HB 410: "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 410 01 "An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the 02 revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 04.11.499(2) is amended to read: 05 (2) "send" means to cause to be taken or distributed or to attempt or 06 solicit to cause to be taken or distributed, and includes use of the United States Postal 07 Service [POST OFFICE]; 08 * Sec. 2. AS 09.45.825 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 09.45.825. Procedure applicable. Except as otherwise provided in 10 AS 09.45.800 - 09.45.880, the Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure [COURT RULES 11 OF CIVIL PROCEDURE] shall apply to actions authorized by AS 09.45.800 - 12 09.45.880. 13 * Sec. 3. AS 09.45.830 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 09.45.830. Jurisdiction. Upon the completion of the service, publication
01 and posting of the summons, as may be required by AS 09.45.800 - 09.45.880 and the 02 Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure [COURT RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE], the 03 court has complete jurisdiction over the parties plaintiff or plaintiffs and the entire real 04 property described in the complaint as intended to be affected by the action and over 05 the person of everyone having or claiming an estate, right, title, or interest in or to, or 06 lien upon, all or any part of the property and shall be considered to have obtained the 07 possession and control of the property for the purposes of the action with complete 08 jurisdiction to render the judgment provided for in AS 09.45.800 - 09.45.880. 09 * Sec. 4. AS 09.55.536(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) In an action for damages due to personal injury or death based upon the 11 provision of professional services by a health care provider, including a person 12 providing services on behalf of a governmental entity, when the parties have not 13 agreed to arbitration of the claim under AS 09.55.535, the court shall appoint within 14 20 days after the filing of an answer to a summons and complaint a three-person 15 expert advisory panel unless the court decides that an expert advisory opinion is not 16 necessary for a decision in the case. When the action is filed, the court shall, by order, 17 determine the professions or specialties to be represented on the expert advisory panel, 18 giving the parties the opportunity to object or make suggestions. 19 * Sec. 5. AS 11.46.130(a) is amended to read: 20 (a) A person commits the crime of theft in the second degree if the person 21 commits theft as defined in AS 11.46.100 and 22 (1) the value of the property or services is $500 or more but less than 23 $25,000; 24 (2) the property is a firearm or explosive; 25 (3) the property is taken from the person of another; 26 (4) the property is taken from a vessel and is vessel safety or survival 27 equipment; 28 (5) the property is taken from an aircraft and the property is aircraft 29 safety or survival equipment; 30 (6) the value of the property is $50 or more but less than $500 and, 31 within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two
01 or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of 02 (A) an offense under AS 11.46.120, or an offense under 03 another law or ordinance with similar elements; 04 (B) a crime set out in this subsection or an offense under 05 another law or ordinance with similar elements; 06 (C) an offense under AS 11.46.140(a)(1), or an offense under 07 another law or ordinance with similar elements; or 08 (D) an offense under AS 11.46.220(c)(1) or (c)(2)(A), or an 09 offense under another law or ordinance with similar elements; or 10 (7) the property is an access device. 11 * Sec. 6. AS 11.46.220(c) is amended to read: 12 (c) Concealment of merchandise is 13 (1) a class C felony if 14 (A) the merchandise is a firearm; 15 (B) the value of the merchandise is $500 or more; or 16 (C) the value of the merchandise is $50 or more but less than 17 $500 and, within the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and 18 sentenced on two or more separate occasions in this or another jurisdiction of 19 [THE OFFENSE OF] 20 (i) the offense of concealment of merchandise under 21 this paragraph or (2)(A) of this subsection, or an offense under another 22 law or ordinance with similar elements; or 23 (ii) an offense under AS 11.46.120, 11.46.130, or 24 11.46.140(a)(1), or an offense under another law or ordinance with 25 similar elements; 26 (2) a class A misdemeanor if 27 (A) the value of the merchandise is $50 or more but less than 28 $500; or 29 (B) the value of the merchandise is less than $50 and, within 30 the preceding five years, the person has been convicted and sentenced on two 31 or more separate occasions of the offense of concealment of merchandise or
