HB 262: "An Act relating to transfers from the earnings reserve account to the dividend fund and to the principal of the permanent fund to offset the effect of inflation; and providing for an effective date."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 262 01 "An Act relating to transfers from the earnings reserve account to the dividend 02 fund and to the principal of the permanent fund to offset the effect of inflation; 03 and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 37.13.145(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) At the end of each fiscal year [AFTER THE TRANSFER UNDER (b) OF 07 THIS SECTION], the corporation shall transfer from the earnings reserve account to 08 the principal of the fund an amount sufficient to offset the effect of inflation on 09 principal of the fund during that fiscal year. The corporation shall calculate the 10 amount to transfer to the principal under this subsection by 11 (1) computing the average of the monthly United States Consumer 12 Price Index for all urban consumers for each of the two previous calendar years; 13 (2) computing the percentage change between the first and second 14 calendar year average; and
01 (3) applying that rate to the value of the principal of the fund on the 02 last day of the fiscal year just ended. 03 * Sec. 2. AS 37.13.145(d) is amended to read: 04 (d) Notwithstanding (e) [(b)] of this section, income earned on money awarded 05 in or received as a result of State v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847 Civ. (Superior 06 Court, First Judicial District), including settlement, summary judgment, or adjustment 07 to a royalty-in-kind contract that is tied to the outcome of this case, or interest earned 08 on the money, or on the earnings of the money shall be treated in the same manner as 09 other income of the Alaska permanent fund, except that it is not available for 10 distribution to the dividend fund, and shall be annually deposited into the principal of 11 the Alaska permanent fund. 12 * Sec. 3. AS 37.13.145 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (e) After the transfer under (c) of this section, the corporation shall transfer 14 from the earnings reserve account to the dividend fund established under 15 AS 43.23.045, 50 percent of the income available for distribution under AS 37.13.140 16 or the balance in the earnings reserve account, whichever is less. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 43.23.025(a) is amended to read: 18 (a) By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall determine the value of 19 each permanent fund dividend for that year by 20 (1) determining the total amount available for dividend payments, 21 which equals 22 (A) the amount of income of the Alaska permanent fund 23 transferred to the dividend fund under AS 37.13.145(e) [AS 37.13.145(b)] 24 during the current year; 25 (B) plus the unexpended and unobligated balances of prior fiscal 26 year appropriations that lapse into the dividend fund under AS 43.23.045(d); 27 (C) less the amount necessary to pay prior year dividends from 28 the dividend fund in the current year under AS 43.23.005(h) and under 29 AS 43.23.055(3) and (7); 30 (D) less the amount necessary to pay dividends from the 31 dividend fund due to eligible applicants who, as determined by the department,
01 filed for a previous year's dividend by the filing deadline but who were not 02 included in a previous year's dividend computation; 03 (E) less appropriations from the dividend fund during the 04 current year, including amounts to pay costs of administering the dividend 05 program and the hold harmless provisions of AS 43.23.075; 06 (2) determining the number of individuals eligible to receive a dividend 07 payment for the current year and the number of estates and successors eligible to 08 receive a dividend payment for the current year under AS 43.23.005(h); and 09 (3) dividing the amount determined under (1) of this subsection by the 10 amount determined under (2) of this subsection. 11 * Sec. 5. AS 37.13.145(b) is repealed. 12 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect June 1, 2000.