purposes of securities law. It also allows the agency to mortgage the four dam pool assets, which would likely be necessary to sell bonds. Assets may not be sold to a party outside the FDPPA without legislative approval.
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: APOC Reports: Forms & Electronic Filing
Signed Into Law! Chapter 155 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act requiring the Alaska Public Offices Commission to accept documents by nonelectronic means, and specifying the manner of preparing the forms that are provided by the commission.
Version: HCS CS SB 351 (STA)
Contact: Kim Carnot, 465-6600
Action: 07-03-04: Signed Into Law
SB 351 broadens the acceptable format for filing mandatory reports with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. Specifically, while electronic filing may be encouraged, APOC shall continue to accept paper filing from those who do not want to take advantage of electronic filing opportunities. Standardizes the format of APOC forms for ease of completion by the filer.
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: Managers Not Employees Under P.E.R.A
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Requested by
An Act amending the Public Employment Relations Act to exclude from collective bargaining individuals who perform confidential or managerial duties for a public employer and relating to those exclusions; and providing for an effective date.
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: No Child Care In Fairbanks Courthouse
Passed Senate!
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to repealing a requirement for a day-care facility in the Fairbanks courthouse; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 353
Contact: Darwin Peterson, 465-1881
Action: 03-15-04: Senate Floor » House
SB 353 unanimously passed the Senate March 15. It repeals a section of Ch. 92, SLA 1986, which required the Court System to provide a day-care facility in the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks for the use of employees, jurors and witnesses. Legislation passed in 1986 authorized construction of a new courthouse and required a day-care facility. The Court issued a request for proposals, but it was non-responsive because a private day-care facility is already located within two blocks of the new courthouse. With no need for the day-care facility, SB 353 proposes to repeal the statutory requirement, for a general fund savings of $350,000.
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: Human Rights Commission Procedures
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An Act relating to complaints filed with, and investigations, hearings, and orders of, the State Commission for Human Rights; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 354 (STA)
Contact: Scott Nordstrand, 269-5100 or, 465-2133
Action: 05-09-04: (H)STA » (H)JUD
Moved out of the House State Affairs Committee May 8. SB 354 amends the investigation and procedure laws of the Alaska Commission for Human Rights.
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: Waste Management/Disposal
House Companion HB524 Passed Legislature!
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Requested by
An Act relating to the protection of land and water from waste disposal; providing for the regulation of waste management; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 355
Contact: Melanie Lesh, 465-5290
Action: 03-10-04: (S)CRA ==> (S)RES
SB 355 is part of the Department of Environmental Conservation's "Raindrops to Oceans" initiative to protect Alaska's water. SB 355 replaces specific statutory references to "permits" with the broader term "authorization" and allows DEC to select from a range of permitting tools to authorize waste disposal activities depending on risk; expands requirements for proof of financial responsibility for harmful mining waste; and modifies the definition of "solid waste" to make the term more specific and adds a definition for "municipal solid waste" to help distinguish municipal solid waste from industrial and other forms of solid waste.
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: Voters/ Voting/ Political Parties/ Elections
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Requested by
An Act relating to qualifications of voters, voter registration, voter residence, precinct boundary modification, recognized political parties, voters unaffiliated with political parties, early voting, absentee voting, ballot counting, voting by mail, initiative, referendum, recall, and definitions; and providing for an effective date.
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: Insurance
Signed Into Law! Chapter 96 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the regulation of insurance, insurance licenses, qualifications of insurance producers, surplus lines, fraud investigations, electronic transactions, and compliance with federal law and national standards; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 357 (FIN)
Contact: Linda Hall, 465-2560
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
Referred to as the Insurance Omnibus Bill, SB 357 contains numerous changes to Title 21 to conform state statutes to federal law and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) model acts, and to update procedures and transactions. Adopted Finance letter of intent
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: Alaska Railroad Track Work
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the performance of railroad track construction work for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by the Alaska Railroad Corporation.
Version: SB 358
Contact: Richard Schmitz, 465-4921
Action: 05-05-04: House » Waiting transmittal to Gov
SB 358 unanimously passed the House May 5. It gives the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities flexibility in working with the Alaska Railroad on construction projects involving track construction by allowing the Railroad to perform the work under an agreement with DOT.
