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SSSB 84: "An Act relating to the earnings of the permanent fund; and providing for an effective date."

00 SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO. 84 01 "An Act relating to the earnings of the permanent fund; and providing for an effective 02 date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 37.13.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the earnings of the Alaska permanent 06 fund be appropriated consistent with an equal draw principle. Under the equal draw 07 principle, the amount appropriated from the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund in 08 a given year for purposes other than for payment of dividends may not exceed the 09 amount appropriated from the earnings of the Alaska permanent fund for the payment 10 of dividends. 11 * Sec. 2. AS 37.13.140 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (b) Following the appropriation to the dividend fund under 13 AS 37.13.145(b)(1), the remainder of the amount available for distribution under (a) of 14 this section shall be reduced by the difference between the amount calculated under

01 (1) of this subsection and the amount under (2) of this subsection if the amount 02 calculated under (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount under (2) of this 03 subsection: 04 (1) the total amount of oil and gas production taxes under 05 AS 43.55.011 - 43.55.180, mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net 06 profit shares under AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), and federal mineral revenue sharing 07 payments and bonuses received by the state from mineral leases that are deposited into 08 the general fund in the current fiscal year; 09 (2) the sum of $1,000,000,000. 10 * Sec. 3. AS 37.13.145(b) is amended to read: 11 (b) At the end of each fiscal year, the corporation shall transfer from the 12 earnings reserve account to the 13 (1) dividend fund established under AS 43.23.045, 50 percent of the 14 income available for distribution under AS 37.13.140; 15 (2) general fund, the remainder of the income available for 16 distribution under AS 37.13.140. 17 * Sec. 4. AS 37.13.140(b) and 37.13.145(b)(2) are repealed. 18 * Sec. 5. Section 4 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2021. 19 * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2017.