Legislature(2015 - 2016)FAHRENKAMP 203

03/15/2016 09:00 AM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

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*+ SCR 16 SPECIAL SESSION TO BE HELD ON ROAD SYSTEM TELECONFERENCED
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+= SB 114 PERM FUND: EARNINGS, DEPOSITS, ACCOUNTS TELECONFERENCED
Moved CSSSSB 114(STA) Out of Committee
+= SB 128 PERM. FUND:DEPOSITS;DIVIDEND;EARNINGS TELECONFERENCED
Moved SB 128 Out of Committee
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled: TELECONFERENCED
+= SJR 1 CONST AM: GUARANTEE PERM FUND DIVIDEND TELECONFERENCED
Moved SJR 1 Out of Committee
         SB 114-PERM FUND: EARNINGS, DEPOSITS, ACCOUNTS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:05:08 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE announced the consideration of SB 114.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
9:05:14 AM                                                                                                                    
At ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:06:26 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE called  the committee back to order  and noted that                                                               
there was a proposed committee substitute (CS).                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MCGUIRE moved that the  CS for sponsor substitute (SS) SB
114, version U, be brought before the committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  STOLTZE objected  for  discussion  purposes. He  explained                                                               
that the  CS was developed  by Senator McGuire with  one revision                                                               
from his office, pertaining to revenue limitation.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:07:28 AM                                                                                                                    
BRANDON  BREFCZYNSKI,   Staff,  Senator  Stoltze,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, stated  that the committee made only                                                               
one change aside from the sponsor's changes. He explained the                                                                   
committee's change as follows:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Page  2,  line  28  through  page 3,  line  2.  We  are                                                                    
     establishing a  revenue limit  based on  production tax                                                                    
     and royalties that exceed $1  billion. For every dollar                                                                    
     of  production  tax  and   royalties  that  exceeds  $1                                                                    
     billion, the  annual Percentage of Market  Value (POMV)                                                                    
     draw will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI asked that an explanation be provided on                                                                   
the impact if $2 billion in increased production occurred.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
MR. BREFCZYNSKI specified as follows:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     If  the  state  would   have  received  $2  billion  in                                                                    
     production  tax and  royalties,  you  reduce your  POMV                                                                    
     draw  by  $1  billion.  Anything over  $1  billion  the                                                                    
     annual  POMV draw  is  reduced  on a  dollar-for-dollar                                                                    
     basis.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STOLTZE added as follows:                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Spending   limits  themselves   is   really  tough   to                                                                    
     implement and we've  seen from other action  you can do                                                                    
     previous year appropriations and  there's a lot of ways                                                                    
     to alter the effectiveness of  a spending limit. If all                                                                    
     of the prognostications are wrong  and oil rebounds, we                                                                    
     don't want to  put in a mechanism that  would cause the                                                                    
     ability to spend. Government  has an intrinsic tendency                                                                    
     to spend available money.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:10:27 AM                                                                                                                    
JESSE LOGAN, Staff, Senator McGuire, Alaska State Legislature,                                                                  
Juneau, Alaska, addressed what the CS for SSSB 114 does as                                                                      
follows:                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
   1. Establishes a revenue limit: Section 3.                                                                                   
   2. Changes the POMV draw from 5 percent to 4.5 percent:                                                                      
     Section 3. The change allows for a larger rate of growth                                                                   
     for the Permanent Fund and greater payouts over time.                                                                      
     Legislative Finance agreed with the approach.                                                                              
   3. Adds an inflation-proofing mechanism: Section 5, page 3,                                                                  
     lines  20-23. Similar  approach  to the  governor's bill  in                                                               
     that if the  POMV draw from the previous  year is multiplied                                                               
     by 4, the  difference in the Earnings  Reserve Account (ERA)                                                               
     could be returned to the corpus for inflation proofing.                                                                    
   4. Establishes a review period: Section 7, page 4, lines 23-                                                                 
     31. Allows  the commissioner  for the Department  of Revenue                                                               
     to recommend  adjustments in addition to  providing a report                                                               
     in consultation  with the Permanent Fund  Corporation to the                                                               
     Legislature  for  evaluating  asset sufficiency  within  the                                                               
     ERA.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MR. LOGAN added  that several other small changes  were made that                                                               
entailed housekeeping  measures regarding  cash flow  and timing.                                                               
He  noted  that  changes  were  done  in  consultation  with  the                                                               
Permanent Fund Corporation.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:13:17 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  MCGUIRE added  that the  amendments were  the result  of                                                               
