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CSSB 99(FIN) AM(EFD FLD): "An Act relating to licenses, certificates, permits, and programs administered and fees charged by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the office of public advocacy, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Labor, the Alaska Police Standards Council, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to moving expenses for legislators; relating to motor vehicle registration and insurance and the definition of `vehicle'; relating to the administration of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account; requiring proration of certain state payments; relating to fiscal reporting and accounting by the Department of Administration; relating to the provision of group life or group health insurance for state employees; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to accept certain donations for parks and recreation; extending the suspension of certain tax credit provisions; relating to coverage of persons under Medicaid and revising the order of priority for coverage of optional medical services under Medicaid; providing for extensions of certain state leases; changing the number of days required for issuance of a denial of an intrastate application by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission from 90 to 180 days; and amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d)."

00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(FIN) am(efd fld) 01 "An Act relating to licenses, certificates, permits, and programs administered and 02 fees charged by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the office of public 03 advocacy, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, the Department of 04 Fish and Game, the Department of Labor, the Alaska Police Standards Council, 05 the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Environmental 06 Conservation; relating to moving expenses for legislators; relating to motor vehicle 07 registration and insurance and the definition of `vehicle'; relating to the 08 administration of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account; requiring 09 proration of certain state payments; relating to fiscal reporting and accounting by 10 the Department of Administration; relating to the provision of group life or group 11 health insurance for state employees; authorizing the Department of Natural 12 Resources to accept certain donations for parks and recreation; extending the 13 suspension of certain tax credit provisions; relating to coverage of persons under 14 Medicaid and revising the order of priority for coverage of optional medical

01 services under Medicaid; providing for extensions of certain state leases; changing 02 the number of days required for issuance of a denial of an intrastate application 03 by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission from 90 to 180 days; and amending 04 Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d)." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 04.11.090(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] beverage dispensary license fee is $2,500 08 [$1,250]. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 04.11.100(d) is amended to read: 10 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a restaurant or eating place license is 11 $600 [$300]. 12 * Sec. 3. AS 04.11.100(e) is amended to read: 13 (e) A license may be renewed under this section only if the licensee provides 14 evidence to the board's satisfaction that gross receipts from the sale of food upon the 15 licensed premises constitute no less than 50 percent of the gross receipts of the 16 licensed premises for each of the two preceding calendar years [LICENSE YEAR]. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 04.11.110(c) is amended to read: 18 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] club license fee is $1,200 [$600]. 19 * Sec. 5. AS 04.11.120(c) is amended to read: 20 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] bottling works license fee is $500 [$250]. 21 * Sec. 6. AS 04.11.130(d) is amended to read: 22 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] brewery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 23 * Sec. 7. AS 04.11.135(c) is amended to read: 24 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] brewpub license fee is $500 [$250]. 25 * Sec. 8. AS 04.11.140(d) is amended to read: 26 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] winery license fee is $500 [$250]. 27 * Sec. 9. AS 04.11.150(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] package store license fee is $1,500 [$750]. 29 * Sec. 10. AS 04.11.160(a) is amended to read: 30 (a) A general wholesale license authorizes the holder to sell alcoholic 31 beverages in the original package, and wine in bulk, in quantities of not less than five

01 gallons. A holder of a general wholesale license may not sell to a person not licensed 02 under this title, except as provided in AS 04.21.040. A holder of a general wholesale 03 license may not sell alcoholic beverages unless any stamps required to be affixed to 04 the package by state or federal law are intact on the package. A wholesaler must 05 obtain a general wholesale license for each distributing point. The biennial 06 [ANNUAL] general wholesale license fee is $2,000 [$1,000 FOR THE FIRST 07 $100,000 OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED], payable at the time of making an original 08 application or an application for renewal. In addition, the following annual fees shall 09 be paid by a holder of a general wholesale license: 10 Total Business Transacted During Calendar Year Annual Fee 11 over $100,000 and not over $150,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 500 12 over $150,000 and not over $200,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000 13 over $200,000 and not over $250,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500 14 over $250,000 and not over $300,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000 15 over $300,000 and not over $350,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,500 16 over $350,000 and not over $400,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 3,000 17 over $400,000 and not over $500,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,000 18 over $500,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5,000 19 over $600,000 and not over $700,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 20 over $700,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 7,000 21 over $800,000 and not over $1,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 9,000 22 over $1,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 23 * Sec. 11. AS 04.11.160(b) is amended to read: 24 (b) A wholesale malt beverage and wine license authorizes the holder to sell 25 malt beverages and wine in the original packages in quantities of not less than five 26 gallons. The holder of a wholesale malt beverage and wine license may not sell to a 27 person not licensed under this title except as provided in AS 04.21.040. The biennial 28 [ANNUAL] wholesale malt beverage and wine license fee is $400 [$200 FOR THE 29 FIRST $20,000 OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED DURING A YEAR], payable at the 30 time of making an original application or application for renewal. In addition, the 31 following annual fees shall be paid by a holder of a wholesale malt beverage and wine

