HCS CSSB 99(FIN) AM H: "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); and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(FIN) am H 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); and providing for an effective date." 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 AND PER DIEM ALLOWANCE. 22 (a) A member of the legislature is entitled to reimbursement for the expenses 23 of moving between the member's place of residence and the capital city for the 24 purpose of attending a regular session of the legislature. 25 (b) Legislators and officers and employees of the legislative branch of 26 government are entitled to a per diem allowance. 27 (c) The Alaska Legislative Council shall adopt a policy regarding 28 reimbursement for moving expenses applicable to all legislators and an applicable per 29 diem allowance policy. The policy must set conditions for the reimbursement for 30 moving expenses and payment of per diem and prescribe the amounts of 31 reimbursement adapted to the special needs of the legislative branch as determined by
01 the council. 02 * Sec. 53. AS 28.10.071(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) The department shall review each application for registration received and, 04 when satisfied that it is correct, register the vehicle and keep a record of the 05 registration in suitable books, index cards, or electronic or photographic recording and 06 storage media, or in any combination of them. The [RECORD IS REFERRED TO 07 AS THE "VEHICLE REGISTER" AND THE] vehicles are referred to as "registered 08 vehicles." The department may compile a record of the number and types of vehicles 09 registered in this state and may make statistical data available to the public for a fee 10 as prescribed in regulations adopted by the commissioner. The department may also 11 provide vehicle registration lists to the public for a fee as an electronic service or 12 product under AS 09.25.115. The commissioner may prescribe, by regulation, fees 13 relating to the provision of vehicle registration lists. 14 * Sec. 54. AS 28.10.071(c) is amended to read: 15 (c) The department shall keep a record of the registrations of vehicles used in 16 law enforcement work when secrecy is necessary. This record is separate from the 17 record [VEHICLE REGISTER] required by (a) of this section and may be disclosed 18 only to and upon the request of the chief peace officer of a municipality, a state 19 trooper district commander, the chief federal law enforcement officer assigned to the 20 state, or to a court upon an appropriate order. 21 * Sec. 55. AS 28.10.181(d) is repealed and reenacted to read: 22 (d) Vehicles owned by disabled veterans, including persons disabled in the line 23 of duty while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, or other persons with disabilities. 24 Upon the request of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, 25 as defined in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2, the department shall (1) register one passenger vehicle 26 in the name of the person without charge; and (2) issue a specially designed 27 registration plate that displays (A) recognition of the disabled veteran if the applicant's 28 disability originated from the applicant's service with the Alaska Territorial Guard or 29 the armed forces of the United States; and (B) the standard symbol of disability (the 30 wheelchair logo). A disabled veteran who is not otherwise qualified under this 31 subsection, but who presents to the department written proof that the person is at least
01 70 percent disabled or medically handicapped as a consequence of service in the 02 Alaska Territorial Guard or the armed forces of the Unites States, may register one 03 passenger vehicle without charge and the department shall issue a specially designed 04 registration plate that displays recognition of the disabled veteran that does not display 05 the standard handicap symbol and does not carry with it special parking privileges. 06 * Sec. 56. AS 28.10.181(j) is amended to read: 07 (j) Vehicles owned by dealers. A state-registered and bonded vehicle dealer 08 may apply for dealer registration plates. A plate issued under this subsection may be 09 used only on dealer-owned vehicles during the routine and normal course of the 10 dealer's business, excluding service vehicles, or for transporting an unregistered vehicle 11 from a port of entry to the dealer's facilities or from one dealer to another or, in the 12 case of a house trailer, from the retail facility to a trailer space. A vehicle permitted 13 to have dealer plates must be affixed with two plates issued under this subsection. 