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CSSB 99(L&C): "An Act relating to the powers, duties, financial administration, and operations of certain state agencies, including the duration and renewal of licenses issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, duties of and fees charged by the office of public advocacy, student loan fees, compensation of hunting and fishing license vendors, Department of Labor fees and licensing periods, police standards fees, motor vehicle registration and insurance and the definition of `vehicle', program receipts accounting, risk management administration, receipt of donations and charging of fees by the Department of Natural Resources, coverage of persons under Medicaid, and revising the order of priority for coverage of optional medical services under Medicaid; amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d); and providing for an effective date."

00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 99(L&C) 01 "An Act relating to the powers, duties, financial administration, and operations 02 of certain state agencies, including the duration and renewal of licenses issued by 03 the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, duties of and fees charged by the office 04 of public advocacy, student loan fees, compensation of hunting and fishing license 05 vendors, Department of Labor fees and licensing periods, police standards fees, 06 motor vehicle registration and insurance and the definition of `vehicle', program 07 receipts accounting, risk management administration, receipt of donations and 08 charging of fees by the Department of Natural Resources, coverage of persons 09 under Medicaid, and revising the order of priority for coverage of optional 10 medical services under Medicaid; amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 11 16(d); and providing for an effective date." 12 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 13 * Section 1. AS 04.11.090(b) is amended to read: 14 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] beverage dispensary license fee is $2,500

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

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

01 over $400,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 02 over $600,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8,000 03 over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 04 * Sec. 12. AS 04.11.160(c) is amended to read: 05 (c) No later than February 28 of each year [FOLLOWING THE YEAR FOR 06 WHICH A LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION], the licensee 07 shall file with the board an affidavit showing the total business transacted during the 08 preceding calendar year under the license and the location of the licensed premises 09 at which the business was transacted. At the time of filing the affidavit, the licensee 10 shall pay the additional annual [LICENSE] fees accrued under (a) and (b) of this 11 section during the preceding calendar year. 12 * Sec. 13. AS 04.11.170(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] distillery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 14 * Sec. 14. AS 04.11.180(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a common carrier dispensary license is 16 $700 [$350] for each vehicle, boat, aircraft, or railroad buffet car in which alcoholic 17 beverages are served. 18 * Sec. 15. AS 04.11.210(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a recreational site license is $800 [$400]. 20 * Sec. 16. AS 04.11.220(d) is amended to read: 21 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a pub license is $800 [$400]. 22 * Sec. 17. AS 04.11.250(a) is amended to read: 23 (a) A conditional contractor's permit authorizes the holder to sell beer or wine 24 for consumption only on designated premises for two years [ONE YEAR] from the 25 date of issuance of the permit at construction sites that are located outside a city and 26 inside the boundaries of a military or naval reservation. 27 * Sec. 18. AS 04.11.250(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) An applicant for a conditional contractor's permit must obtain and file with 29 the board written permission from the commanding officer of the military or naval 30 reservation and the prime contractor of the remotely situated project for the conduct 31 of the activities authorized by the permit. A conditional contractor's permit may be

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

01 (a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.110, 14.43.115, 14.43.120(a) - (d), 02 (i), (m), and (r) - (u) [(r) - (t)], and 14.43.135 apply to a loan made under 03 AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.790. 04 * Sec. 44. AS 16.05.390(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, an agent appointed by the 06 commissioner under AS 16.05.380 to sell licenses and tags is entitled to retain 07 (1) [RETAIN] five percent of the fee that is charged for a license or 08 tag or 25 cents for each license or tag sold, whichever is greater; and 09 (2) compensation of [$50 PER YEAR OR] $1 for each license or tag 10 sold during the year [, WHICHEVER IS GREATER]. 11 * Sec. 45. AS 18.60.220 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 18.60.220. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. The 13 Department of Labor shall 14 (1) have all violators of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 prosecuted; 15 (2) issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates provided 16 for in AS 18.60.390; 17 (3) take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws and 18 regulations governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels; 19 (4) keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum 20 allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded 21 internal inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which AS 18.60.180 - 22 18.60.390 apply; 23 (5) adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for administering 24 special inspector examinations and for processing applications for special 25 inspector commissions; and 26 (6) do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.180 - 27 18.60.390. 28 * Sec. 46. AS 18.62.020 is amended to read: 29 Sec. 18.62.020. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. 30 The department shall issue certificates of fitness and renewal [VALID FOR ONE 31 YEAR AND] certificates of fitness valid for two [THREE] years. The certificate may

