Alaska Stat. § 44.42.900 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.42 / Section 44.42.900
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of transportation and public facilities;

(2) department means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;

(3) transportation or transportation mode includes, but is not limited to, the following means of conveyance or travel, including their related or auxiliary structures, facilities, or services: air, rail, water, highway and pipeline.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.060 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.060
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority revolving fund.
Status: in_force

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority revolving fund is established in the authority. The revolving fund consists of appropriations made to the revolving fund by the legislature, money or other assets transferred to the revolving fund by the authority, and unrestricted payments on loans made or purchased by the authority. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the accounts created in this chapter are accounts in the revolving fund. The authority may create additional accounts either in the revolving fund or outside the revolving fund. Subject to agreements made with the holders of the authority's bonds or with other persons, the authority may transfer amounts in an account in the revolving fund to another account in the revolving fund. Amounts deposited in the revolving fund may be pledged to the payment of bonds of the authority or expended for the purposes of the authority under this chapter. The authority has the powers and responsibilities established in AS 37.10.071 with respect to the investment of amounts held in the revolving fund.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.600 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.600
Rural development initiative fund.
Status: in_force

The rural development initiative fund is created in the authority outside of the revolving fund. The rural development initiative fund is a fund for the uses and purposes of AS 44.88.600  44.88.620. The rural development initiative fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the authority for the purposes of this section, and of loan repayments, interest, or other income earned on loans or investments of the fund. In addition, the authority may deposit other assets into the fund if the total value of those deposits does not exceed $2,000,000. The authority, in its discretion, may transfer money or other assets from the rural development initiative fund to the revolving fund.
Alaska Stat. § 44.35.900 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.35 / Section 44.35.900
Definition.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, veteran includes a person who served in the Alaska Territorial Guard.
Alaska Stat. § 44.81.236 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.81 / Section 44.81.236
Limitations on the pledge of permits.
Status: in_force

A loan may not be secured by the pledge of a limited entry permit unless the proceeds of the loan are used for (1) the purchase of a permit;

(2) the purchase or lease of quota shares, individual fishing quotas, or another license, permit, or other grant of commercial fisheries harvesting entitlements that is issued and regulated under state or federal law;

(3) the purchase, construction, maintenance, repair, or improvement of commercial fishing boats, sites, gear, or equipment;

(4) working capital, including insurance premiums, supplies, food, fuel, bait, boat storage, and boat launching;

(5) the payment of obligations whose status places the permit of a borrower in jeopardy of sale as a result of United States Internal Revenue Service enforcement action;

(6) the purchase of the bank's stock or other equity instruments and loan costs; or

(7) refinancing of debts incurred for a purpose listed in (1)  (4) or (6) of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.504 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.504
Judges.
Status: in_force

Judges at the regional competitions shall be selected by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and composed of a panel of five, two of whom shall be selected from nominees of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and three of whom shall be selected by the department on the basis of their knowledge and appreciation of Alaskan Native arts and crafts and of art in general.
Alaska Stat. § 44.68.120 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.68 / Section 44.68.120
Authority and duty of Department of Administration.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Administration may (1) acquire from the United States under The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 as amended, referred to in AS 44.68.120  44.68.140 as the Federal Act, and other applicable federal statutes and regulations, (63 Stat. 377 et seq., 40 U.S.C.A. 471 et seq.) property under the control of a department or agency of the United States that is usable and necessary for purposes of education (including educational activities which are of special interest to the armed services), public health or civil defense, and other purposes authorized by federal law;

(2) warehouse property acquired under (a)(1) of this section; and

(3) distribute the property to tax-supported medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, school systems, colleges, schools, and universities in the state, to other nonprofit medical institutions, hospitals, clinics, health centers, schools, colleges, and universities exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, including future amendments, to civil defense organizations of the state established under state law, to organizations or institutions engaged in educational activities which are of special interest to the armed services, and to other types of institutions or activities eligible under federal law to acquire the property.

(b) The Department of Administration may receive applications from the eligible institutions listed in (a)(3) of this section, including the state government and its political subdivisions, for the acquisition of federal surplus real property, investigate the applications, get an expression of views on the applications from the health or educational authorities of the state, make recommendations on applicants, needs for the property, the merits of its proposed program of use, and the suitability of the property for these purposes, and otherwise assist in the processing of applications for acquisition of real and related personal property of the United States under § 203 (k) of the Federal Act.

(c) The Department of Administration may adopt the regulations and prescribe the requirements and take other action considered necessary to administer AS 44.68.120  44.68.140 to assure maximum use and benefit to eligible institutions and organizations in the state.

(d) The Department of Administration may take the action, make the expenditures, and enter into contracts, agreements, and undertakings in the name of the state, including cooperative agreements with federal agencies providing for use by and exchange between them of the property, facilities, personnel, and services of each by the other, require the reports and make the investigations required by law or regulation of the United States in connection with the disposal of real property and the receipt, warehousing, and distribution of personal property received by the department from the United States.

(e) The Department of Administration may act as clearinghouse of information for eligible institutions and organizations referred to in (a) of this section and other institutions eligible to acquire federal surplus real property, locate real and personal property available for acquisition from the United States, ascertain the terms and conditions under which the property may be obtained, receive requests from the eligible institutions and organizations, and transmit to them available information in reference to the property, and aid and assist them to acquire federal surplus property under AS 44.68.120  44.68.140.

(f) The Department of Administration shall cooperate with the departments or agencies of the United States and shall file a state plan of operation, operate in accordance with it, and take the action necessary to meet the minimum standards prescribed in accordance with the Federal Act, and make the reports in the form and containing the information which the United States or its departments or agencies may require and shall comply with the laws of the United States and the regulations of its departments or agencies governing the allocation, transfer, use, or accounting for property donated to the state.

(g) The Department of Administration may perform functions necessary to carry out the transfer of federal surplus personal property for eligible purposes under Public Law 659, 1954, as amended, and to comply with regulations of the Federal General Services Administration in connection with the Federal Act. In carrying out the purposes of this subsection the department may, upon the governor's request, act as the governor's representative in connection with the function to be performed under AS 44.68.120  44.68.140.

(h) The civil defense organization, officials, and contacts throughout the state may be used to assist in carrying out the purposes of AS 44.68.120  44.68.140 to the extent that this is feasible and can be done without adversely affecting civil defense. The department may employ the assistants and other workers in the surplus property service necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 44.68.120  44.68.140.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.320 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.320
Compensation, per diem, and expenses.
Status: in_force

The members of the council who are not state employees are not entitled to compensation for service on the council, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.41.060 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.41 / Section 44.41.060
Missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plans.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety, in cooperation with the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs, shall, using statewide and local radio and television broadcasts, newspapers, and other communications media, (1) develop and implement missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plans for use by law enforcement agencies, groups, and persons to locate a vulnerable adult who is missing; and

(2) coordinate the use of those plans.

(b) The plans required by (a) of this section must at least include standards for (1) determining when and where to implement a plan; standards developed under this paragraph must at least address (A) when a vulnerable adult will be considered missing; and

(B) the format, contents, and distribution of reports prepared by participating law enforcement agencies and others searching for a missing vulnerable adult; and

(2) voluntary participation in the plan by radio and television broadcasters, newspaper publishers, and owners and operators of other communications media.

(c) Notwithstanding another provision of law, (1) a law enforcement agency, an officer or employee of the law enforcement agency, a person, or a group is not civilly liable for (A) failing to participate in a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan;

(B) failing to implement a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan; or

(C) activating a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan if implementation is undertaken in good faith;

(2) a radio or television broadcaster, a newspaper publisher, or an owner or operator of other communications media is not civilly liable for participating in a missing vulnerable adult prompt response and notification plan or for participating in the actual implementation of a plan if the broadcaster, publisher, or owner or operator has verified the authenticity of the plan's implementation with the law enforcement agency.

(d) In this section, vulnerable adult means a person 18 years of age or older who, because of physical or mental impairment, is unable to meet the person's own needs or to seek help without assistance.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.130 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.130
Compensation, per diem, and expenses.
Status: in_force

The public members of the board are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for other boards.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.113 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.113
Charges for community development quota program.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governor delegates duties as described in AS 44.33.020 (a)(11) to the department, the department shall determine and assess an annual administrative cost charge for the administration of the state's role in the federal community development quota program. The department shall by regulation establish the method for implementing the charge in accordance with the provisions of this section. The department shall assess the charges on community development quota groups with approved community development plans for the fiscal year for which the charge is applicable. The community development quota group shall pay the charge.

(b) The administrative cost charge under this section for a CDQ group shall be determined by the department no later than the June 30 immediately preceding the start of the applicable fiscal year. The department shall promptly notify the CDQ group of the amount of the charge. The CDQ group shall pay the charge no later than 45 days after the department provides notice to the CDQ group of the amount of the charge.

(c) The aggregate total of administrative cost charges to all CDQ groups for a fiscal year shall approximately equal, but may not exceed, the appropriations authorized for that fiscal year for the state's role under AS 44.33.020 (a)(11), less (1) appropriations from sources of program receipts under AS 37.05.146 (b) and (c) not collected under this section; and

(2) any reappropriations of charges collected under this section.

