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CSHB 65(L&C): "An Act relating to licenses, certificates, and permits administered and fees charged by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the office of public advocacy, the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Labor, the Alaska Police Standards Council, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to the administration of the state insurance catastrophe reserve account; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to accept certain donations for parks and recreation; relating to fiscal reporting and accounting by the Department of Administration; and amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d); and providing for an effective date."

00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 65(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to licenses, certificates, and permits administered and fees 02 charged by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, the office of public advocacy, 03 the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education, the Department of Labor, the 04 Alaska Police Standards Council, the Department of Natural Resources, and the 05 Department of Environmental Conservation; relating to the administration of the 06 state insurance catastrophe reserve account; authorizing the Department of Natural 07 Resources to accept certain donations for parks and recreation; relating to fiscal 08 reporting and accounting by the Department of Administration; and amending 09 Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d); and providing for an effective date." 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 11 * Section 1. AS 04.11.090(b) is amended to read: 12 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] beverage dispensary license fee is $2,500 13 [$1,250]. 14 * Sec. 2. AS 04.11.100(d) is amended to read:

01 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a restaurant or eating place license is 02 $600 [$300]. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 04.11.100(e) is amended to read: 04 (e) A license may be renewed under this section only if the licensee provides 05 evidence to the board's satisfaction that gross receipts from the sale of food upon the 06 licensed premises constitute no less than 50 percent of the gross receipts of the 07 licensed premises for each of the two preceding calendar years [LICENSE YEAR]. 08 * Sec. 4. AS 04.11.110(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] club license fee is $1,200 [$600]. 10 * Sec. 5. AS 04.11.120(c) is amended to read: 11 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] bottling works license fee is $500 [$250]. 12 * Sec. 6. AS 04.11.130(d) is amended to read: 13 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] brewery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 14 * Sec. 7. AS 04.11.135(c) is amended to read: 15 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] brewpub license fee is $500 [$250]. 16 * Sec. 8. AS 04.11.140(d) is amended to read: 17 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] winery license fee is $500 [$250]. 18 * Sec. 9. AS 04.11.150(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] package store license fee is $1,500 [$750]. 20 * Sec. 10. AS 04.11.160(a) is amended to read: 21 (a) A general wholesale license authorizes the holder to sell alcoholic 22 beverages in the original package, and wine in bulk, in quantities of not less than five 23 gallons. A holder of a general wholesale license may not sell to a person not licensed 24 under this title, except as provided in AS 04.21.040. A holder of a general wholesale 25 license may not sell alcoholic beverages unless any stamps required to be affixed to 26 the package by state or federal law are intact on the package. A wholesaler must 27 obtain a general wholesale license for each distributing point. The biennial 28 [ANNUAL] general wholesale license fee is $2,000 [$1,000 FOR THE FIRST 29 $100,000 OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED], payable at the time of making an original 30 application or an application for renewal. In addition, the following annual fees shall 31 be paid by a holder of a general wholesale license:

01 Total Business Transacted During Calendar Year Annual Fee 02 over $100,000 and not over $150,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 500 03 over $150,000 and not over $200,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000 04 over $200,000 and not over $250,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500 05 over $250,000 and not over $300,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000 06 over $300,000 and not over $350,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,500 07 over $350,000 and not over $400,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 3,000 08 over $400,000 and not over $500,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,000 09 over $500,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 5,000 10 over $600,000 and not over $700,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 11 over $700,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 7,000 12 over $800,000 and not over $1,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 9,000 13 over $1,000,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 14 * Sec. 11. AS 04.11.160(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) A wholesale malt beverage and wine license authorizes the holder to sell 16 malt beverages and wine in the original packages in quantities of not less than five 17 gallons. The holder of a wholesale malt beverage and wine license may not sell to a 18 person not licensed under this title except as provided in AS 04.21.040. The biennial 19 [ANNUAL] wholesale malt beverage and wine license fee is $400 [$200 FOR THE 20 FIRST $20,000 OF BUSINESS TRANSACTED DURING A YEAR], payable at the 21 time of making an original application or application for renewal. In addition, the 22 following annual fees shall be paid by a holder of a wholesale malt beverage and wine 23 license: 24 Total Business Transacted During Calendar Year Annual Fee 25 over $20,000 and not over $50,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 300 26 over $50,000 and not over $100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,000 27 over $100,000 and not over $150,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 1,500 28 over $150,000 and not over $200,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000 29 over $200,000 and not over $400,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,000 30 over $400,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 31 over $600,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8,000

