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SB 216                                                                       
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 216 An                        
Act relating to fees or assessment of costs for certain services               
provided by state government, including hearing costs related to the           
real estate surety fund; fees for authorization to operate a                   
postsecondary educational institution or for an agent's permit to              
perform services for a postsecondary educational institution;                  
administrative fees for self-insurers in workers' compensation;                
business license fees; fees for activities related to coastal zone             
management, training relating to emergency management response,                
regulation of  pesticides and broadcast chemicals, and subdivision             
plans for sewage waste disposal or treatment; and providing for an             
effective date and recommended it be replaced with                             
                                                                               
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 216(FIN), entitled:                                     
An Act relating to fees, assessments, and costs for certain functions          
of state or municipal government including hearing costs related to            
the real estate surety fund, fees for authorization to operate a               
postsecondary educational institution or for an agent's permit to              
perform services for a postsecondary educational institution, fees of          
the state Commission on Human Rights, administrative fees for self-            
insurers in workers' compensation, fees relating to applications for           
exploration incentive credits, charges to prisoners, marine and harbor         
facility use fees, business license fees, fees for training relating to        
management of hazardous substances and emergency management                    
response, fees for regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals;           
and subdivision plans for sewage waste disposal or treatment; relating         
to a tax exemption; and providing for an effective date.                       
                                                                               
and further attaches a Finance Committee Letter of Intent.                     
                                                                               
Signing do pass: Senator Frank, Cochair, Senator Sharp.  Signing no            
recommendation: Senator Halford, Cochair, Senators Rieger, Phillips,           
Zharoff.                                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               

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SB 216                                                                       
                                Letter of Intent                               
                                      for                                      
                               CS for SB 216(FIN)                              
                                                                               
It is the intent of the Legislature that rather than                          
establish authority for the Department of                                      
Environmental Conservation to charge review fees                               
for subdivision plans for sewage waste disposal or                             
treatment submitted under AS 46.03.090 within                                  
organized boroughs and municipalities, that each                               
organized borough or municipality should determine                             
if such reviews are necessary.  If the borough or                              
municipality determines such reviews are necessary,                            
the borough or municipality may establish an                                   
appropriate fee for approving the plans.                                       
                                                                               
Fiscal notes for the committee substitute published today from                 
Department of Revenue, Department of Labor, Department of                      
Education, Department of Natural Resources.  Previous fiscal notes             
and zero fiscal notes apply to the committee substitute.  Fiscal note          
information forthcoming.                                                       
                                                                               
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.