00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 60                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to municipal and state procurement preferences for agricultural                                        
02 products harvested in the state and fisheries products harvested or processed in the                                    
03 state; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  AS 29.71.040(a) is amended to read:                                                                
06 (a)  If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purchase an                                                   
07 agricultural product and an agricultural product harvested in the state is available that                               
08 is of like quality compared with a similar agricultural product harvested outside the                                   
09       state, the municipality                                                                                           
10                 (1)  shall purchase the product harvested in the state if the product is                                
11       priced not more than 10 [SEVEN] percent above the similar product harvested outside                           
12       the state;                                                                                                        
13                 (2)  may purchase the product harvested in the state only if the product                                
14       is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the similar product harvested outside the                       

01       state.                                                                                                            
02    * Sec. 2.  AS 29.71.040(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
03 (b)  If a municipality that receives state money seeks to purchase a fisheries                                          
04 product and a fisheries product harvested or processed within the jurisdiction of the                                   
05 state is available that is of like quality compared with a similar fisheries product                                    
06       harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state, the municipality                                    
07                 (1)  shall purchase the product harvested or processed within the                                       
08       jurisdiction of the state if the product is priced not more than 10 [SEVEN] percent                           
09       above the similar product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state;                           
10 (2)  may purchase the product harvested or processed in the jurisdiction                                                
11 of the state only if the product is priced not more than 25 [15] percent above the                                  
12       product harvested or processed outside the jurisdiction of the state.                                             
13    * Sec. 3.  AS 36.15.050(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
14 (a)  When agricultural products are purchased by the state or by a school                                               
15 district that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SEVEN] percent nor                               
16 more than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvested in the                                
17       state.                                                                                                          
18    * Sec. 4.  AS 36.15.050(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
19 (b)  When fisheries products are purchased by the state or by a school district                                         
20 that receives state money, a preference not less than 10 [SEVEN] percent nor more                                   
21 than 25 [15] percent shall be applied to the price of products harvested or processed                               
22       within the jurisdiction of the state.                                                                             
23    * Sec. 5.  This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.