14 If the dealer sells or transfers the vehicle, the dealer plates may be used on the vehicle 15 by the new owner or transferee for a period of not more than five days after the sale 16 or transfer. The department may seize the dealer plates if it has reason to believe that 17 the plates are being used to defeat the purposes of, or are in violation of, this chapter. 18 * Sec. 57. AS 28.10.201(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) The owner of a vehicle described in AS 28.10.011 as being exempt from 20 registration and the owner of a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle may not apply for, 21 nor may the department issue, a certificate of title for such a vehicle. However, the 22 department may issue a certificate of title to the owner of a vehicle exempt from 23 registration under AS 28.10.011(3), (6), (7), or (11) [, OR (12)] only upon application 24 by that owner. 25 * Sec. 58. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 26 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 27 registered is entitled to an exemption once each calendar year from the registration 28 fee required under this section for one motor vehicle subject to registration under 29 AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), (5), or (6). An exemption may not be granted except upon 30 written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department. 31 * Sec. 59. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read:
01 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 02 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 03 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and 04 (2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee 05 set out in this section for registration not conducted by mail; the department may 06 waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established in 07 regulations adopted by the department. 08 * Sec. 60. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) The annual registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are 10 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised 11 weight or upon the actual weight which the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval 12 of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, including a 13 motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name of a 14 company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers 15 for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the transportation 16 of property for hire or for other commercial purposes [USE], including [A 17 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SUCH AS] a trailer, semi-trailer, truck, wrecker, tow car, 18 hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows: 19 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51; 20 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds . . . . . . $86; 21 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds. . . . . .$156; 22 (4) more than 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$221. 23 * Sec. 61. AS 28.10.431 is repealed and reenacted to read: 24 Sec. 28.10.431. ANNUAL MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX. (a) 25 There is levied a motor vehicle registration tax within each municipality that elects, 26 by passage of an appropriate ordinance, to come under this section. A municipality 27 shall file a written notice of election with the department and may not rescind the 28 notice for a subsequent fiscal year. The notice must be filed on or before January 1 29 of the year preceding the year election under this section is to become effective. If a 30 municipality has, before October 15, 1978, levied a motor vehicle registration or ad 31 valorem tax that has been repealed by a vote of the people at any regular or special
01 municipal election, then the election provided for in this subsection is not effective 02 until the ordinance passed by the local governing body has been approved by the 03 people at the next regularly scheduled general or special municipal election. 04 (b) The tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the license fee under 05 AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 and is based upon the age of vehicles as determined by 06 model year according to the following schedule: 07 Tax According to Age of Vehicle Since Model Year 08 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 09 or over 10 Motor Vehicle 11 (1) motorcycle $ 9 $ 8 $ 7 $ 6 $ 4 $ 3 $ 2 $ 2 12 13 (2) vehicles speci- 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 14 fied in AS 28.10.- 15 421(b)(1) 16 (3) vehicles speci- 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 17 fied in AS 28.10.- 18 421(b)(3) 19 (4) vehicles speci- 20 fied in AS 28.10.- 21 421(c)(1) - (4) 22 5,000 pounds or 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 23 less 24 5,001 - 12,000 110 88 66 55 44 33 22 11 25 pounds 26 12,001 - 18,000 165 132 110 88 66 44 33 22 27 pounds 28 18,001 pounds 220 176 143 110 88 66 44 22 29 or over 30 (5) vehicles speci- 110 88 66 55 44 33 22 11 31 fied in AS 28.10.-