01 theft in any degree, or an offense under another law or ordinance with similar 02 elements; 03 (3) a class B misdemeanor if the value of the merchandise is less than 04 $50. 05 * Sec. 7. AS 14.03.123(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) The state board shall adopt regulations implementing this section, 07 providing for a statewide student assessment system, and providing for the process of 08 assigning a designation under (a) of this section, including 09 (1) the methodology used to assign the performance designation, 10 including the measures used and their relative weights; 11 (2) high performance [ACHIEVEMENT] and low performance 12 [ACHIEVEMENT] designations that are based on the accountability system under this 13 section; 14 (3) a procedure for appealing a designation that may be used by the 15 principal of a public school or by the superintendent of a public school district; 16 (4) additional measures that may be progressively implemented by the 17 commissioner to assist schools or districts to improve performance in accordance with 18 this section and with federal law; to the extent necessary to conform to federal law, the 19 additional measures may be unique to a certain school or district if that school or 20 district receives federal funding that is not available to all schools or districts in the 21 state. 22 * Sec. 8. AS 14.03.123(d) is amended to read: 23 (d) A public school or district that receives a low performance 24 [ACHIEVEMENT] designation under this section shall prepare and submit to the 25 department a school or district improvement plan, as applicable, in accordance with 26 regulations adopted by the board. The improvement plan must be prepared with the 27 maximum feasible public participation of the community including, as appropriate, 28 interested individuals, teachers, parents, parent organizations, students, tribal 29 organizations, local government representatives, and other community groups. 30 * Sec. 9. AS 14.03.123(e) is amended to read: 31 (e) The department shall establish a program of special recognition for those
01 public schools that receive a high performance [ACHIEVEMENT] designation. 02 * Sec. 10. AS 14.60.010(6) is amended to read: 03 (6) "public schools" include elementary schools, high schools, 04 citizenship night schools for adults, and other public educational institutions that 05 [WHICH] may be established; [HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS TITLE 06 INCLUDES SCHOOLS FOR ALASKA NATIVES UNDER THE CONTROL OF 07 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTERED AND SUPERVISED 08 THROUGH THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS;] 09 * Sec. 11. AS 15.07.137 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 15.07.137. Voting information from municipalities. Within 60 days 11 after each election held in a municipality, the municipal clerk shall certify and send to 12 the director the official registration list containing the names, residence addresses, and 13 voter identification numbers of all persons voting in each precinct in that election. 14 The names of the persons who voted in the municipal election shall be indicated on the 15 official registration list sent to the director by the municipal clerk. 16 * Sec. 12. AS 15.10.105(a) is amended to read: 17 (a) The division of elections is created. The lieutenant governor shall control 18 and supervise the division of elections. The lieutenant governor shall appoint a 19 director of elections. The director shall act for the lieutenant governor in the 20 supervision of central and regional election offices, the hiring, performance 21 evaluation, promotion, termination, and all other matters relating to the employment 22 and training of election personnel, and the administration of all state elections as well 23 as those municipal elections that the state is required to conduct. The director is 24 responsible for the coordination of state responsibilities under 42 U.S.C. 1973gg 25 (National Voter Registration Act of 1993). The director serves at the pleasure of the 26 lieutenant governor. 27 * Sec. 13. AS 15.20.072(c) is amended to read: 28 (c) If the request for a special needs ballot is made through a representative, 29 the representative shall sign a register provided by an election official. The register 30 must include the following information: 31 (1) the representative's name;