consultation with  members of the  House and Senate  who actively                                                               
spoke  with  their  neighbors in  addition  to  public  testimony                                                               
offered  in the  State Affairs  Committee. She  pointed out  that                                                               
Chair Stoltze's  amendment to limit spending  addressed a concern                                                               
people  had where  the  Permanent Fund  Dividend  (PFD) would  be                                                               
restructured, but  the Legislature could  go on a  spending spree                                                               
at some  later point.  She asserted that  changing the  POMV draw                                                               
from 5 to 4.5 percent  would provide for more sustainability. She                                                               
opined  that  the  POMV model  would  inflation-proof  itself  in                                                               
addition  to  retaining  the constitutional  requirement  for  25                                                               
percent of  the royalties to  go into the Permanent  Fund itself.                                                               
She noted  that an  additional provision  was included  for added                                                               
inflation  proofing to  reflect  times of  growth.  She said  the                                                               
review  period was  something  that lawmakers  had  asked for  in                                                               
order  to comeback  and revisit  the  provisions in  SB 114.  She                                                               
pointed out  that SB 114  guaranteed a  $1000 PFD and  noted that                                                               
the intent  was to provide  a dividend that was  sustainable. She                                                               
added  that  Permanent Fund  Corporation  and  its trustees  were                                                               
consulted to make sure all of the amendments were fully vetted.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STOLTZE announced that Senator  Coghill had an amendment to                                                               
offer.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
9:15:49 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COGHILL  moved Amendment 29-LS0883\U.2  ("U.2"), Gardner,                                                               
3/15/16.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
                         AMENDMENT U.2                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
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"*Sec. 2. AS 37.13 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                                
     Sec. 37.13.015. Appropriations to the dividend fund.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     (a)  Following the calculation under AS 37.13.140(b), the                                                                
     legislature   may   appropriate   to   the   dividend   fund                                                               
     established in AS 43.23.045 the following amounts from the                                                                 
     following funds:                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
               (1) from the earnings reserve account established                                                                
     in AS 37.13.145,                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                    (A) 15 percent of 21 percent of the sum of                                                                  
          the net income of the fund determined under AS                                                                        
          37.13.140(a) for each of the last five fiscal years                                                                   
          including the fiscal year just ended; and                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
                    (B) two percent of the market value of the                                                                  
          constitutional budget reserve fund (art. IX, sec. 17,                                                                 
          Constitution of the State of Alaska) calculated on the                                                                
          last day of the fiscal year just ended; and                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
               (2) from the general fund, 15 percent of the                                                                     
     money deposited in the general fund during the fiscal year                                                                 
     just ended from all mineral lease rentals, royalties,                                                                      
     royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under AS                                                                          
     38.05.180(f) and (g), federal mineral revenue sharing                                                                      
     payments, and bonuses received by the state from mineral                                                                   
     leases.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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9:16:01 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL  explained that the  intent of the  amendment was                                                               
to exclude the dividend payment from  the $1 billion cap. He said                                                               
the concept was essentially a hybrid  plan for the PFD to be paid                                                               
for by  blending earnings from  the Permanent Fund  and royalties                                                               
in addition to  a small valuation from  the Constitutional Budget                                                               
Reserve (CBR). He  explained that the current plan  calls for the                                                               
PFD to be  paid primarily from the earnings  of royalties, rents,                                                               
and  leases. He  detailed  that the  concept's formulation  would                                                               
blend the following:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
   · 15 percent of the 21 percent sum of the net income                                                                         
     from the ERA.                                                                                                              
   · 15 percent of the royalties, sales, and proceeds net                                                                       
     shares of the oil and gas leases.                                                                                          
   · 2 percent of the market value of the CBR.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL  said  instead   of  guaranteeing  a  particular                                                               
number, the  PFD would be  based on the  health of the  state. He                                                               
detailed that  people would  feel the  ebb and  flow of  the long                                                               
term  as well  as  the  state's short  term  economic health.  He                                                               
revealed that  he had David  Teal, [Legislative  Fiscal Analyst],                                                               
