HB 303: "An Act relating to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund, and the earnings reserve account; relating to the mental health trust fund; relating to deposits into the dividend fund; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 303 01 "An Act relating to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, the earnings of the Alaska 02 permanent fund, and the earnings reserve account; relating to the mental health trust 03 fund; relating to deposits into the dividend fund; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 37.13.010(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) Under art. IX, sec. 15, of the state constitution, there is established as a 07 separate fund the Alaska permanent fund. The Alaska permanent fund consists of 08 (1) 25 percent of all mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale 09 proceeds, net profit shares under AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), and federal mineral revenue 10 sharing payments received by the state from mineral leases [ISSUED ON OR 11 BEFORE DECEMBER 1, 1979,] and 25 percent of all bonuses received by the state 12 from mineral leases [ISSUED ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 15, 1980; 13 (2) 50 PERCENT OF ALL MINERAL LEASE RENTALS, 14 ROYALTIES, ROYALTY SALE PROCEEDS, NET PROFIT SHARES UNDER
01 AS 38.05.180(f) AND (g), AND FEDERAL MINERAL REVENUE SHARING 02 PAYMENTS RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM MINERAL LEASES ISSUED 03 AFTER DECEMBER 1, 1979, AND 50 PERCENT OF ALL BONUSES RECEIVED 04 BY THE STATE FROM MINERAL LEASES ISSUED AFTER FEBRUARY 15, 05 1980]; and 06 (2) [(3)] any other money appropriated to or otherwise allocated by 07 law or former law to the Alaska permanent fund. 08 * Sec. 2. AS 37.13 is amended by adding a new section to read: 09 Sec. 37.13.015. Appropriations to the dividend fund. The legislature may 10 appropriate to the dividend fund established in AS 43.23.045, 74.5 percent of all 11 mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under 12 AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), and federal mineral revenue sharing payments received by 13 the state from mineral leases and 74.5 percent of all bonuses received by the state from 14 mineral leases. Nothing in the section creates a dedicated fund. 15 * Sec. 3. AS 37.13.140 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 37.13.140. Income. (a) Net income of the fund includes income of the 17 earnings reserve account established under AS 37.13.145. The corporation shall 18 determine the net [NET] income of the fund [SHALL BE COMPUTED 19 ANNUALLY AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR] in accordance with 20 generally accepted accounting principles as the income is realized and received. 21 (b) The corporation shall determine the amount available for distribution 22 on July 1 of each year. The amount [, EXCLUDING ANY UNREALIZED GAINS 23 OR LOSSES. INCOME] available for distribution equals five [21] percent of the 24 average market value [NET INCOME] of the fund, including the balance of the 25 earnings reserve account established under AS 37.13.145, for the preceding 26 [LAST] five fiscal years, including the fiscal year just ended, computed annually for 27 each fiscal year in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles 28 [BUT MAY NOT EXCEED NET INCOME OF THE FUND FOR THE FISCAL 29 YEAR JUST ENDED PLUS THE BALANCE IN THE EARNINGS RESERVE 30 ACCOUNT DESCRIBED IN AS 37.13.145]. 31 * Sec. 4. AS 37.13.145(a) is amended to read:
01 (a) The earnings reserve account is established as a separate account in the 02 fund. Except for income deposited into the general fund under (e) of this section, 03 income [INCOME] from the fund shall be deposited by the corporation into the 04 account as soon as it is received. Money in the account shall be invested in 05 investments authorized under AS 37.13.120. 06 * Sec. 5. AS 37.13.145(d) is amended to read: 07 (d) Notwithstanding (e) [(b)] of this section, income earned on money 08 awarded in or received as a result of State v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847 Civ. 09 (Superior Court, First Judicial District), including settlement, summary judgment, or 10 adjustment to a royalty-in-kind contract that is tied to the outcome of this case, or 11 interest earned on the money, or on the earnings of the money shall be treated in the 12 same manner as other income of the Alaska permanent fund, except that it is not 13 available for distribution to the dividend fund or for transfers to the general fund 14 [PRINCIPAL] under (e) [(c)] of this section, and shall be annually deposited into the 15 Alaska capital income fund (AS 37.05.565). 16 * Sec. 6. AS 37.13.145 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 17 (e) Under art. IX, sec. 15, Constitution of the State of Alaska, income from the 18 fund, including the earnings reserve account established under AS 37.13.145, shall be 19 deposited by the corporation into the general fund within 30 days after it is received, 20 until the amount available for distribution determined by the corporation under 21 AS 37.13.140(b) has been deposited into the general fund for that fiscal year. If the 22 actual net income of the fund for a fiscal year is less than the amount of income 23 available for distribution under AS 37.13.140(b) for that fiscal year, on the last day of 24 the fiscal year, the corporation shall deposit into the general fund the amount from the 25 earnings reserve account necessary to satisfy the amount of income available for 26 distribution for that fiscal year or the balance of the earnings reserve account, 27 whichever is less. 28 * Sec. 7. AS 37.13.300(c) is amended to read: 29 (c) Net income from the mental health trust fund may not be included in the 30 computation of [NET] income available for distribution under AS 37.13.140(b) 31 [AS 37.13.140].