01 (2) the representative's residence and mailing address; 02 (3) the representative's social security number, voter identification 03 number, or date of birth; 04 (4) the name of the voter on whose behalf the representative is 05 requesting a ballot and voting materials; 06 (5) an oath that the representative 07 (A) is receiving a ballot and voting materials on behalf of the 08 voter; 09 (B) will not vote the ballot for the voter; 10 (C) will not coerce the voter; 11 (D) will not divulge the vote cast by the voter; and 12 (E) has been notified that unlawful interference with voting is 13 punishable under AS 15.56.030; 14 (6) the representative's signature. 15 * Sec. 14. AS 15.60.010 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 16 (42) "division" means the division of elections created under 17 AS 15.10.105. 18 * Sec. 15. AS 21.89.080(b) is amended to read: 19 (b) An electronic transaction under this section must comply with AS 09.80 20 [AS 09.25.500 - 09.25.520]. 21 * Sec. 16. AS 23.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 22 Sec. 23.30.002. Division of workers' compensation; director. The division 23 of workers' compensation is established in the department. The commissioner shall 24 appoint the director of the division of workers' compensation. 25 * Sec. 17. AS 26.23.040(e)(12) is amended to read: 26 (12) to the extent that money is available from an appropriation for the 27 purposes of this paragraph, 28 (A) award grants for the purpose of forming local emergency 29 planning committees under AS 26.23.073; 30 (B) in order to comply with 49 U.S.C. 5116(a)(2)(B) [49 31 U.S.C. APPX. 1815(a)(3)], make funds available to local emergency planning
01 committees for developing and maintaining emergency plans under 02 AS 26.23.073 and 26.23.075; 03 (C) make funds available to local emergency planning 04 committees to implement 42 U.S.C. 11022(e) and 42 U.S.C. 11044; and 05 (D) award grants for training local emergency planning 06 committees and for training and equipping the emergency response 07 organizations identified in the local plans that execute the plans developed by 08 the committees under AS 26.23.073 and 26.23.075. 09 * Sec. 18. AS 28.10.181(p) is amended to read: 10 (p) Vehicles owned by veterans. The department, upon receipt of written proof 11 that the veteran is a sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle, shall issue special 12 registration plates for the motor vehicle to a requesting person who is a veteran or 13 retired veteran of the armed forces of the United States. The commissioner, after 14 consulting with the person in the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs in 15 charge of veterans' affairs [DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION OF VETERANS 16 AFFAIRS], shall determine the design and color of the veteran or retired veteran 17 plates. 18 * Sec. 19. AS 28.10.181(q) is amended to read: 19 (q) Vehicles owned by recipients of the Purple Heart. The department, upon 20 receipt of written proof that the person is the sole or joint owner of a motor vehicle, 21 shall issue special registration plates for the motor vehicle to a requesting person who 22 has received the Purple Heart medal awarded for wounds suffered in action against an 23 armed enemy or as a result of the hostile action of an armed enemy. The 24 commissioner, after consulting with the person in the Department of Military and 25 Veterans' Affairs in charge of veterans' affairs [DIRECTOR OF THE DIVISION 26 OF VETERANS AFFAIRS], shall determine the design and color of the Purple Heart 27 medal recipient plates. 28 * Sec. 20. AS 29.05.200(b) is amended to read: 29 (b) Before August 31 of each fiscal year, the department shall submit a report 30 to the office of management and budget [DEPARTMENT OF 31 ADMINISTRATION] indicating
01 (1) each municipality expected to qualify to receive an organization 02 grant during the next fiscal year; 03 (2) the amount of money needed to cover all organization grants 04 expected to be awarded during the next fiscal year. 05 * Sec. 21. AS 32.11.220 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 32.11.220. Sharing of profits and losses. The profits and losses of a 07 limited partnership shall be allocated among the partners, and among classes of 08 partners, in the manner provided in writing in the partnership agreement. If the 09 partnership agreement does not specify the allocation in writing, profits and losses 10 shall be allocated on the basis of the value, as stated in the partnership records 11 required to be kept under AS 32.11.840, of the contributions made by each partner to 12 the extent they have been received by the partnership and have not been returned. 