00HOUSE BILL NO. 144                                                                                                      
01 "An Act authorizing the Department of Environmental Conservation to charge                                              
02 certain fees relating to registration of pesticides and broadcast chemicals; and                                        
03 providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 44.46.025(a) is amended to read:                                                                    
06  (a)  The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that                                          
07 prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of the fees, to                                  
08 cover the applicable direct costs, not including travel, of inspections, permit                                         
09 preparation and administration, plan review and approval, and other services provided                                   
10 by the department relating to                                                                                           
11   (1)  agriculture and animals under AS 03.05; food, drugs, and cosmetics                                              
12 under AS 17.20; and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35;                                                
13   (2)  certificates of inspection for motor vehicles under AS 46.14.400 or                                             
14 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03   (4)  [REPEALED                                                                                                       
04   (5)  REPEALED                                                                                                        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)  registration of pesticides and broadcast chemicals under                                                        
14 AS 46.03.320.                                                                                                          
15    * Sec. 2.  TRANSITIONAL FEE.  Until the effective date of a regulation that adopts a fee                             
16 schedule to implement sec. 1 of this Act, the Department of Environmental Conservation may                              
17 charge a fee of $100 for the registration under AS 46.03.320 of a pesticide or broadcast                                
18 chemical.                                                                                                               
19    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect July 1, 1997.