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CSSB 99(FIN): "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, proration of state payments, extensions of state leases, 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(FIN) 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, proration of state payments, 08 extensions of state leases, receipt of donations and charging of fees by the 09 Department of Natural Resources, coverage of persons under Medicaid, and 10 revising the order of priority for coverage of optional medical services under 11 Medicaid; amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d); and providing for 12 an effective date." 13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 14 * Section 1. AS 04.11.090(b) is amended to read:

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

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

01 over $200,000 and not over $400,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 4,000 02 over $400,000 and not over $600,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 6,000 03 over $600,000 and not over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 8,000 04 over $800,000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000. 05 * Sec. 12. AS 04.11.160(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) No later than February 28 of each year [FOLLOWING THE YEAR FOR 07 WHICH A LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED UNDER THIS SECTION], the licensee 08 shall file with the board an affidavit showing the total business transacted during the 09 preceding calendar year under the license and the location of the licensed premises 10 at which the business was transacted. At the time of filing the affidavit, the licensee 11 shall pay the additional annual [LICENSE] fees accrued under (a) and (b) of this 12 section during the preceding calendar year. 13 * Sec. 13. AS 04.11.170(c) is amended to read: 14 (c) The biennial [ANNUAL] distillery license fee is $1,000 [$500]. 15 * Sec. 14. AS 04.11.180(b) is amended to read: 16 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a common carrier dispensary license is 17 $700 [$350] for each vehicle, boat, aircraft, or railroad buffet car in which alcoholic 18 beverages are served. 19 * Sec. 15. AS 04.11.210(b) is amended to read: 20 (b) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a recreational site license is $800 [$400]. 21 * Sec. 16. AS 04.11.220(d) is amended to read: 22 (d) The biennial [ANNUAL] fee for a pub license is $800 [$400]. 23 * Sec. 17. AS 04.11.250(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) A conditional contractor's permit authorizes the holder to sell beer or wine 25 for consumption only on designated premises for two years [ONE YEAR] from the 26 date of issuance of the permit at construction sites that are located outside a city and 27 inside the boundaries of a military or naval reservation. 28 * Sec. 18. AS 04.11.250(b) is amended to read: 29 (b) An applicant for a conditional contractor's permit must obtain and file with 30 the board written permission from the commanding officer of the military or naval 31 reservation and the prime contractor of the remotely situated project for the conduct

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

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

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

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

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

01 conducted in accordance with AS 04.11.502 after an election in which the voters voted 02 "yes" on the question set out in (a) of this section, the board shall be notified 03 immediately after certification of the results of the election. Licenses in effect in the 04 municipality, in the unincorporated area outside of but within five miles of the 05 boundaries of the municipality or established village that were excepted from the 06 prohibition on sale in accordance with the results of the earlier election are void 90 07 days after the results of the election are certified. Thereafter the board may not issue, 08 renew, or transfer between holders or locations a license for licensed premises located 09 within the boundaries of the municipality or within the perimeter of an established 10 village, or in an unincorporated area within five miles of the boundaries of the 11 municipality, except a license that may be issued to a municipality or to one of the 12 types of licenses listed on the ballot as a result of a majority of the voters voting "yes" 13 on the question set out in AS 04.11.492 or this section, respectively. A license that 14 will expire during the 90 days after the results of a local option election under this 15 section are certified may be extended, until it is void under this subsection, by payment 16 of a prorated portion of the biennial [ANNUAL] license fee. 17 * Sec. 31. AS 04.11.610(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) Biennial [ANNUAL] license fees, excluding annual wholesale fees and 19 biennial wholesale license fees, collected within a municipality shall be refunded 20 semi-annually to the municipality. 21 * Sec. 32. AS 04.11.680(a) is amended to read: 22 (a) Upon application and payment of one-quarter [ONE-HALF] of the 23 biennial [ANNUAL] fee, the board may issue a license under this title that will be 24 effective for a continuous six-month period. Otherwise, all licenses issued under this 25 title other than a retail stock sale license are effective for the two calendar years 26 [YEAR] ending December 31, unless a shorter period is prescribed by the board or by 27 law. 28 * Sec. 33. AS 13.26.410(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 29 (a) The commissioner of administration may establish by regulation a schedule 30 of reasonable fees for the costs of the public guardian's services. The fee schedule 31 established may be based upon the ability of the ward or protected person to pay for

