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AK HJR2
Joint Resolution
Status
1/16/2013
Primary Sponsor
Michael Hawker
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AI Summary
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Amends Article IX, Section 7 of the Alaska Constitution to allow dedicated funds for the gas revenue endowment fund alongside existing dedications to Sections 15 and 18.
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Establishes a new gas revenue endowment fund as a separate state treasury account to receive all mineral royalty proceeds and tax proceeds from natural gas produced on the North Slope.
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Limits annual appropriations from the gas revenue endowment fund to five percent of the average market value of the fund calculated from consecutive fiscal years established by law.
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Restricts fund appropriations to income-producing investments designated by law, with appropriations allowed only for public purposes that do not provide dividends or payments unrelated to individual financial need.
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Places the proposed constitutional amendments before Alaska voters at the next general election in accordance with Article XIII, Section 1 of the Alaska Constitution.
Legislative Description
Const Am: Gas Revenue Endowment Fund
Public Finance
Last Action
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1/16/2013