13 * Sec. 22. AS 32.11.230 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 32.11.230. Allocation of distributions. Distributions of cash or other 15 assets of a limited partnership shall be allocated among the partners and among classes 16 of partners in the manner provided in writing in the partnership agreement. If the 17 partnership agreement does not specify the allocation in writing, distributions shall be 18 made on the basis of the value, as stated in the partnership records required to be kept 19 under AS 32.11.840, of the contributions made by each partner to the extent they have 20 been received by the partnership and have not been returned. 21 * Sec. 23. AS 32.11.300 is amended to read: 22 Sec. 32.11.300. Limitations on distribution. A partner may not receive a 23 distribution from a limited partnership to the extent that, after giving effect to the 24 distribution, all liabilities of the limited partnership, other than liabilities to partners on 25 account of their partnership interests [INTEREST], exceed the fair value of the 26 partnership assets. 27 * Sec. 24. AS 36.30.170(e) is amended to read: 28 (e) If a bidder qualifies under (b) of this section as an Alaska bidder, is a 29 qualifying entity, and is the lowest responsible and responsive bidder with a bid that is 30 not more than 10 percent higher than the lowest bid, the procurement officer shall 31 award the contract to that bidder. This subsection does not give a bidder who would
01 otherwise qualify for a preference under this subsection a preference over another 02 bidder who would otherwise qualify for a preference under this subsection or (f) of 03 this section. In this subsection, "qualifying entity" means a 04 (1) sole proprietorship owned by a person with a disability; 05 (2) partnership under former AS 32.05, AS 32.06, or AS 32.11 if each 06 of the partners is a person with a disability; 07 (3) limited liability company organized under AS 10.50 if each of the 08 members is a person with a disability; or 09 (4) corporation that is wholly owned by individuals and each of the 10 individuals is a person with a disability. 11 * Sec. 25. AS 37.05.530(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) The National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund is 13 established. The fund consists of all money disbursed to the state by the federal 14 government under 42 U.S.C. 6506a(l) and former 42 U.S.C. 6508 (P.L. 96-514) since 15 December 12, 1980, less the amount deposited in the general fund and expended by 16 the state by general fund appropriations before June 9, 1984. 17 * Sec. 26. AS 37.05.530(c) is amended to read: 18 (c) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 19 shall adopt regulations under which municipalities impacted by National Petroleum 20 Reserve - Alaska oil and gas development under 42 U.S.C. 6506a or former 42 21 U.S.C. 6508 may apply for and be eligible to receive grants to alleviate the impact. 22 The department shall give priority in the allocation of grants to municipalities that are 23 experiencing or will experience the most direct or severe impact from oil and gas 24 development under 42 U.S.C. 6506a or former 42 U.S.C. 6508 within the National 25 Petroleum Reserve - Alaska. The department shall fund all meritorious grant 26 applications out of the money appropriated to it each year. Within 10 days after the 27 convening of each regular session of the legislature, the department shall submit to the 28 legislature a list of all municipalities that have received grants, a list of all 29 municipalities determined by the department to be eligible for further grants, a 30 recommendation of the amount of money to be granted for those additional 31 applications, and written justification of each past and potential grant.
01 * Sec. 27. AS 37.05.530(d) is amended to read: 02 (d) It is the intent of the legislature that each year all of the money in the 03 National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska special revenue fund be made available for 04 appropriation by the legislature to municipalities that demonstrate under (c) of this 05 section present impact, or the need to determine or plan for future impact, from oil and 06 gas development under 42 U.S.C. 6506a or former 42 U.S.C. 6508. It is the intent of 07 the legislature that an initial appropriation be made to the Department of Commerce, 08 Community, and Economic Development to cover anticipated impact grants, and that 09 additional funds be made available through supplemental appropriations if the impact 10 is greater than anticipated and the legislature considers the additional grants proposed 11 by the department to be meritorious. 12 * Sec. 28. AS 37.05.530(e) is amended to read: 13 (e) A municipality may use the funds received under (d) of this section only 14 for the following activities and services to alleviate the impact of the oil and gas 15 development under 42 U.S.C. 6506a or former 42 U.S.C. 6508 within the National 16 Petroleum Reserve - Alaska: 17 (1) planning; 18 (2) construction, maintenance, and operation of essential public 19 facilities by the municipality; and 20 (3) other necessary public services provided by the municipality. 