01 over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 02 * Sec. 12. AS 04.11.160(c) is amended to read: 03 (c) No later than February 28 of each year [FOLLOWING THE YEAR FOR 04 WHICH A LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION], the licensee 05 shall file with the board an affidavit showing the total business transacted during the 06 preceding calendar year under the license and the location of the licensed premises 07 at which the business was transacted. At the time of filing the affidavit, the licensee 08 shall pay the additional annual [LICENSE] fees accrued under (a) and (b) of this 09 section during the preceding calendar year. 10 * Sec. 13. AS 04.11.170(c) is amended to read: 11 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] distillery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 12 * Sec. 14. AS 04.11.180(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a common carrier dispensary license is 14 $700 [$350] for each vehicle, boat, aircraft, or railroad buffet car in which alcoholic 15 beverages are served. 16 * Sec. 15. AS 04.11.210(b) is amended to read: 17 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a recreational site license is $800 [$400]. 18 * Sec. 16. AS 04.11.220(d) is amended to read: 19 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a pub license is $800 [$400]. 20 * Sec. 17. AS 04.11.250(a) is amended to read: 21 (a) A conditional contractor's permit authorizes the holder to sell beer or wine 22 for consumption only on designated premises for two years [ONE YEAR] from the 23 date of issuance of the permit at construction sites that are located outside a city and 24 inside the boundaries of a military or naval reservation. 25 * Sec. 18. AS 04.11.250(b) is amended to read: 26 (b) An applicant for a conditional contractor's permit must obtain and file with 27 the board written permission from the commanding officer of the military or naval 28 reservation and the prime contractor of the remotely situated project for the conduct 29 of the activities authorized by the permit. A conditional contractor's permit may be 30 renewed biennially [ANNUALLY] upon reapplication for a permit and may be 31 revoked or suspended at the discretion of the commanding officer or the prime

01 contractor. 02 * Sec. 19. AS 04.11.250(d) is amended to read: 03 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] conditional contractor's permit fee is $1,200 04 [$600]. 05 * Sec. 20. AS 04.11.270(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) An application for renewal of a license or renewal of a conditional 07 contractor's permit must include [:] 08 (1) the information required for a new license or permit under 09 AS 04.11.260 except that proof of notice under AS 04.11.310 is not required; and 10 (2) a list of all convictions of the applicant of violations of this title, 11 a regulation adopted under this title, or an ordinance adopted under AS 04.21.010, that 12 occurred in the preceding two calendar years [YEAR]. 13 * Sec. 21. AS 04.11.270(b) is repealed and reenacted to read: 14 (b) A license shall be renewed as follows: 15 (1) on or before November 1 of each year, the director shall mail a 16 renewal application to each licensee whose license, unless renewed, will expire on 17 December 31 of that year; the application shall be mailed to the licensee at the 18 licensed premises or at a mailing address furnished by the licensee; 19 (2) the licensee shall submit the completed renewal application and the 20 biennial license fee to the director on or before December 31; 21 (3) a renewal application filed after December 31 is delinquent and 22 must be accompanied by a $200 penalty fee; 23 (4) if December 31 falls on a weekend or a state holiday, the deadline 24 is extended to the first business day following December 31. 25 * Sec. 22. AS 04.11.330(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) An application requesting renewal of a license shall be denied if 27 (1) the board finds, after review of all relevant information, that 28 renewal of the license would not be in the best interests of the public; 29 (2) the license has been revoked for any cause; 30 (3) the applicant has not operated the licensed premises for at least 30 31 eight-hour days during each of the two preceding calendar years [THE