01 [SHALL] be issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall apply 02 in writing, under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing 03 (1) the name and address of the applicant; 04 (2) the applicant's age; 05 (3) the applicant's citizenship; and 06 (4) [WHETHER THE APPLICANT IS APPLYING FOR A 07 ONE-YEAR OR A THREE-YEAR CERTIFICATE; AND 08 (5)] other information relevant to licensing that the department requires. 09 * Sec. 47. AS 18.62.030 is repealed and reenacted to read: 10 Sec. 18.62.030. FEES. An applicant shall pay a nonfundable application and 11 examination fee of $50 when applying for a certificate of fitness. The department 12 shall charge a biennial fee of $160 for the issuance of a certificate or a renewal 13 certificate, and a fee of $25 for the issuance of a duplicate certificate. 14 * Sec. 48. AS 18.65.220 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 15 (7) charge and collect a fee of $50 for processing applications for 16 certification of police, probation, parole, and correctional officers. 17 * Sec. 49. AS 23.15.390 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 23.15.390. TERM OF PERMIT; FEES. The fee for filing an application 19 for a permit is $10. A permit is valid for a term of two years. The biennial fee 20 for the issuance of a permit, including a renewal permit, is $100. All fees shall be 21 deposited in the general fund. In addition to paying this fee, all persons conducting 22 employment agencies shall [MUST] comply with the provisions of AS 43.70 (Alaska 23 Business License Act). 24 * Sec. 50. AS 28.10.071(a) is amended to read: 25 (a) The department shall review each application for registration received and, 26 when satisfied that it is correct, register the vehicle and keep a record of the 27 registration in suitable books, index cards, or electronic or photographic recording and 28 storage media, or in any combination of them. The [RECORD IS REFERRED TO 29 AS THE "VEHICLE REGISTER" AND THE] vehicles are referred to as "registered 30 vehicles." The department may compile a record of the number and types of vehicles 31 registered in this state and may make statistical data available to the public for a fee

01 as prescribed in regulations adopted by the commissioner. The department may also 02 provide vehicle registration lists to the public for a fee, but only as an electronic 03 service or product under AS 09.25.115. The commissioner may prescribe, by 04 regulation, fees relating to the provision of vehicle registration lists. 05 * Sec. 51. AS 28.10.071(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) The department shall keep a record of the registrations of vehicles used in 07 law enforcement work when secrecy is necessary. This record is separate from the 08 record [VEHICLE REGISTER] required by (a) of this section and may be disclosed 09 only to and upon the request of the chief peace officer of a municipality, a state 10 trooper district commander, the chief federal law enforcement officer assigned to the 11 state, or to a court upon an appropriate order. 12 * Sec. 52. AS 28.10.181(c) is amended to read: 13 (c) Special request plates. Upon application by the owner of a 14 passenger vehicle, motorcycle, noncommercial van or pick-up truck, or motor home, 15 the department shall design and issue registration plates containing a series of not more 16 than six letters or numbers or combination of letters and numbers as requested by the 17 owner. The department may, in its discretion, disapprove the issuance of registration 18 plates under this subsection when the requested symbols are a duplication of an 19 existing registration or when the symbols are considered unacceptable by the 20 department. The department may also design and issue special registration plates 21 depicting Alaska plant life, fish, wildlife, geography, history, or other depictions 22 of the state. 23 * Sec. 53. AS 28.10.181(d) is repealed and reenacted to read: 24 (d) Vehicles owned by disabled veterans, including persons disabled in the line 25 of duty while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, or other persons with disabilities. 26 Upon the request of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, 27 as defined in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2, the department shall 28 (1) register one passenger vehicle in the name of the person without 29 charge; and 30 (2) issue a specially designed registration plate that displays 31 (A) recognition of the disabled veteran if the applicant's

