00Enrolled HB 250                                                                                                         
01 Relating to the renewable energy grant fund and recommendation program; and providing for                               
02 an effective date.                                                                                                      
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04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that, each fiscal year for the                            
07 next 10 fiscal years, $50,000,000 be appropriated to the renewable energy grant fund for                                
08 projects recommended by the Alaska Energy Authority under AS 42.45.045.                                                 
09    * Sec. 2. AS 42.45.045(i) is amended to read:                                                                      
10            (i)  An advisory committee is established and consists of nine [SEVEN]                                   
11       members, appointed as follows:                                                                                    
12                 (1)  five members shall be appointed by the governor to staggered                                       
13       three-year terms, with one representative to be appointed from each of the following                              
14       groups:                                                                                                           

01                      (A)  small Alaska rural electric utilities;                                                        
02                      (B)  large Alaska urban electric utilities;                                                        
03                      (C)  Alaska Native organizations;                                                                  
04                      (D)  businesses or organizations engaged in the renewable                                          
05            energy sector; and                                                                                           
06                      (E)  the Denali Commission established under P.L. 105-277, 42                                      
07            U.S.C. 3121 note;                                                                                            
08                 (2)  two members [ONE MEMBER] of the house of representatives                                       
09       shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and                                            
10                 (3)  two members [ONE MEMBER] of the senate shall be appointed                                      
11       by the president of the senate.                                                                                   
12    * Sec. 3. Section 5, ch. 31, SLA 2008, is amended to read:                                                         
13            Sec. 5. AS 42.45.045 is repealed June 30, 2023 [2013].                                                   
14    * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).