01 IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR], unless the board determines that 02 the licensed premises are under construction or cannot be operated through no fault of 03 the applicant; 04 (4) the board finds that issuance of an existing license under 05 AS 04.11.400(g) has not encouraged tourist trade; 06 (5) the requirements of AS 04.11.420 - 04.11.450 relating to zoning, 07 ownership of the license, and financing of the licensee have not been met; 08 (6) renewal of the license would violate the restrictions pertaining to 09 the particular license under this title; 10 (7) renewal of the license is prohibited under this title as a result of an 11 election conducted in accordance with AS 04.11.502; 12 (8) the application has not been completed in accordance with 13 AS 04.11.270; 14 (9) the license was issued under AS 04.11.400(j), and the board finds 15 that the public convenience does not require renewal. 16 * Sec. 23. AS 04.11.330(d) is amended to read: 17 (d) Notwithstanding (a) (3) of this section, a recreational site license issued 18 under AS 04.11.210 may be renewed if the license was exercised at least once during 19 each of the two [THE IMMEDIATELY] preceding calendar years [YEAR]. 20 * Sec. 24. AS 04.11.490(b) is amended to read: 21 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 22 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the 23 election and thereafter the board may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or 24 locations a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the [A] 25 municipality and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the 26 municipality or within the perimeter of the [AN] established village. Licenses that 27 may not be renewed because of a local option election held under this section are void 28 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that will expire during 29 the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this section are certified 30 may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment of a prorated 31 portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee.

01 * Sec. 25. AS 04.11.492(b) is amended to read: 02 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 03 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the 04 election and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations 05 a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the [A] municipality 06 and in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality, 07 with the exception of a beverage dispensary or package store operated under a 08 community liquor license held by the municipality. Licenses in effect are void 90 days 09 after the results of the election are certified. A license that will expire during the 90 10 days after the results of a local option election under this section are certified may be 11 extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment of a prorated portion of the 12 biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 13 * Sec. 26. AS 04.11.496(b) is amended to read: 14 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 15 section, a person, beginning on the first day of the month following certification of the 16 results of the election, may not knowingly send, transport, or bring an alcoholic 17 beverage into the municipality or established village, unless the alcoholic beverage is 18 sacramental wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on tenets or 19 teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount necessary 20 for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes by a person 21 authorized by the church or religious body to dispense the sacramental wine. The board 22 shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the election and 23 thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license for 24 licensed premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and within 25 unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or within 26 the perimeter of the established village. Licenses that may not be renewed because of 27 a local option election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the 28 election are certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of 29 a local option election under this section are certified may be extended, until it is void 30 under this subsection, by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] 31 license fee.

01 * Sec. 27. AS 04.11.498(c) is amended to read: 02 (c) If a majority of the voters of an established village vote "yes" on the 03 question set out in (a) of this section and the sale of alcoholic beverages, or the sale 04 and importation of alcoholic beverages, has not been previously prohibited in the 05 established village in accordance with AS 04.11.490 or 04.11.496, a person, beginning 06 90 days after certification of the results of the election, may not knowingly possess an 07 alcoholic beverage in the established village, unless the person is licensed by the board 08 or the alcoholic beverage is wine to be used for bona fide religious purposes based on 09 tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in quantity to the amount 10 necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for religious purposes by a 11 person recognized by the church or religious body as authorized to dispense the wine. 12 The board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the election 13 and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license 14 for licensed premises located within the perimeter of the established village as defined 15 in AS 04.21.080(b). Licenses that may not be renewed because of a local option 16 election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the election are 17 certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local 18 option election under this section are certified may be extended until it is void under 19 this subsection [SECTION], by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial 20 [ANNUAL] license fee. 21 * Sec. 28. AS 04.11.498(e) is amended to read: 22 (e) If a majority of the voters of a municipality vote "yes" on the question set 23 out in (a) of this section and the sale of alcoholic beverages, or the sale and 24 importation of alcoholic beverages, has not been previously prohibited in the 25 municipality in accordance with AS 04.11.490 or 04.11.496, an ordinance is adopted 26 that becomes effective beginning 90 days after certification of the results of the 27 election, and a person may not knowingly possess an alcoholic beverage in the 28 municipality, unless the alcoholic beverage is wine to be used for bona fide religious 29 purposes based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body, is limited in 30 quantity to the amount necessary for religious purposes, and is dispensed only for 31 religious purposes by a person recognized by the church or religious body as

