HCS CSSB 210(FIN): "An Act relating to the community revenue sharing program; changing the name of the community revenue sharing program to the community assistance program; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 210(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to the community revenue sharing program; changing the name of the 02 community revenue sharing program to the community assistance program; and 03 providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 29.20.640(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) Compliance with the provisions of this section is a prerequisite to receipt 07 of community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] under AS 29.60.850 - 29.60.879. If 08 a municipality does not comply with this section, the department shall withhold the 09 allocations until the required reports are filed. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 29.45.020 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 29.45.020. Taxpayer notice. (a) If a municipality levies and collects 12 property taxes, the governing body shall provide the following notice: 13 "NOTICE TO TAXPAYER 14 For the current fiscal year the (city)(borough) has been allocated the
01 following amount of state aid for school and municipal purposes under 02 the applicable financial assistance Acts: 03 PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING PROGRAM (AS 14.17) $ 04 STATE AID FOR RETIREMENT OF SCHOOL $ 05 CONSTRUCTION DEBT (AS 14.11.100) 06 COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE $ 07 [REVENUE SHARING] 08 PROGRAM (AS 29.60.850 - 29.60.879) 09 TOTAL AID $ 10 The millage equivalent of this state aid, based on the dollar value of a 11 mill in the municipality during the current assessment year and for the 12 preceding assessment year, is: 13 MILLAGE EQUIVALENT 14 PREVIOUS YEAR THIS YEAR 15 PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING . . . .MILLS . . . .MILLS 16 PROGRAM ASSISTANCE 17 STATE AID FOR RETIREMENT . . . .MILLS . . . .MILLS 18 OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION 19 DEBT 20 COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE . . . .MILLS . . . .MILLS 21 [REVENUE SHARING] 22 PROGRAM 23 TOTAL MILLAGE EQUIVALENT . . . .MILLS . . . .MILLS" 24 Notice shall be provided by 25 (1) furnishing a copy of the notice with tax statements mailed for the 26 fiscal year for which aid is received; or 27 (2) publishing in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality 28 a copy of the notice once each week for a period of three successive weeks, with 29 publication to occur not later than 45 days after the final adoption of the municipality's 30 budget. 31 (b) Compliance with the provisions of this section is a prerequisite to receipt
01 of community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] under AS 29.60.850 - 29.60.879. 02 The department shall withhold annual allocations under those sections until municipal 03 officials demonstrate that the requirements of this section have been met. 04 * Sec. 3. AS 29.45.660(b) is amended to read: 05 (b) Compliance with the provisions of this section is a prerequisite to receipt 06 of community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] under AS 29.60.850 - 29.60.879. 07 The department shall withhold annual allocations under those sections until municipal 08 officials demonstrate that the requirements of this section have been met. 09 * Sec. 4. AS 29.60.810 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 29.60.810. Grant applications. A municipality or regional housing 11 authority that owns a harbor facility may submit to the Department of Transportation 12 and Public Facilities an application for a harbor facility grant to be used for 13 construction, expansion, major repair, or major maintenance of a harbor facility. The 14 application must include information about the project requested by the department. 15 For a proposed project to be eligible for a grant, the municipality or regional housing 16 authority must provide evidence acceptable to the department that the 17 (1) proposed project is a capital improvement project and not part of a 18 preventive maintenance program or regular custodial care program; 19 (2) municipality or regional housing authority will provide 50 percent 20 of the total project cost as matching funds for the state grant and that money received 21 by the municipality or regional housing authority from the state will not be used for 22 the matching funds except money received under 23 (A) AS 29.60.850 - 29.60.879 (community assistance 24 [REVENUE SHARING] program); 25 (B) AS 29.60.450, AS 43.75.130, and 43.75.137 (shared 26 fisheries business taxes); 27 (C) AS 43.52.200 - 43.52.295 (excise tax on overnight 28 accommodations on commercial passenger vessels); and 29 (D) a transfer agreement between the state and a municipality 30 for [PURSUANT TO] a sale under AS 35.10.120; 31 (3) municipality or regional housing authority has secured and will
01 maintain adequate property loss insurance for the replacement cost of the harbor 02 facility or has an adequate program of insurance; 03 (4) municipality or regional housing authority has a preventive 04 maintenance plan for the harbor facility and will be adequately adhering to the 05 preventive maintenance plan after completion of the proposed project. 06 * Sec. 5. AS 29.60.850(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) The community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] fund is established in 08 the general fund for the purpose of making community assistance [REVENUE 09 SHARING] payments to municipalities, reserves, and communities for any public 10 purpose. The fund consists of appropriations. Income earned on money in the fund 11 may be appropriated to the fund. Money in the fund does not lapse. 