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AK HJR2
Joint Resolution
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
George Rauscher
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AI Summary
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Amends Alaska Constitution Article IX, Section 16 to change the appropriation limit for operating expenses from $2.5 billion to $4 billion.
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Changes the base year for calculating population and inflation adjustments from July 1, 1981 to July 1, 2017.
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Removes the requirement that at least one-third of appropriations be reserved for capital projects and loan appropriations.
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Eliminates special procedures for capital project appropriations that exceed the limit, including voter notification requirements about operations and maintenance costs.
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Requires voter approval at the next general election for this constitutional amendment to take effect.
Legislative Description
Const Am: Appropriation Limit
Public Finance
Last Action
COSPONSOR(S): WILSON, REINBOLD
3/3/2017