(d) Fifty percent of the aggregate total of administrative cost charges assessed on all CDQ groups for a fiscal year shall be recovered through the standard portion of the charges and 50 percent of the aggregate total shall be recovered through the variable portion of the charges. The administrative cost charge assessed on a CDQ group for a fiscal year shall consist of a standard portion and a variable portion. The CDQ group's standard portion is calculated by dividing the aggregate total amount to be recovered through this portion by the number of CDQ groups to be assessed a charge. The CDQ group's variable portion is calculated by multiplying the aggregate total amount to be recovered through this portion by a percentage that represents the ratio of the value of the CDQ group's fisheries resource quota allocation to the total value of fisheries resources allocated under the CDQ program for the applicable year.

(e) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this section, the department may adjust the variable portion of the administrative cost charge for a fiscal year to one or more CDQ groups if the department finds that an inequitable result will occur absent the adjustment, but the aggregate total of the charges to be paid by all CDQ groups after the adjustment must equal the amount originally calculated for that fiscal year under (c) of this section.

(f) The department may not assess or collect administrative charges under this section from new CDQ groups representing communities that are not eligible for the CDQ program on June 30, 2000, for a period of two years from the actual award of a fisheries quota to that newly formed CDQ group.

(g) The department shall collect and enforce the administrative cost charge assessed under this section. The receipts from the charge assessed under this section shall be deposited in the community development quota program account in the state treasury. Under AS 37.05.146 (c), receipts from charges collected under this section shall be accounted for separately, and appropriations from the account are not made from the unrestricted general fund. The legislature may appropriate money from the community development quota program account for expenditures by the department for necessary costs incurred by the department in implementing any assigned role under AS 44.33.020 (a)(11) or for any other public purpose.

(h) The Department of Administration shall identify the amount of the appropriations for the state's role under AS 44.33.020 (a)(11) that lapses into the general fund each year. The legislature may appropriate an amount equal to the lapsed amount to the community development quota program for its operating costs for the next fiscal year.

(i) The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to interpret or implement its duties under this section.

(j) In this section, (1) CDQ group or community development quota group means an applicant under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i), or a successor program, with an approved community development plan;

(2) CDQ program or community development quota program means the federal community development quota program established under 16 U.S.C. 1855(i), or a successor federal program approved by the United States Secretary of Commerce;

(3) fiscal year has the meaning given in AS 37.05.920 ;

(4) value has the meaning given in AS 43.75.290 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.850 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.850
Cook Inlet reserve-based lending account.
Status: in_force

(a) The Cook Inlet reserve-based lending account is established in the revolving fund. The account consists of money or assets deposited into the account by the authority and contributions from other sources.

(b) The authority may use money in the account to make one or more reserve-based loans to fund oil and gas development projects the authority considers necessary to increase oil and gas production from the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin. The authority may, as a term of the loan, accept an ownership share in the project funded by the loan. If the authority accepts an ownership share as a term of the loan, the ownership share must be in the form of a carried interest that does not obligate the authority to contribute to the development costs of the project. The authority may make a loan under this section only (1) to a legal entity in compliance with state and federal laws;

(2) if the loan applicant provides a written waiver permitting the authority to access or obtain copies of the loan applicant's confidential records that are in possession of the Department of Natural Resources or the Department of Revenue; information provided to the authority under this section shall be kept confidential by the authority unless disclosure is authorized by the loan applicant or borrower;

(3) if the authority obtains an independent study performed by an experienced, qualified expert that confirms the valuation of the loan security and the capacity of the loan to support the oil and gas development project and to cause or increase the commercial production of oil or gas from the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin;

(4) if the Regulatory Commission of Alaska determines, under AS 42.05.141 (h), that the sale price in a gas sales agreement for gas produced through a project partially or fully funded by a loan under this section does not exceed a just and reasonable immediate delivery price for gas;

(5) if the authority determines that the sales price for oil and gas produced through a project partially or fully funded by a loan under this section is reasonable and in the best interests of residents of the state.

(c) The authority may request assistance from the Department of Revenue under AS 44.25.020 (a)(5) or the Department of Natural Resources under AS 44.37.020 (d) to execute this section.

(d) The authority may accept an overriding royalty interest in a lease for which a loan has been extended under (b) of this section if, as a term of the loan, the overriding royalty interest is subject to prior approval by the Department of Natural Resources. The authority may only have the overriding royalty interest transferred to the authority if the borrower defaults.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.143 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.143
Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day.
Status: in_force

Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day is established on September 10 each year to honor community health aides. Alaska Community Health Aide Appreciation Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.010
Notary public commission; term.
Status: in_force

(a) The lieutenant governor may commission for the state (1) notaries public without limitation, who are authorized to use the notary seal for all legal purposes; and

(2) limited governmental notaries public, who are state, municipal, or federal employees authorized to use the notary seal only for official government business.

(b) The term of a notary public commission is four years, except that the term of a limited governmental notary public commission coincides with the term of government employment.

(c) A person who is a state, municipal, or federal employee commissioned as a limited governmental notary public may also be commissioned as a notary public without limitation.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.020 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.020
Qualifications.
Status: in_force

To be commissioned as a notary public, a person (1) shall submit an application under AS 44.50.032 ;

(2) shall be at least 18 years of age;

(3) shall have established residency in this state under AS 01.10.055 ;

(4) shall reside legally in the United States;

(5) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes effect, have been convicted of a felony or incarcerated in a correctional facility for a felony conviction;

(6) may not, within 10 years before the commission takes effect, (A) have had the person's notary public commission revoked under AS 44.50.068 (a)(2) or (4) or under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction for a substantially similar reason;

(B) have had the person's notary public commission revoked under AS 44.50.068 (a)(3), unless the person has reestablished residency in this state under AS 01.10.055 before the person submits the application;

(C) have been disciplined under AS 44.50.068 if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; or

(D) have been disciplined under the notary public laws of another jurisdiction if, at the time the person applies for a notary public commission under this chapter, the disciplinary action prohibits the person from holding a notary public commission; and

(7) shall meet the other requirements in this chapter to be commissioned as a notary public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.85.280 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.85 / Section 44.85.280
Additional funds and accounts.
Status: in_force

The bond bank authority may establish additional reserves or other funds or accounts as may be, in its discretion, necessary, desirable, or convenient to further the accomplishment of its purposes or to comply with the provisions of any of its agreements or resolutions.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.975 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.975
Default.
Status: in_force

If the borrower defaults on a note, the department shall notify the borrower of the default and the consequences of default by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the department by the borrower or obtained by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.030 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.030
Wickersham Day.
Status: in_force

August 24 is designated Wickersham Day in honor of James Wickersham, and is the occasion for school assemblies with appropriate programs, and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public in general.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.730 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.730
Conditions of loan guarantee.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may guarantee a loan under AS 44.88.700  44.88.799 if the (1) loan (A) is commercially reasonable;

(B) contains payment provisions satisfactory to the authority; and

(C) is secured by acceptable collateral;

(2) project (A) is allocated new markets tax credits by a qualified community development entity;

(B) promotes economic development in the state; and

(C) is not a housing project;

(3) borrower demonstrates the ability to repay the loan from either or both of the following: (A) net cash flow of the borrower;

(B) proceeds from the sale of current assets that are collateral for the loan if the sale or receipt of proceeds from the sale is an event that creates a payment obligation; in this subparagraph, current asset means property that will be or could be converted into cash within one year in the normal operation of a business;

(4) term of the loan does not exceed 10 years;

(5) loan is originated with and serviced by a financial institution.

(b) The authority may provide a guarantee for up to 100 percent of a loan that qualifies under AS 44.88.700  44.88.799.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.075 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.075
Notarial act performed for remotely located individual.
Status: in_force

(a) A remotely located individual may comply with AS 44.50.062 (5)(A) by using communication technology to appear before a notary public.

(b) A notary public located in this state may perform a notarial act using communication technology for a remotely located individual if (1) the notary public has (A) personal knowledge of the identity of the individual;

(B) obtained satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely located individual by oath or affirmation from a credible witness appearing before the notary public under AS 44.50.062 (5)(A); or

(C) obtained satisfactory evidence of the identity of the remotely located individual by using (i) a government-issued identification card;

(ii) a credential analysis of the identification card described in (i) of this subparagraph; in this sub-subparagraph, credential analysis means a form of identity proofing by which a third person affirms the accuracy of a government-issued identification card; and

(iii) at least one type of identity proofing;

(2) the notary public is able reasonably to confirm that a record before the notary public is the same record in which the remotely located individual made a statement or on which the individual executed a signature;

(3) the notary public, or a person acting on behalf of the notary public, creates an audiovisual recording of the performance of the notarial act; and

(4) for a remotely located individual located outside the United States, (A) the record (i) is to be filed with or relates to a matter before a public official, court, governmental entity, or other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; or

(ii) involves property located in the territorial jurisdiction of the United States or involves a transaction substantially connected with the United States; and

(B) the act of making the statement or signing the record is not prohibited by the foreign state in which the remotely located individual is located.