01 421(b)(4) 02 (6) vehicles speci- 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 2 03 fied in AS 28.10.- 04 421(b)(6) 05 (7) vehicles speci- 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 06 fied in AS 28.10.- 07 421(d)(9) 08 (8) vehicles speci- 66 55 44 33 22 17 11 8 09 fied in AS 28.10.- 10 421(b)(2) 11 (9) vehicles eligible 44 12 for dealer plates 13 under AS 28.10.- 14 421(d)(10). 15 (c) The registration tax shall be levied, collected, enforced and otherwise 16 administered in the same manner as provided for the registration fees in this chapter. 17 Only one registration tax may be collected with respect to the same motor vehicle in 18 the year for which the tax is paid. 19 (d) If a person has paid both the registration fee levied in AS 28.10.411 and 20 28.10.421 and the registration tax levied in this section, and the department determines 21 that the payor is entitled to a refund in whole or in part of the registration tax, the 22 department shall make the refund to which the person is entitled. A refund may not 23 be made unless application for a refund is filed with the department by December 31 24 of the year following the year for which the refund is claimed. 25 (e) The department shall refund money collected under this section, less eight 26 percent as collection costs, to a municipality for which the money was collected, as 27 determined by (1) the address of residence of an individual required to pay the tax, or 28 (2) the situs of the vehicle if the vehicle is not owned by an individual; the tax situs 29 is the location at which the motor vehicle is usually, normally, or regularly kept or 30 used. For the first year in which the tax is levied within a municipality, the 31 department may retain actual costs of collection of the tax within the municipality as
01 determined by the department. 02 (f) Money received by an organized borough under this section shall be 03 allocated by the borough by ordinance for city, area outside city, and service area 04 purposes within the borough. 05 (g) Payment of the registration tax is in lieu of all local use taxes and ad 06 valorem taxes on motor vehicles subject to the tax. A municipality which elects to 07 come under the provisions of this section may not levy use or ad valorem taxes on 08 motor vehicles subject to the registration tax during a fiscal year in which the election 09 is in effect. 10 (h) A vehicle owned by a former prisoner of war exempted from registration 11 fees under AS 28.10.421(d)(13) is subject to a motor vehicle registration tax under this 12 section. 13 * Sec. 62. AS 28.10.495(c) is amended to read: 14 (c) Proof of disablement or medical handicap, for the purpose of this section, 15 shall be the same as that required for the purposes of [PROVIDED AS SPECIFIED 16 IN] AS 28.10.181(d). 17 * Sec. 63. AS 28.40.100(a)(21) is amended to read: 18 (21) "vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or 19 property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or 20 vehicular way or area; "vehicle" does not include 21 (A) [EXCEPT] devices used exclusively upon stationary rails 22 or tracks; 23 (B) mobile homes; 24 * Sec. 64. AS 37.05.146(4) is amended by adding a new subparagraph to read: 25 (R) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 26 AS 39.30.090. 27 * Sec. 65. AS 37.05.289(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) There is established in the general fund a state insurance catastrophe 29 reserve account consisting of assets appropriated to it by the legislature, [AND] assets 30 allocated to the account by the Department of Administration as provided in [(b) OF] 31 this section, and amounts deposited into the account as provided in this section.
01 Assets of the account may be used to obtain insurance, to establish reserves for the 02 self-insurance program, and to satisfy claims or judgments arising under the program. 03 Interest earned on money in the account shall be remitted to the Department of 04 Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 05 * Sec. 66. AS 37.05.289 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 06 (c) The $5,000,000 cap, set in (b) of this section, on money that may be 07 retained in the state insurance catastrophe reserve account applies only to unobligated 08 money in the account at the end of a fiscal year. 09 (d) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims or as recovery for 10 losses shall be deposited into the state insurance catastrophe reserve account. 