1995-03-06                     House Journal                      Page 0591
HB 234                                                                       
The following fiscal notes apply:                                              
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Administration, 3/6/95                              
Zero fiscal notes (4), Dept. of Commerce & Economic Development,               
3/6/95                                                                         
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 3/6/95                  
Zero fiscal notes (2), Dept. of Education, 3/6/95                              
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Fish & Game, 3/6/95                                 
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Health & Social Services, 3/6/95                    
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Labor, 3/6/95                                       
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Law, 3/6/95                                         
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Public Safety, 3/6/95                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities, 3/6/95          
                                                                               
                                                                               
The Governor's transmittal letter, dated March 6, 1995, appears below:         
                                                                               
                                                                               
"Dear Speaker Phillips:                                                        
                                                                               
Under the authority of art. III, sec. 18, of the Alaska Constitution, I am     
transmitting a bill relating to administrative adjudication under the          
Administrative Procedure Act (APA).                                            
                                                                               
This bill would make changes to the APA in order to streamline, and            
cut costs of, administrative adjudication.  Technical amendments to the        
affected sections are also made in the bill for clarification and              
simplification.  The changes made in this bill will assist in reducing         
costs and providing more clarity to participants in administrative             
adjudications.                                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Sections 1, 2, and 9 of the bill allow the use of certified, rather than       
registered mail.  The latter is more expensive and provides no better          
notice than the former.  Registered mail costs $2 more than certified,         
and is metal-tagged to allow for easier tracing if it is lost in transit; it   
is more appropriately used when the actual contents of the mail are            
valuable or irreplaceable.  Section 1 of the bill also provides for            
service of a statement of issues by mailing to the last address provided       
by the applicant.