01 authorized to dispense the wine. The board shall be notified immediately after the 02 adoption of the ordinance and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between 03 holders or locations a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of 04 the municipality and within unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries 05 of the municipality. Licenses that may not be renewed because of a local option 06 election held under this section are void 90 days after the results of the election are 07 certified. A license that will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local 08 option election under this section are certified may be extended, until it is void under 09 this subsection [SECTION], by payment of a prorated portion of the biennial 10 [ANNUAL] fee. 11 * Sec. 29. AS 04.11.500(b) is amended to read: 12 (b) If a majority of the voters vote "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this 13 section, the board shall be notified immediately after certification of the results of the 14 election and thereafter may not issue, renew, or transfer between holders or locations 15 a license for licensed premises located within the boundaries of the municipality and 16 in unincorporated areas within five miles of the boundaries of the municipality or 17 within the perimeter of the established village, except those types of licenses listed on 18 the ballot. Licenses in effect within the boundaries of the municipality or perimeter 19 of the established village, and in an unincorporated area outside of but within five 20 miles of the boundaries of the municipality, except those types of licenses listed on the 21 ballot, are void 90 days after the results of the election are certified. A license that 22 will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this 23 section are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment 24 of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 25 * Sec. 30. AS 04.11.500(c) is amended to read: 26 (c) If the majority of the voters vote "no" on the question set out in (a) of this 27 section or vote "yes" on the questions set out in AS 04.11.490, 04.11.492, 04.11.496, 28 or this section if different types of licenses are listed on the ballot in an election 29 conducted in accordance with AS 04.11.502 after an election in which the voters voted 30 "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this section, the board shall be notified 31 immediately after certification of the results of the election. Licenses in effect in the

01 municipality, in the unincorporated area outside of but within five miles of the 02 boundaries of the municipality or established village that were excepted from the 03 prohibition on sale in accordance with the results of the earlier election are void 90 04 days after the results of the election are certified. Thereafter the board may not issue, 05 renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license for licensed premises located 06 within the boundaries of the municipality or within the perimeter of an established 07 village, or in an unincorporated area within five miles of the boundaries of the 08 municipality, except a license that may be issued to a municipality or to one of the 09 types of licenses listed on the ballot as a result of a majority of the voters voting "yes" 10 on the question set out in AS 04.11.492 or this section, respectively. A license that 11 will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this 12 section are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment 13 of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 14 * Sec. 31. AS 04.11.610(a) is amended to read: 15 (a) Biennial [ANNUAL] license fees, excluding annual wholesale fees and 16 biennial wholesale license fees, collected within a municipality shall be refunded 17 semi-annually to the municipality. 18 * Sec. 32. AS 04.11.680(a) is amended to read: 19 (a) Upon application and payment of one-quarter [ONE-HALF] of the 20 biennial [ANNUAL] fee, the board may issue a license under this title that will be 21 effective for a continuous six-month period. Otherwise, all licenses issued under this 22 title other than a retail stock sale license are effective for the two calendar years 23 [YEAR] ending December 31, unless a shorter period is prescribed by the board or by 24 law. 25 * Sec. 33. AS 13.26.410(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 26 (a) The commissioner of administration may establish by regulation a schedule 27 of reasonable fees for the costs of the public guardian's services. The fee schedule 28 established may be based upon the ability of the ward or protected person to pay for 29 guardian services but may not exceed the actual cost of providing public guardian 30 services. The Office of Public Advocacy shall charge and collect the fees established 31 under this subsection, but may waive collection of a fee upon a finding that collection

01 is not economically feasible or in the public interest. 02 * Sec. 34. AS 13.26.410(c) is amended to read: 03 (c) The public guardian may [SHALL] investigate the financial status of 04 (1) a person who requests the appointment of the public guardian as the 05 person's guardian or conservator; and 06 (2) a ward for whom a court has appointed the public guardian. 07 * Sec. 35. AS 13.26.410 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (f) The annual estimated balance in the account maintained under 09 AS 37.05.142 may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the Department 10 of Administration to carry out the purposes of AS 44.21.400 - 44.21.410 (office of 11 public advocacy). 12 * Sec. 36. AS 14.43.120(a) is amended to read: 13 (a) Proceeds from a scholarship loan to a full-time student may only be used 14 for books, tuition and required fees, loan guarantee fees, and [FOR] room and board. 15 Proceeds from a scholarship loan to a half-time student may only be used for books, 16 [AND] tuition and required fees, and loan guarantee fees. 17 * Sec. 37. AS 14.43.120(h) is amended to read: 18 (h) Security may not be required for a loan; however, a loan guarantee fee, 19 as specified in (u) of this section, shall be charged at the time that the loan is 20 awarded. Additionally, provision shall be made for payment of all fees and costs 21 incurred in collection of the amount owed on the loan if it becomes delinquent or in 22 default. 23 * Sec. 38. AS 14.43.120 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 24 (u) A loan guarantee fee of one percent of the total scholarship loan amount 25 shall be assessed upon a scholarship loan that is funded from the student loan fund of 26 the Alaska Student Loan Corporation. The loan guarantee fee shall be added as a 27 finance charge to the total loan amount awarded, notwithstanding the loan limits set 28 out at AS 14.43.110 and 14.43.115. The loan guarantee fees shall be deposited into 29 a guarantee fee account within the student loan fund of the Alaska Student Loan 30 Corporation, and, subject to appropriation, subsequently transferred by the commission 31 to loan accounts within the student loan fund to offset losses incurred due to student