01 * Sec. 8. AS 37.14.031(c) is amended to read: 02 (c) The net income of the fund shall be computed annually [DETERMINED] 03 by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation as of the last day of the fiscal year in 04 accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, excluding any 05 unrealized gains or losses [IN THE SAME MANNER THE CORPORATION 06 DETERMINES THE NET INCOME OF THE ALASKA PERMANENT FUND 07 UNDER AS 37.13.140]. 08 * Sec. 9. AS 43.23.025(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall determine the value of 10 each permanent fund dividend for that year by 11 (1) determining the total amount available for dividend payments, 12 which equals 13 (A) the amount appropriated [OF INCOME OF THE 14 ALASKA PERMANENT FUND TRANSFERRED] to the dividend fund 15 under AS 37.13.015 [AS 37.13.145(b)] during the current year; 16 (B) plus the unexpended and unobligated balances of prior 17 fiscal year appropriations that lapse into the dividend fund under 18 AS 43.23.045(d); 19 (C) less the amount necessary to pay prior year dividends from 20 the dividend fund in the current year under AS 43.23.005(h), 43.23.021, and 21 43.23.055(3) and (7); 22 (D) less the amount necessary to pay dividends from the 23 dividend fund due to eligible applicants who, as determined by the department, 24 filed for a previous year's dividend by the filing deadline but who were not 25 included in a previous year's dividend computation; 26 (E) less appropriations from the dividend fund during the 27 current year, including amounts to pay costs of administering the dividend 28 program and the hold harmless provisions of AS 43.23.075; 29 (2) determining the number of individuals eligible to receive a 30 dividend payment for the current year and the number of estates and successors 31 eligible to receive a dividend payment for the current year under AS 43.23.005(h); and
01 (3) dividing the amount determined under (1) of this subsection by the 02 amount determined under (2) of this subsection. 03 * Sec. 10. AS 43.23.025 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 04 (c) If the value of each permanent fund dividend calculated under (a) of this 05 section results in a dividend for each eligible individual that is less than $1,000, then 06 the legislature may appropriate from the earnings reserve account established in 07 AS 37.13.145 an amount necessary to pay each eligible individual a permanent fund 08 dividend of $1,000. 09 * Sec. 11. AS 43.23.045(d) is amended to read: 10 (d) Unless specified otherwise in an appropriation act, the unexpended and 11 unobligated balance of an appropriation to implement this chapter lapses into the 12 dividend fund on June 30 of the fiscal year for which the appropriation was made and 13 may [SHALL] be used in determining the amount of and paying the subsequent year's 14 dividend as provided in AS 43.23.025(a)(1)(B). 15 * Sec. 12. AS 37.13.145(b) and 37.13.145(c) are repealed. 16 * Sec. 13. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 17 read: 18 TRANSITION. (a) Notwithstanding AS 43.23.025(a), as amended by sec. 9 of this 19 Act, AS 43.23.025(c), added by sec. 10 of this Act, and AS 43.23.045(d), as amended by sec. 20 11 of this Act, the commissioner of revenue shall determine the value of each permanent fund 21 dividend for the 2016 dividend year under AS 43.23.025 and 43.23.045(d), as those sections 22 read on the day before the effective date of secs. 9 - 11 of this Act. 23 (b) The commissioner of revenue and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation may 24 adopt regulations, policies, and procedures necessary to implement this Act. The regulations, 25 policies, or procedures may not take effect before the effective date of the law implemented 26 by the regulation, policy, or procedure. 27 * Sec. 14. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 28 read: 29 RETROACTIVITY. If secs. 1 - 13 of this Act take effect after July 1, 2016, secs. 1 - 30 13 of this Act are retroactive to July 1, 2016. 31 * Sec. 15. Sections 13 and 14 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
01 * Sec. 16. Except as provided in sec. 15 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2016.