review his concept and a  $200 million funding gap was projected,                                                               
a number similar to the bill's original concept.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:19:20 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE  stated that  he would  continue his  analysis, but                                                               
remained  unsure.  He noted  that  the  Senate Finance  Committee                                                               
would consider the bill as well.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  MCGUIRE  offered  her  name   as  a  co-sponsor  to  the                                                               
amendment. She  concurred that the  amendment would  also address                                                               
concerns for  creating a PFD that  was based on future  rents and                                                               
royalties.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:22:54 AM                                                                                                                    
RYNNIEVA  MOSS,   Staff,  Senator  John  Coghill,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, explained  that because  15 percent                                                               
of  royalties  were already  in  the  computation, the  amendment                                                               
removes the 15 percent of the royalties from the $1 billion cap.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. LOGAN  specified that the  amendment restructured  the payout                                                               
for the PFD as follows:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
   1. Market's long term health: 15 percent value of the                                                                        
     statutory net  income of  the earnings  reserve ties  to the                                                               
     long term health  of the market. The last  34 dividends have                                                               
     been  tied entirely  to  the  value of  the  market and  the                                                               
     amendment  would have  the PFD  start to  share some  of the                                                               
     market value  with the  state's long  and short  term fiscal                                                               
     health.                                                                                                                    
   2. Alaska's short-term fiscal health: 15 percent of royalties                                                                
     in the calculation would reflect the short-term fiscal                                                                     
     health of the state.                                                                                                       
   3. Alaska's long-term fiscal health: the 2 percent of the CBR                                                                
    value would be the long-term fiscal health of the state.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MR. LOGAN  summarized that the amendment  was a three-dimensional                                                               
concept  that  shared risk  and  benefit  between the  state  and                                                               
Alaska's residents.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:24:29 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI  asked that  Mr.  Logan  review the  payout                                                               
numbers from  the proposed  dividend formula  for 2016.  He noted                                                               
that  the state  paid  out approximately  $1.4  billion in  total                                                               
dividends in 2015.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:26:24 AM                                                                                                                    
MR. LOGAN answered that the  PFD payout from the proposed formula                                                               
would be $700  million, resulting in an $1100  dividend. He noted                                                               
that the bill retained the $1000 dividend floor.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL explained  that the  amendment was  put together                                                               
prior  to   the  $1000  floor.   He  noted  that   the  formula's                                                               
projections show  the dividend  dipping under  $1000 by  2020. He                                                               
detailed   that   downward   pressure  would   occur   when   the                                                               
Unrestricted General  Fund (UGF) was  above $5 billion.  He added                                                               
that the  CBR would be  extended out at  a steadier rate  and the                                                               
Permanent Fund balance would continue  to rise. He stated that he                                                               
would  defer to  Senate  Finance  for a  decision  on whether  to                                                               
retain the $1000 floor.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. LOGAN  pointed out  that the  modeling for  the bill  shows a                                                               
rise in the FY17 budget  because the dividend would be considered                                                               
part of the overall budget.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:29:06 AM                                                                                                                    
MS. MOSS  addressed Senator Wielechowski's question  and detailed                                                               
that  an $1127  dividend  would  be paid  out  in  2016 from  the                                                               
proposed formula as follows:                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
   · 15 percent earnings = $618.                                                                                                
   · 15 percent royalties = $211.                                                                                               
   · 2 percent CBR = $298.                                                                                                      
   · Total = $1127.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI asked  how much the dividend  would be under                                                               
the bill as currently written versus the amended version.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MR.  LOGAN answered  that  the  bill would  transition  to a  new                                                               
formula in 2017  and the 2016 dividend exceeding  $2000 would not                                                               
change. He  explained that  transitioning to  the new  formula in                                                               
2016 would result in an $1100 or $1200 dividend.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  WIELECHOWSKI  noted  that  dividend  projections  dipped                                                               
slightly below  $1000 in  future years.  He asked  what dividends                                                               
where projected to be into 2025.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MR. LOGAN answered that the  dividends would be approximately the                                                               