01 disability originated from the applicant's service with the Alaska Territorial 02 Guard or the armed forces of the United States; or 03 (B) the standard symbol of disability (the wheelchair logo). 04 * Sec. 54. AS 28.10.181(j) is amended to read: 05 (j) Vehicles owned by dealers. A state-registered and bonded vehicle dealer 06 may apply for dealer registration plates. A plate issued under this subsection may be 07 used only on dealer-owned vehicles during the routine and normal course of the 08 dealer's business, excluding service vehicles, or for transporting an unregistered vehicle 09 from a port of entry to the dealer's facilities or from one dealer to another or, in the 10 case of a house trailer, from the retail facility to a trailer space. A vehicle permitted 11 to have dealer plates must be affixed with two plates issued under this subsection. 12 If the dealer sells or transfers the vehicle, the dealer plates may be used on the vehicle 13 by the new owner or transferee for a period of not more than five days after the sale 14 or transfer. The department may seize the dealer plates if it has reason to believe that 15 the plates are being used to defeat the purposes of, or are in violation of, this chapter. 16 * Sec. 55. AS 28.10.201(b) is amended to read: 17 (b) The owner of a vehicle described in AS 28.10.011 as being exempt from 18 registration and the owner of a snowmobile or off-highway vehicle may not apply for, 19 nor may the department issue, a certificate of title for such a vehicle. However, the 20 department may issue a certificate of title to the owner of a vehicle exempt from 21 registration under AS 28.10.011(3), (6), (7), or (11) [, OR (12)] only upon application 22 by that owner. 23 * Sec. 56. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 24 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 25 registered is entitled to an exemption once each calendar year from the registration 26 fee required under this section for one motor vehicle subject to registration under 27 AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), (5), or (6). An exemption may not be granted except upon 28 written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department. 29 * Sec. 57. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 30 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 31 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department

01 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and 02 (2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee 03 set out in this section for registration not conducted by mail; the department may 04 waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established in 05 regulations adopted by the department. 06 * Sec. 58. AS 28.10.421(c) is amended to read: 07 (c) The annual registration fees under this subsection are imposed and are 08 based upon the actual unladen weight as established by the manufacturer's advertised 09 weight or upon the actual weight which the owner shall furnish, subject to the approval 10 of the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, for a vehicle, including a 11 motor vehicle pulling a trailer or semi-trailer, that is registered in the name of a 12 company or business, or is used or maintained for the transportation of passengers 13 for hire, excepting taxicabs and buses under (b) of this section, or for the transportation 14 of property for hire or for other commercial purposes [USE], including [A 15 COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SUCH AS] a trailer, semi-trailer, truck, wrecker, tow car, 16 hearse, ambulance, and tractor, as follows: 17 (1) up to and including 5,000 pounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$51; 18 (2) more than 5,000 pounds to and including 12,000 pounds . . . . . . .$86; 19 (3) more than 12,000 pounds to and including 18,000 pounds. . . . . . $156; 20 (4) more than 18,000 pounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $221. 21 * Sec. 59. AS 28.10.431(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) The tax is levied upon motor vehicles subject to the license tax under 23 AS 28.10.411 and 28.10.421 [, NOT INCLUDING MOBILE HOMES,] and is based 24 upon the age of vehicles as determined by model year according to the following 25 schedule: 26 Tax According to Age of 27 Vehicle 28 Since Model Year: 29 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 30 or over 31 Motor Vehicle

