Sen. Alan Austerman State Capitol, Room 417 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Phone: (907) 465-2487 Fax: (907) 465-4956

Rep. Bill Hudson State Capitol, Room 502 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Phone: (907) 465-3744 Fax: (907) 465-2273

Rep. John Davies State Capitol, Room 422 Juneau, AK 99801-1182 Phone: (907) 465-4457 Fax: (907) 465-3519 Send E-Mail

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Caucus Leadership

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Press Releases

• Senate to Consider Revenue Package - Senator Austerman Reacts to House Vote., 05-04-02
  
• House Passes Long-Range Fiscal Plan - Measures Share Burden Fairly, Address Budget Gap This Year., 05-02-02
  
• Rep. Hudson to Host Town Meeting - Juneau's Second Public Forum on ''How to Solve Fiscal Gap''., 10-25-01
  
• Town Meetings Scheduled on Fiscal Policy - Rep. Wilson Seeks Southeast Alaskans' Input on Budget Issues., 10-20-01
  
• Kodiak Residents Share Ideas on the State's Fiscal Future., 10-16-01
  
• Dyson Offers Suggestions on Fiscal Gap Fix - Asks Fiscal Caucus to Consider Hammond's "Tripwire" Idea., 09-25-01
  
• Time for Statemanship, Democracy., 09-04-01
  
• Scalzi Invites Alaskans to Town Meeting - Fiscal Policy Caucus Seeks Public Comment on State Finances., 08-02-01
  
• Fiscal Policy Caucus Seeking Public Input on State's Financial Future., 07-20-01
  

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Background Information

• Fiscal Policy Caucus Report: Facts and Findings for a Long-Range Fiscal Plan for Alaska., 12-01-01
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• How Would You Fill the Fiscal Gap? - Interactive Excel Spreadsheet - 1,187 K
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• Track Actual Alaska Oil Prices and Production Against Forecasted Levels
  
• Alaska Department of Revenue On-Line
  
• Op-Ed: Fiscal Policy Caucus Announces 'Town Hall' Meetings
  
• What is the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund and Permanent Fund?
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• What Drives State Spending? - HTML version
  PDF version - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader - 10 page(s) - 88 K
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Constitutional Amendment to Inflation Proof the PFD
  

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Legislation of Interest

HB 3 : Deposits to the Permanent Fund
An Act relating to deposits to the Alaska permanent fund from mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), federal mineral revenue sharing payments received by the state from mineral leases, and bonuses received by the state from mineral leases, and limiting deposits from those sources to the 25 percent required under art. IX, sec. 15, Constitution of the State of Alaska; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 20 : Aid to Municipalities and Others
An Act relating to organization grants to cities, to state aid to unincorporated communities, and to municipal dividends; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 35 : Distribution of Permanent Fund Income
An Act relating to the market value of the permanent fund and to distribution of income of the permanent fund; and providing for an effective date.
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HB 199 : Income Tax: Individuals/Trusts/Estates
An Act relating to taxation, including taxation of income of individuals, estates, and trusts.
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HJR 15 : Constitution Amendment: Permanent Fund
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska requiring income of the permanent fund to be deposited into the permanent fund and limiting appropriations from the permanent fund to six percent of the year-end market values of the fund for the last five fiscal years.

SB 165 : Education Tax on Employment
An Act imposing a tax on employment; and providing for an effective date.
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SJR 13 : Constitution Amendment: Permanent Fund
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to inflation- proofing the permanent fund.

SJR 23 : Constitutional Spending Limit
Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to an appropriation limit and a spending limit.
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