same, which was the reason the $1000 floor was retained.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR MCGUIRE added  that dividends could have gone  as high as                                                               
$3000  or $4000  under  the  current bill  due  to the  formula's                                                               
higher  percentage  of  royalties;  however,  Alaskans  expressed                                                               
concern in the plan's volatility.  She conceded that the proposed                                                               
amendment would  guarantee Alaskans with  a more stable  share of                                                               
wealth.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL  reiterated that  the modeling for  the amendment                                                               
did not contemplate a floor.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  STOLTZE announced  that  the Amendment  U.2  would be  set                                                               
aside until later today.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:33:08 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  STOLTZE  moved  Amendment 29-LS0833\U.1  ("U.1"),  Gardner                                                               
3/14/16.  He specified  that the  amendment deals  with a  sunset                                                               
provision.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                         AMENDMENT U.1                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "* Sec. 2. AS 37.13.010(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this                                                                 
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (a) Under art. IX, sec. 15, of the state constitution,                                                                
     there is established as a separate fund the Alaska                                                                         
     permanent fund. The Alaska permanent fund consists of                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
               (1) 25 percent of all mineral lease rentals,                                                                     
     royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under                                                                  
     AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), and federal mineral revenue                                                                       
     sharing payments received by the state from mineral leases                                                                 
     issued on or before December 1, 1979, and 25 percent of all                                                            
     bonuses received by the state from mineral leases issued on                                                            
     or before February 15, 1980;                                                                                           
               (2) 50 percent of all mineral lease rentals,                                                                 
     royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under                                                              
     AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), and federal mineral revenue                                                                   
     sharing payments received by the state from mineral leases                                                             
     issued after December 1, 1979, and 50 percent of all                                                                   
     bonuses received by the state from mineral leases issued                                                               
     after February 15, 1980; and                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
               (3) [(2)] any other money appropriated to or                                                                 
     otherwise allocated by law or former law to the Alaska                                                                     
     permanent fund."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 5. AS 37.13.140, as amended by sec. 4 of this Act,                                                               
     is amended to read:                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
          Sec. 37.13.140. Income. [(a)] Net income of the fund                                                                
     includes income of the earnings reserve account established                                                                
     under AS 37.13.145. Net [THE CORPORATION SHALL DETERMINE                                                               
     THE NET] income of the fund shall be computed annually as                                                              
     of the last day of the fiscal year in accordance with                                                                  
     generally accepted accounting principles, excluding any                                                                
     unrealized gains or losses. Income [, EXCLUDING UNREALIZED                                                             
     GAINS OR LOSSES.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     (b) THE CORPORATION SHALL DETERMINE THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE                                                                   
     FOR DISTRIBUTION UNDER THIS SECTION, COMPUTED ANNUALLY FOR                                                                 
     EACH FISCAL YEAR, FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FISCAL                                                                   
     YEAR. THE AMOUNT] available for distribution [MAY NOT BE                                                                   
     LESS THAN ZERO AND] equals 21 [FOUR AND ONE HALF] percent                                                              
     of the net income [AVERAGE MARKET VALUE] of the fund [,                                                                
     INCLUDING THE EARNINGS RESERVE ACCOUNT ESTABLISHED IN AS                                                                   
     37.13.145,] for the last five fiscal years, including                                                              
     [IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING] the fiscal year just ended, but may                                                            
     not exceed net income of the fund for the fiscal year just                                                             
     ended plus the balance in the earnings reserve account                                                                 
     described in AS 37.13.145 [REDUCED BY THE PORTION OF                                                                   
     PRODUTION TAXES AND MINERAL LEASE RENTALS, ROYALTIES,                                                                      
     ROYALTY SALE PROCEEDS, NET PROFIT SHARES UNDER AS                                                                          
     38.05.180(f) AND (g), FEDERAL MINERAL REVENUE SHARING                                                                      
     PAYMENTS, AND BONUSES RECEIVED BY THE STATE FROM MINERAL                                                                   
     LEASES AND DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND IN THE FISCAL                                                                   
     YEAR JUST ENDED THAT EXCEEDS $1,000,000,000]"                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     Insert a new bill section to read:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     "* Sec. 7. AS 37.13.145(a), as amended by sec. 6 of this                                                                 