01 (1) motorcycle $ 8 $ 7 $ 6 $ 5 $ 4 $ 3 $ 2 $ 2 02 (2) vehicles specified 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 03 in AS 28.10.421(b)(1) 04 (3) vehicles specified 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 05 in AS 28.10.421(b)(3) 06 (4) vehicles specified in 07 AS 28.10.421(c)(1)-(4) 08 5,000 pounds or less 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 09 5,001-12,000 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 10 pounds 11 12,001-18,000 150 120 100 80 60 40 30 20 12 pounds 13 18,001 pounds 200 160 130 100 80 60 40 20 14 or over 15 (5) vehicles specified 100 80 60 50 40 30 20 10 16 in AS 28.10.421(b)(4) 17 (6) vehicles specified 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 18 in AS 28.10.421(b)(6) 19 (7) vehicles specified 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 20 in AS 28.10.421(d)(9) 21 (8) vehicles specified 60 50 40 30 20 15 10 5 22 in AS 28.10.421(b)(2) 23 (9) vehicles eligible 40 24 for dealer plates under 25 AS 28.10.421(d)(10). 26 * Sec. 60. AS 28.10.495(c) is amended to read: 27 (c) Proof of disablement or medical handicap, for the purpose of this section, 28 shall be the same as that required for the purposes of [PROVIDED AS SPECIFIED 29 IN] AS 28.10.181(d). 30 * Sec. 61. AS 28.40.100(a)(21) is amended to read: 31 (21) "vehicle" means a device in, upon, or by which a person or

01 property may be transported or drawn upon or immediately over a highway or 02 vehicular way or area; "vehicle" does not include 03 (A) [EXCEPT] devices used exclusively upon stationary rails 04 or tracks; 05 (B) mobile homes; 06 * Sec. 62. AS 37.05.146(4) is amended by adding a new subparagraph to read: 07 (R) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 08 AS 39.30.090. 09 * Sec. 63. AS 37.05.289(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) There is established in the general fund a state insurance catastrophe 11 reserve account consisting of assets appropriated to it by the legislature, [AND] assets 12 allocated to the account by the Department of Administration as provided in [(b) OF] 13 this section, and amounts deposited into the account as provided in this section. 14 Assets of the account may be used to obtain insurance, to establish reserves for the 15 self-insurance program, and to satisfy claims or judgments arising under the program. 16 Interest earned on money in the account shall be remitted to the Department of 17 Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 18 * Sec. 64. AS 37.05.289 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 19 (c) The $5,000,000 cap, set in (b) of this section, on money that may be 20 retained in the state insurance catastrophe reserve account applies only to unobligated 21 money in the account at the end of a fiscal year. 22 (d) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims or as recovery for 23 losses shall be deposited into the state insurance catastrophe reserve account. 24 * Sec. 65. AS 41.21.020(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 25 (14) accept cash and other donations from public or private sources to 26 assist and support the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 27 * Sec. 66. AS 41.21.026(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the [THE] department may charge 29 and [OR] collect a fee established in this subsection or under (c) of this section in 30 a park unit for 31 (1) rental of public use cabins or other overnight lodgings;

