Alaska 34th Alaska State Legislature Status: In Committee

SB 135 — An Act relating to the sharing of tax revenue from the fisheries business tax and fishery resource landing tax with municipalities; relating to municipal reports on the shared tax revenue; and providing for an effective date.

Last action — (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

178 added · 190 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to SB 135 increases the percentage of tax revenue collected from fisheries businesses that is refunded to eligible municipalities from 50% to 75%. Additionally, it removes the requirement for the Office of Management and Budget's approval before these funds are distributed, allowing municipalities to have quicker access to the money. This matters because it empowers local governments more effectively to support their fishing industries, potentially benefiting their economies.

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34-LS0768\N CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.
34-LS0768\A SENATE BILL NO.
135(RES) IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY THE SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Referred:
135 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE EVALUATING ALASKA'S SEAFOOD INDUSTRY Introduced:
Finance Sponsor(s):
3/18/25 Referred:
THE SENATE RULES COMMITTEE BY REQUEST OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE EVALUATING ALASKA'S SEAFOOD INDUSTRY A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the sharing of tax revenue from the fisheries business tax and fishery resource landing tax with municipalities;
Resources, Finance A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to the sharing of tax revenue from the fisheries business tax and fishery resource landing tax with municipalities;
It is the intent of the legislature that a municipality use the additional revenue distributed under this Act to help maintain and improve the municipality's harbor facilities, if the municipality operates harbor facilities.
It is the intent of the legislature that a municipality use the additional revenue distributed under this Act to help maintain and improve the municipality's harbor facilities.
(a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, and except [EXCEPT] as provided in (d) of this section, the commissioner shall pay (1) to each unified municipality and to each city located in the unorganized borough, 60 [50] percent of the amount of tax revenue collected in the SB0135B -1- CSSB 135(RES) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N municipality from taxes levied under this chapter;
(a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, and except [EXCEPT] as provided in (d) of this section, the commissioner shall pay (1) to each unified municipality and to each city located in the unorganized borough, 60 [50] percent of the amount of tax revenue collected in the SB0135A -1- SB 135 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A municipality from taxes levied under this chapter;
CSSB 135(RES) -2- SB0135B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N (C) 45 [35] percent of the taxes collected during the second calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
SB 135 -2- SB0135A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A (C) 45 [35] percent of the taxes collected during the second calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
and (2) to each borough that is incorporated after June 16, 1987, the following percentages of the tax revenue collected in the cities located within the SB0135B -3- CSSB 135(RES) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N borough from taxes levied under this chapter:
and (2) to each borough that is incorporated after June 16, 1987, the following percentages of the tax revenue collected in the cities located within the SB0135A -3- SB 135 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A borough from taxes levied under this chapter:
AS 43.75.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
(i) A municipality that receives a payment under this section shall use 10 percent of the funds received under this section to support or enhance commercial fishing.
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(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, not more than 30 days after the convening of each regular legislative session, a municipality that receives tax revenue under AS 43.75.130 - 43.75.137 shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that describes (1) how those funds were used by the municipality in the previous fiscal year;
(a) Not more than 30 days after the convening of each regular legislative session, a municipality that receives tax revenue under AS 43.75.130 - 43.75.137 shall prepare and submit to the SB 135 -4- SB0135A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A legislature a report that describes (1) how those funds were used by the municipality in the previous fiscal year;
and (2) any harbor maintenance or improvement projects that were funded in whole or in part by the tax revenue collected under AS 43.75.130 - 43.75.137, if the municipality operates a harbor.
and (2) any harbor maintenance or improvement projects that were funded in whole or in part by the tax revenue collected under AS 43.75.130 - 43.75.137.
(c) A report is not required under this section if the total tax revenue a municipality receives under AS 43.75.130 - 43.75.137 is less than $10,000.
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9 of this Act, is amended to read:
(2) city located within a borough 25 [35] percent of the amount of the tax revenue collected from taxes levied under this chapter on fishery resources landed in the city and accounted for under AS 43.77.050(b);
SB0135A -5- SB 135 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A (2) city located within a borough 25 [35] percent of the amount of the tax revenue collected from taxes levied under this chapter on fishery resources landed in the city and accounted for under AS 43.77.050(b);
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and CSSB 135(RES) -6- SB0135B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N (D) 50 [30] percent of the tax revenue collected during the third calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
and (D) 50 [30] percent of the tax revenue collected during the third calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
(A) 10 [FIVE] percent of the tax revenue collected during the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
(A) 10 [FIVE] percent of the tax revenue collected during the SB 135 -6- SB0135A New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
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11 of this Act, is amended to read:
and SB0135B -7- CSSB 135(RES) New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N (2) borough that is incorporated after January 1, 1994, the following percentages of the tax revenue collected from taxes levied under this chapter on fishery resources landed in the cities located within the borough and accounted for under AS 43.77.050(b):
and (2) borough that is incorporated after January 1, 1994, the following percentages of the tax revenue collected from taxes levied under this chapter on fishery resources landed in the cities located within the borough and accounted for under AS 43.77.050(b):
(B) 10 [20] percent of the tax revenue collected during the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
(B) 10 [20] percent of the tax revenue collected during the first SB0135A -7- SB 135 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\A calendar year after the calendar year in which the borough is incorporated;
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13 of this Act, is amended to read:
CSSB 135(RES) -8- SB0135B New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0768\N * Sec.
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AS 43.77.060 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
(f) Except as provided in (c) of this section, not more than 30 days after the convening of each regular legislative session, a municipality that receives tax revenue under this section shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that describes how those funds were used by the municipality in the previous fiscal year and that details any harbor maintenance or improvement projects that were funded in whole or in part by that tax revenue, if the municipality operates harbor facilities.
The report may be made jointly with the report required under AS 43.75.150.
(g) A report is not required under this section if the total tax revenue a municipality receives under this section is less than $10,000.
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(h) A municipality that receives a payment under this section shall use 10 percent of the funds received under this section to support or enhance commercial fishing.
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AS 43.75.130(i) and AS 43.77.060(g) are repealed.
AS 43.77.060 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
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(f) Not more than 30 days after the convening of each regular legislative session, a municipality that receives tax revenue under this section shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that describes how those funds were used by the municipality in the previous fiscal year and that details any harbor maintenance or improvement projects that were funded in whole or in part by that tax revenue.
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The report may be made jointly with the report required under AS 43.75.150.
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Sections 9 and 16 of this Act take effect February 1, 2026.
Sections 8 and 15 of this Act take effect February 1, 2026.
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Sections 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15, and 17 of this Act take effect July 1, 2035.
Sections 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, and 14 of this Act take effect July 1, 2035.
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19 and 20 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2026.
17 and 18 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2026.
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Action History

  1. (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE

  2. (S) FN2: (REV)

  3. (S) FN1: (CED)

  4. (S) AM: CLAMAN

  5. (S) NR: MYERS, WIELECHOWSKI, HUGHES, DUNBAR

  6. (S) DP: GIESSEL

  7. (S) RES RPT CS 1DP 4NR 1AM SAME TITLE

  8. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  9. (S) Moved CSSB 135(RES) Out of Committee

  10. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  11. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  12. (S) Heard & Held

  13. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  14. (S) Minutes (SRES)

  15. (S) Heard & Held

  16. (S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205

  17. (S) RES, FIN

  18. (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Sponsors

  • Senate Rules · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 64 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Rules

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (64)

64 members have not signed on to this bill.

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