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (a) The earnings reserve account is established as a                                                                  
     separate account in the fund. Income [EXCEPT FOR INCOME                                                                
     DEPOSITED INTO THE GENERAL FUND UNDER (e) OF THIS SECTION,                                                                 
     INCOME] from the fund shall be deposited by the corporation                                                                
     into the account as soon as it is received. Money in the                                                                   
     account shall be invested n investments authorized under AS                                                                
     37.13.120."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "Sec. 9. AS 37.13.145(c), as amended by sec. 8 of this Act,                                                              
     is amended to read:                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
          (c) after the transfer under (b) of this section, the                                                             
     [THE] corporation shall [MAY] transfer from the earnings                                                               
     reserve account to the principal of the fund an amount                                                                     
     sufficient to offset the effect of inflation on principal                                                              
     of the fund during that fiscal year. However, none of the                                                                  
     amount transferred shall be applied to increase the value                                                                  
     of that portion of the principal attributed to the                                                                         
     settlement of State v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847                                                                    
     Civ. (Superior Court, First Judicial District) on July 1,                                                                  
     2004. The [ON JULY 1, THE] corporation shall calculate the                                                             
     amount to transfer to the principal under this subsection                                                                  
     by                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
          (1) computing the average of the monthly United States                                                            
     Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers for each of                                                               
     the two previous calendar years;                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
          (2) computing the percentage change between the first                                                             
     and second calendar year average; and                                                                                  
          (3) applying that rate to the value of the principal                                                              
     of the fund on the last day of the fiscal year just ended,                                                             
     including that portion of the principal attributed to the                                                              
     settlement of State v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847                                                                
     Civ. (Superior Court, First Judicial District) [MULTIPLYING                                                            
     THE AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION FOR THE PREVIOUS                                                                     
     FISCAL YEAR UNDER AS 37.13.140(b) BY FOUR AND SUBTRACTING                                                                  
     THE PRODUCT OF THAT CALCULATION FROM THE BALANCE OF THE                                                                    
     EARNINGS RESERVE ACCOUNT ON JUNE 30 OF THE PREVIOUS FISCAL                                                                 
     YEAR]."                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 11. AS 37.13.145(d), as amended by sec. 10 of this                                                               
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (d) Notwithstanding (b) [(e)] of this section, income                                                               
     earned on money awarded in or received as a result of State                                                                
     v. Amerada Hess, et al., 1JU-77-847 Civ. (Superior Court,                                                                  
     First Judicial District), including settlement, summary                                                                    
     judgment, or adjustment to a royalty-in-kind contract that                                                                 
     is tied to the outcome of this case, or interest earned on                                                                 
     the money, or on the earnings of the money shall be treated                                                                
     in the same manner as other income of the Alaska permanent                                                                 
     fund, except that it is not available for distribution to                                                                  
     the dividend fund or for transfers to the principal                                                                      
     [GENERAL FUND] under (c) [(e)] of this section, and shall                                                                
     be annually deposited into the Alaska capital income fund                                                                  
     (AS 37.05.5650."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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          "(h) At the end of each fiscal year, the corporation                                                                  
     shall transfer from the earnings reserve account to the                                                                    
     dividend fund established under AS 43.23.045, 50 percent of                                                                
     the income available for distribution under AS 37.13.140."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 14. AS 37.13.300(c), as amended by sec. 13 of this                                                               
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (c) Net income from the mental health trust fund may                                                                  
     not be included in the computation of net income [THE                                                                  
     AMOUNT] available for distribution under AS 37.13.140 [AS                                                              
     37.13.140(b)]."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Renumber the following bill sections accordingly.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 16. AS 37.14.031(c), as amended by sec. 15 of this                                                               
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (c) The net income of the fund shall be determined                                                                
     [COMPUTED   ANNUALLY]   by   the   Alaska   Permanent   Fund                                                               
     Corporation in the same manner the corporation determines                                                              
     the net income of the Alaska Permanent Fund under AS                                                                   