12 * Sec. 6. AS 29.60.850(b) is amended to read: 13 (b) Each fiscal year, the legislature may appropriate to the community 14 assistance [REVENUE SHARING] fund money received by the state during the 15 previous calendar year under AS 43.20.030(c). The amount may not exceed the 16 greater of 17 (1) $30,000,000 [$60,000,000]; or 18 (2) the amount that, when added to the fund balance on June 30 of the 19 previous fiscal year, equals $90,000,000 [$180,000,000]. 20 * Sec. 7. AS 29.60.850(c) is amended to read: 21 (c) The balance in the community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] fund 22 shall be determined on June 30 of each year. If the fund balance is at least $15,000,000 23 [$60,000,000], without further appropriation, the department shall distribute one-third 24 of that amount as community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payments for the 25 immediately following fiscal year. Otherwise, no payments may be made. 26 * Sec. 8. AS 29.60.855 is amended to read: 27 Sec. 29.60.855. Basic community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] 28 payments. (a) The [DEPARTMENT SHALL CALCULATE THE] basic amount 29 used for determining the basic community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] 30 payment for a fiscal year [BY APPLYING THE FOLLOWING FORMULA: THE 31 AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENTS FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR UNDER
01 AS 29.60.850(c), MINUS 60,000,000, DIVIDED BY 60,000,000, PLUS ONE, 02 MULTIPLIED BY 384,000. HOWEVER, IF THE AMOUNT CALCULATED IS 03 LESS THAN $220,000, THE BASIC AMOUNT FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR] is 04 $300,000 [$220,000]. However, if the amount available for payments for that 05 fiscal year under AS 29.60.850(c) is less than the amount necessary to make the 06 payments under (b) of this section, the department shall reduce the basic amount 07 pro rata. 08 (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the basic community assistance 09 [REVENUE SHARING] payment for a fiscal year equals, for each 10 (1) unified municipality, the sum of the amounts calculated under (2) 11 and (3) of this subsection, rounded to the nearest dollar [$1,000]; 12 (2) borough, the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar [$1,000]; 13 (3) city and eligible reserve, one-fourth of the basic amount, rounded 14 to the nearest dollar [$100]; 15 (4) eligible community in the unorganized borough, one-twelfth of the 16 basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar [$100]; 17 (5) eligible community in a unified municipality or borough, one- 18 nineteenth of the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar [$100]. 19 (c) The basic community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payment 20 amount for a succeeding municipality formed when two or more municipalities merge, 21 consolidate, or unify after January 1, 2002, equals the sum of the amounts each of the 22 former municipalities would receive under (b) of this section calculated as if the 23 merger, consolidation, or unification had not occurred. 24 * Sec. 9. AS 29.60.860(a) is amended to read: 25 (a) Subject to (b) of this section, if the amount available for distribution under 26 AS 29.60.850(c) exceeds the amount needed to fully fund all the basic community 27 assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payments, the balance shall be distributed on a 28 per capita basis to municipalities, to reserves, and to communities in the unorganized 29 borough. 30 * Sec. 10. AS 29.60.860(b) is amended to read: 31 (b) The per capita amount distributed to each community in the unorganized
01 borough may not, when added to the basic community assistance [REVENUE 02 SHARING] payment for that community, exceed the basic amount calculated under 03 AS 29.60.855(b)(3). If the per capita distribution for a community in the unorganized 04 borough, when added to the basic community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] 05 payment for that community, would exceed the basic amount calculated under 06 AS 29.60.855(b)(3), the excess amount shall be distributed on a per capita basis to 07 other communities in the unorganized borough. 08 * Sec. 11. AS 29.60.865 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 29.60.865. Eligibility requirements for reserves and communities. (a) 10 The department, with advice from the Department of Law, shall determine whether 11 there is in each community or reserve an incorporated nonprofit entity or a Native 12 village council that will agree to receive and spend the community assistance 13 [REVENUE SHARING] payment. If there is more than one qualified entity in a 14 reserve or community in the unorganized borough, the department shall pay the money 15 to the entity that the department finds most qualified to receive and spend the money 16 on behalf of the reserve or community. The department may not make a community 17 assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payment to a Native village council unless the 18 council waives immunity from suit for claims arising out of activities of the council 19 related to the payment. A waiver of immunity from suit under this section must be on 20 a form provided by the Department of Law. If there is no qualified incorporated 21 nonprofit entity or Native village council in a reserve or community that is willing to 22 receive the community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payment and use the 23 payment on behalf of that reserve or community, the payment for that reserve or 24 community may not be paid. Neither this section nor any action taken under it enlarges 25 or diminishes the governmental authority or jurisdiction of a Native village council. 26 (b) The department may make a community assistance [REVENUE 27 SHARING] payment on behalf of a community in a borough or unified municipality 28 only to the municipality for payment by the municipality to an incorporated nonprofit 29 entity or Native village council that has been approved by the assembly and meets the 30 requirements of (a) of this section. The department shall have written evidence of the 31 assembly approval. If there is more than one qualified entity in a community in a
