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The Permanent Fund, its earnings, and the dividend.
The report, based on a nine-month study, contains suggestions on management and governance of the Fund. It reviews and critiques past efforts to achieve a statewide consensus for use of non-dividend Fund income.
Recommends uses of Permanent Fund earnings in the context of total state fiscal needs.
Meant to be considered in conjunction with the Alaska Development Board proposal, this study states that the earnings of the Fund should be used in two ways.