01 license: 02 Total Business Transacted During Calendar Year Annual Fee 03 over $20,000 and not over $50,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300 04 over $50,000 and not over $100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000 05 over $100,000 and not over $150,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500 06 over $150,000 and not over $200,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000 07 over $200,000 and not over $400,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,000 08 over $400,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 09 over $600,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8,000 10 over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 11 * Sec. 12. AS 04.11.160(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) No later than February 28 of each year [FOLLOWING THE YEAR FOR 13 WHICH A LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION], the licensee 14 shall file with the board an affidavit showing the total business transacted during the 15 preceding calendar year under the license and the location of the licensed premises 16 at which the business was transacted. At the time of filing the affidavit, the licensee 17 shall pay the additional annual [LICENSE] fees accrued under (a) and (b) of this 18 section during the preceding calendar year. 19 * Sec. 13. AS 04.11.170(c) is amended to read: 20 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] distillery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 21 * Sec. 14. AS 04.11.180(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a common carrier dispensary license is 23 $700 [$350] for each vehicle, boat, aircraft, or railroad buffet car in which alcoholic 24 beverages are served. 25 * Sec. 15. AS 04.11.210(b) is amended to read: 26 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a recreational site license is $800 [$400]. 27 * Sec. 16. AS 04.11.220(d) is amended to read: 28 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a pub license is $800 [$400]. 29 * Sec. 17. AS 04.11.250(a) is amended to read: 30 (a) A conditional contractor's permit authorizes the holder to sell beer or wine 31 for consumption only on designated premises for two years [ONE YEAR] from the

01 date of issuance of the permit at construction sites that are located outside a city and 02 inside the boundaries of a military or naval reservation. 03 * Sec. 18. AS 04.11.250(b) is amended to read: 04 (b) An applicant for a conditional contractor's permit must obtain and file with 05 the board written permission from the commanding officer of the military or naval 06 reservation and the prime contractor of the remotely situated project for the conduct 07 of the activities authorized by the permit. A conditional contractor's permit may be 08 renewed biennially [ANNUALLY] upon reapplication for a permit and may be 09 revoked or suspended at the discretion of the commanding officer or the prime 10 contractor. 11 * Sec. 19. AS 04.11.250(d) is amended to read: 12 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] conditional contractor's permit fee is $1,200 13 [$600]. 14 * Sec. 20. AS 04.11.270(a) is amended to read: 15 (a) An application for renewal of a license or renewal of a conditional 16 contractor's permit must include [:] 17 (1) the information required for a new license or permit under 18 AS 04.11.260 except that proof of notice under AS 04.11.310 is not required; and 19 (2) a list of all convictions of the applicant of violations of this title, 20 a regulation adopted under this title, or an ordinance adopted under AS 04.21.010, that 21 occurred in the preceding two calendar years [YEAR]. 22 * Sec. 21. AS 04.11.270(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 23 (b) A license shall be renewed as follows: 24 (1) on or before November 1 of each year, the director shall mail a 25 renewal application to each licensee whose license, unless renewed, will expire on 26 December 31 of that year; the application shall be mailed to the licensee at the 27 licensed premises or at a mailing address furnished by the licensee; 28 (2) the licensee shall submit the completed renewal application and the 29 biennial license fee to the director on or before December 31; 30 (3) a renewal application filed after December 31 is delinquent and 31 must be accompanied by a $200 penalty fee;

01 (4) if December 31 falls on a weekend or a state holiday, the deadline 02 is extended to the first business day following December 31. 03 * Sec. 22. AS 04.11.330(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) An application requesting renewal of a license shall be denied if 05 (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that 06 renewal of the license would not be in the best interests of the public; 07 (2) the license has been revoked for any cause; 08 (3) the applicant has not operated the licensed premises for at least 30 09 eight-hour days during each of the two preceding calendar years [THE 10 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR], unless the board determines that 11 the licensed premises are under construction or cannot be operated through no fault of 12 the applicant; 13 (4) the board finds that issuance of an existing license under 14 AS 04.11.400(g) has not encouraged tourist trade; 15 (5) the requirements of AS 04.11.420 - 04.11.450 relating to zoning, 16 ownership of the license, and financing of the licensee have not been met; 17 (6) renewal of the license would violate the restrictions pertaining to 18 the particular license under this title; 19 (7) renewal of the license is prohibited under this title as a result of an 20 election conducted in accordance with AS 04.11.502; 21 (8) the application has not been completed in accordance with 22 AS 04.11.270; 23 (9) the license was issued under AS 04.11.400(j), and the board finds 24 that the public convenience does not require renewal. 25 * Sec. 23. AS 04.11.330(d) is amended to read: 26 (d) Notwithstanding (a) (3) of this section, a recreational site license issued 27 under AS 04.11.210 may be renewed if the license was exercised at least once during 28 each of the two [THE IMMEDIATELY] preceding calendar years [YEAR]. 29 * Sec. 24. AS 04.11.490(b) is amended to read: 30 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 31 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the