(c) If a notarial act is performed under this section, the notarial certificate required under AS 44.50.060 must state that the notarial act was performed using communication technology. A statement is sufficient if it states substantially as follows: This notarial act involved the use of communication technology.

(d) A notary public, guardian, conservator, or agent of a notary public, or a personal representative of a deceased notary public shall retain the audiovisual recording created under (b)(3) of this section or cause the recording to be retained by a repository designated by or on behalf of the person required to retain the recording. Unless a different period is required by regulation adopted under (f)(4) of this section, the recording must be retained for a period of at least 10 years after the recording is made.

(e) Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act under this section, the notary public shall notify the lieutenant governor that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to remotely located individuals and identify the communication technologies the notary public intends to use. If the lieutenant governor has established standards under (f)(3) of this section or AS 44.50.072 for approval of communication technology or identity proofing, the communication technologies and identity proofing must conform to the standards.

(f) In addition to adopting regulations under AS 44.50.072 , the lieutenant governor may adopt regulations regarding performance of a notarial act under this section. The regulations may (1) prescribe the means of performing a notarial act involving a remotely located individual using communication technology;

(2) establish standards for communication technology and identity proofing;

(3) establish requirements or procedures to approve providers of communication technology and the process of identity proofing; and

(4) establish standards and a period for the retention of an audiovisual recording created under (b)(3) of this section.

(g) Before adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation governing performance of a notarial act with respect to a remotely located individual, the lieutenant governor shall consider (1) the most recent standards regarding the performance of a notarial act with respect to a remotely located individual adopted by national standard-setting organizations;

(2) standards, practices, and customs of other jurisdictions that have laws substantially similar to this section; and

(3) the views of other governmental officials and entities and other interested persons.

(h) By allowing its communication technology or identity proofing to facilitate a notarial act for a remotely located individual or by providing storage of the audiovisual recording created under (b)(3) of this section, the provider of the communication technology, identity proofing, or storage appoints the lieutenant governor as the provider's agent for service of process in any civil action in this state related to the notarial act.

(i) In this section, (1) foreign state means a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state, or a federally recognized tribe;

(2) outside the United States means a location outside the geographic boundaries of the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and a territory, insular possession, or other location subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.700 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.700
New markets tax credit assistance guarantees and loans.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the requirements of AS 44.88.700  44.88.799, the authority may (1) guarantee new markets tax credit assistance leveraged loans; and

(2) make new markets tax credit assistance leveraged loans.

(b) New markets tax credit assistance guarantees and loans are limited to projects in the state for which new markets tax credits are allocated by a qualified community development entity.

(c) The authority shall determine that the project will promote economic development in the state before guaranteeing a leveraged loan or making a leveraged loan under AS 44.88.700  44.88.799.

(d) The authority may agree to restrictions and guidelines arising from the federal new markets tax credit program, including, for the seven-year tax credit period of the new markets tax credit project, (1) that interest only payments be made on the leveraged loan;

(2) that substantially all capital remain invested in the project;

(3) that acceptable collateral may be an interest in a qualified community development entity or an investment entity rather than in the project; and

(4) substantive restrictions on foreclosure of collateral.
Alaska Stat. § 44.83.530 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.83 / Section 44.83.530
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 44.83.500  44.83.530, (1) fund means the former power development revolving loan fund; and

(2) power project means a project acquired or constructed under the former energy program for Alaska, AS 44.83.380  44.83.425.
Alaska Stat. § 44.27.053 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.27 / Section 44.27.053
Legal counsel.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general is the legal counsel for the council. The attorney general shall advise the council in legal matters arising in the discharge of the council's duties and represent the council in suits to which the council is a party.

(b) The council may employ temporary legal counsel for good cause and with the approval of the attorney general. The attorney general may not unreasonably withhold approval.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.068 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.068
Disciplinary action; complaint; appeal; hearing; delegation.
Status: in_force

(a) The lieutenant governor may suspend or revoke a notary public's commission or reprimand a notary public for good cause shown, including (1) a ground on which an application for a commission may be denied;

(2) failure to comply with this chapter;

(3) failure to maintain residency in this state under AS 01.10.055 ; and

(4) incompetence or malfeasance in carrying out the notary public's duties under this chapter.

(b) A person harmed by the actions of a notary public may file a complaint with the lieutenant governor. The complaint shall be filed on a form prescribed by the lieutenant governor and shall be signed and verified by the person alleging misconduct by the notary public.

(c) If the lieutenant governor determines that the allegations in the complaint do not warrant formal disciplinary action, the lieutenant governor may decline to act on the complaint or may advise the notary public of the appropriate conduct and the applicable statutes and regulations governing the conduct. The lieutenant governor shall notify the notary public and the complainant of the determination in writing.

(d) If the lieutenant governor determines that the complaint alleges sufficient facts to constitute good cause for disciplinary action, the lieutenant governor shall serve the notary public with a copy of the complaint as provided in Rule 4, Alaska Rules of Civil Procedure. The notary public may file a written response to the complaint with the lieutenant governor within 20 days after receipt of the complaint. The lieutenant governor may extend the time for the notary public's response. The lieutenant governor shall provide a copy of the notary public's response to the complainant.

(e) The lieutenant governor shall review the complaint and the response to determine whether formal disciplinary action may be warranted. The lieutenant governor may determine that the allegations in the complaint do not warrant formal disciplinary action, in which case the lieutenant governor may determine not to take further action on the complaint or may determine to advise the notary public of the appropriate conduct and the applicable statutes and regulations governing the conduct. If the lieutenant governor determines that formal disciplinary action is not warranted, the lieutenant governor shall provide the complainant and the notary public with a written statement of the basis for the determination.

(f) If the lieutenant governor finds that formal disciplinary action may be warranted, the lieutenant governor may suspend or revoke a notary public's commission or reprimand a notary public. If the lieutenant governor suspends or revokes the commission or issues a reprimand, the lieutenant governor shall provide, by certified mail, the notary public with a written statement of the lieutenant governor's decision, including a written statement of the basis for the determination.

(g) A person who is issued a reprimand, suspension, or revocation under (f) of this section may appeal the reprimand, suspension, or revocation by requesting a hearing within 15 days after receiving the statement provided under (f) of this section. If a hearing is requested, the lieutenant governor shall deny or grant the request under AS 44.64.060 (b) and refer the matter to the office of administrative hearings under AS 44.64.060 (b).

(h) The lieutenant governor may delegate the powers under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.010
Commissioner of health.
Status: in_force

The principal executive officer of the Department of Health is the commissioner of health.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.040 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.040
Submitting regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to (c) of this section, every state agency that by statute possesses regulation-making authority shall submit to the lieutenant governor for filing a certified original and one duplicate copy of every regulation or order of repeal adopted by it, except one that (1) establishes or fixes rates, prices, or tariffs;

(2) relates to the use of public works, including streets and highways, under the jurisdiction of a state agency if the effect of the order is indicated to the public by means of signs or signals; or

(3) is directed to a specifically named person or to a group of persons and does not apply generally throughout the state.

(b) Citation of the general statutory authority under which a regulation is adopted, as well as citation of specific statutory sections being implemented, interpreted, or made clear, must follow the text of each regulation submitted under (a) of this section.

(c) Before submitting the regulations and orders of repeal to the lieutenant governor under (a) of this section, every state agency that by statute possesses regulation making authority, except the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, the Board of Fisheries, the Board of Game, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the office of victims' rights, and the office of the ombudsman, shall submit to the governor for review a copy of every regulation or order of repeal adopted by the agency, except regulations and orders of repeal identified in (a)(1) and (2) of this section. The governor may review the regulations and orders of repeal received under this subsection. The governor may return the regulations and orders of repeal to the adopting agency before they are submitted to the lieutenant governor for filing under (a) of this section within 30 days if they are inconsistent with the faithful execution of the laws. The governor may not delegate the governor's review authority under this subsection to a person other than the lieutenant governor.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.032 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.032
Application.
Status: in_force

(a) A person applying for a commission as a notary public shall submit a completed application as required by this section, using the forms or format required by the lieutenant governor.

(b) A completed application for a commission under AS 44.50.010 (a)(1) must include (1) an affirmation that the applicant meets the qualifications set out in AS 44.50.020 (2)  (6);

(2) the applicant's mailing and physical addresses; the applicant's telephone number, if any; the applicant's employer or business; the physical address and telephone number of the applicant's employer or business at the location where the applicant works; and an electronic mailing address, if any, where the applicant can be contacted;

(3) information concerning any denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction of the applicant's commission as a notary public in this state or another jurisdiction; that information must include (A) identification of the jurisdiction;

(B) the date the jurisdiction issued the denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction;

(C) the reasons for the denial, suspension, revocation, or restriction; and

(D) information concerning final resolution of the matter;

(4) the applicant's notarized signature on the portion of the application that contains the oath or affirmation required by AS 44.50.035 ;

(5) the fee required by AS 44.50.033 ; and

(6) the bond required by AS 44.50.034 .

