HB 81-2013 REVISOR'S BILL  1:37:38 PM CHAIR COGHILL announced the consideration of HB 81. 1:37:45 PM KATHERINE KURTZ, Revisor of Statutes, Legislative Legal Services, Legislative Affairs Agency, explained that Legislative Legal Services is statutorily required to submit a bill each year to correct and remove deficiencies, conflicts, and obsolete provisions in the statutes. She provided the following sectional analysis: Section 1 amends AS 04.11.080 to include destination resort licenses in the list of licenses and permits issued under Title 4 relating to alcoholic beverages. When this license was created it wasn't added to this statute. Section 2 amends AS 04.11.220(e) to update a reference to an accreditation organization that has changed its name. Section 3 amends AS 08.70.110(a) to repeal an obsolete licensing provision for nursing home administrators licensed under emergency regulation that was repealed in 1977. The Department of Law has said that no one is licensed under this provision. Sections 4 and 6 relate to the definition of "oil or gas pipeline or supporting facilities," which doesn't exactly match usage in the statutes. Section 4 changes the term "facilities" to "facility" in AS 11.46.495. Section 6 changes "and" to "or" in AS 11.56.810(a)(2) for consistency and to match the term defined in AS 11.46.495. 1:39:48 PM SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI noted that 5-6 years ago the legislature changed the term "and" to "or" in a statute regarding oil and gas and it brought an additional $160 million to the state. He inquired what the proposed change in Section 6 exactly deals with. MS KURTZ explained that these are criminal statutes that relate to an oil or gas pipeline or supporting facility. Section 4 deals with offenses against property and Section 6 deals with terroristic threatening. Section 5 adds the word "to" in AS 11.51.100((a)(3), because the preposition was missing. Section 7 changes the term "education" to "educational" in AS 14.20.310(a) to match the term used in AS 14.08 and elsewhere in the statutes. Sections 8 and 9 replace the term "election district" with "house district" in AS 15.10.120(a) and AS 15.15.430(a) to match changes in the state constitution. Sections 10-17 remove the phrase "but not limited to" in a section relating to safe employment and in several definitions relating to safety glazing. AS 01.10.040(b) directs that when the term "including" is used in a law, it should always be read as though it were followed by the phrase "but not limited to." This change brings those definitions into consistency with that provision in statute and the drafting manual. Section 10 also replaces the term "work place" with "workplace" in AS 18.60.075(a). Section 18 amends AS 18.63.040(b) to replace a reference to a repealed regulation with a generic reference to a regulation adopted by the department. Sections 19-21, 24-27, and 31 relate to the commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOTPF). There is currently no definition of "commissioner" and the term has been used inconsistently. This creates a new definition for the entire title so it doesn't need to be spelled out every time. The meaning of the current references won't change. Sections 22-23 remove obsolete dates in AS 35.27.020(c) and AS 35.40.110. Section 28 amends AS 44.62.175(a), relating to the Alaska Online Public Notice System, to update the provision requiring that summaries of certain opinions of the attorney general be posted on the system. Section 29 adds the word "energy" to AS 44.88.070(1) to conform to changes made previously to AS 44.88.010(a) and (b). The omission was an oversight. Section 30 amends AS 47.12.310(a) to resolve an internal conflict between subsections (a) and (i) of AS 47.12.310. Section 31 repeals the definition of the commissioner of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities from AS 35.27. Section 32 provides an immediate effective date. 1:46:49 PM SENATOR DYSON asked where suggestions for revisions come from. MS. KURTZ replied they come from various sources including the attorney general's office and Legislative Legal Services' publisher. SENATOR DYSON inquired if any suggestions come from the Duke Law Review. MS. KURTZ said no, but other sources include LexisNexis, attorneys in the legislative legal office and, on rare occasion, the public. SENATOR DYSON asked if they get nothing from the Duke Law Review. MS. KURTZ said she has never been contacted by the Duke Law Review. SENATOR DYSON expressed astonishment since he understands the legislature has a contract with them that includes review and comment. MS. KURTZ said she wasn't able to comment on who the parties to that contract are. 1:49:11 PM CHAIR COGHILL stated he would hold HB 81 and take action on it on Monday.