01 loan debt cancellation as a result of death, disability, or bankruptcy of the student. 02 * Sec. 39. AS 14.43.300(a) is amended to read: 03 (a) A scholarship loan to a recipient under AS 14.43.250(b)(1) - (4) or (6) may 04 not exceed $2,500 a school year for an undergraduate student or $5,000 a school year 05 for a graduate student, exclusive of loan guarantee fees under (g) of this section, and 06 may not be made to a student for more than six years. A scholarship loan to a 07 recipient under AS 14.43.250(b)(5) may not exceed the cost of tuition and required 08 fees, loan guarantee fees under (g) of this section, books and educational supplies, 09 room and board, and transportation for two round trips between the recipient's home 10 and school each year. A loan under AS 14.43.250(b)(5) may not be made for more 11 than five years of undergraduate study, five years of graduate study, or a combined 12 maximum of eight years of study. 13 * Sec. 40. AS 14.43.300 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 14 (g) A loan guarantee fee of one percent of the total memorial scholarship loan 15 amount shall be assessed upon a memorial scholarship loan. The loan guarantee fee 16 shall be added as a finance charge to the total loan amount awarded. The loan 17 guarantee fee shall be deposited into a guarantee fee account within the memorial 18 scholarship revolving loan fund, and, subject to appropriation, subsequently transferred 19 by the commission to the appropriate memorial scholarship accounts within the 20 memorial scholarship revolving loan fund to offset losses incurred due to loan debt 21 cancellation as a result of death, disability, or bankruptcy of the student. 22 * Sec. 41. AS 14.43.640(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) A loan may not exceed $7,500 in a school year, exclusive of loan 24 guarantee fees. 25 * Sec. 42. AS 14.43.640(d) is amended to read: 26 (d) Proceeds from a teacher scholarship loan may be used only for 27 undergraduate expenses of books, tuition, required fees, loan guarantee fees, room and 28 board, and the transportation expense for two round trips between the loan recipient's 29 home and school. 30 * Sec. 43. AS 14.43.740(a) is amended to read: 31 (a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.110, 14.43.115, 14.43.120(a) - (d),

01 (i), (m), and (r) - (u) [(r) - (t)], and 14.43.135 apply to a loan made under 02 AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.790. 03 * Sec. 44. AS 18.60.220 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 18.60.220. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. The 05 Department of Labor shall 06 (1) have all violators of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 prosecuted; 07 (2) issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates provided 08 for in AS 18.60.390; 09 (3) take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws and 10 regulations governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels; 11 (4) keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum 12 allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded 13 internal inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which AS 18.60.180 - 14 18.60.390 apply; 15 (5) adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for administering 16 special inspector examinations and for processing applications for special 17 inspector commissions; and 18 (6) do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.180 - 19 18.60.390. 20 * Sec. 45. AS 18.62.020 is amended to read: 21 Sec. 18.62.020. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. 22 The department shall issue certificates of fitness, including renewal [VALID FOR 23 ONE YEAR AND] certificates, for a time period determined by the department by 24 regulation [OF FITNESS VALID FOR THREE YEARS]. The certificate shall be 25 issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall apply in writing, 26 under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing 27 (1) the name and address of the applicant; 28 (2) the applicant's age; 29 (3) the applicant's citizenship; and 30 (4) [WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR A 31 ONE-YEAR OR A THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATE; AND