(c) A completed application for a commission under AS 44.50.010 (a)(2) must include (1) a signed statement by the applicant's government employer that the commission is needed for the purpose of conducting official government business;

(2) the applicant's mailing and physical addresses; the applicant's telephone number, if any; the applicant's employer; the name, address, and telephone number for the employer where the applicant works; and an electronic mailing address, if any, where the applicant can be contacted;

(3) the affirmation, information, and signature required by (b)(1), (3), and (4) of this section; and

(4) the fee required by AS 44.50.033 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.83.110 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.83 / Section 44.83.110
Trust indentures and trust agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) In the discretion of the authority, an issue of bonds may be secured by a trust indenture or trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee (which may be a trust company, bank, or national banking association, with corporate trust powers, located inside or outside the state) or by a secured loan agreement or other instrument or under a resolution giving powers to a corporate trustee by means of which the authority may (1) make and enter into any and all the covenants and agreements with the trustee or the holders of the bonds that the authority may determine to be necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, covenants, provisions, limitations, and agreements as to (A) the application, investment, deposit, use, and disposition of the proceeds of bonds of the authority or of money or other property of the authority or in which it has an interest;

(B) the fixing and collection of rentals, charges, fees, or other consideration for, and the other terms to be incorporated in, contracts with respect to a project or to generated power;

(C) the assignment by the authority of its rights in contracts with respect to a project or to generated power or in a mortgage or other security interest created with respect to a project or generated power to a trustee for the benefit of bondholders;

(D) the terms and conditions upon which additional bonds of the authority may be issued;

(E) the vesting in a trustee of rights, powers, duties, funds, or property in trust for the benefit of bondholders, including, without limitation, the right to enforce payment, performance, and all other rights of the authority or of the bondholders, under a lease, power of contract, contract of sale, mortgage, security agreement, or trust agreement with respect to a project by injunction or other proceeding or by taking possession of by agent or otherwise and operating a project and collecting rents or other consideration and applying the same in accordance with the trust agreement;

(2) pledge, mortgage, or assign money, leases, agreements, property, or other rights or assets of the authority either presently in hand or to be received in the future, or both; and

(3) provide for any other matters of like or different character that in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the trust indenture, trust agreement, secured loan agreement, or other instrument or the resolution constituting a contract with bondholders shall contain a covenant by the authority that it will at all times maintain rates, fees, or charges sufficient to pay, and that a contract entered into by the authority for the sale, transmission, or distribution of power shall contain rates, fees, or charges sufficient to pay the costs of operation and maintenance of the project, the principal of and interest on bonds issued under the trust agreement as the same severally become due and payable, to provide for debt service coverage as considered necessary by the authority for the marketing of its bonds and to provide for renewals, replacements, and improvements of the project, and to maintain reserves required by the terms of the trust agreement. This subsection does not require a covenant that varies from a covenant entered into in accordance with the provisions of former AS 44.83.380  44.83.425.

(c) For the purpose of securing any one or more issues of its bonds, the authority may establish one or more special funds, called capital reserve funds, and shall pay into those capital reserve funds the proceeds of the sale of its bonds and any other money that may be made available to the authority for the purposes of those funds from any other source. The funds shall be established only if the authority determines that the establishment would enhance the marketability of the bonds. All money held in a capital reserve fund, except as provided in this section, shall be used as required, solely for (1) the payment of the principal of, and interest on, bonds or of the sinking fund payments with respect to those bonds, (2) the purchase or redemption of bonds, or (3) the payment of a redemption premium required to be paid when those bonds are redeemed before maturity; however, money in a fund may not be withdrawn from it at any time in an amount that would reduce the amount of that fund to less than the capital reserve requirement set out in (2) of this subsection, except for the purpose of making, with respect to those bonds, payment, when due, of principal, interest, redemption premiums, and the sinking fund payments for the payment of which other money of the authority is not available. Income or interest earned by, or increment to, a capital reserve fund, due to the investment of the fund or any other amounts in it, may be transferred by the authority to other funds or accounts of the authority to the extent that the transfer does not reduce the amount of the capital reserve fund below the capital reserve fund requirement.

(d) If the authority decides to issue bonds secured by such a capital reserve fund, the bonds may not be issued if the amount in the capital reserve fund is less than such an amount as may be established by resolution of the authority (called the capital reserve fund requirement), unless the authority, at the time of issuance of the obligations, deposits in the capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the obligations to be issued or from other sources, an amount which, together with the amount then in the fund, will not be less than the capital reserve fund requirement.

(e) In computing the amount of a capital reserve fund for the purpose of this section, securities in which all or a portion of the funds are invested shall be valued by some reasonable method established by the authority by resolution. Valuation on a particular date shall include the amount of any interest earned or accrued to that date.

(f) The chairman of the authority shall annually, no later than January 2, make and deliver to the governor and the legislature a certificate stating the sum, if any, required to restore any capital reserve fund to the capital reserve fund requirement. The legislature may appropriate such a sum, and all sums appropriated during the then current fiscal year by the legislature for such restoration shall be deposited by the authority in the proper capital reserve fund. Nothing in this section creates a debt or liability of the state.

(g) When the authority has created and established a capital reserve fund, the commissioner of revenue may lend surplus money in the general fund to the authority for deposit in a capital reserve fund in an amount equal to the capital reserve fund requirement. The loans shall be made on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the commissioner of revenue and the authority, including without limitation terms and conditions providing that the loans need not be repaid until the obligations of the authority secured and to be secured by the capital reserve fund are no longer outstanding.

(h) If the authority decides to covenant to issue or to issue bonds secured by a capital reserve fund, the bonds may not be issued until 10 days after the authority has mailed notification to the state bond committee and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee by certified mail of its intention to establish a capital reserve fund to secure the bond issue. The notification shall include the amount of the capital reserve fund to be established, the amount of bonds proposed to be issued, and the total cost of the project for which the bonds are to be issued. The notification shall be accompanied by an estimate by the authority of the need to withdraw money from the capital reserve fund during the term of the bond issue, the amount that it may be necessary to withdraw, and the time at which withdrawals are estimated to be needed. The authority shall annually prepare a revised estimate, considering the same factors, and a statement of all withdrawals that have occurred from the date of issuance of the bonds to the end of the calendar year. The revised estimate and statement shall be submitted to the state bond committee and the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee by January 30 of the succeeding year.
Alaska Stat. § 44.85.130 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.85 / Section 44.85.130
Effect of obligations.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds and notes issued under this chapter are not a debt or liability of the state and do not create or constitute an indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the state, nor do they constitute a pledge of the faith and credit of the state. All bonds and notes issued under this chapter, unless funded or refunded by bonds or notes of the bond bank authority, are general obligations of the authority to which the full faith and credit of the authority are pledged to the payments of them, except to the extent provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of them. Each bond and note must contain on its face a statement to the effect that the bond bank authority is obligated to pay the principal and interest on the instrument only from revenues or funds of the bond bank authority and that the state is not obligated to pay the principal or interest and that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bond or note.

(b) The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of the bonds or notes issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or restrict the rights vested in the bond bank authority to purchase, acquire, hold, sell, or dispose of municipal bonds or other investments or to make loans to political subdivisions or to establish and collect fees or other charges convenient or necessary to produce sufficient revenues to meet the expenses of operation of the bond bank authority and to fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of its bonds or notes or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of the bonds or notes until the bonds or notes, together with the interest on the bonds or notes, and interest on unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met, paid and discharged.
Alaska Stat. § 44.41.023 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.41 / Section 44.41.023
Investigators for missing and murdered indigenous persons.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall employ at least two persons in the department to investigate cases involving missing and murdered indigenous persons and act as liaisons between law enforcement agencies, communities in the state, and federally recognized tribes.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.065 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.065
Regional seafood development associations.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall assist in and encourage the formation of a qualified regional seafood development association for each seafood development region identified in (b) of this section for the purpose of promoting and marketing Alaska seafood products harvested in the region. The commissioner shall designate the first organization to apply and qualify under this subsection for recognition as the qualified association for a region to be the qualified regional seafood development association for that seafood development region if the commissioner determines that the organization (1) is established for the following purposes: (A) promotion of seafood and seafood by-products that are harvested in the region and processed for sale;

(B) promotion of improvements to the commercial fishing industry and infrastructure in the seafood development region;

(C) establishment of education, research, advertising, or sales promotion programs for seafood products harvested in the region;

(D) preparation of market research and product development plans for the promotion of seafood and their by-products that are harvested in the region and processed for sale;

(E) cooperation with the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and other public or private boards, organizations, or agencies engaged in work or activities similar to the work of the organization, including entering into contracts for joint programs of consumer education, sales promotion, quality control, advertising, and research in the production, processing, or distribution of seafood harvested in the region;

(F) cooperation with commercial fishermen, fishermen's organizations, seafood processors, the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation, the Fisheries Industrial Technology Center, state and federal agencies, and other relevant persons and entities to investigate market reception to new seafood product forms and to develop commodity standards and future markets for seafood products;

(2) provides for representation of commercial fishing permit holders for each fishery in the region that is subject to a seafood development tax levied under AS 43.76.350  43.76.399 on the board of directors of the organization;

(3) provides for membership in the organization by any commercial fisherman who holds a commercial fishing permit for a fishery that is conducted in the region and by other persons and groups in the region who wish to be members of the organization; and

(4) is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of the state for the purpose of marketing and promoting seafood products taken in the region and seafood products taken in fisheries subject to a seafood development tax levied under AS 43.76.350  43.76.399.

