HB 416: "An Act relating to fees or assessment of costs for certain services provided by state government, including hearing costs related to the real estate surety fund; fees for authorization to operate a postsecondary educational institution or for an agent's permit to perform services for a postsecondary educational institution; administrative fees for self-insurers in workers' compensation; business license fees; fees for activities related to coastal zone management, training relating to emergency management response, regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals, and subdivision plans for sewage waste disposal or treatment; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 416 01 "An Act relating to fees or assessment of costs for certain services provided by 02 state government, including hearing costs related to the real estate surety fund; 03 fees for authorization to operate a postsecondary educational institution or for 04 an agent's permit to perform services for a postsecondary educational institution; 05 administrative fees for self-insurers in workers' compensation; business license 06 fees; fees for activities related to coastal zone management, training relating to 07 emergency management response, regulation of pesticides and broadcast 08 chemicals, and subdivision plans for sewage waste disposal or treatment; and 09 providing for an effective date." 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 11 * Section 1. AS 08.88.472(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) The [WHEN AN AWARD IS MADE FROM THE REAL ESTATE 13 SURETY FUND UNDER AS 08.88.470, THE] commission may charge to the real 14 estate surety fund the costs of a hearing on a claim for reimbursement held under
01 AS 08.88.465 [AS 08.88.071 OR 08.88.465]. The commission shall deposit into the 02 real estate surety fund amounts [AMOUNTS SUBSEQUENTLY] recovered [BY 03 THE COMMISSION] for these costs from the licensee under AS 08.88.071(b) or from 04 other parties under AS 08.88.490 [SHALL BE DEPOSITED TO THE REAL ESTATE 05 SURETY FUND]. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 14.48.090 is repealed and reenacted to read: 07 Sec. 14.48.090. FEES. The commission shall adopt regulations that establish 08 the amount and manner of payment of application fees, authorization or permit fees, 09 renewal fees, investigation fees, and all other fees as appropriate for the authorization 10 to operate under AS 14.48.070 and the agent's permit for services under AS 14.48.080. 11 * Sec. 3. AS 18.80.060(b) is amended to read: 12 (b) In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by this chapter, the 13 commission may 14 (1) delegate to the executive director all powers and duties given it by 15 this chapter except the duties and powers given it by AS 18.80.120 and 18.80.130; 16 (2) call upon the departments and agencies of the state, with the 17 approval of the governor, for cooperation and assistance in carrying out this chapter; 18 (3) hold hearings under AS 18.80.120; 19 (4) establish the amount and manner of payment of fees for 20 education and training services and information and materials that the 21 commission provides to public and private organizations and other persons. 22 * Sec. 4. AS 23.30.090 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 23 (b) An employer authorized as a self-insurer, except the State of Alaska, shall 24 pay to the department, for administrative services provided by the department, a fee 25 of four percent of the total amount reported in the report filed by the employer under 26 AS 23.30.155(m) for the preceding calendar year. The board shall adopt regulations 27 establishing the procedures for payment of the fee under this subsection. The 28 department shall transfer the fees collected under this subsection to the Department of 29 Revenue for deposit in the state treasury. 30 (c) In this section, "total amount reported" means the total of all temporary 31 total disability payments; temporary partial disability payments; permanent partial
01 disability payments; permanent partial impairment payments; permanent total disability 02 payments; medical benefits; reemployment benefits; death benefits; attorney fees; 03 litigation costs; penalties; interest; and other payments paid by the employer and 04 reported in the employer's annual report filed under AS 23.30.155(m). 05 * Sec. 5. AS 43.70.030(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The license fee for each business is $75 for a two-year period [$25 PER 07 YEAR]. 08 * Sec. 6. AS 44.19.145(a)(11) is amended to read: 09 (11) render, on behalf of the state, all federal consistency 10 determinations and certifications authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1456 (Sec. 307, Coastal Zone 11 Management Act of 1972), and each conclusive state consistency determination when 12 a project requires a permit, lease, or authorization from two or more state resource 13 agencies; the office may adopt regulations to charge fees for services provided 14 under this paragraph. 15 * Sec. 7. AS 44.35.040 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 44.35.040. FEES FOR CERTAIN TRAINING. The Department of Military 17 and Veterans' Affairs may adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for training 18 provided by the department to persons relating to emergency management response. 19 Regulations adopted under this section must establish [THE TRANSPORTATION, 20 STORAGE, OR OTHER MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, AND 21 ESTABLISHING] procedures for the collection of the fees. 22 * Sec. 8. AS 44.46.025(a) is amended to read: 23 (a) The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that 24 prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of the fees, to 25 cover the applicable direct costs, not including travel, of inspections, permit 26 preparation and administration, plan review and approval, and other services provided 27 by the department relating to 28 (1) agriculture and animals under AS 03.05; food, drugs, and cosmetics 29 under AS 17.20; and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35; 30 (2) certificates of inspection for motor vehicles under AS 46.14.400 or 31 46.14.510;
01 (3) sewerage system and treatment works and wastewater disposal 02 systems, and drinking water systems, under AS 46.03.720; 03 (4) [REPEALED 04 (5) REPEALED 05 (6)] water and wastewater operator training under AS 46.30; 06 (5) [(7)] control of solid waste facilities under AS 46.03.020(10) and 07 46.03.100; 08 (6) [(8)] certification of laboratories conducting environmental analyses 09 of public drinking water systems or of oil or hazardous substances, or conducting other 10 analyses required by the department; 11 (7) [(9)] certification of federal permits or authorizations under 33 12 U.S.C. 1341, sec. 401 (Clean Water Act); 13 (8) regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals under 14 AS 46.03.320 and 46.03.330; 15 (9) subdivision plans for sewage waste disposal or treatment 16 submitted under AS 46.03.090. 17 * Sec. 9. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION: ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS. The state 18 agencies affected by this Act may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement the 19 changes made by secs. 2 - 8 of this Act, respectively. The regulations take effect under 20 AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), but not before the respective effective dates of 21 secs. 2 - 8 of this Act. 22 * Sec. 10. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION: TEMPORARY FEE SCHEDULE FOR 23 CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL 24 INSTITUTIONS AND AGENTS. Until a new fee schedule is adopted by regulation to 25 implement the changes made by sec. 2 of this Act, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary 26 Education, or its successor state agency, may charge the fees set out in the following schedule 27 for an authorization to operate an institution in this state and for an agent's permit related to 28 activities for postsecondary educational institutions: 29 (1) authorization to operate $100; 30 (2) renewal of authorization to 31 operate $100;
01 (3) an agent's permit $ 50; 02 (4) renewal of an agent's permit $ 50. 03 * Sec. 11. Section 9 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 04 * Sec. 12. Sections 1 - 3, 6 - 8, and 10 of this Act take effect July 1, 1996. 05 * Sec. 13. Sections 4 and 5 of this Act take effect January 1, 1997.