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| 2 | 2 | | HB0175a -1- HB 175 |
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| 5 | 5 | | 34-LS0791\N |
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| 11 | 11 | | HOUSE BILL NO. 175 |
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| 13 | 13 | | IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA |
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| 15 | 15 | | THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION |
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| 17 | 17 | | BY REPRESENTATIVE BURKE |
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| 19 | 19 | | Introduced: 4/9/25 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Referred: Labor and Commerce, Resources |
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| 23 | 23 | | A BILL |
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| 25 | 25 | | FOR AN ACT ENTITLED |
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| 27 | 27 | | "An Act relating to the term of the chair of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; and 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | relating to the qualifications of members of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska." 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | * Section 1. AS 42.04.010(b) is amended to read: 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) The commission shall annually elect one of its members to serve as chair 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | for the following fiscal year. When a vacancy occurs in the office of chair, the 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | commission shall elect one of its members to serve the remaining term as chair. The 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | term as chair is one year. A member of the commission may not continue to serve |
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| 36 | 36 | | as chair after the member's term of office as a commissioner expires, even if the 9 |
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| 37 | 37 | | member continues to hold office under AS 42.04.020(b) until a successor is 10 |
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| 38 | 38 | | appointed and qualified. The chair may be elected to not more than three successive 11 |
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| 39 | 39 | | terms as chair. After a year of not serving as chair, the commissioner is eligible for 12 |
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| 40 | 40 | | election as chair again. 13 |
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| 41 | 41 | | * Sec. 2. AS 42.04.020(a) is amended to read: 14 34-LS0791\N |
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| 45 | 45 | | (a) The commission consists of five commissioners appointed by the governor 1 |
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| 46 | 46 | | and confirmed by the legislature in joint session. At least one member of the 2 |
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| 47 | 47 | | commission must, at the time of appointment, reside in a rural community served 3 |
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| 48 | 48 | | by an electric utility that receives power cost equalization under AS 42.45.100 - 4 |
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| 49 | 49 | | 42.45.150. To qualify for appointment as a commissioner, a person must 5 |
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| 50 | 50 | | (1) be a member in good standing of the Alaska Bar Association with 6 |
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| 51 | 51 | | at least five years of actual experience in the practice of law; 7 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (2) be a professional engineer registered under AS 08.48; or 8 |
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| 53 | 53 | | (3) have a degree from an accredited college or university with a major 9 |
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| 54 | 54 | | in finance, economics, accounting, business administration, or public administration 10 |
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| 55 | 55 | | and at least five years of actual experience in the field associated with the degree. 11 |
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| 56 | 56 | | * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 12 |
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| 57 | 57 | | read: 13 |
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| 58 | 58 | | TRANSITION: REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA MEMBERS. An 14 |
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| 59 | 59 | | individual who is a member of the Regulatory Commission of Alaska on the day before the 15 |
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| 60 | 60 | | effective date of this Act continues to serve on the Regulatory Commission of Alaska until the 16 |
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| 61 | 61 | | member's term expires and a successor is appointed and qualified. The governor shall make 17 |
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| 62 | 62 | | appointments for vacancies that occur on or after the effective date of this Act in accordance 18 |
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| 63 | 63 | | with AS 42.04.020(a), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act. 19 |
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