00 HOUSE BILL NO. 95 01 "An Act relating to control of space in the state capitol and other buildings occupied by 02 the legislature and its agencies; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04  * Section 1. AS 24.05.190(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The entire state capitol [, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAPITOL 06 SPACE NOW OCCUPIED BY THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR,] and space 07 occupied in any other state building by the legislature or its agencies is under the 08 control of and subject to assignment by the Legislative Affairs Agency as directed by 09 the Alaska Legislative Council [LEGISLATURE]. The Legislative Affairs Agency 10 is responsible for the equitable allocation of parking spaces at the capitol according to 11 the needs of the legislature [AND OTHER AGENCIES OCCUPYING CAPITOL 12 OFFICES]. 13  * Sec. 2. AS 24.60.030(a) is amended to read: 14 (a) A legislator or legislative employee may not 01 (1) solicit, agree to accept, or accept a benefit other than official 02 compensation for the performance of public duties; this paragraph may not be 03 construed to prohibit lawful solicitation for and acceptance of campaign contributions 04 or the acceptance of a lawful gratuity under AS 24.60.080; 05 (2) use public funds, facilities, equipment, services, or another 06 government asset or resource for a nonlegislative purpose, for involvement in or 07 support of or opposition to partisan political activity, or for the private benefit of either 08 the legislator, legislative employee, or another person; this paragraph does not prohibit 09 (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 10 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 11 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 12 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 13 (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 14 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general 15 public for nonlegislative purposes; 16 (C) telephone or facsimile use that does not carry a special 17 charge; 18 (D) the legislative council [, NOTWITHSTANDING 19 AS 24.05.190,] from designating a public facility for use by legislators and 20 legislative employees for health or fitness purposes; when the council 21 designates a facility to be used by legislators and legislative employees for 22 health or fitness purposes, it shall adopt guidelines governing access to and use 23 of the facility; the guidelines may establish times in which use of the facility is 24 limited to specific groups; or 25 (E) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in the 26 capital city during a legislative session, and for the five days immediately 27 before and the five days immediately after a legislative session, for 28 nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of 29 public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and 30 equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator 31 promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's 01 private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital 02 city reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others; 03 (3) knowingly seek, accept, use, allocate, grant, or award public funds 04 for a purpose other than that approved by law, or make a false statement in connection 05 with a claim, request, or application for compensation, reimbursement, or travel 06 allowances from public funds; 07 (4) require a legislative employee to perform services for the private 08 benefit of the legislator or employee at any time, or allow a legislative employee to 09 perform services for the private benefit of a legislator or employee on government 10 time; it is not a violation of this paragraph if the services were performed in an 11 unusual or infrequent situation and the person's services were reasonably necessary to 12 permit the legislator or legislative employee to perform official duties; 13 (5) use or authorize the use of state funds, facilities, equipment, 14 services, or another government asset or resource for the purpose of political fund 15 raising or campaigning; this paragraph does not prohibit 16 (A) limited use of state property and resources for personal 17 purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of public duties and 18 either the cost or value related to the use is nominal or the legislator or 19 legislative employee reimburses the state for the cost of the use; 20 (B) the use of mailing lists, computer data, or other information 21 lawfully obtained from a government agency and available to the general 22 public for nonlegislative purposes; 23 (C) telephone or facsimile use that does not carry a special 24 charge; 25 (D) storing or maintaining, consistent with (b) of this section, 26 election campaign records in a legislator's office; or 27 (E) a legislator from using the legislator's private office in the 28 capital city during a legislative session, and for the five days immediately 29 before and the five days immediately after a legislative session, for 30 nonlegislative purposes if the use does not interfere with the performance of 31 public duties and if there is no cost to the state for the use of the space and 01 equipment, other than utility costs and minimal wear and tear, or the legislator 02 promptly reimburses the state for the cost; an office is considered a legislator's 03 private office under this subparagraph if it is the primary space in the capital 04 city reserved for use by the legislator, whether or not it is shared with others. 05  * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).