11 * Sec. 67. AS 39.30.090(a)(4) is amended to read: 12 (4) In procuring a policy of group health or group life insurance 13 as provided under this section or excess loss insurance as provided in 14 AS 39.30.091, the [THE] Department of Administration shall comply with the dual 15 choice requirements of AS 21.86.310, and shall obtain the insurance policy from an 16 [ANY] insurer authorized to transact business in the state under AS 21.09, a hospital 17 or medical service corporation authorized to transact business in this state under 18 AS 21.87 [AND AS 21.90], or [FROM] a health maintenance organization authorized 19 to operate in this state under AS 21.86. An excess loss insurance policy may be 20 obtained from a life or disability insurer authorized to transact business in this 21 state under AS 21.09 or from a hospital or medical service corporation authorized 22 to transact business in this state under AS 21.87. 23 * Sec. 68. AS 39.30.090(a)(5) is amended to read: 24 (5) The Department of Administration shall make available bid 25 specifications for desired insurance benefits or for administration of benefit claims 26 and payments to (A) all insurance carriers authorized to transact business 27 [LICENSED] in this [THE] state under AS 21.09 and all hospital or medical service 28 corporations authorized to transact business under AS 21.87 who are [AND] 29 qualified to provide the desired benefits; and (B) to insurance carriers authorized 30 to transact business in this state under AS 21.09, hospital or medical service 31 corporations authorized to transact business under AS 21.87, and third-party
01 administrators licensed to transact business in this state and qualified to provide 02 administrative services. The specifications shall be made available [ON OR 03 BEFORE JULY 1, 1965, AND] at least once every [SUCCEEDING] five years. The 04 lowest responsible bid submitted by an insurance carrier, hospital or medical service 05 corporation, or third-party administrator with adequate servicing facilities shall 06 govern selection of a carrier, hospital or medical service corporation, or third-party 07 administrator under this section or the selection of an insurance carrier or a 08 hospital or medical service corporation to provide excess loss insurance as 09 provided in AS 39.30.091. 10 * Sec. 69. AS 39.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 11 Sec. 39.30.091. AUTHORIZATION FOR SELF-INSURANCE AND EXCESS 12 LOSS INSURANCE. Notwithstanding AS 21.86.310 or AS 39.30.090, the Department 13 of Administration may provide, by means of self-insurance, one or more of the benefits 14 listed in AS 39.30.090(a)(1) for state employees eligible for the benefits by law or 15 under a collective bargaining agreement. The department shall procure any necessary 16 excess loss insurance under AS 39.30.090. 17 * Sec. 70. AS 39.30.095(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) The commissioner of administration shall establish the group health and 19 life benefits fund as a special account in the general fund to provide for group life and 20 health insurance under AS 39.30.090 and 39.30.160 or for self-insurance 21 arrangements under AS 39.30.091. The commissioner shall maintain accounts and 22 records for the fund. The fund consists of employer contributions, employee 23 contributions, appropriations from the legislature, and income earned on investment of 24 the fund as provided in (d) of this section. 25 * Sec. 71. AS 39.30.095(b) is amended to read: 26 (b) After obtaining the advice of an actuary, the commissioner of 27 administration shall determine the amount necessary to provide benefits under 28 AS 39.30.090, 39.30.091, and 39.30.160 and shall set the rate of employer contribution 29 and employee contribution, if any. With money in the fund, the [THE] commissioner 30 of administration shall pay premiums, [AND] claims, and administrative costs 31 required under [IN ACCORDANCE WITH] the insurance policies in effect under