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: Reappropriation Bill
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An Act making reappropriations; and providing for an effective date.
: Create Bldg & Life Safety Code Commission
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to building and life safety codes, including creation of the Building and Life Safety Code Commission, the adoption of building and life safety codes for the state, and making exemptions for municipalities; relating to mechanical contractors, electrical administrators, mechanical administrators, plumbers, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, water heaters, the administration of certain building and life safety codes, and fees for administration of building and life safety codes; and providing for an effective date.
: Small Cruise Ship Discharges
House Companion HB522 Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to discharges from small commercial passenger vessels; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 361 (CRA)
Contact: Linda Hay, 465-4907
Action: 03-31-04: (S)CRA » (S)RES
Intent is to create a regulatory system that allows older small commercial passenger vessels to continue to operate in Alaska waters.
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: Amend Definition Of Lobbyist
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Requested by
An Act amending the definition of 'lobbyist' in the Regulation of Lobbying Act; and providing for an effective date.
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: Extend Office Of Victims' Rights
House Companion HB 534 Signed Into Law
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act extending the termination date of the office of victims' rights.
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Contact:
Action: 07-14-04:
: Limit State Aid For Mental Health Care
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to liability for expenses of placement in certain mental health facilities; relating to the mental health treatment assistance program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 364 (JUD)
Contact: Sherry Hill, 465-3030
Action: 05-09-04: (H)JUD » (H)FIN
Moved out of House Judiciary May 8. The effective date failed and a letter of intent was adopted in the Senate. It allows the Department of Health & Social Services to contain costs for mental health treatment assistance services by capping payments at the available funding level, rather than the current open-ended process. It requires patients and hospitals to register for possible assistance within 24 hours, shortens the time for submission of bills to 90 days, allows for more assertive monitoring of eligibility and provides an alert to hospitals if funds appear to be running out. Eliminates the ability to appeal a denial or reduction of assistance due to insufficient appropriations.
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: Speech-Language Pathologist Assistants
Signed Into Law! Chapter 114 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the regulation of speech-language pathologist assistants; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 365 (FIN)
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 365 establishes registration of speech-language pathology assistants through the Division of Occupational Licensing regardless of employment setting. Outlines the qualifications and training required to be an SLPA, scope of practice, supervision and continuing education requirements.
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: State Sales Tax
Sponsored by the by Request
An Act relating to the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, to the levy and collection of municipal sales and use taxes, and to municipal sales and use taxes on alcoholic beverages; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 366 (FIN)
Contact: Phelan Straube, 465-4993
Action: 05-09-04: Senate Floor
Failed Senate on reconsideration May 9 by a vote of 4 to 15. An amendment to replace the sales tax with an income tax failed 4 to 15. Institutes a statewide 3 percent tax on the sale, lease, rental or use of tangible personal property and services within the state. Caps tax at $60 per purchase. Remits 1 percent back to local taxing jurisdictions that have at least a 3 percent local sales tax. Allows a transition period for communities that have a sales tax lower than 3 percent when they would receive a proportional amount of the 1 percent. Streamlines tax collection under the State, allowing the State to contract with local communities for field offices. Grants 14 exemptions, including food stamps, WIC program benefits, health care and prescription drugs.
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: Tourism Sales And Use Taxes
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Requested by
An Act relating to the levy, collection, and administration of sales and use taxes on tourism services; and providing for an effective date.
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: Tobacco Tax; Licensing; Penalties
SB 1001 Passed During Special Session! Awaiting Transmittal to Governor
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to taxes on cigarettes and tobacco products; relating to tax stamps on cigarettes; relating to forfeiture of cigarettes and of property used in the manufacture, transportation, or sale of unstamped cigarettes; relating to licenses and licensees under the Cigarette Tax Act; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 368 (FIN) Am
Contact: Johanna Bales, 269-6620
Action: 04-29-04: Senate Floor » House after Reconsideration
Senate Bill 368 passed the Senate April 29 by a vote of 14 to 5 and was noticed for reconsideration. SB 368 increases the cigarette tax from the current rate of $1 per pack of 20 to $2 per pack and the other tobacco products tax from 75 percent to 100 percent of the wholesale cost. These increases are expected to generate an additional $35.5 million in tobacco tax revenues. This bill includes provisions to allow the state to seize property used in the sale or transport of cigarettes in the state in violation of the cigarette tax act. This bill will also institute a floor stock tax on all existing cigarette inventories held in the state for sale on the effective date of the act. Requires individuals who import other tobacco products for personal consumption to pay the other tobacco products tax.
