1999 AML Legislative Subcommittee Assignments

Revenue & Finance Subcommittee

Land Use, Resources, and Economic Development Subcommittee

Transportation, Utilities & Environment

Public Safety, Health & Welfare

Education and Local Government


For full text on the bills listed, click here.

Revenue & Finance

Bill Number

Sponsor

Title

 

 

 

SB 8

Donley

Relating to the number of toilets in women’s restrooms in certain facilities. PASSED

 

 

 

SB 10

Donley

Requiring a utility in a muni of more than 100,000 place existing overhead lines underground.  PASSED

 

 

 

SB 22

Ellis

Reimbursement to a municipality for property tax revenues lost to it as a result of the senior citizen/disable veterans property tax exemption. (HB 24)

 

 

 

SB 33

Ward

Task Force on Privatization PASSED

 

 

 

SB 121

Elton

Collection and administration of excise taxes on overnight accommodations.

 

 

 

SB 147

SFIN

Local contributions under village safe water program.

 

 

 

SB 150

SFIN

Interest rates for small community housing mortgage loans under the housing assistance program of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

 

 

 

SB 151

SFIN

Senior citizens/disabled veterans property tax exemptions. (HB 200)

 

 

 

SB 152

SFIN

Civil actions by and compensation for certain state employees.

 

 

 

SB 153

SFIN

Levying and providing for collection and administration of an excise tax on passenger vehicle rentals.

 

 

 

SB 154

SFIN

State aid to municipalities

 

 

 

SB 178

STRAN

Taxes on motor fuel in or on boats and watercraft.

 

 

HB 18

Barnes

Making a special appropriation from the earnings reserve account to the principal of the permanent fund.

 

 

 

HB 24

Croft

See SB 22 above.

 

 

 

HB 43

Davis

Police training surcharges imposed for violations of municipal ordinances.

 

 

 

HB 59

Governor

Raising motor fuel tax to $.17 cents per gallon. (SB 39) (Also assigned to Transportation).

 

 

 

HB 76

HCRA

Exemption from and deferral of payment on municipal taxes on deteriorated property. (SB 54) PASSED

 

 

 

  HB 92

Davis

Municipal taxation of alcoholic beverages.

 

 

 

HB 96

Rokeberg

Relating to deposits of the Alaska Permanent Fund.

 

 

 

HB 124

James

Income tax proceeds to make appropriations for public schools and providing a credit against the tax for certain property taxes.

 

 

 

HB 137

Moses

Municipal dividend program

 

 

 

HB 138

Moses

Taxation of income.

 

 

 

HB 161

H FIN

Reduction in payments to individuals under certain benefit programs.

 

 

 

HB 200

HFIN

Senior citizen/disabled veteran property tax exemption. (SB 151)

 

 

 

HB 229

Davies

Establishing a school tax.

 

 

 

HJR 23

Davis

Community development fund.

 

 

 

HJR 30

James

Repealing provisions relating to the constitutional budget reserve fund and providing the balance in the fund be deposited into the budget reserve fund.


Land Use, Resources, Economic Development

Bill Number

Sponsor

Title

 

 

 

HB 25

Davies

Municipal river habitat protection tax credit.

 

 

 

HB 63

Halcro

Land use regulation in residential zones by home rule municipalities.

 

 

 

HB 88

Governor

Liability of landowners and others for civil damages for certain acts or omissions on land.

 

 

 

HB 134

Hudson

Authority for DNR to issues citations for certain skiing violations.

 

 

 

HJR 13

Therriault

Using oil spill settlement funds to create an endowment for the sciences at the University of Alaska. PASSED

 

 

 

SB 7

Taylor

University of Alaska to select additional state land.

 

 

 

SB 45

Halford

Tort immunity for personal injuries or death occurring on land; relating to the vacation by the state or a municipality of rights-of-way acquired by the state. PASSED

 

 

 

SB 110

Wilken

Liability involving certain property acquired by a governmental entity.  PASSED

 

 

 

SB 140

S FIN

Transfer Alaska coastal management program to DNR.

SB 179

Taylor

Conveyance of tide and submerged land to municipalities.


Transportation, Utilities & Environment

Bill Number

Sponsor

Title

 

 

 

SB 10

Donley

Requiring a utility that provides services in a municipality with a population of more that 100,000 have an ongoing program of placing existing overhead lines underground. PASSED

 

 

 

SB 52

Kelly

Relating to competition in the provision of local exchange telephone service.

 

 

 

SB 128

SFIN

Storage tank assistance fund. PASSED

 

 

 

SB 133

Pearce

Creating the Alaska Energy Conservation Commission.  PASSED

 

 

 

SB 135

STRAN

Membership of a metropolitan highway planning organization.

 

 

 

SB 148

SFIN

Imposing landing fees at state owned and operated airports.

 

 

 

SB 149

SFIN

Awards of federal funds to municipalities for road projects and to the statewide transportation improvement program.

 

 

 

SB 157

SFIN

Power cost equalization. PASSED

 

 

 

HJR 5

Austerman

Amend the State Constitution creating a highway fund and a harbor fund.

 

 

 

HB 7

Kohring

Motor vehicle license plates

 

 

 

HB 19

Brice

Relating to maintenance of certain access structures. Requires governments to keep curb cuts free from ice and snow.