21 * Sec. 29. AS 37.05.530(g) is amended to read: 22 (g) Amounts received by the state under 42 U.S.C. 6506a(l) or former 42 23 U.S.C. 6508 and not appropriated for grants to municipalities under (d) of this section 24 shall be deposited at the end of each fiscal year as follows: (1) 25 percent to the 25 principal of the Alaska permanent fund; and (2) .5 percent to the public school trust 26 fund (AS 37.14.110). The amounts remaining after the deposits to the Alaska 27 permanent fund and the public school trust fund may be appropriated to the power cost 28 equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100). The amounts 29 remaining after any appropriation to the power cost equalization and rural electric 30 capitalization fund shall lapse into the general fund for use by the state for the 31 following facilities and services: planning; construction, maintenance, and operation
01 of essential public facilities; and other necessary public services. 02 * Sec. 30. AS 39.35.680(20) is amended to read: 03 (20) "former member" means an employee who is terminated and who 04 has received a total refund of the balance of the employee contribution account [,] or 05 who has requested in writing a refund of the balance in the employee contribution 06 account [, OR WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND UNDER AS 39.35.200(b)]; 07 * Sec. 31. AS 39.50.200(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) In this chapter, 09 (1) "assistant to the governor or the lieutenant governor" includes any 10 executive, legislative, special, administrative, or press assistant to the governor or 11 lieutenant governor, and any person similarly employed in a policy-making position; 12 (2) "child" includes a biological child, an adoptive child, and a 13 stepchild; 14 (3) "commission" means the Alaska Public Offices Commission 15 created under AS 15.13.020(a); 16 (4) "domestic partner" means a person who is cohabiting with another 17 person in a relationship that is like a marriage but that is not a legal marriage; 18 (5) "instrumentality of the state" means a state department or agency, 19 whether in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch, including the University of 20 Alaska; 21 (6) "judicial officer" means a person appointed as a justice to the 22 supreme court or as a judge to the court of appeals, superior court, district court, or 23 magistrate court; 24 (7) "mother or father" includes a biological parent, an adoptive parent, 25 and a step-parent; 26 (8) "municipal officer" includes a borough or city mayor, borough 27 assemblyman, city councilman, school board member, elected utility board member, 28 city or borough manager, members of a city or borough planning or zoning 29 commission within a home rule or general law city or borough, or a unified 30 municipality; 31 (9) "public official" means
01 (A) a judicial officer; 02 (B) the governor or the lieutenant governor; 03 (C) a person hired or appointed in a department in the 04 executive branch as 05 (i) the head or deputy head of the department; 06 (ii) the director or deputy director of a division; 07 (iii) a special assistant to the head of the department; 08 (iv) a person serving as the legislative liaison for the 09 department; 10 (D) an assistant to the governor or the lieutenant governor; 11 (E) the chair or a member of a state commission or board; 12 (F) state investment officers and the state comptroller in the 13 Department of Revenue; 14 (G) the chief procurement officer appointed under 15 AS 36.30.010; 16 (H) the executive director of the Alaska Workforce Investment 17 Board; [AND] 18 (I) each appointed or elected municipal officer; and 19 (J) the members of the board of trustees, the executive 20 director, and the investment officers of the Alaska Permanent Fund 21 Corporation; 22 (10) "source of income" means the entity for which service is 23 performed or that is otherwise the origin of payment; if the person whose income is 24 being reported is employed by another, the employer is the source of income; but if 25 the person is self-employed by means of a sole proprietorship, partnership, 26 professional corporation, or a corporation in which the person, the person's spouse or 27 domestic partner, or the person's dependent children, or a combination of them, hold a 28 controlling interest, the "source" is the client or customer of the proprietorship, 29 partnership, or corporation, but, if the entity that is the origin of payment is not the 30 same as the client or customer for whom the service is performed, both are considered 31 the source.