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: University Student Practicum Liability/Wages
House Companion HB539 Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by the
An Act exempting a person who allows a student of the University of Alaska to gain practical work experience with the person while participating in a practicum from vicarious liability as an employer, and exempting the student participating in a practicum from the Alaska Wage and Hour Act and workers' compensation coverage.
Version: CS SB 369 (L&C)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-27-04: (S)JUD » (S)RLS
Exempts employers participating in a University of Alaska practicum from vicarious liability. The bill's intent is to revitalize private sector involvement in university student internships. Exempts University of Alaska students participating in practicum programs from wage and hour provisions.
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: Distributions Of Appropriations From Permanent Fund
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the income of and appropriations from the Alaska permanent fund under art. IX, sec. 15(b), Constitution of the State of Alaska, and making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
: Powers/Duties DOTPF
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; relating to a long-range program for highway construction and maintenance; repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 371 (TRA)
Contact: Doug Letch, 465-1283
Action: 05-07-04: Senate Floor » (S)RLS
SB 371 was returned to the Senate Rules Committee May 7. It establishes a program under the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities that oversees the progression of long-range highway construction and maintenance projects. It also allows the state to study “alternative fuels” for use in state vehicles and allows the DOT commissioner discretion in choosing project times that are sensible.
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: Secondary School Assessments
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An Act relating to secondary school assessments for students with disabilities; and providing for an effective date.
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: Physician Interns And Residents
Signed Into Law! Chapter 73 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to residency and internship permits issued by the State Medical Board; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 373
Contact: Jason Hooley, 465-3762
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 373 passed the Senate May 3 by a vote of 38 to 1. It extends residency and internship permits issued by the State Medical Board for residents participating in the Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WAMI) Family Practice Residency program from 18 months to 36 months.
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: Permanent Fund Income Distribution
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to calculation of the amount to offset the effect of inflation on the principal of the Alaska permanent fund, and to transfers of money from the earnings reserve account; and providing for an effective date.
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: Increased Appropriations Require Offset
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Requested by
An Act relating to consideration by the legislature of the executive budget and other bills affecting appropriations; and providing for an effective date.
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: Public Assistance and Subpoena Power
Signed Into Law! Chapter 97 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to public assistance and subpoena powers.
Version: CS SB 376 (HES) Am
Contact: Jason Hooley, 465-2199
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 376 authorizes the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Revenue to issue subpoenas in their investigations of suspected public assistance and permanent fund dividend fraud.
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: State Mechanical Code
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the state's mechanical code, to mechanical contractors and mechanical administrators, to mechanical standards and inspections involved in certain housing loans, and to the adoption of the state's mechanical code; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 377
Contact: Zach Warwick, 465-5038
Action: 04-28-04: (S)L&C » (S)FIN
SB 377 grants the Department of Labor the authority to adopt the mechanical code for state administration purposes. Puts the code in the same department as the other "trade codes."
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: Pollution Discharge & Waste Treatment/ Disposal
House Companion HB546 Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to regulation of the discharge of pollutants from timber-related activities under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; relating to waste treatment and disposal permits; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 378
Contact: Melanie Lesh, 465-5290
Action: 04-05-04: (S)RES » (S)FIN
Instructs DEC to seek primacy for permitting timber-related waste discharges under the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) discharge permitting program. Upon approval, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and not the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), would issue discharge permits for the timber industry sector in Alaska.
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: Permanent Fund Board Public Member Removal
Signed Into Law! Chapter 75 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act providing that public members of the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation may be removed only for cause; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 379 (FIN)
Contact: Bob Storer, 465-2047
Action: 06-16-04: Signed Into Law
SB 379 provides that public members of the Board of Trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation may be removed only for cause.