01 (2) overnight use of a developed campsite; 02 (3) special park use permits; 03 (4) competitive and exclusive commercial use permits; 04 (5) noncompetitive and nonexclusive commercial use permits; 05 (6) use of a sewage holding tank dump station; 06 (7) guided tours of visitor centers and historic sites; [AND] 07 (8) admission to visitor centers and historic sites: $1 for each 08 person over 18 years of age; 09 (9) use of an improved boat ramp in a park facility developed 10 principally for boat launching; 11 (10) sale of firewood: $4 per bundle; 12 (11) sale of merchandise related to public use, enjoyment, and 13 understanding of parks, including maps, plans, and other graphic materials; 14 (12) overnight use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic 15 site that has developed parking and rest rooms, and use of parking associated 16 with a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site with developed parking: $2 17 per vehicle, or $25 for an annual pass; and 18 (13) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or 19 cultural history, outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public 20 use, enjoyment, or understanding of parks: $2 for each person over 18 years of 21 age. 22 * Sec. 67. AS 41.21.026(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) The department shall establish the fees that may be charged or collected 24 under (a) of this section by regulation if the fees are not established in (a) of this 25 section. Before setting the fees, the department shall consider at public hearings 26 (1) the cost to the state of operating the facility or managing the 27 activity; 28 (2) the normal fees charged for similar facilities or activities by 29 governmental and nongovernmental entities; 30 (3) the cost of administering a fee collection program for the facility 31 or activity; and

01 (4) the public interest. 02 * Sec. 68. AS 47.07.020(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 03 (11) persons under age 21 not covered under (a) of this section who the 04 department has determined cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance 05 because of a special need for medical or rehabilitative care and who the department 06 has determined are hard-to-place children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 07 25.23.220. 08 * Sec. 69. AS 47.07.035 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 09 (28) individuals under age 21 who the department has determined 10 cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance because of a special need for 11 medical or rehabilitative care and who the department has determined are hard-to-place 12 children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 25.23.220. 13 * Sec. 70. AS 13.26.410(b); AS 16.05.390(c); AS 28.10.011(12), 28.10.181(k), 14 28.10.421(d)(12); AS 28.22.011(a)(3); and AS 37.05.210(1) are repealed. 15 * Sec. 71. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE BY ALCOHOLIC 16 BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD. (a) Approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal, 17 for 1994, of a license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as determined by the 18 director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall be eligible for a one-year license. 19 These licenses expire, unless renewed, on December 31, 1994, and may be renewed biennially 20 in even-numbered years after that. The 1994 renewal fee for these licenses is one-half of the 21 biennial license fee. 22 (b) The remaining approximately one-half of the 1994 renewal applicants, as 23 determined by the director, shall be eligible for a two-year license. These licenses expire, 24 unless renewed, on December 31, 1995, and may be renewed biennially in odd-numbered 25 years after that. 26 (c) The director shall notify each licensee in writing as to whether the licensee shall 27 apply for renewal under (a) or (b) of this section, and of the actual amount of the renewal fee. 28 The notice must be given not later than December 1, 1993. However, the failure of the 29 director to provide the notice required in this subsection does not prevent a license from 30 expiring on February 28, 1994, in accordance with AS 04.11.540, if the renewal application 31 is not filed on or before that date.

01 * Sec. 72. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT 02 OF LABOR. Notwithstanding AS 18.62.020, as amended by sec. 46 of this Act, and to ensure 03 that approximately one-half of all certificates of fitness expire in any one fiscal year, 04 approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal certificates of fitness during the first three 05 fiscal years after the effective date of sec. 46 of this Act, as determined by the Department 06 of Labor, shall receive a one-year renewal certificate, which may be renewed biennially after 07 that. The renewal fee for a one-year certificate is $80. 08 * Sec. 73. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding secs. 76 - 78 of this Act, an agency of the 09 state that has regulation adoption authority or that is authorized by this Act to adopt 10 regulations, may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement that agency's respective 11 provisions in this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 12 Act), but not before the respective effective date of the relevant section or sections of this Act. 13 * Sec. 74. The amendment to AS 13.26.410(a) by sec. 33 of this Act has the effect of 14 amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d) by providing for compensation for 15 guardianship services without an order of the court. 16 * Sec. 75. Sections 71 - 73 of this Act take effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 17 * Sec. 76. Sections 33 - 35, 44 - 70, and 74 of this Act take effect July 1, 1993. 18 * Sec. 77. Sections 1 - 32 of this Act take effect December 31, 1993. 19 * Sec. 78. Sections 36 - 43 of this Act take effect July 1, 1994.