CSHB 216(JUD): "An Act relating to fiscal notes for bills directing or resulting in the adoption, amendment, or repeal of regulations, and to the notice required for the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 216(JUD) 01 "An Act relating to fiscal notes for bills directing or resulting in the adoption, 02 amendment, or repeal of regulations, and to the notice required for the proposed 03 adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 24.08.035 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 06 (f) In addition to the other requirements of this section, if a bill directs an 07 agency in the executive branch of state government to adopt, amend, or repeal a 08 regulation or will result in an agency's adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation, 09 the department affected shall include in the fiscal note for the bill a specific time by 10 which the agency shall adopt, amend, or repeal the regulation. If the agency is not able 11 to meet the deadline set in the fiscal note, the agency shall 12 (1) set a new deadline; and 13 (2) report to the Administrative Regulation Review Committee the 14 new deadline and the reasons for being unable to meet the deadline set in the fiscal
01 note. 02 (g) In (f) of this section, "agency" includes the Alaska Housing Finance 03 Corporation, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the Alaska 04 Energy Authority, the Alaska Public Offices Commission, and the Alaska Oil and Gas 05 Conservation Commission, but does not include other boards or commissions. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 44.62.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 07 (d) When a state agency, other than the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, the 08 Board of Fisheries, or the Board of Game, posts a notice of the proposed adoption, 09 amendment, or repeal of a regulation on the Alaska Online Public Notice System or 10 furnishes the notice in an electronic format under AS 44.62.190(a), a brief description 11 of the changes made by the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal must accompany 12 the notice that is posted on the Alaska Online Public Notice System or furnished in an 13 electronic format under AS 44.62.190(a). The brief description shall be written in 14 clear, easily readable language that a person without a legal background is able to 15 understand. Notwithstanding AS 44.62.300, an action may not be brought for failure 16 of the brief description to comply with the requirements of this subsection relating to 17 the description of the changes or its clarity and readability. 18 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19 read: 20 APPLICABILITY. (a) AS 24.08.035(f) and (g), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, apply to 21 bills that are filed on or after the effective date of this Act. 22 (b) AS 44.62.200(d), enacted by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to the proposed adoption, 23 amendment, or repeal of a regulation on or after the effective date of this Act. 24 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect July 1, 2012.