00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 119                                                                          
01 "An Act permitting grants to certain regulated public utilities for water quality                                       
02 enhancement projects and water supply and wastewater systems."                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 46.03.030(b) is amended to read:                                                                  
05            (b)  The department may grant to a municipality or, to the extent allowed                                
06       under (i) of this section, to a public utility, as funds are available, a grant for any of                    
07       the following:                                                                                                    
08                 (1)  a water quality enhancement project;                                                               
09                 (2)  a public water supply, treatment, or distribution system;                                          
10                 (3)  a wastewater collection, treatment, or discharge system;                                           
11                 (4)  a solid waste processing, disposal, or resource recovery system.                                   
12    * Sec. 2.  AS 46.03.030(e) is amended to read:                                                                     
13            (e)  A grant under this section to a municipality or public utility eligible                             
14       under (i) of this section for a project funded by an appropriation made by the                                

01       legislature                                                                                                       
02                 (1)  before July 1, 1994, may not exceed 50 percent of the eligible costs                               
03       of the project;                                                                                                   
04                 (2)  after July 1, 1994, may not exceed                                                                 
05                      (A)  85 percent of the eligible costs for a municipality with a                                    
06            population of 1,000 persons or less;                                                                         
07                      (B)  70 percent of the eligible costs for a municipality with a                                    
08            population of 1,001 to 5,000 persons; and                                                                    
09                      (C)  50 percent of the eligible costs for a municipality with a                                    
10            population greater than 5,000 persons; however, if a municipality with a                                     
11            population greater than 5,000 persons seeks a grant for a project that relates to                            
12            a solid waste processing or disposal system that incorporates resource                                       
13            recovery, the department may provide a grant for up to 60 percent of the                                     
14            eligible costs of the project.                                                                               
15    * Sec. 3.  AS 46.03.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
16            (i)  A public water and sewer utility is eligible for a grant for projects described                         
17       in (b)(1) - (3) of this section if it serves as the primary utility for a municipality and its                    
18       rates are regulated by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska under AS 42.05.