(b) Seafood development regions are established for each of the following regions of the state and are made up of the designated commercial fishing management areas established by the Board of Fisheries in accordance with the boundaries of those areas as adopted by the Board of Fisheries: (1) Southeast Alaska seafood development region  Southeastern Alaska area and Yakutat area;

(2) Prince William Sound seafood development region  Prince William Sound area;

(3) Cook Inlet seafood development region  Cook Inlet area;

(4) Kodiak seafood development region  Kodiak area;

(5) Alaska Peninsula seafood development region  Alaska Peninsula area;

(6) Aleutian Islands seafood development region  Aleutian Islands area;

(7) Chignik seafood development region  Chignik area;

(8) Atka-Amlia Islands seafood development region  Atka-Amlia Islands area;

(9) Bristol Bay seafood development region  Bristol Bay area;

(10) Kuskokwim seafood development region  Kuskokwim area;

(11) Yukon-Northern seafood development region  Yukon-Northern area and Kotzebue area;

(12) Norton Sound-Port Clarence seafood development region  Norton Sound-Port Clarence area.

(c) An organization may be designated as the qualified regional seafood development association for more than one seafood development region.

(d) A qualified regional seafood development association for a fishery may request state financial assistance from the department to aid the seafood development programs of the association.

(e) A qualified regional seafood development association requesting state financial assistance shall submit an annual financial report to the department on a form provided by the department. The department may require that a qualified regional seafood development association use a uniform system of accounting. A qualified regional seafood development association requesting state assistance shall submit an annual budget to the department on or before a date specified by the department.

(f) The department may adopt regulations necessary to implement this section.

(g) In this section, fishery has the meaning given in AS 16.43.990 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.290 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.290
Limits of the application of AS 44.62.180  44.62.290.
Status: in_force

(a) AS 44.62.180  44.62.290 do not apply to a regulation not required to be submitted to the lieutenant governor under AS 44.62.010  44.62.319.

(b) Only this section and AS 44.62.180 apply to a regulation that prescribes the organization or procedure of an agency.

Article 5. Judicial Review.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.660 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.660
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund.
Status: in_force

The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund is established in the authority. The development fund consists of appropriations made to the development fund by the legislature, money or other assets transferred to the development fund by a vote of the members of the authority under AS 44.88.050 from any other fund controlled by the authority, and unrestricted loan repayments, interest, or other income earned on loans, investments, or assets of the development fund. The development fund is not an account in the revolving fund established in AS 44.88.060 , and the authority shall account for the development fund separately from the revolving fund. The authority may create additional accounts in the development fund. Subject to agreements made with the holders of the authority's bonds or with other persons, the authority may transfer amounts in an account in the development fund to another account in the development fund. Amounts deposited in the development fund may be pledged to the payment of bonds of the authority or expended for the purposes of AS 44.88.650  44.88.690. The authority has the powers and responsibilities established in AS 37.10.071 with respect to the investment of amounts held in the development fund.
Alaska Stat. § 44.42.300 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.42 / Section 44.42.300
Participation in certain federal highway programs.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may (1) assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 325  327, including (A) the filing of applications with the United States Department of Transportation under 23 U.S.C. 325(c)(1) and 23 U.S.C. 327(b)(2); and

(B) taking those actions necessary to meet the application requirements established under 23 U.S.C. 325(c)(3) and 23 U.S.C. 327(b)(4);

(2) enter one or more memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Transportation related to federal highway programs as provided in 23 U.S.C. 325  327;

(3) accept, receive, and administer grants, other money, or gifts from public and private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out the programs authorized under this section; and

(4) cooperate with the federal government in implementing this section and any memorandum of understanding entered into under this section.

(b) Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, in implementing a program under this section that is approved by the United States Department of Transportation, the department is authorized to (1) perform or conduct any of the activities described in any memorandum entered into under 23 U.S.C. 325, 23 U.S.C. 326, or 23 U.S.C. 327;

(2) take actions necessary to implement the program; and

(3) adopt relevant federal environmental standards as the standards for this state for the programs described in (a) of this section.

(c) The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out this section.

(d) Except for actions alleging independent negligence by the state or its employees, an action may not be brought against the state or employees of the state for a claim arising out of design, operations, maintenance, or construction activities performed by, or under the management of, federally recognized tribes in Alaska acting in furtherance of the Indian Reservation Roads Program under 25 C.F.R. 170 or the Indian Reservation Roads Bridge Program under 23 U.S.C. 202, and the program or relevant state-tribal agreement requires compliance with all applicable federal and state standards. In this subsection, independent negligence means negligence that is not due to the state's selection, supervision, administration, monitoring, or controlling of the activities of the tribe, the tribe's agents, employees, or contractors, or the state's approving or accepting any of the work performed under programs listed in this subsection.

Article 4. Use of Materials Containing Naturally Occurring Asbestos.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.050 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.050
Meetings, compensation, officers, and employees.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business or the exercise of a power or function at a meeting of the authority. In case of a tie vote on a motion or resolution pending before the authority the motion or resolution shall be presented to the governor and if approved, is considered adopted by the authority. The authority may meet and transact business by electronic media if (1) public notice of the time and locations where the meeting will be held by electronic media has been given in the same manner as if the meeting were held in a single location; (2) participants and members of the public in attendance can hear and have the same right to participate in the meeting as if the meeting were conducted in person; and (3) copies of pertinent reference materials, statutes, regulations, and audio-visual materials are reasonably available to participants and to the public. A meeting by electronic media as provided in this subsection has the same legal effect as a meeting in person.

(b) The public members of the authority receive $100 compensation for each day spent on official business of the authority and may be reimbursed by the authority for actual and necessary expenses at the same rate paid to members of state boards under AS 39.20.180 .

(c) The authority may appoint persons as officers it considers advisable, including an executive director, and may employ professional advisors, counsel, technical experts, agents, and other employees it considers advisable. The executive director and employees of the authority are in the exempt service under AS 39.25 .

(d) The authority shall keep minutes of each meeting and send a certified copy to the governor and to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.050 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.050
Ernest Gruening Day.
Status: in_force

Ernest Gruening Day is established on February 6 of each year to honor Ernest Gruening, doctor, editor, and statesman, for a lifetime of service to the territory and state of Alaska and the nation. Ernest Gruening Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.25.300 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.25 / Section 44.25.300
Office established.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the long term care ombudsman is established in the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority ( AS 44.25.200 ).

(b) The ombudsman shall be hired by the authority. A member of the authority who has a financial interest in a long term care facility in the state, or who has any other conflict of interest, may not participate in the hiring of the ombudsman. The ombudsman is a full-time position in the classified service. The ombudsman shall be compensated at no less than Range 21 of the pay plan for state employees under AS 39.27.011 .

(c) The ombudsman may not have a financial interest in a long term care facility in the state. The authority shall adopt regulations to ensure that the ombudsman, and employees and volunteers of the office, do not have a conflict of interest or an appearance of a conflict of interest.
Alaska Stat. § 44.30.110 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.30 / Section 44.30.110
Purpose of the board.
Status: in_force

The board shall conduct annual inspections of the property and procedures of the Alaska Pioneers' Homes and recommend to the governor changes and improvements. The board shall meet on an annual basis to review admissions procedures and to consider complaints.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.820 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.820
Quorum.
Status: in_force

Three members of the commission constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at a meeting. Two members constitute a quorum for the conduct of business at a hearing.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.215 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.215
Confidentiality of records and information.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to promote the purposes of this chapter, unless the records or information were a matter of public record before submittal to the authority, the following records and information shall be kept confidential if the person supplying the records or information or the project, bond, loan, or guarantee applicant or borrower requests confidentiality and makes an adequate showing to the executive director of the authority that the records or information are (1) income tax returns;

(2) financial statements, profit-and-loss statements, and cash flow projections, except the information required by the authority to calculate debt service coverage on the loan;

(3) financial business plans;

(4) credit reports from consumer reporting agencies and other credit information obtained from banks, creditors, or other credit reporting entities;

(5) trade secrets, including confidential proprietary information and confidential information about products, pricing, or manufacturing or business processes;

(6) appraisals, except the name of the appraiser, the date of the appraisal, and the fair market value determined for the property appraised;

(7) market surveys and marketing strategy information; or

(8) any information required to be kept confidential by a federal law or regulation or by state law.