01 election and thereafter the board may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or 02 locations a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the [A] 03 municipality and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the 04 municipality or within the perimeter of the [AN] established village. Licenses that 05 may not be renewed because of a local option election held under this section are void 06 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that will expire during 07 the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this section are certified 08 may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment of a prorated 09 portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 10 * Sec. 25. AS 04.11.492(b) is amended to read: 11 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 12 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the 13 election and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations 14 a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the [A] municipality 15 and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality, 16 with the exception of a beverage dispensary or package store operated under a 17 community liquor license held by the municipality. Licenses in effect are void 90 days 18 after the results of the election are certified. A license that will expire during the 90 19 days after the results of a local option election under this section are certified may be 20 extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment of a prorated portion of the 21 biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 22 * Sec. 26. AS 04.11.496(b) is amended to read: 23 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 24 section, a person, beginning on the first day of the month following certification of the 25 results of the election, may not knowingly send, transport, or bring an alcoholic 26 beverage into the municipality or established village, unless the alcoholic beverage is 27 sacramental wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on tenets or 28 teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount necessary 29 for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes by a person 30 authorized by the church or religious body to dispense the sacramental wine. The board 31 shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the election and

01 thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license for 02 licensed premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and within 03 unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or within 04 the perimeter of the established village. Licenses that may not be renewed because of 05 a local option election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the 06 election are certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of 07 a local option election under this section are certified may be extended, until it is void 08 under this subsection, by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] 09 license fee. 10 * Sec. 27. AS 04.11.498(c) is amended to read: 11 (c) If a majority of the voters of an established village vote "yes" on the 12 question set out in (a) of this section and the sale of alcoholic beverages, or the sale 13 and importation of alcoholic beverages, has not been previously prohibited in the 14 established village in accordance with AS 04.11.490 or 04.11.496, a person, beginning 15 90 days after certification of the results of the election, may not knowingly possess an 16 alcoholic beverage in the established village, unless the person is licensed by the board 17 or the alcoholic beverage is wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on 18 tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount 19 necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes by a 20 person recognized by the church or religious body as authorized to dispense the wine. 21 The board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the election 22 and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license 23 for licensed premises located within the perimeter of the established village as defined 24 in AS 04.21.080(b). Licenses that may not be renewed because of a local option 25 election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the election are 26 certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local 27 option election under this section are certified may be extended until it is void under 28 this subsection [SECTION], by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial 29 [ANNUAL] license fee. 30 * Sec. 28. AS 04.11.498(e) is amended to read: 31 (e) If a majority of the voters of a municipality vote "yes" on the question set

01 out in (a) of this section and the sale of alcoholic beverages, or the sale and 02 importation of alcoholic beverages, has not been previously prohibited in the 03 municipality in accordance with AS 04.11.490 or 04.11.496, an ordinance is adopted 04 that becomes effective beginning 90 days after certification of the results of the 05 election, and a person may not knowingly possess an alcoholic beverage in the 06 municipality, unless the alcoholic beverage is wine to be used for bona fide religious 07 purposes based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in 08 quantity to the amount necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for 09 religious purposes by a person recognized by the church or religious body as 10 authorized to dispense the wine. The board shall be notified immediately after the 11 adoption of the ordinance and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between 12 holders or locations a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of 13 the municipality and within unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries 14 of the municipality. Licenses that may not be renewed because of a local option 15 election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the election are 16 certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local 17 option election under this section are certified may be extended, until it is void under 18 this subsection [SECTION], by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial 19 [ANNUAL] fee. 20 * Sec. 29. AS 04.11.500(b) is amended to read: 21 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 22 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the 23 election and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations 24 a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and 25 in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or 26 within the perimeter of the established village, except those types of licenses listed on 27 the ballot. Licenses in effect within the boundaries of the municipality or perimeter 28 of the established village, and in an unincorporated area outside of but within five 29 miles of the boundaries of the municipality, except those types of licenses listed on the 30 ballot, are void 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that 31 will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this