01 borough or unified municipality, one of the entities may receive the entire payment, or 02 the payment may be shared between two or more of the qualified entities, as 03 determined by the assembly. 04 (c) A community in a borough or unified municipality is eligible for a 05 community assistance [REVENUE SHARING] payment only if at least three of the 06 following services are generally available to all residents of the community and each 07 of the three services, in any combination, are provided by one or more qualifying 08 incorporated nonprofit entities or a Native village council or are substantially paid for 09 by the residents of the community through taxes, charges, or assessments levied or 10 authorized by the borough or unified municipality: 11 (1) fire protection; 12 (2) emergency medical; 13 (3) water and sewer; 14 (4) solid waste management; 15 (5) public road or ice road maintenance; 16 (6) public health; 17 (7) search and rescue. 18 * Sec. 12. AS 29.71.040(h)(2) is amended to read: 19 (2) "state money" includes state reimbursement to municipalities for 20 school or related construction, foundation funding for education, municipal assistance, 21 community assistance, revenue sharing, and state funds for capital projects. 22 * Sec. 13. AS 36.10.090(b) is amended to read: 23 (b) A local government or school district covered by the provisions of this 24 chapter that is found to be in violation of these provisions may be required to forfeit 25 all or part of the state aid made available for the project in which the violation occurs 26 and in addition may be denied up to 12 months of state community assistance 27 [REVENUE SHARING] or public school funding. A state department or agency head 28 found to be in violation of this chapter may be required to forfeit the position of 29 department or agency head. 30 * Sec. 14. AS 36.10.125(c) is amended to read: 31 (c) In an action brought under (b) of this section, the court may, in its
01 discretion, order denial of state community assistance, revenue sharing, or public 02 school funding, forfeiture of office or position, or injunctive or other relief. If the court 03 finds for the plaintiff in an action brought under (b) of this section, it may award the 04 plaintiff an amount equal to the actual costs and attorney fees incurred by the plaintiff. 05 * Sec. 15. AS 36.15.050(h)(3) is amended to read: 06 (3) "state money" includes state reimbursement to school districts for 07 school or related construction, foundation funding for education, municipal assistance, 08 community assistance, revenue sharing, and state funds for capital projects. 09 * Sec. 16. AS 44.33.020(a) is amended to read: 10 (a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development 11 shall 12 (1) advise and assist local governments; 13 (2) advise the governor and other commissioners on the delivery of 14 government services to rural areas, including services relating to public safety, justice, 15 economic development, natural resource management, education, and public health; 16 (3) make recommendations to the governor and other commissioners 17 about policy changes that would affect rural governments and rural affairs; 18 (4) serve as staff for the Local Boundary Commission; 19 (5) conduct studies and carry out experimental and pilot projects for 20 the purpose of developing solutions to community and regional problems; 21 (6) promote cooperative solutions to problems affecting more than one 22 community or region, including joint service agreements, regional compacts, and other 23 forms of cooperation; 24 (7) serve as a clearinghouse for information useful in solution of 25 community and regional problems, and channel to the appropriate authority requests 26 for information and services; 27 (8) advise and assist community and regional governments on matters 28 of finance, including but not limited to bond marketing and procurement of federal 29 funds; 30 (9) prepare suggested guidelines relating to the content of notice of 31 bond sale advertisements, prospectuses, and other bonding matters issued by local
01 governments; 02 (10) administer state funds appropriated for the benefit of unorganized 03 regions within the state, allowing for maximum participation by local advisory 04 councils and similar bodies; 05 (11) as assigned through a delegation by the governor, administer and 06 implement the state's role in the federal community development quota program 07 established under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i) or a successor federal program; the department 08 may adopt regulations under a delegation from the governor to implement duties under 09 this paragraph; 10 (12) carry out those administrative functions in the unorganized 11 borough that the legislature may prescribe; 12 (13) study existing and proposed laws and state activities that affect 13 community and regional affairs and submit to the governor recommended changes in 14 those laws and activities; 15 (14) coordinate activities of the state that affect community and 16 regional affairs; 17 (15) assist in the development of new communities and serve as the 18 agent of the state for purposes of participation in federal programs relating to new 19 communities; 20 (16) supervise planning, management, and other activities required for 21 local eligibility for financial aid under those federal and state programs that provide 22 assistance to community and regional governments; 23 (17) advise and assist municipalities on procedures of assessment, 24 valuation, and taxation, and notify municipalities of major errors in those procedures; 25 (18) apply for, receive, and use funds from federal and other sources, 26 public or private, for use in carrying out the powers and duties of the department; 27 (19) request and utilize the resources of other agencies of state 28 government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter to the extent the [SUCH] 29 utilization is more efficient than maintaining departmental staff, reimbursing the other 30 agencies when appropriate; 31 (20) administer state and, as appropriate, federal programs for revenue