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

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

01 * Sec. 43. AS 14.43.740(a) is amended to read: 02 (a) The provisions of AS 14.43.100, 14.43.110, 14.43.115, 14.43.120(a) - (d), 03 (i), (m), and (r) - (u) [(r) - (t)], and 14.43.135 apply to a loan made under 04 AS 14.43.710 - 14.43.790. 05 * Sec. 44. AS 16.05.390(d) is amended to read: 06 (d) Compensation provided by this section shall be paid from appropriations 07 made to the department [FROM THE GENERAL FUND]. 08 * Sec. 45. AS 18.60.220 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 18.60.220. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. The 10 Department of Labor shall 11 (1) have all violators of AS 18.60.180 - 18.60.390 prosecuted; 12 (2) issue, suspend, or revoke for cause, inspection certificates provided 13 for in AS 18.60.390; 14 (3) take action necessary for the enforcement of the laws and 15 regulations governing the use of boilers and unfired pressure vessels; 16 (4) keep a complete record of the type, dimensions, maximum 17 allowable working pressure, age, condition, location, and date of the last recorded 18 internal inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels to which AS 18.60.180 - 19 18.60.390 apply; 20 (5) adopt regulations establishing reasonable fees for administering 21 special inspector examinations and for processing applications for special 22 inspector commissions; and 23 (6) do acts necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.180 - 24 18.60.390. 25 * Sec. 46. AS 18.62.020 is amended to read: 26 Sec. 18.62.020. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. 27 The department shall issue certificates of fitness and renewal [VALID FOR ONE 28 YEAR AND] certificates of fitness valid for two [THREE] years. The certificate may 29 [SHALL] be issued only to an individual. An applicant for a certificate shall apply 30 in writing, under oath, on a form prescribed by the department containing 31 (1) the name and address of the applicant;

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

01 service or product under AS 09.25.115. The commissioner may prescribe, by 02 regulation, fees relating to the provision of vehicle registration lists. 03 * Sec. 51. AS 28.10.071(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) The department shall keep a record of the registrations of vehicles used in 05 law enforcement work when secrecy is necessary. This record is separate from the 06 record [VEHICLE REGISTER] required by (a) of this section and may be disclosed 07 only to and upon the request of the chief peace officer of a municipality, a state 08 trooper district commander, the chief federal law enforcement officer assigned to the 09 state, or to a court upon an appropriate order. 10 * Sec. 52. AS 28.10.161(a) is amended to read: 11 (a) The department, upon registering a vehicle, shall issue the owner one fully 12 reflectorized registration plate [FOR A TRAILER OR A MOTORCYCLE AND TWO 13 FULLY REFLECTORIZED REGISTRATION PLATES FOR EVERY OTHER 14 VEHICLE]. Except as specifically provided in AS 28.10.181, the plate [OR PLATES] 15 must remain with the vehicle as long as the vehicle is subject to registration under this 16 chapter. 17 * Sec. 53. AS 28.10.171(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) The [WHEN TWO] registration plate [PLATES ARE] issued for a vehicle 19 [, THEY SHALL BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE FOR WHICH ISSUED, ONE 20 IN FRONT AND THE OTHER IN THE REAR. WHEN ONE REGISTRATION 21 PLATE IS ISSUED, IT] shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle for which issued. 22 * Sec. 54. AS 28.10.181(c) is amended to read: 23 (c) Special request plates. Upon application by the owner of a 24 passenger vehicle, motorcycle, noncommercial van or pick-up truck, or motor home, 25 the department shall design and issue registration plates containing a series of not more 26 than six letters or numbers or combination of letters and numbers as requested by the 27 owner. The department may, in its discretion, disapprove the issuance of registration 28 plates under this subsection when the requested symbols are a duplication of an 29 existing registration or when the symbols are considered unacceptable by the 30 department. The department may also design and issue special registration plates 31 depicting Alaska plant life, fish, wildlife, geography, history, or other depictions

