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HOUSE BILL NO. 311
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES KURKA, Eastman
Introduced: 2/9/22
Referred: Community and Regional Affairs, State Affairs, Judiciary, Finance
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
1 "An Act relating to moving the site of the capital."
2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
3 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section
4 to read:
5 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) In 1906, the territorial state capital was moved from
6 Sitka to Juneau to be located near the state's major population center.
7 (b) In 1974, citizens of the state voted to move the location of the state capital to the
8 state's road system to be reasonably located near the geographic and population centers of the
9 state.
10 (c) In 1976, voters chose Willow to be the location of the new capital as the
11 compromise location between Anchorage and Fairbanks, the two major population centers of
12 the state.
13 * Sec. 2. AS 44.06.010 is amended to read:
14 Sec. 44.06.010. Site of capital. The capital of the state is at the census-
15 designated place of Willow [CITY OF JUNEAU], Alaska.
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1 * Sec. 3. AS 44.06.050, 44.06.055, and 44.06.060 are repealed.
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Statutes affected:
HB0311A, AM HB 311, introduced 02/09/2022: 44.06.010