01 * Sec. 32. AS 39.50.200(b)(42) is amended to read: 02 (42) [BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND 03 INVESTMENT OFFICERS OF THE] Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation 04 (AS 37.13.040); 05 * Sec. 33. AS 42.45.010(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The authority may make loans from the power project fund 07 (1) to electric utilities, regional electric authorities, municipalities, 08 regional and village corporations, village councils, independent power producers, and 09 nonprofit marketing cooperatives to pay the costs of 10 (A) reconnaissance studies, feasibility studies, license and 11 permit applications, preconstruction engineering, and design of power projects; 12 (B) constructing, equipping, modifying, improving, and 13 expanding small-scale power production facilities that are designed to produce 14 less than 10 megawatts of power, bulk fuel storage facilities, and transmission 15 and distribution facilities, including energy production, transmission and 16 distribution, waste energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and 17 alternative energy facilities and equipment; and 18 (C) reconnaissance studies, preconstruction engineering, 19 design, construction, equipping, modification, and expansion of potable water 20 supply including surface storage and groundwater sources and transmission of 21 water from surface storage to existing distribution systems; 22 (2) to a borrower for a power project or for bulk fuel, waste energy, 23 energy conservation, energy efficiency, or alternative energy facilities or equipment if 24 (A) the loan is entered into under a leveraged lease financing 25 arrangement; 26 (B) the party that will be responsible for the power project or 27 the bulk fuel, waste energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, or 28 alternative energy facilities or equipment is an electric utility, regional 29 electric authority, municipality, regional or village corporation, village council, 30 independent power producer, or nonprofit marketing cooperative; and 31 (C) the borrower seeking the loan demonstrates to the authority
01 that the financing arrangement for the power project or the bulk fuel, waste 02 energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, or alternative energy 03 facilities or equipment will reduce [PROJECT] financing costs for the 04 project, facilities, or equipment below costs of comparable public power 05 projects, facilities, or equipment. 06 * Sec. 34. AS 43.55.013(g) is amended to read: 07 (g) The monthly production rate at the economic limit for a lease or property 08 is presumed to be 3,000 Mcf times the number of well days for the lease or property 09 during that month for which the tax is to be paid. The taxpayer may rebut this 10 presumption by providing clear and convincing evidence of a different monthly 11 production rate at the economic limit for the lease or property. The hearing shall be 12 held before February 15 of the year or within six months after commencement of gas 13 production for a lease or property. The monthly production rate at the economic limit 14 for the lease or property based upon the clear and convincing evidence of the taxpayer 15 shall be calculated by dividing the value determined under (i) of this section into the 16 average monthly direct operating cost determined under (h) of this section. 17 * Sec. 35. AS 43.76.399 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 18 (3) "qualified regional seafood development association" means an 19 association designated as qualified under AS 44.33.065(a); 20 (4) "seafood development region" means a region established under 21 AS 44.33.065(b). 22 * Sec. 36. AS 44.33.502 is amended to read: 23 Sec. 44.33.502. Regional competitions. Four regional competitions shall be 24 held each summer in the first, second, third, and fourth judicial districts 25 established in AS 22.10.010 [SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTHCENTRAL, CENTRAL, 26 AND NORTHWESTERN SENATORIAL DISTRICTS]. First place and honorable 27 mention awards shall be made in each category and one grand prize award and one 28 honorable mention award shall be made for each region. 29 * Sec. 37. Section 26, ch. 28, SLA 2000, is repealed and reenacted to read: 30 Sec. 26. AS 12.25.190(c) is repealed and reenacted to read: 31 (c) The person cited for the crime shall give a written promise to appear in
01 court by signing at least one copy of the written citation prepared by the peace officer, 02 and the officer shall deliver a copy of the citation to the person. The written promise 03 requirement of this subsection does not apply to motor vehicle and traffic citations for 04 which a bail or fine schedule has been established under AS 28.05.151, fish and game 05 citations for which a bail schedule has been established under AS 16.05.165, citations 06 issued under AS 04.21.065, citations for skiing violations issued under AS 05.45.100, 07 citations issued under AS 18.35.341, citations issued in state park and recreational 08 facilities under AS 41.21.960, or littering citations issued under AS 46.06.080. 09 * Sec. 38. AS 14.08.031(d); AS 14.20.215(8); AS 18.56.590; AS 44.99.009; and 10 AS 47.12.240(g) are repealed. 11 * Sec. 39. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).