01 of the state. 02 * Sec. 55. AS 28.10.181(d) is repealed and reenacted to read: 03 (d) Vehicles owned by disabled veterans, including persons disabled in the line 04 of duty while serving in the Alaska Territorial Guard, or other persons with disabilities. 05 Upon the request of a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, 06 as defined in 23 C.F.R. 1235.2, the department shall 07 (1) register one passenger vehicle in the name of the person without 08 charge; and 09 (2) issue a specially designed registration plate that displays 10 (A) recognition of the disabled veteran if the applicant's 11 disability originated from the applicant's service with the Alaska Territorial 12 Guard or the armed forces of the United States; or 13 (B) the standard symbol of disability (the wheelchair logo). 14 * Sec. 56. AS 28.10.411(f) is amended to read: 15 (f) A resident 65 years of age or older on January 1 of the year the vehicle is 16 registered is entitled to an exemption once each calendar year from the registration 17 fee required under this section for one motor vehicle subject to registration under 18 AS 28.10.421(b)(1), (2), (5), or (6). An exemption may not be granted except upon 19 written application for the exemption on a form prescribed by the department. 20 * Sec. 57. AS 28.10.421(a) is amended to read: 21 (a) Unless otherwise provided by law, 22 (1) the fees prescribed in this section shall be paid to the department 23 at the times provided under AS 28.10.108 and 28.10.111; and 24 (2) an additional fee of $10 shall be added to the registration fee 25 set out in this section for registration not conducted by mail; the department may 26 waive this additional fee for a good cause based on criteria established in 27 regulations adopted by the department. 28 * Sec. 58. AS 28.10.421(d)(2) is amended to read: 29 (2) special request plates for 30 (A) Alaska National Guard personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 31 (B) veterans or retired veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30;

01 (C) recipients of the Purple Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 02 (D) plates that depict Alaska plant life, fish, wildlife, 03 geography, history, or other depictions of the state. . . . . . . . . . . .$50; 04 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee 05 required by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and 06 on the replacement of special request plates; 07 (E) [(D)] other special request plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30; 08 plus the fee required for that vehicle under (b) of this section; the fee required 09 by this paragraph shall be collected only on the first issuance and on the 10 replacement of special request plates; 11 * Sec. 59. AS 28.10.495(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) Proof of disablement or medical handicap, for the purpose of this section, 13 shall be the same as that required for the purposes of [PROVIDED AS SPECIFIED 14 IN] AS 28.10.181(d). 15 * Sec. 60. AS 37.05.146(4) is amended by adding a new subparagraph to read: 16 (R) receipts of the group insurance programs established under 17 AS 39.30.090. 18 * Sec. 61. AS 37.05.289(a) is amended to read: 19 (a) There is established in the general fund a state insurance catastrophe 20 reserve account consisting of assets appropriated to it by the legislature, [AND] assets 21 allocated to the account by the Department of Administration as provided in [(b) OF] 22 this section, and amounts deposited into the account as provided in this section. 23 Assets of the account may be used to obtain insurance, to establish reserves for the 24 self-insurance program, and to satisfy claims or judgments arising under the program. 25 Interest earned on money in the account shall be remitted to the Department of 26 Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050. 27 * Sec. 62. AS 37.05.289 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 28 (c) The $5,000,000 cap, set in (b) of this section, on money that may be 29 retained in the state insurance catastrophe reserve account applies only to unobligated 30 money in the account at the end of a fiscal year. 31 (d) Amounts received in settlement of insurance claims or as recovery for

