Bills dealing with the Regulation Process

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVE(S) JAMES, Kohring

HB 161 DEREGULATION OF GARBAGE UTILITIES deletes the authority of the ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION to regulate the furnishing of collection and disposal service of garbage.

Sponsor(s): REPRESENTATIVE(S) JAMES,Berkowitz,Cowdery,Kemplen

House Bill 264, "An Act providing for a negotiated regulation making process; and providing for an effective date. Enables and encourages negotiated regulation/rule making.The citizens of Alaska are clamoring for the Legislature to do something about the regulation process, negotiated regulation making addresses the issue on point.

HJR 2 Repeal of Regulations by the Legislature Sponsored by Rokeberg and James

House Joint Resolution 2 proposes an amendment to Alaska's Constitution which would allow the legislature to repeal a regulation adopted by a state department or agency. The question of whether or not to adopt this proposal would be placed before Alaskan voters at the next general election (1998).

HB 154 Regulatory taking of private property

"An Act requiring the Department of Law to provide guidelines regarding state and municipal takings of private property; relating to state and municipal regulations, ordinances, and actions relating to private property; relating to compensation for and taxation of private property taken by state or municipal action; relating to actions for state or municipal takings of private property or for certain violations; prohibiting certain regulations; and providing for an effective date."

HB 184: Agricultural land - House Res James

An Act relating to land used for agricultural purposes and to state land classified for agricultural purposes or subject to the restriction of use for agricultural purposes only; and annulling certain program regulations of the Department of Natural Resources that are inconsistent with the amendments made by this Act.