 

 

 

HB 59

Governor

Raising motor fuel tax to $.17 cents per gallon. (SB 39) (Also assigned to Revenue & Finance)

 

 

 

HB 73

HTRAN

Commercial vehicle registration fees and taxes. (SB 64)  PASSED

 

 

 

HB 81

Rokeberg

Relating to the provision of electric service in the state.

 

 

 

HB 127

Masek

Limit weight on studs used on tires.

 

 

 

HB 169

Green

Costs of expansion activities and political activities  in rates of electric cooperatives

 

 

 

HB 174

Sanders

Personal services contracts for certain employees of electric cooperatives.

 

 

 

HB 178

Kott

Removing solid waste collection from regulation by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission

 

 

 

HB 185

Ogan

Exempting certain small water utilities from regulation by the Alaska Public Utilities Commission


Health, Welfare, and Public Safety

Bill Number

Sponsor

Title

 

 

 

HB 57

Governor

Immunity for claims against the state and municipalities arising in connection with the Year 2000 date change. (SB 37)

 

 

 

HB 64

Governor

Appropriation to fix state Y2K computer problems. (Information only) PASSED

 

 

 

HB 93

Morgan

Changes to Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s rural assistance loan program.

 

 

 

HB 135

Kott

Relating to the use of evesdropping and recording devices. PASSED

 

 

 

HB 193

H FIN

Grants to nonprofit regional corporations for village public safety officers. (SB 131)

 

 

 

SB 77

P. Kelly

Civil actions by municipalities and certain public corporations and prohibiting certain civil actions by them against firearms or ammunition manufacturers and dealers. (HB 103) PASSED

 

 

 

SB 114

Taylor

Impersonating a public servant.

 

 

 

SB 130

P. Kelly

Transfer of firearms.

 

 

 

SB 131

S FIN

Grants to nonprofit regional corporations for village public safety officers (HB 193)


Education and Local Government

Bill Number

Sponsor

Title

 

 

 

HB 1

Brice

Relating to collective bargaining agreements and arbitration awards of class (a)(1) municipal employees.

 

 

 

HB 5

Kohring

Vouchers for education.

 

 

 

HB 9

Porter

Relating to collection of settlement information in civil litigation. PASSED

 

 

 

HB 22

Ogan

Investigations of property by a municipal assessor of the assessor’s agent. PASSED

 

 

 

HB 44

Davis

Authorizing animal control agencies and humane societies to purchase, possess, and use certain drugs for euthanizing dogs and cats.

 

 

 

HB 113

Masek

A program of postsecondary education for high school students.

 

 

 

HB 133

Bunde

Relating to municipal service areas and providing for voter approval of formation, alteration, or abolishment of certain service areas.

 

 

 

HB 141

Kott

Preferential voting in state and local elections.

 

 

 

HB 142

Davis

Education credit for the fisheries business tax and fisheries resource landing tax.

 

 

 

HB 144

Ogan

Access to public buildings or public facilities by legislators and to audits of public buildings or public facilities.

 

 

 

HB 145

Ogan

Determining the facilities constituting a school for purposes of public school funding.

 

 

 

HB 155

Smalley

Municipal assembly forms of representation and apportionment.

 

 

 

HB 191

Dyson

Charter schools

 

 

 

HB 195

Dyson

School construction grants

 

 

 

HB 197

Dyson

Public school funding

 

 

 

HB 210

Brice

Establishing a disciplinary and safety program in public schools.

 

 

 

HB 233

HCRA

Granting authority to each municipality to be a debtor under 11 U.S.C (Federal Bankruptcy Act) and to take any appropriate action authorized by federal law relating to bankruptcy of a municipality.

 

 

 

HB 235

Dyson

Removal of motor vehicles from public or private property.

 

 

 

HB 236

Bunde

Relating to credited service in the teachers’ retirement system for part-time employment.

 

 

 

HB 241

Dyson

Municipal regulation of the storage building on certain lots.

 

 

 

HB 242

Dyson

Relating to facilities that may be used as a charter school.

 

 

 

HB 249

Dyson

Relating to counseling in public schools.

 

 

 

HB 253

Dyson

Establishing a school disciplinary and safety program.

 

 

 

HCR 6

Berkowitz

Task Force on the Impacts of Transfers of Governmental Functions to Local Governments

 

 

 

HJR 6

Kohring

Amend constitution relating to state aid for education.

 

 

 

SJR 11

SFIN

Urging Congress to provide federal education funds as a block grant to the state.

 

 

 

SB 75

Kelly

Special appropriations for education from the earnings reserve.

 

 

 

SB 76

Kelly

Advisory vote on whether appropriations of income from the permanent fund should be restricted.

 

 

 

SB 98

Green

Relating to teacher tenure.

 

 

 

SB 103

Lincoln

Relating to curriculum for Native language education.

 

 

 

SB 105

Taylor

Determining the facilities constituting a school for purposes of public school funding.

 

 

 

SB 112

Elton

Relating to a program of postsecondary education for high school students.

 

 

 

SB 117

Taylor

Property insurance required for school districts.

 

 

 

SB 120

Senate Rules

Relating to elections.

 

 

 

SB 156

SCRA

Municipal incorporation, reclassification of cities, municipal boundary changes, dissolution of municipalities. PASSED

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