01 section are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment 02 of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 03 * Sec. 30. AS 04.11.500(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) If the majority of the voters vote "no" on the question set out in (a) of this 05 section or vote "yes" on the questions set out in AS 04.11.490, 04.11.492, 04.11.496, 06 or this section if different types of licenses are listed on the ballot in an election 07 conducted in accordance with AS 04.11.502 after an election in which the voters voted 08 "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this section, the board shall be notified 09 immediately after certification of the results of the election. Licenses in effect in the 10 municipality, in the unincorporated area outside of but within five miles of the 11 boundaries of the municipality or established village that were excepted from the 12 prohibition on sale in accordance with the results of the earlier election are void 90 13 days after the results of the election are certified. Thereafter the board may not issue, 14 renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license for licensed premises located 15 within the boundaries of the municipality or within the perimeter of an established 16 village, or in an unincorporated area within five miles of the boundaries of the 17 municipality, except a license that may be issued to a municipality or to one of the 18 types of licenses listed on the ballot as a result of a majority of the voters voting "yes" 19 on the question set out in AS 04.11.492 or this section, respectively. A license that 20 will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this 21 section are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment 22 of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 23 * Sec. 31. AS 04.11.610(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) Biennial [ANNUAL] license fees, excluding annual wholesale fees and 25 biennial wholesale license fees, collected within a municipality shall be refunded 26 semi-annually to the municipality. 27 * Sec. 32. AS 04.11.680(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) Upon application and payment of one-quarter [ONE-HALF] of the 29 biennial [ANNUAL] fee, the board may issue a license under this title that will be 30 effective for a continuous six-month period. Otherwise, all licenses issued under this 31 title other than a retail stock sale license are effective for the two calendar years

01 [YEAR] ending December 31, unless a shorter period is prescribed by the board or by 02 law. 03 * Sec. 33. AS 13.26.410(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 04 (a) The commissioner of administration may establish by regulation a schedule 05 of reasonable fees for the costs of the public guardian's services. The fee schedule 06 established may be based upon the ability of the ward or protected person to pay for 07 guardian services but may not exceed the actual cost of providing public guardian 08 services. The Office of Public Advocacy shall charge and collect the fees established 09 under this subsection, but may waive collection of a fee upon a finding that collection 10 is not economically feasible or in the public interest. 11 * Sec. 34. AS 13.26.410(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) The public guardian may [SHALL] investigate the financial status of (1) 13 a person who requests the appointment of the public guardian as the person's guardian 14 or conservator; and (2) a ward for whom a court has appointed the public guardian. 15 * Sec. 35. AS 13.26.410 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 16 (f) The annual estimated balance in the account maintained under 17 AS 37.05.142 may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the Department 18 of Administration to carry out the purposes of AS 44.21.400 - 44.21.410 (office of 19 public advocacy). 20 * Sec. 36. AS 14.43.120(a) is amended to read: 21 (a) Proceeds from a scholarship loan to a full-time student may only be used 22 for books, tuition and required fees, loan guarantee fees, and [FOR] room and board. 23 Proceeds from a scholarship loan to a half-time student may only be used for books, 24 [AND] tuition and required fees, and loan guarantee fees. 25 * Sec. 37. AS 14.43.120(h) is amended to read: 26 (h) Security may not be required for a loan; however, a loan guarantee fee, 27 as specified in (u) of this section, shall be charged at the time that the loan is 28 awarded. Additionally, provision shall be made for payment of all fees and costs 29 incurred in collection of the amount owed on the loan if it becomes delinquent or in 30 default. 31 * Sec. 38. AS 14.43.120 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

01 (u) A loan guarantee fee of one percent of the total scholarship loan amount 02 shall be assessed upon a scholarship loan that is funded from the student loan fund of 03 the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. The loan guarantee fee shall be added as a 04 finance charge to the total loan amount awarded, notwithstanding the loan limits set 05 out at AS 14.43.110 and 14.43.115. Subject to appropriation, the loan guarantee fees 06 shall be deposited into a guarantee fee account within the student loan fund of the 07 Alaska Student Loan Corporation, and subsequently transferred by the commission to 08 loan accounts within the student loan fund to offset losses incurred due to student loan 09 debt cancellation as a result of death, disability, or bankruptcy of the student. 10 * Sec. 39. AS 14.43.300(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) A scholarship loan to a recipient under AS 14.43.250(b)(1) - (4) or (6) may 12 not exceed $2,500 a school year for an undergraduate student or $5,000 a school year 13 for a graduate student, exclusive of loan guarantee fees under (g) of this section, and 14 may not be made to a student for more than six years. A scholarship loan to a 15 recipient under AS 14.43.250(b)(5) may not exceed the cost of tuition and required 16 fees, loan guarantee fees under (g) of this section, books and educational supplies, 17 room and board, and transportation for two round trips between the recipient's home 18 and school each year. A loan under AS 14.43.250(b)(5) may not be made for more 19 than five years of undergraduate study, five years of graduate study, or a combined 20 maximum of eight years of study. 21 * Sec. 40. AS 14.43.300 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 22 (g) A loan guarantee fee of one percent of the total memorial scholarship loan 23 amount shall be assessed upon a memorial scholarship loan. The loan guarantee fee 24 shall be added as a finance charge to the total loan amount awarded. Subject to 25 appropriation, the loan guarantee fee shall be deposited into a guarantee fee account 26 within the memorial scholarship revolving loan fund, and subsequently transferred by 27 the commission to the appropriate memorial scholarship accounts within the memorial 28 scholarship revolving loan fund to offset losses incurred due to loan debt cancellation 29 as a result of death, disability, or bankruptcy of the student. 30 * Sec. 41. AS 14.43.640(c) is amended to read: 31 (c) A loan may not exceed $7,500 in a school year, exclusive of loan

