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HOUSE BILL NO. 175
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVE BURKE
Introduced: 4/9/25
Referred: Labor and Commerce, Resources
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to the term of the chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and 1
relating to the qualifications of members of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 42.04.010(b) is amended to read: 4
(b) The commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chair 5
for the following fiscal year. When a vacancy occurs in the office of chair, the 6
commission shall elect one of its members to serve the remaining term as chair. The 7
term as chair is one year. A member of the commission may not continue to serve
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as chair after the member's term of office as a commissioner expires, even if the 9
member continues to hold office under AS 42.04.020(b) until a successor is 10
appointed and qualified. The chair may be elected to not more than three successive 11
terms as chair. After a year of not serving as chair, the commissioner is eligible for 12
election as chair again. 13
* Sec. 2. AS 42.04.020(a) is amended to read: 14 34-LS0791\N
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(a) The commission consists of five commissioners appointed by the governor 1
and confirmed by the legislature in joint session. At least one member of the 2
commission must, at the time of appointment, reside in a rural community served 3
by an electric utility that receives power cost equalization under AS 42.45.100 - 4
42.45.150. To qualify for appointment as a commissioner, a person must 5
(1) be a member in good standing of the Alaska Bar Association with 6
at least five years of actual experience in the practice of law; 7
(2) be a professional engineer registered under AS 08.48; or 8
(3) have a degree from an accredited college or university with a major 9
in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or public administration 10
and at least five years of actual experience in the field associated with the degree. 11
* Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 12
read: 13
TRANSITION: REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA MEMBERS. An 14
individual who is a member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on the day before the 15
effective date of this Act continues to serve on the Regulatory Commission of Alaska until the 16
member's term expires and a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall make 17
appointments for vacancies that occur on or after the effective date of this Act in accordance 18
with AS 42.04.020(a), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act. 19