HB0144b -1- HB 144 am New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0654\A.A HOUSE BILL NO. 144 am IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY REPRESENTATIVES RUFFRIDGE, Prax Amended: 5/1/24 Introduced: 3/29/23 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to education tax credits; and providing for an effective date by 1 repealing the effective date of secs. 1, 2, and 21, ch. 61, SLA 2014." 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3 * Section 1. AS 21.96.070 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 4 (g) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 5 under (a) of this section, a taxpayer must demonstrate that research resulting from the 6 contribution, or will be made available, to the state. 7 * Sec. 2. AS 43.20.014 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 8 (h) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 9 under (a) of this section, a taxpayer must demonstrate that research resulting from the 10 contribution, or will be made available, to the state. 11 * Sec. 3. AS 43.55.019 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (i) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research under 13 (a) of this section, a producer must demonstrate that research resulting from the 14 33-LS0654\A.A HB 144 am -2- HB0144b New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] contribution, or will be made available, to the state. 1 * Sec. 4. AS 43.56.018 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 2 (h) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 3 under (a) of this section, an owner of property taxable under this chapter must 4 demonstrate that research resulting from the contribution, or will be made available, to 5 the state. 6 * Sec. 5. AS 43.65.018 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 7 (h) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 8 under (a) of this section, a person engaged in the business of mining in the state must 9 demonstrate that research resulting from the contribution, or will be made available, to 10 the state. 11 * Sec. 6. AS 43.75.018 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (h) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 13 under (a) of this section, a person engaged in a fisheries business must demonstrate 14 that research resulting from the contribution, or will be made available, to the state. 15 * Sec. 7. AS 43.77.045 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 16 (h) As a condition of receiving a tax credit for a contribution for research 17 under (a) of this section, a person engaged in a floating fisheries business must 18 demonstrate that research resulting from the contribution, or will be made available, to 19 the state. 20 * Sec. 8. Sections 1, 2, and 21, ch. 61, SLA 2014, and sec. 38(b), ch. 101, SLA 2018, are 21 repealed. 22 * Sec. 9. Section 37, ch. 61, SLA 2014, and sec. 40, ch. 101, SLA 2018, are repealed. 23