01 (5)] other information relevant to licensing that the department requires. 02 * Sec. 46. AS 18.62.030 is repealed and reenacted to read: 03 Sec. 18.62.030. FEES. (a) The Department of Labor shall adopt regulations 04 establishing reasonable fees for applications, examinations, certificates, renewal 05 certificates, and duplicate certificates. 06 (b) When submitting an application for a certificate of fitness, an applicant 07 shall pay a nonrefundable application and examination fee. After passing the 08 application review and examination, an applicant shall pay a fee for the certificate of 09 fitness and, at the time of renewal, for renewal of that certificate. 10 * Sec. 47. AS 18.65.220 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 11 (7) charge and collect reasonable fees, established by the council by 12 regulation, for processing applications for basic certification of police, probation, 13 parole, and correctional officers under 13 AAC 85.040 and 13 AAC 85.230. 14 * Sec. 48. AS 23.15.390 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 23.15.390. FEES. The fee for filing an application for a permit is $100 16 [$10]. All fees shall be deposited in the general fund. In addition to paying this fee, 17 all persons conducting employment agencies must comply with the provisions of 18 AS 43.70 (Alaska Business License Act). 19 * Sec. 49. AS 37.05.146(4) is amended by adding a new subparagraph to read: 20 (R) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 21 AS 39.30.090. 22 * Sec. 50. AS 37.05.289(a) is amended to read: 23 (a) There is established in the general fund a state insurance catastrophe 24 reserve account consisting of assets appropriated to it by the legislature, [AND] assets 25 allocated to the account by the Department of Administration as provided in [(b) OF] 26 this section, and amounts deposited into the account as provided in this section. 27 Assets of the account may be used to obtain insurance, to establish reserves for the 28 self-insurance program, and to satisfy claims or judgments arising under the program. 29 Interest earned on money in the account shall be remitted to the Department of 30 Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 31 * Sec. 51. AS 37.05.289 is amended by adding new subsections to read:

01 (c) The $5,000,000 cap, set in (b) of this section, on money that may be 02 retained in the state insurance catastrophe reserve account applies only to unobligated 03 money in the account at the end of a fiscal year. 04 (d) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims or as recovery for 05 losses shall be deposited into the state insurance catastrophe reserve account. 06 * Sec. 52. AS 41.21.020(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 07 (14) accept cash and other donations from public or private sources to 08 assist and support the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 09 * Sec. 53. AS 41.21.026(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the [THE] department may charge 11 or collect a fee in a park unit for 12 (1) rental of public use cabins or other overnight lodgings; 13 (2) [OVERNIGHT] use of a developed campsite; 14 (3) special park use permits; 15 (4) competitive and exclusive commercial use permits; 16 (5) noncompetitive and nonexclusive commercial use permits; 17 (6) use of a sewage holding tank dump station; 18 (7) admission to or guided tours of visitor centers and historic sites; 19 [AND] 20 (8) use of an improved boat ramp in a park facility developed 21 principally for boat launching; 22 (9) sale of firewood; 23 (10) sale of merchandise related to public use, enjoyment, and 24 understanding of parks, including maps, plans, and other graphic materials; 25 (11) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has 26 developed parking and rest rooms, and use of parking associated with a developed 27 trailhead, access site, or picnic site with developed parking; and 28 (12) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or 29 cultural history, outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public 30 use, enjoyment, or understanding of parks. 31 * Sec. 54. AS 44.46.025(a) is amended to read:

01 (a) The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that 02 prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of the fees, to 03 cover the applicable direct costs of inspections, permit preparation and 04 administration, plan review and approval, and other [THE FOLLOWING] services 05 provided by the department relating to [:] 06 (1) agriculture and animals [INSPECTIONS, PERMIT 07 ADMINISTRATION, PLAN REVIEW AND APPROVAL, AND OTHER RELATED 08 SERVICES PROVIDED] under AS 03.05; food, drugs, and cosmetics under [,] 09 AS 17.20; [,] and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35; 10 (2) [AIR QUALITY PERMITS UNDER AS 46.03.140 AND 46.03.160; 11 (3)] hazardous waste management [PERMITS] under AS 46.03.299 12 and 46.03.302; 13 (3) [(4) PLAN APPROVALS AND PERMITS FOR] sewerage system 14 and treatment works and wastewater disposal systems, and [PLAN APPROVALS 15 FOR] drinking water systems, under AS 46.03.720; 16 (4) [(5)] oil discharge financial responsibility [APPROVALS] under 17 AS 46.04.040; 18 (5) [(6)] oil discharge contingency plans [PLAN APPROVALS] under 19 AS 46.04.030; 20 (6) [(7)] water and wastewater operator training under AS 46.30; 21 (7) hazardous waste management facility sites under AS 46.03.313; 22 (8) control of solid waste facilities under AS 46.03.020(10) and 23 46.03.100; 24 (9) sewage and industrial waste disposal or treatment plans under 25 AS 46.03.090; 26 (10) controlling the application of pesticides and broadcast 27 chemicals under AS 46.03.320; 28 (11) maintaining health and safety at facilities subject to regulation 29 under AS 18.35.220 or AS 44.46.020; 30 (12) certification of laboratories conducting environmental analyses 31 of public drinking water systems or of oil or hazardous substances, or conducting

