00 HOUSE BILL NO. 326                                                                                                      
01 "An Act providing that a political use is not an authorized use of charitable                                           
02 gaming proceeds; prohibiting the contribution of charitable gaming proceeds to                                          
03 candidates for certain public offices, their campaign organizations, or to political                                    
04 groups; providing that a political group is not a qualified organization for                                            
05 purposes of charitable gaming; relating to what is a qualified organization for the                                     
06 purpose of charitable gaming permitting; and providing for an effective date."                                          
07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
08    * Section 1.  AS 05.15.150(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
09  (a)  The authority to conduct the activity authorized by this chapter is                                              
10 contingent upon the dedication of the net proceeds of the charitable gaming activity                                    
11 to the awarding of prizes to contestants or participants and to [POLITICAL,]                                            
12 educational, civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or religious uses in the state.                                    
13 "Educational [POLITICAL, EDUCATIONAL] , civic, public, charitable, patriotic, or                                      
14 religious uses" means uses benefiting persons either by bringing them under the                                         
01 influence of education or religion or relieving them from disease, suffering, or                                        
02 constraint, or by assisting them in establishing themselves in life, or by providing for                                
03 the promotion of the welfare and well-being of the membership of the organization                                       
04 within their own community, [OR THROUGH AIDING CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC                                                    
05 OFFICE OR GROUPS THAT SUPPORT CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE,] or                                                         
06 by erecting or maintaining public buildings or works, or lessening the burden on                                        
07 government, but does not include                                                                                        
08   (1)  the direct or indirect                                                                                          
09   (A)  payment of any portion of the net proceeds of a bingo or                                                     
10 pull-tab game to a lobbyist registered under AS 24.45;                                                                  
11   (B)  contribution of any portion of the net proceeds of a                                                          
12 charitable gaming activity to a candidate for a public office of the state or                                           
13 a political subdivision of the state, to the candidate's campaign                                                       
14 organization, to a political party as defined under AS 15.60, or to an                                                  
15 organization or club organized under or formally affiliated with a political                                            
16 party;  or                                                                                                             
17   (2)  the erection, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or repair of                                               
18 real, personal, or mixed property unless it is used exclusively for one or more of the                                  
19 permitted uses.                                                                                                         
20    * Sec. 2.  AS 05.15.210(29) is amended to read:                                                                      
21   (29)  "qualified organization" means a bona fide civic or service                                                    
22 organization or a bona fide religious, charitable, fraternal, veterans, labor,                                          
23 [POLITICAL,] or educational organization, police or fire department and company,                                        
24 dog mushers' association, outboard motor association, or fishing derby or nonprofit                                     
25 trade association in the state, that                                                                                    
26   (A)  operates without profits to its members;                                                                   
27   (B)  [AND THAT] has been in existence continually for a period                                                    
28 of three years immediately before applying for a license; and                                                         
29   (C)  is described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) (Internal Revenue                                                         
30 Code) and exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(a) (Internal Revenue                                                 
31 Code [THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE A FIRM, CORPORATION,                                                                     
01 COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, OR PARTNERSHIP];                                                                                  
02    * Sec. 3.  AS 05.15.210(31) is repealed.                                                                             
03    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 1995.