01 guarantee fees. 02 * Sec. 42. AS 14.43.640(d) is amended to read: 03 (d) Proceeds from a teacher scholarship loan may be used only for 04 undergraduate expenses of books, tuition, required fees, loan guarantee fees, room and 05 board, and the transportation expense for two round trips between the loan recipient's 06 home and school. 07 * Sec. 43. AS 14.43.740(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.110, 14.43.115, 14.43.120(a) - (d), 09 (i), (m), and (r) - (u) [(r) - (t)], and 14.43.135 apply to a loan made under 10 AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.790. 11 * Sec. 44. AS 16.05.340(a)(24) is amended to read: 12 (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag -- valid for the period 13 inscribed on the tag 14 (A) for a one-day tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10 15 (B) for a three-day tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 16 (C) for a 14-day or annual tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 [$20]. 17 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 18 having a valid anadromous [THE CURRENT YEAR'S] king salmon tag in the 19 person's actual possession, unless that person is under the age of 16. However, 20 members of the military service on active duty who are permanently stationed in 21 the state, and their dependents, who do not qualify as residents under 22 AS 16.05.940, may obtain an annual nonresident military anadromous king 23 salmon tag for $20. 24 * Sec. 45. AS 16.05.350 is amended to read: 25 Sec. 16.05.350. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES AND TAGS. Licenses and tags 26 required under AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430, except biennial licenses, the nonresident 27 special sport fishing license, the resident trapping license, the one, three, or 14-day 28 nonresident anadromous king salmon tag, and the waterfowl conservation tag, expire 29 at the close of December 31 following issuance. Biennial licenses expire after 30 December 31 of the year following the year of issuance. The resident trapping license 31 expires at the close of September 30 of the year following the year in which the

01 license is issued. The waterfowl conservation tag expires at the close of January 31 02 of the year following the year of issue of the tag." 03 * Sec. 46. AS 16.05.390(d) is amended to read: 04 (d) Compensation provided by this section shall be paid from appropriations 05 made to the department [FROM THE GENERAL FUND]. 06 * Sec. 47. AS 18.60.220 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 18.60.220. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. The 08 Department of Labor shall 09 (1) have all violators of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 prosecuted; 10 (2) issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates provided 11 for in AS 18.60.390; 12 (3) take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws and 13 regulations governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels; 14 (4) keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum 15 allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded 16 internal inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which AS 18.60.180 - 17 18.60.390 apply; 18 (5) adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for administering 19 special inspector examinations and for processing applications for special 20 inspector commissions; and 21 (6) do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.180 - 22 18.60.390. 23 * Sec. 48. AS 18.62.020 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 18.62.020. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. 25 The department shall issue certificates of fitness and renewal [VALID FOR ONE 26 YEAR AND] certificates of fitness valid for two [THREE] years. The certificate may 27 [SHALL] be issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall apply 28 in writing, under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing 29 (1) the name and address of the applicant; 30 (2) the applicant's age; 31 (3) the applicant's citizenship; and

01 (4) [WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR A 02 ONE-YEAR OR A THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATE; AND 03 (5)] other information relevant to licensing that the department requires. 04 * Sec. 49. AS 18.62.030 is repealed and reenacted to read: 05 Sec. 18.62.030. FEES. An applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application and 06 examination fee of $50 when applying for a trainee or journeyman level certificate of 07 fitness. The department shall charge a biennial fee of $160 for the issuance of a 08 trainee or journeyman level certificate or a renewal certificate, to be prorated if issued 09 for less than two years, and a fee of $25 for the issuance of a duplicate certificate. 10 * Sec. 50. AS 18.65.220 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 11 (7) charge and collect a fee of $50 for processing applications for 12 certification of police, probation, parole, and correctional officers. 13 * Sec. 51. AS 23.15.390 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 23.15.390. TERM OF PERMIT; FEES. The fee for filing an application 15 for a permit is $10. A permit is valid for a term of two years. The biennial fee 16 for the issuance of a permit, including a renewal permit, is $100. All fees shall be 17 deposited in the general fund. In addition to paying this fee, all persons conducting 18 employment agencies shall [MUST] comply with the provisions of AS 43.70 (Alaska 19 Business License Act). 20 * Sec. 52. AS 24.10.130 is repealed and reenacted to read: 21 Sec. 24.10.130. MOVING EXPENSES. (a) A member of the 22 legislature is entitled to reimbursement for the expenses of moving between the 23 member's place of residence and the capitol city for the purpose of attending a regular 24 session of the legislature. 25 (b) The Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy regarding 26 reimbursement for moving expenses applicable to all legislators. The policy must set 27 conditions for the receipt of reimbursement for moving expenses and amounts of 28 reimbursement adapted to the special needs of the legislative branch as determined by 29 the council. 30 * Sec. 53. AS 28.10.071(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) The department shall review each application for registration received and,

