00 SENATE BILL NO. 282                                                                                                     
01 "An Act relating to matching funds for state grants for public water supply,                                            
02 treatment, and distribution systems, public sewage collection, treatment, and                                           
03 discharge facilities, solid waste processing or disposal facilities, and programs or                                    
04 facilities for enhancing or protecting water quality; and providing for an effective                                    
05 date."                                                                                                                  
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1.  AS 46.03.030(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
08  (b)  The department may grant to a municipality, as funds are available, up to                                        
09 50 percent of eligible costs [NOT FINANCED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,]                                                  
10 for public water supply, treatment, and distribution systems and public sewage                                      
11 collection, treatment, and discharge facilities for which construction has not                                        
12 commenced on or before June 21, 1976.  The eligible cost of a project or portions of                                    
13 a project are determined by the federal agency granting the most monetary assistance.                                   
14 On projects or portions of projects for which federal participation is not available,                                   
01 eligible costs shall be determined by the department in accordance with (d) of this                                     
02 section. Projects shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications                                      
03 approved by the department.                                                                                             
04    * Sec. 2.  AS 46.03.030(e) is amended to read:                                                                       
05  (e)  The department may grant to a municipality not more than 50 percent of                                           
06 the eligible costs [THAT ARE NOT PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL                                                                
07 GOVERNMENT] for solid waste processing or disposal facilities constructed after                                         
08 July 1, 1980.  However, the department may grant a municipality up to 60 percent of                                     
09 the eligible costs [NOT PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT] for a solid                                                 
10 waste processing or disposal facility constructed after July 1, 1980, if the facility is                                
11 used for resource recovery.  The eligible costs of a solid waste processing or disposal                                 
12 facility are determined by the federal agency granting the most monetary assistance for                                 
13 construction of the facility.  For a solid waste processing or disposal facility for which                              
14 federal money is not available, the department shall determine the eligible costs under                                 
15 (d) of this section.  A municipality shall construct solid waste processing or disposal                                 
16 facilities financed by grants under this section according to plans and specifications                                  
17 approved by the department.                                                                                             
18    * Sec. 3.  AS 46.03.030(f) is amended to read:                                                                       
19  (f)  The department may make a grant to a municipality for the eligible costs                                         
20 of programs and facilities for enhancing or protecting the water quality of streams,                                    
21 lakes, waterways, and other bodies of water if the costs are incurred after July 1, 1986.                               
22 The grant may not exceed 50 percent of the eligible costs unless the department finds                                   
23 that the program or facility is needed to avert an immediate hazard to health, in which                                 
24 case the grant may be up to 100 percent of the eligible costs.  Eligible costs [ARE                                     
25 THOSE NOT FINANCED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND] include costs                                                         
26 of testing, research, education, enforcement, and clean-up programs for the purpose of                                  
27 discovering and solving existing or potential water pollution problems. A grant may                                     
28 be made under this subsection only for a water enhancement program approved by the                                      
29 department.                                                                                                             
30    * Sec. 4.  AS 46.03.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
31  (g)  A municipality may use funds from the federal government to provide                                              
01 matching money for a state grant under this section.                                                                    
02    * Sec. 5.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).