     37.13.140 [AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN                                                                    
     ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES,                                                                  
     EXCLUDING ANY UNREALIZED GAINS OR LOSSES]."                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 18. AS 43.23.025(a), as amended by sec. 17 of this                                                               
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (a) By October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall                                                                 
     determine the value of each permanent fund dividend for                                                                    
     that year by                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
          (1) determining the total amount available for                                                                        
     dividend payments, which equals                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
               (A) the amount of income of the Alaska Permanent                                                             
          Fund transferred [APPROPRIATED] to the dividend fund                                                              
          under AS 37.13.145(h) [AS 37.13.015] during the                                                                   
          current year;                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
               (B) plus the unexpended and unobligated balances                                                                 
          of prior fiscal year appropriations that lapse into                                                                   
          the dividend fund under AS 43.23.045(d);                                                                              
               (C) less the amount necessary to pay prior year                                                                  
          dividends from the dividend fund in the current year                                                                  
          under AS 43.23.005(h), 43.23.021, and 43.23.055(3) and                                                                
          (7);                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
               (D) less the amount necessary to pay dividends                                                                   
          from the dividend fund due to eligible applicants who,                                                                
          as determined by the department, filed for a previous                                                                 
          year's dividend by the filing deadline but who were                                                                   
          not included in a previous year's dividend                                                                            
          computation;                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
               (E) less appropriations from the dividend fund                                                                   
          during the current year, including amounts to pay                                                                     
          costs of administering the dividend program and the                                                                   
          held harmless provisions of AS 43.23.075;                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          (2) determining the number of individuals eligible to                                                                 
     receive a dividend payment for the current year and the                                                                    
     number of estates and successors eligible to receive a                                                                     
     dividend   payment   for   the   current   year   under   AS                                                               
     43.23.005(h); and                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          (3) dividing the amount determined under (1) of this                                                                  
     subsection by the amount determined under (2) of this                                                                      
     subsection."                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 21. AS 43.23.045(d), as amended by sec. 20 of this                                                               
     Act, is amended to read:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          (d) Unless specified otherwise in an appropriation                                                                    
     act, the unexpended and unobligated balance of an                                                                          
     appropriation to implement this chapter lapses into the                                                                    
     dividend fund on June 30 of the fiscal year for which the                                                                  
     appropriation was made and shall [MAY] be used in                                                                      
     determining the amount of and paying the subsequent year's                                                                 
     dividend as provided in AS 43.23.025(a)(1)(B)."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 23. AS 37.13.015, 37.13.145(e), 37.13.145(f),                                                                    
     37.13.145(g); and AS 43.23.025(c) are repealed July 1,                                                                     
     2018."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 25. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is                                                                 
     amended by adding a new section to read:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     TRANSITION. (a) Notwithstanding AS 43.23.025(a), as amended                                                                
     by sec. 18 of this Act, and AS 43.23.045(c), as amended by                                                                 
     sec. 21 of this Act, the commissioner of revenue shall                                                                     
     determine the value of the permanent fund dividend                                                                         
     distributed in 2018 under AS 37.13.015, AS 43.23.025(a),                                                                   
     43.23.025(c), and 43.23.045(d), as those sections read on                                                                  
     the day before the effective date of secs. 18 and 21 of                                                                    
     this Act.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
          (b) The commissioner of revenue and the Alaska                                                                        
     Permanent Fund Corporation may adopt regulations, policies,                                                                
     and procedures necessary to implement AS 43.23.025(a), as                                                                  
     amended by sec. 18 of this Act, and AS 43.23.045(d), as                                                                    
     amended by sec. 21 of this Act. The regulations, policies,                                                                 
     or procedures may not take effect before the effective date                                                                
     of the law implemented by the regulation, policy, or                                                                       
