00HOUSE BILL NO. 469                                                                                                      
01 "An Act providing that the commissioner of natural resources may not charge                                             
02 or assess a general administrative service fee for certain appropriations of water."                                    
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 46.15.020(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (b) The commissioner shall                                                                                            
06   (1)  adopt procedural and substantive regulations to carry out the                                                   
07 provisions of this chapter, taking into consideration the responsibilities of the                                       
08 Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.03 and the Department of                                           
09 Fish and Game under AS 16;                                                                                              
10   (2)  keep a public record of all applications for permits and certificates                                           
11 and other documents filed in the commissioner's office; and shall record all permits                                    
12 and certificates and amendments and orders affecting them and shall index them in                                       
13 accordance with the source of the water and the name of the applicant or appropriator;                                  
14   (3)  cooperate with, assist, advise, and coordinate plans with the federal,                                          

01 state, and local agencies in matters relating to the appropriation, use, conservation,                                  
02 quality, disposal, or control of waters and activities related thereto;                                                 
03   (4)  prescribe fees or service charges for any public service rendered,                                             
04 except that the commissioner may not charge or assess an administrative service                                         
05 fee for appropriations of water for which a permit, certificate, or temporary                                           
06 water use permit has been issued;                                                                                      
07   (5)  before February 1 of each year, submit a report to the legislature                                              
08 describing the activities of the commissioner under AS 46.15.035 and 46.15.037; the                                     
09 report must include                                                                                                     
10  (A)  information on the number of applications and                                                                  
11 appropriations for the removal of water from one hydrological unit to                                                   
12 another that were requested and that were granted and on the amounts                                                    
13 of water involved;                                                                                                      
14  (B)  information on the number and location of sales of water                                                       
15 conducted by the commissioner and on the volume of water sold;                                                          
16  (C)  recommendations of the commissioner for changes in state                                                       
17 water law; and                                                                                                          
18  (D)  a description of state revenue and expenses related to                                                         
19 activities under AS 46.15.035 and 46.15.037.                                                                            
20    * Sec. 2.  11 AAC 05.010(a)(8)(M) is annulled.