01 AS 39.30.090 and 39.30.160, or required under self-insurance arrangements in 02 effect under AS 39.30.091 [WITH MONEY IN THE FUND]. 03 * Sec. 72. AS 39.30.095(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) The commissioner of administration or the designee of the commissioner 05 is administrator of the fund. The commissioner may contract with 06 (1) an insurer authorized to transact business in this state under 07 AS 21.09, or a hospital or medical service corporation authorized to transact 08 business in this state under AS 21.87 [INSURANCE CARRIER] to reimburse the 09 state for the cost of administering group insurance provided under AS 39.30.090 and 10 39.30.160; and 11 (2) a life or disability insurer authorized to transact business in the 12 state under AS 21.09, a hospital or medical service corporation authorized to 13 transact business in this state under AS 21.87, or a third-party administrator 14 licensed to transact business in this state for the administration of benefit claims 15 and payments under AS 39.30.091. 16 * Sec. 73. AS 39.30.095(d) is amended to read: 17 (d) If the commissioner of administration determines that there is more money 18 in the fund than the amount needed to pay premiums, [OR] benefits, and 19 administrative costs for the current fiscal year, the surplus, or so much of it as the 20 commissioner of administration considers advisable, may be invested by the 21 commissioner of revenue in the same manner as retirement funds are invested under 22 AS 14.25.180. 23 * Sec. 74. AS 41.21.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 24 (c) The department may accept cash and other donations from public or private 25 sources to assist and support the department in carrying out the purposes of this 26 chapter. 27 * Sec. 75. AS 41.21.026(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the [THE] department may charge 29 or collect a fee in a park unit for 30 (1) rental of public use cabins or other overnight lodgings; 31 (2) overnight use of a developed campsite;
01 (3) special park use permits; 02 (4) competitive and exclusive commercial use permits; 03 (5) noncompetitive and nonexclusive commercial use permits; 04 (6) use of a sewage holding tank dump station; 05 (7) admission to or guided tours of visitor centers and historic sites; 06 [AND] 07 (8) use of an improved boat ramp in a park facility developed 08 principally for boat launching; 09 (9) sale of firewood; 10 (10) sale of merchandise for informational or educational purposes 11 related to public use and understanding of parks, including maps, plans, and 12 other graphic materials; 13 (11) use of a developed facility that has developed parking and rest 14 rooms; and 15 (12) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or 16 cultural history, outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public 17 use, enjoyment, or understanding of parks. 18 * Sec. 76. AS 44.46.025(a) is amended to read: 19 (a) The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that 20 prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of the fees, to 21 cover the applicable direct costs, not including travel, of inspections, permit 22 preparation and administration, plan review and approval, and other [THE 23 FOLLOWING] services provided by the department relating to [:] 24 (1) agriculture and animals [INSPECTIONS, PERMIT 25 ADMINISTRATION, PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND OTHER RELATED 26 SERVICES PROVIDED] under AS 03.05; food, drugs, and cosmetics under [,] 27 AS 17.20; [,] and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35; 28 (2) [AIR QUALITY PERMITS UNDER AS 46.03.140 AND 46.03.160; 29 (3) HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMITS UNDER AS 46.03.299 AND 30 46.03.302; 31 (4) PLAN APPROVALS AND PERMITS FOR] sewerage system and
01 treatment works and wastewater disposal systems, and [PLAN APPROVALS FOR] 02 drinking water systems, under AS 46.03.720; 03 (3) [(5)] oil discharge financial responsibility [APPROVALS] under 04 AS 46.04.040; 05 (4) [(6)] oil discharge contingency plans [PLAN APPROVALS] under 06 AS 46.04.030; 07 (5) [(7)] water and wastewater operator training under AS 46.30; 08 (6) control of solid waste facilities under AS 46.03.020(10) and 09 46.03.100; 10 (7) certification of laboratories conducting environmental analyses 11 of public drinking water systems or of oil or hazardous substances, or conducting 12 other analyses required by the department; 13 (8) certification of federal permits or authorizations under 14 33 U.S.C. 1341, sec. 401 (Clean Water Act). 15 * Sec. 77. AS 44.46.025 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 16 (c) The department may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees to 17 cover the direct costs of air quality permit programs under AS 46.03.140 and 18 46.03.160, and may establish procedures for the collection of those fees. 19 * Sec. 78. Section 1, ch. 27, SLA 1987 is amended to read: 20 Section 1. The operation of AS 43.05.085 and AS 43.20.013 is suspended until 21 January 1, 1995 [1993]. 22 * Sec. 79. AS 13.26.410(b); AS 24.10.105; AS 28.10.011(12), 28.10.181(k), 23 28.10.421(d)(12); AS 28.22.011(a)(3); and AS 37.05.210(1) are repealed. 24 * Sec. 80. AS 44.46.025(c), enacted by sec. 77 of this Act, is repealed on the day after the 25 day the federal administrator approves the state program under 42 U.S.C. 7661a(d) (Clean Air 26 Act, sec. 502(d)). The commissioner of environmental conservation shall immediately notify 27 the lieutenant governor and the revisor of statutes of the day the federal administrator grants 28 the approval described under this section. 29 * Sec. 81. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE BY ALCOHOLIC 30 BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD. (a) Approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal, 31 for 1994, of a license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as determined by the