(b) Information compiled by the authority from information described in (a) of this section shall be kept confidential unless disclosure is authorized by the person supplying the information and by the project, bond, loan, or guarantee applicant or borrower.

(c) The records and information that the executive director of the authority determines to be confidential under (a) or (b) of this section are not public records under AS 40.25.110  40.25.220.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent a legislator from reviewing information otherwise confidential under this section if the legislator has a valid legislative purpose for reviewing the information and if the legislator agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the information.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.506 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.506
Other displays.
Status: in_force

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may display or authorize the display of entries at places other than the regional competitions.
Alaska Stat. § 44.21.040 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.21 / Section 44.21.040
Records or accounts of claims and warrants.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Administration shall keep books of account in permanent form of the claims presented and of the disbursements made. These records must show (1) the name of the claimant;

(2) the amount of the claim;

(3) the date of its presentation;

(4) the date of its allowance or disallowance;

(5) the date and number of each disbursement made;

(6) the name of the payee; and

(7) the appropriation from which the disbursement is made.

(b) The Department of Administration shall keep on file all original bills and claims presented, with the vouchers.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.010
Application to State Organization Act of 1959.
Status: in_force

Rule-making power conferred by ch 64 SLA 1959 is subject to this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.170 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.170
Purchase of project and leases.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, nothing in this chapter prevents the inclusion in a lease or other agreement relating to a project of a provision granting the right to purchase the project, or to renew or extend the lease or agreement, upon the terms and conditions that may be provided for in the lease or agreement.

(b) A lease with respect to a project may provide for two or more lessees with the legal relationship between themselves and the authority which the authority may approve, including without limitation, provisions to the effect that the obligations of the lessees under the lease for payment of rental or otherwise between themselves and the authority are several, joint, or joint and several and that the lessees lease the project as tenants in common, or otherwise.

(c) The authority, without first obtaining legislative approval, may not enter into a gas supply contract with a natural gas producer to provide natural gas to Interior Alaska as a primary market unless the contract is for the benefit of a natural gas liquefaction or distribution utility that is owned by the authority or a subsidiary of the authority and the contract is for the natural gas producer to provide the utility, and only the utility, with a natural gas supply that the utility uses to serve customers in Interior Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.350 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.350
Public accountability.
Status: in_force

All costs related to the preparation, translation, printing, or recording of documents, records, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, or other material in languages other than English shall be defined as a separate line item in the budget of every governmental agency, department, or office.
Alaska Stat. § 44.31.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.31 / Section 44.31.010
Commissioner of labor and workforce development.
Status: in_force

The principal executive officer of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is the commissioner of labor and workforce development.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.200 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.200
State agency office hours.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the policy of the state that, to the extent practicable, state agency offices that are intended to provide services directly to the public shall schedule the hours of work of their employees so that the offices are open at the times most convenient to the individuals being served and staffed by employees working 40 hours per week. Each office shall review the preferences and needs of its clientele and shall recommend to the commissioner or other executive head of the state agency the most suitable hours of operation for that specific location. Each office shall periodically review its hours of operation.

(b) In this section, state agency means a department, institution, board, commission, division, authority, public corporation, committee, or other administrative unit of the executive branch of state government, including the University of Alaska, the Alaska Railroad Corporation, and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation.

Article 4. Official Language.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.500 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.500
Decision in a contested case.
Status: in_force

(a) If a contested case is heard before an agency (1) the hearing officer who presided at the hearing shall be present during the consideration of the case and, if requested, shall assist and advise the agency; and

(2) a member of the agency who has not heard the evidence may not vote on the decision.

(b) If a contested case is heard by a hearing officer alone, the hearing officer shall prepare a proposed decision in a form that may be adopted as the decision in the case. A copy of the proposed decision shall be filed by the agency as a public record with the lieutenant governor, and a copy of the proposed decision shall be served by the agency on each party in the case and the party's attorney. Except as otherwise provided in AS 44.64.060 (e), for a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings, the agency itself may adopt the proposed decision in its entirety, or may reduce the proposed penalty and adopt the balance of the proposed decision.

(c) If the proposed decision is not adopted as provided in (b) of this section the agency may decide the case upon the record, including the transcript, with or without taking additional evidence, or may refer the case to the same or another hearing officer to take additional evidence. If the case is so assigned the hearing officer shall prepare a proposed decision as provided in (b) of this section upon the additional evidence and the transcript and other papers that are part of the record of the earlier hearing. A copy of the proposed decision shall be furnished to each party and the party's attorney as prescribed by (b) of this section. The agency may not decide a case provided for in this subsection without giving the parties the opportunity to present either oral or written argument before the agency. If additional oral evidence is introduced before the agency, an agency member may not vote unless that member has heard the additional oral evidence. This subsection does not apply to a hearing conducted by the office of administrative hearings.
Alaska Stat. § 44.25.390 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.25 / Section 44.25.390
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 44.25.300  44.25.390, (1) authority means the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established in AS 44.25.200 ;

(2) long term care facility means an assisted living home, as defined in AS 47.32.900 , and a nursing facility, as defined in AS 47.32.900 ;

(3) office means the office of the long term care ombudsman;

(4) older Alaskan means a person who is 60 years of age or older and who resides in the state;

(5) ombudsman means the long term care ombudsman hired under AS 44.25.300 ;

(6) resident means a person who resides in a long term care facility in the state;

(7) resident representative means (A) an individual chosen by a resident to act on behalf of the resident to (i) support the resident in decision making;

(ii) access medical, social, or other personal information of the resident;

(iii) manage financial matters; or

(iv) receive notifications;

(B) a person authorized by federal or state law to act on behalf of a resident.

(8) senior citizen housing has the meaning given senior housing in AS 18.56.799 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.828 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.828
When boundary change takes effect.
Status: in_force

When a local government boundary change is proposed to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, the change becomes effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.310 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.310
Government meetings public.
Status: in_force

(a) All meetings of a governmental body of a public entity of the state are open to the public except as otherwise provided by this section or another provision of law. Attendance and participation at meetings by members of the public or by members of a governmental body may be by teleconferencing. Agency materials that are to be considered at the meeting shall be made available at teleconference locations if practicable. Except when voice votes are authorized, the vote shall be conducted in such a manner that the public may know the vote of each person entitled to vote. The vote at a meeting held by teleconference shall be taken by roll call. This section does not apply to any votes required to be taken to organize a governmental body described in this subsection.

(b) If permitted subjects are to be discussed at a meeting in executive session, the meeting must first be convened as a public meeting and the question of holding an executive session to discuss matters that are listed in (c) of this section shall be determined by a majority vote of the governmental body. The motion to convene in executive session must clearly and with specificity describe the subject of the proposed executive session without defeating the purpose of addressing the subject in private. Subjects may not be considered at the executive session except those mentioned in the motion calling for the executive session unless auxiliary to the main question. Action may not be taken at an executive session, except to give direction to an attorney or labor negotiator regarding the handling of a specific legal matter or pending labor negotiations.

(c) The following subjects may be considered in an executive session: (1) matters, the immediate knowledge of which would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the public entity;

(2) subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion;

(3) matters which by law, municipal charter, or ordinance are required to be confidential;

(4) matters involving consideration of government records that by law are not subject to public disclosure.

(d) This section does not apply to (1) a governmental body performing a judicial or quasi-judicial function when holding a meeting solely to make a decision in an adjudicatory proceeding;

(2) juries;

(3) parole or pardon boards;

(4) meetings of a hospital medical staff;

(5) meetings of the governmental body or any committee of a hospital when holding a meeting solely to act upon matters of professional qualifications, privileges, or discipline;

(6) staff meetings or other gatherings of the employees of a public entity, including meetings of an employee group established by policy of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska or held while acting in an advisory capacity to the Board of Regents;

(7) meetings held for the purpose of participating in or attending a gathering of a national, state, or regional organization of which the public entity, governmental body, or member of the governmental body is a member, but only if no action is taken and no business of the governmental body is conducted at the meetings; or

(8) meetings of municipal service area boards established under AS 29.35.450  29.35.490 when meeting solely to act on matters that are administrative or managerial in nature.

(e) Reasonable public notice shall be given for all meetings required to be open under this section. The notice must include the date, time, and place of the meeting and if, the meeting is by teleconference, the location of any teleconferencing facilities that will be used. Subject to posting notice of a meeting on the Alaska Online Public Notice System as required by AS 44.62.175 (a), the notice may be given using print or broadcast media. The notice shall be posted at the principal office of the public entity or, if the public entity has no principal office, at a place designated by the governmental body. The governmental body shall provide notice in a consistent fashion for all its meetings.

