00                             SENATE BILL NO. 61                                                                          
01 "An Act making appropriations for qualified regional seafood development associations,                                  
02 for investigation and litigation relating to the public employees' retirement system and                                
03 the teachers' retirement system, and for a special advisory election; and providing for an                              
04 effective date."                                                                                                        
05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
06    * Section 1.  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC                                                      
07 DEVELOPMENT. The amount of the seafood development tax collected under                                                  
08 AS 43.76.350 - 43.76.399 in calendar year 2005 and deposited in the general fund under                                  
09 AS 43.76.380(d) is appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Commerce,                                    
10 Community, and Economic Development to provide financial assistance in fiscal year 2007 to                              
11 qualified regional seafood development associations.                                                                    
12    * Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF LAW. (a) The sum of $8,271,000 is appropriated from the                                    
13 public employees' retirement system fund to the Department of Law for costs related to an                               
14 investigation and litigation on behalf of the public employees' retirement system (AS 39.35).                         
01       (b)  The sum of $3,729,000 is appropriated from the teachers' retirement system fund                              
02 to the Department of Law for costs related to an investigation and litigation on behalf of the                          
03 teachers' retirement system (AS 14.25).                                                                                 
04    * Sec. 3. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR. The sum of $1,156,300 is appropriated from the                                   
05 general fund to the Office of the Governor, division of elections, for the costs associated with                        
06 the April 3, 2007, special advisory election required by ch. 1, FSSLA 2006 for the fiscal year                          
07 ending June 30, 2007.                                                                                                   
08    * Sec. 4. LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations made by sec. 2 of this Act                                   
09 are not one-year appropriations and lapse as provided in AS 37.25.020.                                                  
10    * Sec. 5. RETROACTIVITY. (a) The appropriation made by sec. 1 of this Act is retroactive                           
11 to July 1, 2006.                                                                                                        
12       (b)  The appropriation made by sec. 3 of this Act is retroactive to December 1, 2006.                           
13    * Sec. 6. The appropriations made by sec. 2 of this Act take effect February 16, 2007.                             
14    * Sec. 7. Except as provided in sec. 6 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under                        
15 AS 01.10.070(c).