SB 42-1999 REVISOR'S BILL JAMES CRAWFORD, Assistant Revisor of Statutes, Division of Legal Services, gave the following description of SB 42. Section 20 repeals certain sections of statute that add a tract of land known as "Cape Suckling" to the Yakataga State Game Refuge. The sections of statute were placed in Section 20 because, based on initial information from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), it appeared a litigation settlement agreement had made the sections obsolete. However, since SB 42 was introduced, updated information about the settlement agreement has revealed that those sections are dormant, not obsolete. The Division of Legal Services no longer recommends that those sections be repealed, but rather that Section 20 be removed from the bill. MR. CRAWFORD stated the following corrections are not substantive. Section 6 amends the definitional sections of Alaska's probate code to correct an omission. During the 1996 revision of the probate code, the Uniform Probate Code (UPC) definition of "person" was omitted from the bill because it was assumed the Alaska Title 1 definition of "person" was identical. The UPC version specifically mentions government and governmental subunits and agencies. Uniform Law Commissioner Art Peterson asked that Title 1 be updated to include that phrase. Number 080 SENATOR WARD asked Mr. Crawford if he agrees with Mr. Peterson's recommendation. MR. CRAWFORD replied he thinks the existing definition in Title 1 is broad enough to include government and governmental subunits and agencies, but he recommends the change to allow the Alaska definition to track the UPC definition. MR. CRAWFORD discussed Section 12, which amends AS 24.60.050, related to state programs and loans. The amendment will reflect the 1998 enactment of AS 24.60.105, which pertains to deadlines for filing disclosures. AS 24.60.050 relates to certain state programs and loans that a legislator or legislative employee may participate in without disclosure to the Select Committee on Legislative Ethics. Subsection (d), the section proposed for amendment, relates to disclosure deadlines for programs and loans that do not meet the standard today. Last year, when the new section, AS 24.60.105, was enacted, the bill contained a subsection (c) which is identical to the amendment suggested today. Both subsections (c) and (d) had the same date reference. The fact that subsection (d) was not amended was an oversight. Number 127 SENATOR GREEN asked if SB 42 has a Judiciary referral. CHAIRMAN WARD said it does not, but the committee can request one. MR. CRAWFORD added when the overall revisor's bill was initially presented to the Legislative Council, the Council decided to split it into two bills. The second bill was referred to the Judiciary Committee. SENATOR GREEN moved to delete Section 20 from SB 42. There being no objection, the motion carried. SENATOR PHILLIPS moved CSSB 42(STA) out of committee with individual recommendations. There being no objection, the motion carried. CHAIRMAN WARD noted CSSB 42(STA) will move from committee with an accompanying request for a Senate Judiciary Committee referral.