(f) Action taken contrary to this section is voidable. A lawsuit to void an action taken in violation of this section must be filed in superior court within 180 days after the date of the action. A member of a governmental body may not be named in an action to enforce this section in the member's personal capacity. A governmental body that violates or is alleged to have violated this section may cure the violation or alleged violation by holding another meeting in compliance with notice and other requirements of this section and conducting a substantial and public reconsideration of the matters considered at the original meeting. If the court finds that an action is void, the governmental body may discuss and act on the matter at another meeting held in compliance with this section. A court may hold that an action taken at a meeting held in violation of this section is void only if the court finds that, considering all of the circumstances, the public interest in compliance with this section outweighs the harm that would be caused to the public interest and to the public entity by voiding the action. In making this determination, the court shall consider at least the following: (1) the expense that may be incurred by the public entity, other governmental bodies, and individuals if the action is voided;

(2) the disruption that may be caused to the affairs of the public entity, other governmental bodies, and individuals if the action is voided;

(3) the degree to which the public entity, other governmental bodies, and individuals may be exposed to additional litigation if the action is voided;

(4) the extent to which the governing body, in meetings held in compliance with this section, has previously considered the subject;

(5) the amount of time that has passed since the action was taken;

(6) the degree to which the public entity, other governmental bodies, or individuals have come to rely on the action;

(7) whether and to what extent the governmental body has, before or after the lawsuit was filed to void the action, engaged in or attempted to engage in the public reconsideration of matters originally considered in violation of this section;

(8) the degree to which violations of this section were wilful, flagrant, or obvious;

(9) the degree to which the governing body failed to adhere to the policy under AS 44.62.312 (a).

(g) Subsection (f) of this section does not apply to a governmental body that has only authority to advise or make recommendations to a public entity and has no authority to establish policies or make decisions for the public entity.

(h) In this section, (1) governmental body means an assembly, council, board, commission, committee, or other similar body of a public entity with the authority to establish policies or make decisions for the public entity or with the authority to advise or make recommendations to the public entity; governmental body includes the members of a subcommittee or other subordinate unit of a governmental body if the subordinate unit consists of two or more members;

(2) meeting means a gathering of members of a governmental body when (A) more than three members or a majority of the members, whichever is less, are present, a matter upon which the governmental body is empowered to act is considered by the members collectively, and the governmental body has the authority to establish policies or make decisions for a public entity; or

(B) more than three members or a majority of the members, whichever is less, are present, the gathering is prearranged for the purpose of considering a matter upon which the governmental body is empowered to act, and the governmental body has only authority to advise or make recommendations for a public entity but has no authority to establish policies or make decisions for the public entity;

(3) public entity means an entity of the state or of a political subdivision of the state including an agency, a board or commission, the University of Alaska, a public authority or corporation, a municipality, a school district, and other governmental units of the state or a political subdivision of the state; it does not include the court system or the legislative branch of state government.
Alaska Stat. § 44.46.025 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.46 / Section 44.46.025
Fees for services.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in AS 37.10.050  37.10.056, the Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees, and establish procedures for the collection of those fees, to cover the applicable direct costs, not including travel except in the case of a designated regulatory service, as that term is defined in AS 37.10.058 , of inspections, permit preparation and administration, plan review and approval, and other services provided by the department relating to (1) animals and animal products under AS 03.05 ; food, drugs, and cosmetics under AS 17.20 ; and public accommodations and facilities under AS 18.35 ;

(2) certificates of inspection for motor vehicles under AS 46.14.400 or 46.14.510;

(3) drinking water systems under AS 46.03.720 ;

(4) water and wastewater operator training under AS 46.30 ;

(5) waste management and disposal authorizations under AS 46.03.100 ;

(6) certification of laboratories conducting environmental analyses of public drinking water systems or of oil or hazardous substances, or conducting other analyses required by the department;

(7) certification of federal permits or authorizations under 33 U.S.C. 1341 (sec. 401, Clean Water Act);

(8) regulation of point source discharges of pollutants under the program authorized by AS 46.03.020 (12);

(9) regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals registered under AS 46.03.320 (a)(4), with a reasonable fee not to exceed $120;

(10) licensing of pesticide applicators under AS 46.03.320 (b), with a reasonable fee not to exceed $25.

(b) The department may not charge a fee for a service that is provided by a municipality under a delegation by the department to the municipality.

(c) The department may adopt regulations that prescribe reasonable fees to cover the direct and indirect costs of air quality permit programs under AS 46.14 and may establish procedures for the collection of those fees.

(d) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the department may not charge a fee for inspection, permit preparation and administration, plan review and approval, or other services provided by the department under AS 03.05 or AS 44.46.020 (a)(5) to a school. In this subsection, school means a public school or private school for children of school age, as defined in AS 14.03.070 , or a head start center that receives federal financial assistance under 42 U.S.C. 9835.

(e) In (a)(9) and (10) of this section, reasonable fee means a fee that does not unduly interfere in the conduct of commerce in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 44.30.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.30 / Section 44.30.010
Commissioner of family and community services.
Status: in_force

The principal executive officer of the Department of Family and Community Services is the commissioner of family and community services.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.860 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.860
Compensation, per diem, and expenses.
Status: in_force

The board members appointed under AS 44.29.810 (b) and (e) are not entitled to a salary, but are entitled to per diem, reimbursement for travel, and other expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.81.061 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.81 / Section 44.81.061
Indemnification of directors, officers, and employees.
Status: in_force

The bank may indemnify directors, officers, and employees, or may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of directors, officers, and employees. The indemnification and the insurance purchase and maintenance shall comply with AS 10.06.490 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.178 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.178
Creation of subsidiaries.
Status: in_force

The authority may create one or more subsidiary corporations for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, owning, operating, or financing a project financed under AS 44.88.172 . A subsidiary corporation created under this section may be incorporated under AS 10.20.146  10.20.166. The authority may transfer assets of the authority to a subsidiary created under this section. A subsidiary created under this section may borrow money and issue bonds as evidence of that borrowing, and has all the powers of the authority that the authority grants to it. Unless otherwise provided by the authority, the debts, liabilities, and obligations of a subsidiary corporation created under this section are not the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the authority.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.570 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.570
Distribution of loans.
Status: in_force

The authority shall distribute guarantees of new loans and guarantees of loans made to refinance existing loans under AS 44.88.500  44.88.599 to all regions of the state in an equitable manner.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.010 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.010
Commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development.
Status: in_force

The principal executive officer of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development is the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development. Except with respect to the commissioner's membership on the board of directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporation, whenever a statute provides that the commissioner is a member of a board, council, or other similar entity, the commissioner may designate an employee of the department to act in the commissioner's place.
Alaska Stat. § 44.17.080 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.17 / Section 44.17.080
Appearance before the legislature.
Status: in_force

The principal executive officer of each department and each employee of a department of the state government may not appear before the legislature to present requests or information pertaining to appropriations or revenue bills unless called upon to do so by the legislature or by a committee of the legislature.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.185 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.185
Don Young Day.
Status: in_force

Don Young Day is established on June 9 of each year to honor Don Young, whose long record of public service includes 49 years as the United States House of Representatives member from Alaska, for his service to the state and the nation. Don Young Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civil groups and the public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.25.260 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.25 / Section 44.25.260
Board advisors.
Status: in_force

The commissioners of health, natural 23 resources, and revenue, or their respective designees, are advisors to the board.
Alaska Stat. § 44.83.995 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.83 / Section 44.83.995
Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Energy Authority Act.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.840 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.840
Limitations on financing.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the authority has obtained legislative approval by law, the authority may not use the Arctic infrastructure development fund established in AS 44.88.810 to make (1) a loan for more than one-third of the capital cost of an Arctic infrastructure development; or

(2) a loan guarantee if the amount of the guarantee exceeds $20,000,000.

(b) Financing under AS 44.88.830 is limited to the projected life of the Arctic infrastructure development, which may not be more than 40 years.

(c) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the authority may use the Arctic infrastructure development fund established in AS 44.88.810 as security for a bond guarantee.

(d) The authority may guarantee a loan under AS 44.88.830 if the loan is made to a business with a majority interest held by state residents.

Article 11. Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Development Projects and Reserve-Based Lending.
Alaska Stat. § 44.85.005 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.85 / Section 44.85.005
Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that (1) the rapid growth of municipalities in the state and the incorporation of new municipalities has created a demand for capital improvements that can only be met by these municipalities borrowing money through the issuance of bonds or notes;

(2) many of these municipalities, although creditworthy, either have not issued bonds or notes or have little outstanding debt;

(3) the cost of borrowed money to these municipalities is or may be unnecessarily high due to lack of investor familiarity with the municipalities;

(4) other municipalities in the state pay unnecessarily high borrowing costs because of the distance of the state from capital markets or may find borrowing difficult or impossible because of temporary economic dislocation due to loss of employment or prospective loss of employment;

(5) the University of Alaska has limited debt capacity and may pay higher interest rates because of lower credit ratings;

(6) many municipalities provide for or partner with nonprofit organizations to provide for delivery of health care;

(7) nonprofit regional health organizations deliver services in many locations where municipal partners are unavailable;

(8) joint action agencies require financial assistance for public utility projects, including hydroelectric power projects, that benefit municipalities.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.740 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.740
Establishment, time line, support, and termination of committee.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency head may establish a negotiated regulation making committee to assist in the formulation of a proposed regulation. The agency head should strive to achieve and maintain throughout the negotiated regulation making process the balanced committee representation described under AS 44.62.720 (a)(3). Members of the committee serve at the pleasure of the agency head. If a committee member is unable to attend a meeting, the agency head may select a designee to serve in that member's place for a meeting.

