00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 347(JUD) am                                                                  
01 "An Act prohibiting the use of municipal funds to support or oppose an initiative                                       
02 proposal filed with the lieutenant governor or to circulate a petition for a statewide                                  
03 ballot initiative without approval by municipal voters at an election; relating to the                                  
04 reporting of certain expenditures; and providing for an effective date."                                                
05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
06    * Section 1. AS 15.13.145(d) is amended to read:                                                                   
07            (d)  When expenditure of money is authorized by (b) or (c) of this section and                               
08       is used to influence the outcome of an election, or if an expenditure of money is                             
09       authorized by municipal voters under (e) of this section, the expenditure                                 
10       [EXPENDITURES] shall be reported to the commission in the same manner as an                                       
11       individual is required to report under AS 15.13.040.                                                              
12    * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.145 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
13            (e)  Money held by a municipality may be used to support or oppose an                                        
14       initiative proposal filed with the lieutenant governor under AS 15.45.020 or to                                   
01       circulate a petition for a statewide initiative, but only if use of the funds for that                            
02       purpose has been approved by municipal voters at an election.                                                     
03    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect August 29, 2012.