01 when satisfied that it is correct, register the vehicle and keep a record of the 02 registration in suitable books, index cards, or electronic or photographic recording and 03 storage media, or in any combination of them. The [RECORD IS REFERRED TO 04 AS THE "VEHICLE REGISTER" AND THE] vehicles are referred to as "registered 05 vehicles." The department may compile a record of the number and types of vehicles 06 registered in this state and may make statistical data available to the public for a fee 07 as prescribed in regulations adopted by the commissioner. The department may also 08 provide vehicle registration lists to the public for a fee, but only as an electronic 09 service or product under AS 09.25.115. The commissioner may prescribe, by 10 regulation, fees relating to the provision of vehicle registration lists. 11 * Sec. 54. AS 28.10.071(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) The department shall keep a record of the registrations of vehicles used in 13 law enforcement work when secrecy is necessary. This record is separate from the 14 record [VEHICLE REGISTER] required by (a) of this section and may be disclosed 15 only to and upon the request of the chief peace officer of a municipality, a state 16 trooper district commander, the chief federal law enforcement officer assigned to the 17 state, or to a court upon an appropriate order. 18 * Sec. 55. AS 28.10.161(a) is amended to read: 19 (a) The department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue the owner one fully 20 reflectorized registration plate [FOR A TRAILER OR A MOTORCYCLE AND TWO 21 FULLY REFLECTORIZED REGISTRATION PLATES FOR EVERY OTHER 22 VEHICLE]. Except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181, the plate [OR PLATES] 23 must remain with the vehicle as long as the vehicle is subject to registration under this 24 chapter. 25 * Sec. 56. AS 28.10.171(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) The [WHEN TWO] registration plate [PLATES ARE] issued for a vehicle 27 [, THEY SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH ISSUED, ONE 28 IN FRONT AND THE OTHER IN THE REAR. WHEN ONE REGISTRATION 29 PLATE IS ISSUED, IT] shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle for which issued. 30 * Sec. 57. AS 28.10.181(c) is amended to read: 31 (c) Special request plates. Upon application by the owner of a

01 passenger vehicle, motorcycle, noncommercial van or pick-up truck, or motor home, 02 the department shall design and issue registration plates containing a series of not more 03 than six letters or numbers or combination of letters and numbers as requested by the 04 owner. The department may, in its discretion, disapprove the issuance of registration 05 plates under this subsection when the requested symbols are a duplication of an 06 existing registration or when the symbols are considered unacceptable by the 07 department. The department may also design and issue special registration plates 08 depicting Alaska plant life, fish, wildlife, geography, history, or other depictions 09 of the state. 10 * Sec. 58. AS 28.10.181(d) is repealed and reenacted to read: 11 (d) Vehicles owned by disabled veterans, including persons disabled in the line 12 of duty while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, or other persons with disabilities. 13 Upon the request of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, 14 as defined in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2, the department shall 15 (1) register one passenger vehicle in the name of the person without 16 charge; and 17 (2) issue a specially designed registration plate that displays 18 (A) recognition of the disabled veteran if the applicant's 19 disability originated from the applicant's service with the Alaska Territorial 20 Guard or the armed forces of the United States; or 21 (B) the standard symbol of disability (the wheelchair logo). 22 * Sec. 59. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 23 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 24 registered is entitled to an exemption once each calendar year from the registration 25 fee required under this section for one motor vehicle subject to registration under 26 AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), (5), or (6). An exemption may not be granted except upon 27 written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department. 28 * Sec. 60. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 29 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 30 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 31 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and

01 (2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee 02 set out in this section for registration not conducted by mail; the department may 03 waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established in 04 regulations adopted by the department. 05 * Sec. 61. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: 06 (2) special request plates for 07 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 08 (B) veterans or retired veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 09 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 10 (D) plates that depict Alaska plant life, fish, wildlife, 11 geography, history, or other depictions of the state. . . . . . . . . . . .$50; 12 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee 13 required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and 14 on the replacement of special request plates; 15 (E) [(D)] other special request plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 16 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required 17 by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 18 replacement of special request plates; 19 * Sec. 62. AS 28.10.495(c) is amended to read: 20 (c) Proof of disablement or medical handicap, for the purpose of this section, 21 shall be the same as that required for the purposes of [PROVIDED AS SPECIFIED 22 IN] AS 28.10.181(d). 23 * Sec. 63. AS 37.05.146(4) is amended by adding a new subparagraph to read: 24 (R) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 25 AS 39.30.090. 26 * Sec. 64. AS 37.05.289(a) is amended to read: 27 (a) There is established in the general fund a state insurance catastrophe 28 reserve account consisting of assets appropriated to it by the legislature, [AND] assets 29 allocated to the account by the Department of Administration as provided in [(b) OF] 30 this section, and amounts deposited into the account as provided in this section. 31 Assets of the account may be used to obtain insurance, to establish reserves for the

