00 SENATE BILL NO. 77                                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to civil actions by municipalities and certain public corporations                                     
02 and prohibiting certain civil actions by them against firearms or ammunition                                            
03 manufacturers and dealers."                                                                                             
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  AS 09.65.080 is amended to read:                                                                     
06  Sec. 09.65.080.   Actions  [SUITS] by  municipalities and public corporations                                        
07 [INCORPORATED UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT].   Except as provided                                                        
08 in (b) of this section, an  [AN] action may be maintained by  a municipality  [AN                                    
09 INCORPORATED BOROUGH, CITY,] or  a  [OTHER] public corporation of like                                                
10 character in its corporate name, and upon a cause of action accruing to it in its                                       
11 corporate character                                                                                                     
12   (1)  regarding  [UPON] a contract made with the  municipality or                                                 
13 public corporation;                                                                                                     
14   (2)  regarding  [UPON] a liability prescribed by law in favor of the                                               
01  municipality or  public corporation;                                                                                 
02   (3)  to recover a penalty or forfeiture [GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC                                                         
03 CORPORATION];                                                                                                           
04   (4)  to recover damages for an injury to the [CORPORATE] rights or                                                   
05 property of the  municipality or  public corporation.                                                                 
06    * Sec. 2.  AS 09.65.080 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
07  (b)  A municipality or a public corporation established by a municipality may                                         
08 not bring a civil action to recover damages or to seek injunctive relief from a person                                  
09 who manufactures or sells firearms or ammunition if the action is related to the lawful                                 
10 sale, manufacture, design, or marketing of firearms or ammunition.  However, this                                       
11 subsection does not prohibit a civil action for breach of contract or breach of warranty.                               
12    * Sec. 3.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to a civil action that accrues on or after the                         
13 effective date of this Act.