01 losses shall be deposited into the state insurance catastrophe reserve account. 02 * Sec. 63. AS 37.07 is amended by adding a new section to read: 03 Sec. 37.07.085. PRORATION OF PAYMENTS. (a) At the beginning of each 04 fiscal year, an agency that administers grants, reimbursement, revenue sharing, public 05 assistance, or other programs to distribute state money under a statute shall determine 06 whether appropriations for the fiscal year are sufficient to pay all anticipated claims 07 and entitlements under the statute. Except as provided in (d) of this section or as 08 otherwise provided by law prescribing agency action in response to insufficient 09 appropriations, if appropriations are not sufficient, the agency shall reduce the amount 10 to be paid to eligible recipients by prorating the shortfall among the eligible recipients. 11 (b) An agency that is paying reduced payments under (a) of this section shall 12 determine, on December 30 of the fiscal year, whether money available is sufficient 13 to fund the reduced payment level for the remainder of the fiscal year. 14 (c) An agency that has determined that appropriations are insufficient under 15 (a) or (b) of this section shall report to the governor, and the governor shall report to 16 the legislature by the 10th day of the next regular legislative session, the amount of 17 additional money needed for the remainder of that fiscal year to fund payments at the 18 reduced level and the amount of additional money needed to make full payments to 19 eligible recipients. 20 (d) An agency that has determined that appropriations are insufficient under 21 (a) of this section may not reduce payments if the reduction would violate the terms 22 of an agreement between the state and the federal government or would violate a 23 requirement for participation in a federal program in which the state is participating. 24 As required by (c) of this section, the agency and the governor shall report regarding 25 the amount of money needed to make full payments to eligible recipients. 26 (e) The commissioner of administration may adopt regulations necessary to 27 implement this section. 28 * Sec. 64. AS 41.21.020(a) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 29 (14) accept cash and other donations from public or private sources to 30 assist and support the department in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. 31 * Sec. 65. AS 41.21.026(a) is amended to read:

01 (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the [THE] department may charge 02 and [OR] collect a fee in a park unit for 03 (1) rental of public use cabins or other overnight lodgings; 04 (2) [OVERNIGHT] use of a developed campsite; 05 (3) special park use permits; 06 (4) competitive and exclusive commercial use permits; 07 (5) noncompetitive and nonexclusive commercial use permits; 08 (6) use of a sewage holding tank dump station; 09 (7) guided tours of visitor centers and historic sites; [AND] 10 (8) admission to visitor centers and historic sites; 11 (9) use of an improved boat ramp in a park facility developed 12 principally for boat launching, except that the department may not charge a fee for 13 the use of an improved boat ramp by a person who uses the ramp for access to 14 the person's home or other property if the ramp is the only reasonable access to 15 the person's home or other property; 16 (10) sale of firewood; 17 (11) sale of merchandise related to public use, enjoyment, and 18 understanding of parks, including maps, plans, and other graphic materials; 19 (12) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has 20 developed parking and rest rooms, and use of parking associated with a developed 21 trailhead, access site, or picnic site with developed parking; and 22 (13) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or 23 cultural history, outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public 24 use, enjoyment, or understanding of parks. 25 * Sec. 66. AS 47.07.020(b) is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 26 (11) persons under age 21 not covered under (a) of this section who the 27 department has determined cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance 28 because of a special need for medical or rehabilitative care and who the department 29 has determined are hard-to-place children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 30 25.23.220. 31 * Sec. 67. AS 47.07.035 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read:

01 (28) individuals under age 21 who the department has determined 02 cannot be placed for adoption without medical assistance because of a special need for 03 medical or rehabilitative care and who the department has determined are hard-to-place 04 children eligible for subsidy under AS 25.23.190 - 25.23.220. 05 * Sec. 68. AS 13.26.410(b); AS 28.10.181(k), 28.10.421(d)(12); AS 28.22.011(a)(3); and 06 AS 37.05.210(1) are repealed. 07 * Sec. 69. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSURE BY ALCOHOLIC 08 BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD. (a) Approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal, 09 for 1994, of a license issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, as determined by the 10 director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, shall be eligible for a one-year license. 11 These licenses expire, unless renewed, on December 31, 1994, and may be renewed biennially 12 in even-numbered years after that. The 1994 renewal fee for these licenses is one-half of the 13 biennial license fee. 14 (b) The remaining approximately one-half of the 1994 renewal applicants, as 15 determined by the director, shall be eligible for a two-year license. These licenses expire, 16 unless renewed, on December 31, 1995, and may be renewed biennially in odd-numbered 17 years after that. 18 (c) The director shall notify each licensee in writing as to whether the licensee shall 19 apply for renewal under (a) or (b) of this section, and of the actual amount of the renewal fee. 20 The notice must be given not later than December 1, 1993. However, the failure of the 21 director to provide the notice required in this subsection does not prevent a license from 22 expiring on February 28, 1994, in accordance with AS 04.11.540, if the renewal application 23 is not filed on or before that date. 24 * Sec. 70. IMPLEMENTATION OF BIENNIAL LICENSING BY THE DEPARTMENT 25 OF LABOR. Notwithstanding AS 18.62.020, as amended by sec. 46 of this Act, and to ensure 26 that approximately one-half of all certificates of fitness expire in any one fiscal year, 27 approximately one-half of the applicants for renewal certificates of fitness during the first three 28 fiscal years after the effective date of sec. 46 of this Act, as determined by the Department 29 of Labor, shall receive a one-year renewal certificate, which may be renewed biennially after 30 that. The renewal fee for a one-year certificate is $80. 31 * Sec. 71. LEASE EXTENSIONS AUTHORIZED. (a) Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the

