Enrolled HB 69: Relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled HB 69 01 Relating to the reclassification of first class cities as second class cities; and providing for an 02 effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 29.04 is amended by adding a new section to read: 05 Sec. 29.04.045. Reclassification of first class cities with fewer than 400 06 permanent residents. (a) Notwithstanding AS 29.04.040, a first class city with a 07 population of less than 400 based on the most recent decennial census conducted by 08 the United States Bureau of the Census may be reclassified as a second class city if the 09 council submits a written request to the Local Boundary Commission. 10 (b) If the Local Boundary Commission verifies that the population of the city 11 is less than 400 persons based on the most recent decennial census conducted by the 12 United States Bureau of the Census, the Local Boundary Commission shall, within 30 13 days after receiving the request, notify the council that the city is eligible for 14 reclassification as a second class city.
01 (c) After the Local Boundary Commission notifies the council of the city's 02 eligibility for reclassification, the council has 30 days to reject the reclassification. If 03 the council rejects the reclassification, the council may not petition the department for 04 reclassification for a period of one year after transmitting the rejection to the Local 05 Boundary Commission. If the council does not reject the reclassification, the 06 reclassification takes effect on the next occurrence of July 1 that is at least 60 days 07 after the date of notification of eligibility. 08 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).