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: State Lease And Contract Extensions
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Requested by
An Act relating to the extension under the State Procurement Code of terms for leases for real estate and certain terms for certain state contracts for goods and services; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSSB 380 (STA)
Contact: Vern Jones, 465-5684
Action: 04-20-04: (S)STA » (S)FIN
SB 380 authorizes the state to negotiate lease rate reductions on existing leases in exchange for certain term extensions when favorable lease rates are available. Ensures that the state receives the best value for its leasing dollars.
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: Aidea Bonds For Gas Public Utilities
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the contracting and financing authority of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; authorizing the authority to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $101,000,000 to finance the acquisition, design, construction, inventory, and operation of natural gas, propane air, or manufactured gas public utility facilities; and providing for an effective date.
: Eminent Domain/Replatting Of Boundary Changes
Signed Into Law! Chapter 32 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to replat approval; relating to the platting of right-of-way acquired through eminent domain proceedings; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 382 (CRA) Am H
Contact: Mary Jackson, 465-2828
Action: 05-24-04: Signed Into Law
SB 382 clarifies an ambiguity in existing eminent domain law that unnecessarily limits municipalities in their consideration of replat approval petitions. Authorizes municipalities to adopt replat approval procedures targeted specifically to the eminent domain process.
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: Children's Trust Grants
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the Alaska children's trust grant awards.
Version: SB 383
Contact: Jason Hooley, 465-2199
Action: 04-14-04: (S)HES » (S)FIN
SB 383 removes the $50,000 maximum cap on annual grants awarded to projects aimed at preventing child abuse and neglect. The Alaska Children's Trust Board will receive more flexibility in determining grant amounts in preparation for an anticipated increase in federal funding. By requiring the grant recipient to create a self-sustainability plan and lowering the yearly funding percentage, SB 383 will allow the board to emphasize that these grants are to be used as start-up funds for these community-based programs.
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: Route Of Natural Gas Pipeline Funded By RR
House Companion HB 267 Signed into Law!
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to a natural gas pipeline with a terminus at the Cook Inlet Basin.
Version: CS SB 384 (TRA)
Contact: Mary Jackson, 465-2828
Action: 04-22-04: (S)TRA » (S)FIN
SB 384 moved out of the Senate Transportation Committee April 20. Names a route from Fairbanks to the Cook Inlet Basin, following, as best as possible, the right-of-way of the railroad, as one possible route for a natural gas line that utilizes Alaska Railroad Bonds.
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: Security; Div. Homeland Security/ Emergency Management
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to homeland security, to civil defense, to emergencies and to disasters, including disasters in the event of attacks, outbreaks of disease, or threats of attack or outbreak of disease; establishing the Alaska division of homeland security and emergency management in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs and relating to the functions of that division and that department; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HCS CS SB 385 (RLS) Am H
Contact: Wes Keller, 465-4729
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the House » Awaits Trans to Gov
On May 11, with a 19 to 1 vote the Senate passed House amendments made to SB 385. It consolidates two Divisions in the Department of Military and Veterans’ Affairs. The Division of Emergency Services and the Division of Homeland Security are combined into a new Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. Besides providing organizational efficiency, the bill updates civil defense laws that were written in the Cold War era. The updates address homeland security and proper responses to terrorism threat situations. The Rules Committee deleted the Homeland Security and Emergency Services subcommittee and instead gives the Speaker and President authority to appointe legislators or committees to review the department. It also created a homeland security coordinator position in the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
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: Liability For Livestock
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to controlled livestock districts and liability for livestock.
: Commercial Fishing Loans For Quota Shares
Signed Into Law! Chapter 38 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act authorizing the making of certain commercial fishing loans to eligible community quota entities for the purchase of certain fishing quota shares; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 387 Am
Contact: Greg Winegar, 465-2510
Action: 06-03-04: Signed Into Law
Allows the Department of Community and Economic Development to make loans to federally designated community quota entities under the commercial fishing revolving loan fund. The federal government is proposing regulations that would amend the federal individual fishing quota program to allow specific communities in the Gulf of Alaska to form non-profit corporations to purchase quota shares for halibut and sablefish fisheries. The effective date for the loan statute changes would ensure that if the federal amendments do not take effect, the changes expanding the department's lending authority also would not take effect.