01 sharing, community assistance, grants, and other forms of financial assistance to 02 community and regional governments; 03 (21) administer the state programs relating to commerce or community 04 development, enforce the laws relating to these programs, and adopt regulations under 05 these laws; 06 (22) register corporations; 07 (23) collect corporation franchise taxes; 08 (24) enforce state laws regulating public utilities and other public 09 service enterprises, banking and securities, insurance, and other businesses and 10 enterprises touched with a public interest; 11 (25) make veterans' loans; 12 (26) furnish the budgeting, clerical, and administrative services for 13 regulatory agencies and professional and occupational licensing boards not otherwise 14 provided for; 15 (27) conduct studies, enter into contracts and agreements, and make 16 surveys relating to the economic development of the state and, when appropriate, 17 assemble, analyze, and disseminate the findings obtained; 18 (28) provide factual information and technical assistance for potential 19 industrial and commercial investors; 20 (29) receive gifts, grants, and other aid that facilitate the powers and 21 duties of the department from agencies and instrumentalities of the United States or 22 other public or private sources; 23 (30) establish and activate programs to achieve balanced economic 24 development in the state and advise the governor on economic development policy 25 matters; 26 (31) formulate a continuing program for basic economic development 27 and for the necessary promotion, planning, and research that will advance the 28 economic development of the state; 29 (32) cooperate with private, governmental, and other public institutions 30 and agencies in the execution of economic development programs; 31 (33) review the programs and annual reports of other departments and
01 agencies as they are related to economic development and prepare an annual report on 02 the economic growth of the state; 03 (34) administer the economic development programs of the state; 04 (35) perform all other duties and powers necessary or proper in 05 relation to economic development and planning for the state; 06 (36) request tourism-related businesses in the state to provide data 07 regarding occupancy levels, traffic flow and gross receipts and to participate in visitor 08 surveys conducted by the department; data collected under this paragraph that 09 discloses the particulars of an individual business is not a matter of public record and 10 shall be kept confidential; however, this restriction does not prevent the department 11 from using the data to formulate tourism economic impact information including 12 expenditure patterns, tax receipts and fees, employment and income attributable to 13 tourism, and other information considered relevant to the planning, evaluation, and 14 policy direction of tourism in the state; 15 (37) provide administrative and budgetary services to the Real Estate 16 Commission under AS 08.88 as requested by the commission; 17 (38) sell at cost, to the extent possible, publications and promotional 18 materials developed by the department; 19 (39) as delegated by the governor, administer under 16 U.S.C. 1856 20 the internal waters foreign processing permit procedures and collect related fees; 21 (40) administer state laws relating to the issuance of business licenses; 22 (41) comply with AS 15.07.055 to serve as a voter registration agency 23 to the extent required by state and federal law, including 42 U.S.C. 1973gg (National 24 Voter Registration Act of 1993); 25 (42) [REPEALED 26 (43)] carry out other functions and duties, consistent with law, 27 necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purpose of this chapter; 28 (43) [(44)] administer the Alaska BIDCO assistance program under 29 AS 37.17.500 - 37.17.690 and adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of those 30 statutes; 31 (44) [(45)] supply necessary clerical and administrative services for the
01 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the Marijuana Control Board. 02 * Sec. 17. AS 46.07.080(2) is amended to read: 03 (2) "village" means 04 (A) a second class city; 05 (B) a first class city with a population of less than 1,000; 06 (C) a home rule municipality with a population of less than 07 1,000; 08 (D) the Annette Island Reserve established by 25 U.S.C. 495 09 for the Metlakatla Indian Community; 10 (E) a community with a population between 25 and 1,000 that 11 is represented by 12 (i) a council organized under 25 U.S.C. 476 (sec. 16 of 13 the Indian Reorganization Act); 14 (ii) a traditional village council recognized by the 15 United States as eligible for federal aid to Indians; or 16 (iii) an incorporated nonprofit entity or Native village 17 council that the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 18 Development, with advice from the Department of Law, has 19 determined is eligible to receive and spend a community assistance 20 [REVENUE SHARING] payment under AS 29.60.865, if the 21 incorporated nonprofit entity or Native village council agrees to act as a 22 village governing body for the purposes of this chapter and provides for 23 the ongoing maintenance of a project funded under this chapter. 24 * Sec. 18. This Act takes effect January 1, 2017.