01 other analyses required by the department; 02 (13) certificates of inspection for motor vehicles under 03 AS 46.03.190; 04 (14) certification of federal permits or authorizations under 05 33 U.S.C. 1341, sec. 401 (Clean Water Act); 06 (15) filing information with the Alaska State Emergency Response 07 Commission established under AS 46.13.010, and with any local emergency 08 planning committees approved by the commission, as required by 42 U.S.C. 11022 09 and 11023; fees under this paragraph must be established in consultation with the 10 Alaska State Emergency Response Commission. 11 * Sec. 55. AS 44.46.025 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (c) The department may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees to 13 cover the direct and indirect costs of air quality permit programs under AS 46.03.140 14 and 46.03.160, and may establish procedures for the collection of those fees. 15 * Sec. 56. AS 13.26.410(b) and AS 37.05.210(1) are repealed. 16 * Sec. 57. TEMPORARY FEES IN STATE PARKS. (a) The following fees apply for 17 the following activities in units of the state park system until the Department of Natural 18 Resources adopts a regulation under AS 41.21.026, as amended by sec. 53 of this Act, that 19 establishes a fee for that activity: 20 (1) sale of firewood: $4 per bundle; 21 (2) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has developed 22 parking and rest rooms, or use of parking associated with a developed trailhead, access site, 23 or picnic site with developed parking: $2 per vehicle, or $25 for an annual pass; 24 (3) admission to visitor centers or historic sites: $1 for each person over 10 25 years of age; 26 (4) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or cultural history, 27 outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public use, enjoyment, or 28 understanding of parks: $2 for each person over 10 years of age. 29 (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall notify the revisor of statutes when a 30 regulation is effective that establishes a fee for an activity described in (a) of this section. 31 * Sec. 58. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE BY ALCOHOLIC

01 BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD. (a) Approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal, 02 for 1994, of a license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as determined by the 03 director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall be eligible for a one-year license. 04 These licenses expire, unless renewed, on December 31, 1994, and may be renewed biennially 05 in even-numbered years after that. The 1994 renewal fee for these licenses is one-half of the 06 biennial license fee. 07 (b) The remaining approximately one-half of the 1994 renewal applicants, as 08 determined by the director, shall be eligible for a two-year license. These licenses expire, 09 unless renewed, on December 31, 1995, and may be renewed biennially in odd-numbered 10 years after that. 11 (c) The director shall notify each licensee in writing as to whether the licensee shall 12 apply for renewal under (a) or (b) of this section, and of the actual amount of the renewal fee. 13 The notice must be given not later than December 1, 1993. However, the failure of the 14 director to provide the notice required in this subsection does not prevent a license from 15 expiring on February 28, 1994, in accordance with AS 04.11.540, if the renewal application 16 is not filed on or before that date. 17 * Sec. 59. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding secs. 62 - 64 of this Act, an agency of the 18 state that has regulation adoption authority or that is authorized by this Act to adopt 19 regulations, may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement that agency's respective 20 provisions in this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 21 Act), but not before the respective effective date of the relevant section or sections of this Act. 22 * Sec. 60. The amendments to AS 13.26.410(a) made by sec. 33 of this Act have the effect 23 of amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d) by providing for compensation for 24 guardian's services without an order of the court. 25 * Sec. 61. Sections 57 - 59 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 26 * Sec. 62. Sections 33 - 35, 44 - 56, and 60 of this Act take effect July 1, 1993. 27 * Sec. 63. Sections 1 - 32 of this Act take effect December 31, 1993. 28 * Sec. 64. Sections 36 - 43 of this Act take effect July 1, 1994.