procedure."                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     2016, secs. 1014"                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Insert "secs. 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12(e) - (g), 13, 15, 17,                                                                  
     19, 20, and 24 take effect after July 1, 2016, secs. 8, 10,                                                                
     12(e) - (g), 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, and 24"                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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     "* Sec. 27. Sections 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12(h), 14, 16, 18, 21,                                                              
     and 23 of this Act take effect July 1, 2018."                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
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9:33:36 AM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR HUGGINS objected for discussion purposes.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STOLTZE  explained that  Amendment U.1  would add  a 2-year                                                               
sunset provision to  SB 114 and the legislation  would be brought                                                               
back  for discussion.  He noted  that his  preferred route  was a                                                               
public vote for the provision to be added to the constitution.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
9:35:02 AM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  STOLTZE announced  that  SB  114 would  be  set aside  and                                                               
reconsidered  when the  committee  reconvenes  in the  afternoon.                                                               
[Amendments U.1 and U.2 were pending.]                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
         SB 114-PERM FUND: EARNINGS, DEPOSITS, ACCOUNTS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:33:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE  announced the continued  consideration of  SB 114.                                                               
He restated the motion to adopt Amendment 29-LS0833\U.1 ("U.1").                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGGINS restated his objection.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STOLTZE moved to amend  Amendment U.1. He explained that in                                                               
consultation  with the  sponsor, Senator  McGuire asked  that the                                                               
provision's sunset be extended one  additional year. He explained                                                               
that  the amendment  was conceptual  because drafting  would have                                                               
taken too long due to the sunset provision's complex language.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR STOLTZE moved a conceptual amendment to Amendment U.1.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
             CONCEPTUAL AMENDMENT TO AMENDMENT U.1                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     The provisions  inserted through Amendment  [U.1] which                                                                    
     sunset the  act within two  years, shall be  altered to                                                                    
     reflect  a 3  year sunset  extending the  repeal-sunset                                                                    
     provisions for one additional year.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
2:34:45 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE found  no objection to the  conceptual amendment to                                                               
Amendment U.1 and it was adopted.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGGINS removed his objection.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:35:03 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE  found no objection  to Amendment U.1,  as amended,                                                               
and it was adopted.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COGHILL said  Amendment U.  2 has  a technical  drafting                                                               
error  and he  would like  to  amend his  motion to  adopt it  to                                                               
reflect the proper citation of 29-LS0883\U.3 ("U.3").                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGGINS objected for discussion purposes.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL explained  that it is the same  amendment but the                                                               
citation was typed incorrectly. It should be 29-LS0883\U.3.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR HUGGINS removed his objection.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
2:36:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE announced that hearing  no objection, Amendment U.3                                                               
is adopted.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
2:36:11 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MCGUIRE  moved to report  the [committee  substitute] for                                                               
sponsor substitute  for SB 114,  as amended, from  committee with                                                               
individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
2:36:39 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR STOLTZE  announced that without objection,  CSSSSB 114(STA)                                                               
moved from committee.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
SB 114 Supporting Document - APFC 2004 Resolution on POMV.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SCR 16 ver W - CS(STA) 3-11-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SCR 16
SCR 16 2015 Alaska Legislature Salary and Business Expense Report.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SCR 16
SB 114 Public Testimony to SSTA (Fifth Batch - 10 POMS) 3-11-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SCR 16 Fiscal Note - SSTA 03-14-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SCR 16
SB 114 CS(STA) Version U 3-14-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 114 Fiscal Modeling by LFD - to SSTA 03-14-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 114 PowerPoint Presentation to SSTA by Sen. McGuire on CS for SS SB 114(STA) ver U 3-15-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 128 Fiscal Note #3 - DOA-VCCB 02-03-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 128
SB 114 Summary of Changes Version F to CSSS SB 114 Version U 03-14-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 114 Amendment #1 (U.1) - Stoltze (Adopted as Amended, without objection).pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 114 Amendment #2 (U.2) - Coghill (WITHDRAWN IN FAVOR OF REPLACEMENT AMENDMENT #2 - U.3).pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 128 Presentation by Departments of Law and Revenue to SSTA 03-15-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 128
SB 128 Comparison Flow Charts vs SB 114 versions and Status Quo 03-15-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 128
SB 128 Comparison Rules Table (by Administration) vs SB 114 03-15-16.pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 128
SB 114 Replacement Amendment #2 (U.3) - Coghill (Adopted without objection).pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SB 114 Conceptual Amendment #1 to Amendment #1 (SSTA) - Stoltze (Adopted without objection).pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SB 114
SCR 16 Backup Document - LRS Report from LAA - Historical Special Session Cost Details (Revised by LAA 03-17-16).pdf SSTA 3/15/2016 9:00:00 AM
SCR 16