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: Civil Legal Services Fund
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the creation of a civil legal services fund.
Version: SB 388
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-26-04: (S)JUD » (S)FIN
Senate Bill 388 establishes a civil legal services fund into which the Legislature can appropriate the state’s share of punitive damages awards. State statute provides that 50 percent of punitive damages in tort cases go to the general fund. Under SB 388, that money could be placed in the civil legal services fund, which could then be appropriated to organizations that provide civil legal services for low income Alaskans.
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: Corporation Conversion: Limited Liability Co.
Signed Into Law! Chapter 115 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the conversion of certain corporations to limited liability companies; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 389
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 06-29-04: Signed Into Law
SB 389 amends existing law to allow subsidiary corporations owned directly or indirectly by one or more parent corporations to convert to limited liability companies (LLCs). Restricting this authority to subsidiaries ensures there is not a negative tax consequence.
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: Public School Endowment
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to an endowment for public education and the University of Alaska; relating to university land; and providing for an effective date.
: Dalton Highway Trap Line Access
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to use of a snow machine within the James Dalton Highway corridor to establish, maintain, and service traplines located outside the corridor.
Version: CS SB 391 (TRA)
Contact: Brian Hove, 465-2327
Action: 04-27-04: (S)TRA » (S)FIN
Allows the use of snow machines within the 5-mile James Dalton Highway corridor to establish, maintain and service traplines located outside the corridor.
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: Regulatory Commission of Alaska
Signed Into Law! Chapter 98 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to the expenses of investigation, hearing, or public advocacy before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, to calculation of the regulatory cost charge for public utilities and pipeline carriers to include the Department of Law's costs of its public advocacy function, to inspection of certain books and records by the attorney general when participating as a party in a matter before the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 392
Contact: Jane Alberts, 465-4843
Action: 06-25-04: Signed Into Law
SB 392 clarifies that regulatory cost charges will fund the Department of Law public advocacy function. Modifies the regulatory cost charge mechanism to provide the DOL public advocacy function with budgetary independence from the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Provides DOL public advocacy function with qualified access to utility records. Clarifies that state agencies are exempt from paying allocated costs of proceedings before the RCA.
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: Take Permanent Fund Dividend For University Fees
Signed Into Law! Chapter 43 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to default on tuition, fees, and other charges of the University of Alaska and to claims on permanent fund dividends for tuition, fees, and other charges of the University of Alaska that are in default.
Version: CS SB 393 (FIN)
Contact: Darwin Peterson, 465-1881
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
SB 393 gives the University of Alaska the ability to collect outstanding debt by garnishing a person's permanent fund check in a manner similar to the collection process used by the Alaska Student Loan Corporation on defaulted loans.
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: AIDEA Bonds For Lynn Canal Port
House Companion HB556 Passed Legislature!
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to a port development project on Lynn Canal, providing legislative approval for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds for the project; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SB 394
Contact: Zach Warwick, 465-4797
Action: 04-27-04: (S)TRA » (S)FIN
Provides legislative authority for the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to issue bonds to finance the acquisition, development, improvement, and construction of port facilities on Lynn Canal in Southeast Alaska.
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: Municipal Land Use Regulation
Signed Into Law! Chapter 46 SLA 04
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to application of municipal ordinances providing for planning, platting, and land use regulation to interests in land owned by the Alaska Railroad Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS SB 395 (FIN) Am
Contact: Zach Warwick, 465-4797
Action: 06-04-04: Signed Into Law
Allows the Alaska Railroad to issue up to $500 million in tax-free revenue bonds to pay for extending a rail line to Delta Junction and Fort Greely. Bonds would be secured through federal funds secured by the Department of Defense. Depending on negotiations with the Department, the Railroad could issue the bonds as early as 2005. Creates a 16 member Task Force, including representatvies from all 13 affected local governments, the Railroad, the State Senate, and the House of Representatives, to recommend what level of control local governments should have on Railroad operations throughout the State.
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