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State of Alaska
                                                              Fiscal Note
                                                                                                 Bill Version:                    SB 83
 2019 Legislative Session
                                                                                                 Fiscal Note Number:              1
                                                                                                 (S) Publish Date:                4/3/2019
 Identifier:       SB83-DCCED-RCA-03-20-19                                        Department:        Department of Commerce, Community and
 Title:            TELECOMMUNICATIONS                                                                Economic Development
                   REGULATION/EXEMPTIONS                                          Appropriation: Regulatory Commission of Alaska
 Sponsor:          BIRCH                                                          Allocation:        Regulatory Commission of Alaska
 Requester: (S) Labor & Commerce                                                  OMB Component Number:               2417
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                                   (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2020       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2020                                               Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2020        FY 2020       FY 2021                         FY 2022           FY 2023            FY 2024        FY 2025
 Personal Services
 Travel
 Services
 Commodities
 Capital Outlay
 Grants & Benefits
 Miscellaneous
 Total Operating                            0.0           0.0          0.0                               0.0                0.0              0.0             0.0
 Fund Source (Operating Only)
 None
 Total                                             0.0               0.0                 0.0             0.0                0.0              0.0             0.0
 Positions
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Temporary
 Change in Revenues
 None
 Total                                             0.0               0.0                 0.0             0.0                0.0              0.0             0.0
 Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2019) cost:                                      0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2020) cost:                                           0.0                (separate capital appropriation required)
 Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account?       0
 (Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
 ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
 Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency?                    Yes
 If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?                                    12/31/23
 Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
 Not applicable, initial version based on the Governor's 2/13/19 budget.
 Prepared By:              Stephen McAlpine, Chairman                                                                  Phone:         (907)276-6222
 Division:                 Regulatory Commission of Alaska                                                             Date:          03/18/2019
 Approved By:              April A. Wilkerson, Administrative Services Director                                        Date:          03/20/19
 Agency:                   Office of Management and Budget
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                                                                                                                 SB 83 - Fiscal Note 1
                                                FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                 BILL NO. SB 83
2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   SB 83 retains AS 42.05.840, the statute allowing the RCA to establish a universal service fund to be used to ensure the
   provision of long distance service at reasonable rates throughout Alaska and to otherwise preserve universal service. The
   RCA will continue to have oversight responsibility for the Alaska Universal Service Fund.
   Among the retained statutes governing telecommunications service is AS 42.04.100, requiring the RCA to establish a
   Communications Carrier Section to develop, administer, and recommend policies and programs related to
   communications in the state involving wire, cable, radio, and space satellites.
   Under the current version of SB 83, the Regulatory Cost Charge (RCC)  which funds the agency's annual operating budget 
   as applied to telecommunications industry sectors will be broadened to include any otherwise economically deregulated
   public utility that would otherwise be exempted from paying RCCs. The effect of this change will likely spread the costs of
   retained telecommunications regulatory functions under SB 83 over a greater number of customers, and thus would likely
   be more equitable than the current situation.
   The RCA expects to implement the provisions of this legislation with existing resources.
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Statutes affected: 
SB0083A, AM SB 83, introduced 03/11/2019, passed Senate 04/15/2019: 29.35.070, 42.05.711, 42.05.810, 42.05.141, 42.05.712, 42.05.990, 42.05.995, 42.05.890, U.S.C, 42.05.254, 42.04.070, 44.23.020, 42.05.221, 42.05.281, 42.05.361, 42.05.381, 42.05.296, 42.05.306, 42.05.631, 42.05.641, 42.05.661, 42.05.820, 42.05.860, 29.35.060, 42.06.286, 45.50.473
SB0083B, AM HCS SB 83(L&C), introduced 05/13/2019, passed House 05/14/2019, passed Senate 05/14/2019: 29.35.070, 42.05.711, 42.05.810, 42.05.141, 42.05.712, 42.05.990, 42.05.995, 39.25.110, 14.08.031, 14.08.041, 12.65.015, 23.40.040, 41.15.030, 44.62.730, 44.62.760, 44.62.710, 44.62.800, 47.30.026, 26.05.185, 24.65.010, 44.37.050, 18.66.010, 19.75.051, 19.75.061, 23.30.007, 43.90.250, 38.34.010, 44.27.054, 44.27.055, 42.04.050, 39.25.120, 39.25.100, 42.05.890, U.S.C, 42.05.254, 42.04.070, 44.23.020, 42.05.221, 42.05.281, 42.05.361, 42.05.381, 42.05.296, 42.05.306, 42.05.631, 42.05.641, 42.05.661, 42.05.820, 42.05.860, 29.35.060, 42.06.286, 45.50.473
SB0083Z, AM Enrolled SB 83, introduced 05/14/2019: 29.35.070, 42.05.711, 42.05.810, 42.05.141, 42.05.712, 42.05.990, 42.05.995, 39.25.110, 14.08.031, 14.08.041, 12.65.015, 23.40.040, 41.15.030, 44.62.730, 44.62.760, 44.62.710, 44.62.800, 47.30.026, 26.05.185, 24.65.010, 44.37.050, 18.66.010, 19.75.051, 19.75.061, 23.30.007, 43.90.250, 38.34.010, 44.27.054, 44.27.055, 42.04.050, 39.25.120, 39.25.100, 42.05.890, U.S.C, 42.05.254, 42.04.070, 44.23.020, 42.05.221, 42.05.281, 42.05.361, 42.05.381, 42.05.296, 42.05.306, 42.05.631, 42.05.641, 42.05.661, 42.05.820, 42.05.860, 29.35.060, 42.06.286, 45.50.473