00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 187(STA)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the elimination or modification of state agency publications that are                               
02 outdated, duplicative, or excessive or that could be improved or consolidated with other                                
03 publications or exclusively delivered electronically; and providing for an effective date."                             
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 37.07.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
06 (f)  In addition to the budget, bills, and fiscal plan submitted under (a) and (b)                                      
07 of this section, in every even-numbered year, the governor shall submit a bill to                                       
08 eliminate or modify publication requirements for publications that have been                                            
09       identified under AS 44.99.220                                                                                     
10                 (1)  as outdated, duplicative, or excessive, or that could be improved or                               
11       consolidated with other publications; or                                                                          
12                 (2)  that could be exclusively delivered electronically.                                                
13    * Sec. 2. AS 44.99.220 is repealed and reenacted to read:                                                            
14            Sec. 44.99.220. List of publications. (a) Each state agency shall                                            

01                 (1)  compile a list of all publications the agency produces as required                                 
02       by law or regulation or as directed by the legislature;                                                           
03                 (2)  identify and highlight on the list compiled under (1) of this                                      
04       subsection the publications that are                                                                              
05                      (A)  outdated, duplicative, or excessive, or that could be                                         
06            improved or consolidated with other publications; or                                                         
07                      (B)  currently delivered physically that could be delivered                                        
08            electronically; and                                                                                          
09                 (3)  by October 31 of every even-numbered year, electronically submit                                   
10 the list of publications compiled under (1) of this subsection, including the highlighted                               
11 publications under (2) of this subsection, to the governor and to the senate secretary                                  
12 and chief clerk of the house of representatives and notify the legislature that the list is                             
13       available.                                                                                                        
14            (b)  In this section, "state agency" means a department, institution, board,                                 
15       commission, division, authority, public corporation, or other administrative unit of the                          
16       executive branch, including the University of Alaska.                                                             
17    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).