01 director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall be eligible for a one-year license. 02 These licenses expire, unless renewed, on December 31, 1994, and may be renewed biennially 03 in even-numbered years after that. The 1994 renewal fee for these licenses is one-half of the 04 biennial license fee. 05 (b) The remaining approximately one-half of the 1994 renewal applicants, as 06 determined by the director, shall be eligible for a two-year license. These licenses expire, 07 unless renewed, on December 31, 1995, and may be renewed biennially in odd-numbered 08 years after that. 09 (c) The director shall notify each licensee in writing as to whether the licensee shall 10 apply for renewal under (a) or (b) of this section, and of the actual amount of the renewal fee. 11 The notice must be given not later than December 1, 1993. However, the failure of the 12 director to provide the notice required in this subsection does not prevent a license from 13 expiring on February 28, 1994, in accordance with AS 04.11.540, if the renewal application 14 is not filed on or before that date. 15 * Sec. 82. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT 16 OF LABOR. Notwithstanding AS 18.62.020, as amended by sec. 48 of this Act, and to ensure 17 that approximately one-half of all certificates of fitness expire in any one fiscal year, 18 approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal certificates of fitness during the first three 19 fiscal years after the effective date of sec. 48 of this Act, as determined by the Department 20 of Labor, shall receive a one-year renewal certificate, which may be renewed biennially after 21 that. The renewal fee for a one-year certificate is $80. 22 * Sec. 83. TEMPORARY FEES IN STATE PARKS. (a) The following fees apply for 23 the following activities in units of the state park system until the Department of Natural 24 Resources adopts a regulation under AS 41.21.026(a), as amended by sec. 75 of this Act, that 25 establishes a fee for that activity; 26 (1) sale of firewood: $4 per bundle; 27 (2) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has developed 28 parking and rest rooms, or use of parking associated with a developed trailhead, access site, 29 or picnic with developed parking: $2 per vehicle, or $25 for an annual pass; 30 (3) admission to visitor centers or historic sites: $5 for each person over 10 31 years of age;
01 (4) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or cultural history, 02 outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public use, enjoyment, or 03 understanding of parks: $2 for each person over 10 years of age. 04 (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall notify the revisor of statutes when a 05 regulation is effective that establishes a fee for an activity described in (a) of this section. 06 * Sec. 84. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding secs. 88 - 92 of this Act, an agency of the 07 state that has regulation adoption authority or that is authorized by this Act to adopt 08 regulations, may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement that agency's respective 09 provisions in this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 10 Act), but not before the respective effective date of the relevant section or sections of this Act. 11 * Sec. 85. RETROACTIVITY OF SEC. 78. Section 78 of this Act is retroactive to 12 January 1, 1993. 13 * Sec. 86. The amendment to AS 13.26.410(a) by sec. 33 of this Act has the effect of 14 amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d) by providing for compensation for 15 guardianship services without an order of the court. 16 * Sec. 87. If any section of this bill is found to violate the single subject rule it is severed 17 from the rest of the bill. 18 * Sec. 88. Sections 81 - 85 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 19 * Sec. 89. Sections 33 - 35, 44 - 60, 62 - 80 and 86 of this Act take effect July 1, 1993. 20 * Sec. 90. Sections 1 - 32 of this Act take effect December 31, 1993. 21 * Sec. 91. Sections 36 - 43 of this Act take effect July 1, 1994. 22 * Sec. 92. Section 61 of this Act takes effect January 1, 1994.