11-10-06 : House Majority Organizes for 25th Legislature

HB 119 : AK Regional Economic Assistance Program
Signed into Law! Chapter 51 SLA 05
Sponsored by Hou. Community & Regional Affairs Committee

An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance program; and providing for an effective date.

Version : SCS CS HB 119 (FIN)
Companion Bill : SB 77
Contact : : 465-3732
Last Action : Signed into Law : 06-24-05
Current Status : Chapter 51 SLA 05 : 06-24-05

| Sponsor Statement | [PDF - 40 KB]
| Letters of Support | [PDF - 41 KB]

05-08-05 : HB 119 Extends the sunset date for the Alaska Regional Development Organization (ARDOR) to 2013. Amended in Finance to sunset in 2010

HB 121 : Road Service Areas: Second Class Boroughs
Signed into Law! Chapter 29 SLA 05
Sponsored by Hou. Community & Regional Affairs Committee

An Act relating to consolidating or abolishing certain road service areas in certain second class boroughs; and providing for an effective date.

Version : CS HB 121 (2D RLS)
Contact : : 465-3732
Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-26-05
Current Status : Chapter 29 SLA 05 : 05-26-05

| Sponsor Statement 1 |
| Letters of Support | [PDF - 70 KB]
| Sponsor Statement 2 |

05-03-05 : Designed to enable the borough to dissolve or consolidate service areas that are nonfunctional or are functioning below minimum standards and that pose a financial risk to the borough. HB 121 is written in such a way as to protect those service areas that are taxing themselves adequately and doing a good job in maintaining their roads to insure safe passage on them. Note title change

HB 293 : Borough Sales Tax Exemptions
Signed into Law! Chapter 30 SLA 05
Sponsored by Hou. Community & Regional Affairs Committee

An Act relating to a borough sales tax exemption for a source that is taxed by a city in that borough.

Companion Bill : SB 161
Contact : : 465-3732
Last Action : Signed into Law : 05-26-05
Current Status : Chapter 30 SLA 05 : 05-26-05

| Sponsor Statement |

05-07-05 : Clarifies current statutory language to make it plain that a borough government may institute local tax exemptions and avoid the ''stacking of taxes.'' Without this provision, cities within borough boundaries who chose to tax themselves may be subjected to ''double taxation'' should the borough decide to levy a borough wide tax. Under these circumstances, taxable entities may end up paying an 8% tax to the city and an additional 8% tax to the borough. This kind of double taxation severely affects the costs of doing business in those areas and goes against the public policy of Alaska.

HCR 12 : Leg Task Force On Rural Sustainability
Sponsored by Hou. Community & Regional Affairs Committee

Relating to the Joint Rural Assessment Task Force.

Version : CS HCR 12 (FIN)
Contact : : 465-4527
Last Action : (H) FIN » (H) RLS : 05-05-05

05-05-05 : Calls on the Legislature to establish a Joint Rural Assessment Task Force. The Task Force, which will consist of six legislators, one designee of the Alaska Municipal League, one designee of the First Alaskans Institute, and one public member will be charged with conducting an assessment of the needs of rural communities and reporting its findings to the Legislature by January 15, 2006.

HCR 46 : Suspend Uniform Rules For SB 171
Passed Legislature! Legis Resolve 56
Sponsored by Hou. Community & Regional Affairs Committee

Suspending Rules 24(c), 35, 41(b), and 42(e), Uniform Rules of the Alaska State Legislature, concerning Senate Bill No. 171, relating to the National Petroleum Reserve -Alaska special revenue fund.

Current Status : Legis Resolve 56 : 06-21-06