2016-04-12                     House Journal                      Page 2250
Excused:  Colver, Hawker                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
And so, Amendment No. 7 was not adopted.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 8 was not offered.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Amendment No. 9 was offered  by Representatives Kawasaki,                                                                        
Drummond, Kreiss-Tomkins, Gara, Tuck, Kito, Guttenberg, and Tarr:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Page 1, line 1, following "tax;" (title amendment):                                                                           
     Insert "relating to confidential tax information in the                                                                  
possession of the Department of Revenue;"                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Page 4, following line 1:                                                                                                       
     Insert new bill sections to read:                                                                                          
"* Sec. 7. AS 43.05.230(f) is amended to read:                                                                                
         (f)  A wilful violation of the provisions of this section or of a                                                      
     condition imposed under AS 43.55.040(1)(B) is punishable by a                                                              
     fine of not more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more                                                              
     than two years, or by both. The penalty under this subsection                                                          
     may be in addition to, and not in place of, an applicable                                                              
     criminal sanction under state or federal law.                                                                          
   * Sec. 8. AS 43.05.230 is amended by adding a new subsection to                                                            
read:                                                                                                                           
         (l)  The department may disclose confidential tax information,                                                         
     documents, or other materials related to a credit for oil and gas                                                          
     investment, exploration, production, delivery, storage, or use                                                             
     against a tax imposed under AS 43.20 or AS 43.55 to a legislator,                                                          
     an agent of a legislator or a legislative committee, or a contractor                                                       
     of a legislator or a legislative committee if                                                                              
              (1)  the information is disclosed during an executive                                                             
     session of a committee hearing or an executive session of a                                                                
     meeting of one house of the legislature as a committee of the                                                              
     whole;                                                                                                                     
              (2)  only legislators, agents, and contractors complying                                                          
     with the remainder of this subsection are in attendance at the                                                             
     committee meeting;                                                                                                         
              (3)  written information, documents, or other materials                                                           
     are clearly labeled as confidential tax information;                                                                       
              (4)  the legislator, agent, or contractor has executed an