00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 182(STA)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to distribution of reports by state agencies."                                                         
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 44.99 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                   
04                  Article 3A. Distribution of Agency Reports.                                                          
05            Sec. 44.99.360. Electronic distribution. (a) A state agency required by statute                            
06       to produce and distribute a report shall, if the agency has the technological capability                          
07       to do so, provide copies electronically and post the report on the agency's Internet                              
08       website in a manner accessible to the public. An agency may not produce print copies                              
09       of reports except as                                                                                              
10                 (1)  required                                                                                           
11                      (A)  under AS 14.56.120;                                                                           
12                      (B)  by agreement;                                                                                 
13                      (C)  by federal law; or                                                                            
14                 (2)  requested under AS 44.99.370 or specifically approved by the                                       
15       commissioner of the department.                                                                                   

01            (b)  Except as provided in (a) of this section, electronic distribution and                                  
02       electronic posting on a state agency's Internet website fulfills any obligation in state                          
03       law to publish, prepare, present, or submit a report.                                                           
04            Sec. 44.99.370. Print copy requests. A person may obtain a print copy of a                                 
05       report from the state library distribution and data access center under AS 14.56.170.                             
06            Sec. 44.99.390. Definition. In AS 44.99.360 - 44.99.390, "state agency" means                              
07       a department, institution, board, commission, division, authority, public corporation,                            
08       committee, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of state government,                              
09       including the University of Alaska, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, the Alaska                                   
10       Permanent Fund Corporation, and the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.