01 Department of Administration, the University of Alaska, the legislature, and the court system 02 may extend for up to a maximum extension of five years a real property lease that is entered 03 into under AS 36.30, including procedures and regulations adopted under AS 36.30.005(c) and 04 36.30.020 - 36.30.030, and that is in existence on the effective date of this section if a 05 minimum cost savings of 06 (1) 10 percent can be achieved on the rent due under the lease; or 07 (2) five percent can be achieved on the rent due under the lease and the lessor 08 agrees to make modifications of the leased real property to bring the real property into 09 compliance with the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 12101 - 12213 (Americans with Disabilities 10 Act of 1990). 11 (b) The cost savings under (a) of this section shall be calculated on the remaining term 12 of the lease and any renewals, including extensions allowed under (a) of this section. 13 (c) The Department of Administration, the University of Alaska, the Alaska Court 14 System, and the Legislative Affairs Agency shall submit a quarterly report to the Legislative 15 Budget and Audit Committee detailing the leases extended and the cost savings achieved 16 under (a) - (b) of this section. The first report is due July 1, 1994, and must cover the period 17 from the effective date of this section through March 31, 1994. The subsequent reports shall 18 be made October 1, 1994, January 2, 1995, and April 1, 1995. 19 * Sec. 72. TEMPORARY FEES IN STATE PARKS. (a) The following fees apply for 20 the following activities in units of the state park system until the Department of Natural 21 Resources adopts a regulation under AS 41.21.026(a), as amended by sec. 65 of this Act, that 22 establishes a fee for that activity; 23 (1) sale of firewood: $4 per bundle; 24 (2) use of a developed trailhead, access site, or picnic site that has developed 25 parking and rest rooms, or use of parking associated with a developed trailhead, access site, 26 or picnic with developed parking: $2 per vehicle, or $25 for an annual pass; 27 (3) admission to visitor centers or historic sites: $5 for each person over 10 28 years of age; 29 (4) presentation or attendance at programs related to natural or cultural history, 30 outdoor skills or education, or other topics concerned with public use, enjoyment, or 31 understanding of parks: $2 for each person over 10 years of age.

01 (b) The commissioner of natural resources shall notify the revisor of statutes when a 02 regulation is effective that establishes a fee for an activity described in (a) of this section. 03 * Sec. 73. TRANSITION. Notwithstanding secs. 77 - 79 of this Act, an agency of the 04 state that has regulation adoption authority or that is authorized by this Act to adopt 05 regulations, may proceed to adopt regulations necessary to implement that agency's respective 06 provisions in this Act. The regulations take effect under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure 07 Act), but not before the respective effective date of the relevant section or sections of this Act. 08 * Sec. 74. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. Wherever in AS 28 the words "plates" or 09 "registration plates" or a similar phrase occurs, the revisor of statutes shall substitute "plate" 10 or "registration plate" and make necessary related word changes when necessary to implement 11 the amendments to AS 28.10.161 and 28.10.171 by secs. 52 and 53 of this Act. 12 * Sec. 75. The amendment to AS 13.26.410(a) by sec. 33 of this Act has the effect of 13 amending Alaska Rule of Probate Procedure 16(d) by providing for compensation for 14 guardianship services without an order of the court. 15 * Sec. 76. Sections 63 and 69 - 73 of this Act take effect immediately under 16 AS 01.10.070(c). 17 * Sec. 77. Sections 33 - 35, 44 - 62, 64 - 68, 74, and 75 of this Act take effect July 1, 18 1993. 19 * Sec. 78. Sections 1 - 32 of this Act take effect December 31, 1993. 20 * Sec. 79. Sections 36 - 43 of this Act take effect July 1, 1994.