HB 50: "An Act relating to the use of broadcasting to promote or conduct certain classics or sweepstakes; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 50 01 "An Act relating to the use of broadcasting to promote or conduct certain 02 classics or sweepstakes; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 05.15.640 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 05.15.640. Restrictions on use of broadcasting. (a) A permittee may 06 use broadcasting to promote or conduct canned salmon classics, deep freeze 07 classics, goose classics, ice classics, king salmon classics, mercury classics, mushing 08 sweepstakes, and salmon classics permitted under this chapter. Prior to 09 commencing the broadcasting, a permittee using broadcasting under this 10 subsection shall notify the department in writing of the type of broadcasting to 11 be used, what is planned for the broadcasting, and when the broadcasting is to 12 be conducted. A [UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF AN ACT AUTHORIZING 13 THE USE OF BROADCASTING TO PROMOTE OR CONDUCT CHARITABLE 14 GAMING ACTIVITY UNDER THIS CHAPTER A] person may not use broadcasting
01 to promote or conduct any other charitable gaming activity under this chapter. In this 02 subsection, "broadcasting" includes television and radio transmission by 2,500 03 megahertz, microwave video and audio programming, slow-scan television 04 programming, and programming via satellite, cable, teletype, or facsimile transmission 05 and distribution methods. 06 (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, [A PERSON MAY USE 07 BROADCASTING TO PROMOTE FISH DERBIES, AND] the department may 08 authorize a noncommercial broadcasting station or network of stations to broadcast the 09 conducting of an activity under this chapter, for which broadcasting is not otherwise 10 permitted under (a) of this section, on the station or network under a permit held by 11 the station or network. The department may not authorize a station to broadcast the 12 conducting of an activity for more than 12 hours in a calendar year. In this subsection, 13 "noncommercial broadcasting station" means a radio or television station that is 14 licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to a governmental entity or to 15 an entity that is exempt from federal taxation under 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) (Internal 16 Revenue Code). 17 * Sec. 2. AS 05.15.640(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) A permittee may use broadcasting to promote or conduct canned salmon 19 classics, deep freeze classics, goose classics, ice classics, king salmon classics, mercury 20 classics, [MUSHING SWEEPSTAKES,] and salmon classics permitted under this 21 chapter. Prior to commencing the broadcasting, a permittee using broadcasting under 22 this subsection shall notify the department in writing of the type of broadcasting to be 23 used, what is planned for the broadcasting, and when the broadcasting is to be 24 conducted. A person may not use broadcasting to promote or conduct any other 25 charitable gaming activity under this chapter. In this subsection, "broadcasting" 26 includes television and radio transmission by 2,500 megahertz, microwave video and 27 audio programming, slow-scan television programming, and programming via satellite, 28 cable, teletype, or facsimile transmission and distribution methods. 29 * Sec. 3. Section 2 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2000. 30 * Sec. 4. Except as provided in sec. 3 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under 31 AS 01.10.070(c).