01 self-insurance program, and to satisfy claims or judgments arising under the program. 02 Interest earned on money in the account shall be remitted to the Department of 03 Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 04 * Sec. 65. AS 37.05.289 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 05 (c) The $5,000,000 cap, set in (b) of this section, on money that may be 06 retained in the state insurance catastrophe reserve account applies only to unobligated 07 money in the account at the end of a fiscal year. 08 (d) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims or as recovery for 09 losses shall be deposited into the state insurance catastrophe reserve account. 10 * Sec. 66. AS 37.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 11 Sec. 37.07.085. PRORATION OF PAYMENTS. (a) At the beginning of each 12 fiscal year, an agency that administers grants, reimbursement, revenue sharing, public 13 assistance, or other programs to distribute state money under a statute shall determine 14 whether appropriations for the fiscal year are sufficient to pay all anticipated claims 15 and entitlements under the statute. Except as provided in (d) of this section or as 16 otherwise provided by law prescribing agency action in response to insufficient 17 appropriations, if appropriations are not sufficient, the agency shall reduce the amount 18 to be paid to eligible recipients by prorating the shortfall among the eligible recipients. 19 (b) An agency that is paying reduced payments under (a) of this section shall 20 determine, on December 30 of the fiscal year, whether money available is sufficient 21 to fund the reduced payment level for the remainder of the fiscal year. 22 (c) An agency that has determined that appropriations are insufficient under 23 (a) or (b) of this section shall report to the governor, and the governor shall report to 24 the legislature by the 10th day of the next regular legislative session, the amount of 25 additional money needed for the remainder of that fiscal year to fund payments at the 26 reduced level and the amount of additional money needed to make full payments to 27 eligible recipients. 28 (d) An agency that has determined that appropriations are insufficient under 29 (a) of this section may not reduce payments if the reduction would violate the terms 30 of an agreement between the state and the federal government or would violate a 31 requirement for participation in a federal program in which the state is participating.

01 As required by (c) of this section, the agency and the governor shall report regarding 02 the amount of money needed to make full payments to eligible recipients. 03 (e) The commissioner of administration may adopt regulations necessary to 04 implement this section. 05 * Sec. 67. AS 41.21.020(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 06 (14) accept cash and other donations from public or private sources to 07 assist and support the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 08 * Sec. 68. AS 41.21.026(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the [THE] department may charge 10 and [OR] collect a fee in a park unit for 11 (1) rental of public use cabins or other overnight lodgings; 12 (2) [OVERNIGHT] use of a developed campsite; 13 (3) special park use permits; 14 (4) competitive and exclusive commercial use permits; 15 (5) noncompetitive and nonexclusive commercial use permits; 16 (6) use of a sewage holding tank dump station; 17 (7) guided tours of visitor centers and historic sites; [AND] 18 (8) admission to visitor centers and historic sites; 19 (9) use of an improved boat ramp in a park facility developed 20 principally for boat launching, except that the department may not charge a fee for 21 the use of an improved boat ramp by a person who uses the ramp for access to 22 the person's home or other property if the ramp is the only reasonable access to 23 the person's home or other property; 24 (10) sale of firewood; 25 (11) sale of merchandise related to public use, enjoyment, and 26 understanding of parks, including maps, plans, and other graphic materials; 27 (12) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has 28 developed parking and rest rooms, and use of parking associated with a developed 29 trailhead, access site, or picnic site with developed parking; and 30 (13) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or 31 cultural history, outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public

01 use, enjoyment, or understanding of parks. 02 * Sec. 69. AS 42.05.810(b) is amended to read: 03 (b) Beginning February 15, 1991, the commission shall accept 04 applications to provide competitive long distance telephone service and shall approve 05 or reject applications within 180 [90] days after the filing of a complete application. 06 The commission shall approve an application upon a finding that the applicant is fit, 07 willing, and able. The authority granted to a fit, willing, and able applicant shall 08 include the authority to provide intrastate long distance telephone service using any 09 facilities that the applicant owned and operated on May 1, 1990, to provide interstate 10 long distance message telephone service to the public. 11 * Sec. 70. AS 47.07.020(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 12 (11) persons under age 21 not covered under (a) of this section who the 13 department has determined cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance 14 because of a special need for medical or rehabilitative care and who the department 15 has determined are hard-to-place children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 16 25.23.220. 17 * Sec. 71. AS 47.07.035 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 18 (28) individuals under age 21 who the department has determined 19 cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance because of a special need for 20 medical or rehabilitative care and who the department has determined are hard-to-place 21 children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 25.23.220. 22 * Sec. 72. AS 13.26.410(b); AS 28.10.181(k), 28.10.421(d)(12); AS 28.22.011(a)(3); and 23 AS 37.05.210(1) are repealed. 24 * Sec. 73. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE BY ALCOHOLIC 25 BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD. (a) Approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal, 26 for 1994, of a license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as determined by the 27 director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall be eligible for a one-year license. 28 These licenses expire, unless renewed, on December 31, 1994, and may be renewed biennially 29 in even-numbered years after that. The 1994 renewal fee for these licenses is one-half of the 30 biennial license fee. 31 (b) The remaining approximately one-half of the 1994 renewal applicants, as

01 determined by the director, shall be eligible for a two-year license. These licenses expire, 02 unless renewed, on December 31, 1995, and may be renewed biennially in odd-numbered 03 years after that. 04 (c) The director shall notify each licensee in writing as to whether the licensee shall 05 apply for renewal under (a) or (b) of this section, and of the actual amount of the renewal fee. 06 The notice must be given not later than December 1, 1993. However, the failure of the 07 director to provide the notice required in this subsection does not prevent a license from 08 expiring on February 28, 1994, in accordance with AS 04.11.540, if the renewal application 09 is not filed on or before that date. 10 * Sec. 74. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT 11 OF LABOR. Notwithstanding AS 18.62.020, as amended by sec. 48 of this Act, and to ensure 12 that approximately one-half of all certificates of fitness expire in any one fiscal year, 13 approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal certificates of fitness during the first three 14 fiscal years after the effective date of sec. 48 of this Act, as determined by the Department 15 of Labor, shall receive a one-year renewal certificate, which may be renewed biennially after 16 that. The renewal fee for a one-year certificate is $80. 17 * Sec. 75. LEASE EXTENSIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the 18 Department of Administration, the University of Alaska, the legislature, and the court system 19 may extend for up to a maximum extension of five years a real property lease that is entered 20 into under AS 36.30, including procedures and regulations adopted under AS 36.30.005(c) and 21 36.30.020 - 36.30.030, and that is in existence on the effective date of this section if a 22 minimum cost savings of 23 (1) 10 percent can be achieved on the rent due under the lease; or 24 (2) five percent can be achieved on the rent due under the lease and the lessor 25 agrees to make modifications of the leased real property to bring the real property into 26 compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 12101 - 12213 (Americans with Disabilities 27 Act of 1990). 28 (b) The cost savings under (a) of this section shall be calculated on the remaining term 29 of the lease and any renewals, including extensions allowed under (a) of this section. 30 (c) The Department of Administration, the University of Alaska, the Alaska Court 31 System, and the Legislative Affairs Agency shall submit a quarterly report to the Legislative

01 Budget and Audit Committee detailing the leases extended and the cost savings achieved 02 under (a) - (b) of this section. The first report is due July 1, 1994, and must cover the period 03 from the effective date of this section through March 31, 1994. The subsequent reports shall 04 be made October 1, 1994, January 2, 1995, and April 1, 1995. 05 * Sec. 76. TEMPORARY FEES IN STATE PARKS. (a) The following fees apply for 06 the following activities in units of the state park system until the Department of Natural 07 Resources adopts a regulation under AS 41.21.026(a), as amended by sec. 68 of this Act, that 08 establishes a fee for that activity; 09 (1) sale of firewood: $4 per bundle; 10 (2) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has developed 11 parking and rest rooms, or use of parking associated with a developed trailhead, access site, 12 or picnic with developed parking: $2 per vehicle, or $25 for an annual pass; 13 (3) admission to visitor centers or historic sites: $5 for each person over 10 14 years of age; 15 (4) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or cultural history, 16 outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public use, enjoyment, or 17 understanding of parks: $2 for each person over 10 years of age. 18 (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall notify the revisor of statutes when a 19 regulation is effective that establishes a fee for an activity described in (a) of this section. 20 * Sec. 77. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding secs. 81 - 83 of this Act, an agency of the 21 state that has regulation adoption authority or that is authorized by this Act to adopt 22 regulations, may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement that agency's respective 23 provisions in this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 24 Act), but not before the respective effective date of the relevant section or sections of this Act. 25 * Sec. 78. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. Wherever in AS 28 the words "plates" or 26 "registration plates" or a similar phrase occurs, the revisor of statutes shall substitute "plate" 27 or "registration plate" and make necessary related word changes when necessary to implement 28 the amendments to AS 28.10.161 and 28.10.171 by secs. 55 and 56 of this Act. 29 * Sec. 79. The amendment to AS 13.26.410(a) by sec. 33 of this Act has the effect of 30 amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d) by providing for compensation for 31 guardianship services without an order of the court.