(b) Before notifying the public under AS 44.62.720 (b), the agency head shall establish a time line for the work of the committee. The time line must include a completion date for the transmission to the agency of the report described in AS 44.62.750 (d) or (e). The agency shall provide the time line to persons who apply for appointment to the committee. At its first meeting, the committee shall review the time line and recommend to the agency head any revisions to the time line. The agency head shall consider any recommendations and revise the time line if necessary to further the purposes of the negotiated regulation making process.

(c) The agency head may expand the membership of the negotiated regulation making committee if necessary to facilitate the workings of the committee.

(d) The agency shall make available administrative support to the negotiated regulation making committee, including technical support, that the agency head determines necessary.

(e) A negotiated regulation making committee terminates upon adoption under AS 44.62.010  44.62.319 of the final regulation under consideration unless the agency head specifies an earlier termination date.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.370 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.370
Private sector excluded.
Status: in_force

AS 44.12.300  44.12.390 shall not be construed in any way that infringes upon the rights of persons to use languages other than English in activities or functions conducted solely in the private sector, and the government may not restrict the use of language other than English in such private activities or functions.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.305 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.305
Judicial relief in administrative matters.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary and except as provided in (f) and (g) of this section, a person may obtain judicial relief in an administrative matter from the superior court before the state agency handling the administrative proceeding on the matter issues a final administrative decision if (1) the person is a party to the administrative proceeding;

(2) the person has satisfied the procedural requirements of the administrative proceeding up to the time that the person petitions for judicial relief under (b) of this section;

(3) the state agency has unreasonably delayed the progress of the administrative proceeding; and

(4) further delay in reaching a final administrative decision will cause the person immediate and irreparable damage.

(b) A person may seek judicial relief under (a) of this section by filing a petition in the superior court. A person may not file the petition until 30 days after the person has filed with the state agency handling the administrative proceeding a written notice that the person intends to file the petition.

(c) In a proceeding begun under (b) of this section, if the superior court determines that the person is eligible for judicial relief under (a) of this section, the superior court may (1) enjoin the administrative proceeding and determine the administrative matter in the superior court;

(2) order that the administrative matter be handled by another form of dispute resolution; or

(3) establish a deadline for the state agency to issue a final administrative decision.

(d) After a person files a petition under (b) of this section, the state agency shall continue with the administrative proceeding unless the superior court (1) enjoins the administrative proceeding under (c)(1) of this section; or

(2) issues an order under (c)(2) of this section.

(e) If the superior court decides that a person is not eligible for judicial relief under (a) of this section, a party to the administrative proceeding may exercise any right of appeal allowed under law for the final administrative decision as if the person had not filed a petition under (b) of this section.

(f) A person may not obtain judicial relief under this section in a personnel proceeding by a state agency. In this subsection, personnel proceeding includes a proceeding under AS 39.25 (State Personnel Act) and a proceeding in a grievance arbitration procedure under a collective bargaining agreement.

(g) This section does not apply to an administrative proceeding of a state agency if another statute of this state establishes a deadline for the state agency to make a final decision in the administrative proceeding.

(h) In this section, (1) administrative matter means the subject matter of an administrative proceeding;

(2) administrative proceeding means (A) a proceeding subject to AS 44.62.330  44.62.630; and

(B) a proceeding that is not subject to AS 44.62.330  44.62.630, that is authorized by statute for the adjudication of a state agency matter by the state agency handling the matter or by a person appointed by the state agency, and that involves a matter that directly affects the personal, professional, or business interests of a specific person who is named in the adjudication;

(3) damage means damage to the personal, professional, or business interests of a person;

(4) party means a specific person whose personal, professional, or business interests are the subject of an administrative proceeding and who is named in the administrative proceeding;

(5) person does not include a state agency or other governmental agency;

(6) state agency means a department, an institution, a board, a commission, a division, an authority, and any other administrative unit of the executive branch of state government, except a public corporation; the term includes the University of Alaska.

Article 6. Open Meetings of Governmental Bodies.
Alaska Stat. § 44.42.400 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.42 / Section 44.42.400
Administration and designated areas.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall designate a single employee who reports to the commissioner to oversee the duties assigned to the department in AS 44.42.400  44.42.430 and to serve as the point of contact for inquiries related to projects using gravel or other aggregate material containing naturally occurring asbestos.

(b) An area that includes land within a municipality or community may be designated by the department as an area in which certain landowners and contractors are granted immunity under AS 09.65.245 (a) for causing asbestos-related injuries only if the municipality or community requests that designation. A municipality or community may request to become an area designated by the department under this subsection by submitting an application to the department. The department may approve an application received under this subsection only after reviewing tests documenting the presence of naturally occurring asbestos in that area, analyzing the effect of the presence of naturally occurring asbestos on construction projects in the area, considering the availability of gravel or other aggregate material free from naturally occurring asbestos in the area, and soliciting public input from residents in the affected municipality or community. The department may require a municipality or community that applies to become a designated area to provide the department with tests documenting the presence of naturally occurring asbestos, information related to the effect of the presence of naturally occurring asbestos on construction projects in the area, information related to availability of gravel or other aggregate material free from naturally occurring asbestos, and other information relevant to the application. After designating an area after approval of an application under this subsection, the department shall notify, including through signage, potentially affected persons that the area has been designated as an area where immunity may be granted under AS 09.65.245 (a) for certain landowners and contractors causing asbestos-related injuries.

(c) In places that do not include a municipality or community, the department may designate an area in which certain landowners and contractors are granted immunity under AS 09.65.245 (a) for causing asbestos-related injuries. Before designating an area under this subsection, the department shall document the presence of naturally occurring asbestos in that area, analyze the effect of the presence of naturally occurring asbestos on construction projects in the area, consider the availability of gravel or other aggregate material free from naturally occurring asbestos in the area, and solicit public input from potentially affected persons. After designating an area under this subsection, the department shall notify, including through signage, potentially affected persons that the area has been designated as an area where immunity may be granted under AS 09.65.245 (a) for certain landowners and contractors causing asbestos-related injuries.

(d) In this section, community means a place in the unorganized borough, in a borough, or in a unified municipality that is not incorporated as a municipality, that is not a reserve, and in which 25 or more individuals reside as a social unit.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.088 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.088
Payment of dividend to state.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall adopt a policy for payment of a dividend from the revolving fund, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ), and the Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) to the state each fiscal year. The dividends for a fiscal year shall be made available by the authority before the end of that fiscal year. The authority shall notify the commissioner of revenue when the dividends for a fiscal year are available for appropriation. The amount of the dividend payable from the (1) revolving fund for a fiscal year may not be less than 25 percent nor more than 50 percent of the net income of the revolving fund for the base fiscal year; however, in no event, may the dividend payable from the revolving fund for a fiscal year exceed the total unrestricted net income of the revolving fund for the base year;

(2) Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ) for a fiscal year may not be less than 25 percent nor more than 50 percent of the net income of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund for the base fiscal year; however, the dividend payable from the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund for a fiscal year may not exceed the total unrestricted net income of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund for the base year;

(3) Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) for a fiscal year may not be less than 25 percent nor more than 50 percent of the net income of the Arctic infrastructure development fund for the base fiscal year; however, the dividend payable from the Arctic infrastructure development fund for a fiscal year may not exceed the total unrestricted net income of the Arctic infrastructure development fund for the base year.

(b) In this section, (1) base fiscal year means the fiscal year ending two years before the end of the fiscal year in which the payment is made;

(2) mark-to-market fair value means fixing the value of an investment as its market value as of the financial reporting date;

(3) net income means the change in net position, or the equivalent term under generally accepted accounting principles, of the revolving fund, the change in net position of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ), or the change in net position of the Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) as set out in the audited financial statements of the authority for the base fiscal year, excluding amounts attributable to intergovernmental transfers, capital contributions, grants, losses on a project or development to the extent financed with state or federal grants or appropriations, mark-to-market fair value based accounting entries, and noncash accounting entries related to retirement obligations;

(4) project or development means (A) an Arctic infrastructure development;

(B) a development project;

(C) a project; or

(D) a qualified energy development;

(5) unrestricted net income means the unrestricted change in net position, or the equivalent term under generally accepted accounting principles, of the revolving fund, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ), or the Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) as set out in the audited financial statements of the authority for the base fiscal year, excluding amounts attributable to intergovernmental transfers, capital contributions, grants, losses on a project or development to the extent financed with state or federal grants or appropriations, mark-to-market fair value based accounting entries, and noncash accounting entries related to retirement obligations.
Alaska Stat. § 44.83.720 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.83 / Section 44.83.720
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 44.83.700  44.83.720, (1) backbone transmission system means the transmission assets in the Railbelt that facilitate the transmission of electrical power under the standards established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

(2) commission means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska;

(3) Railbelt means the geographic region from the Kenai Peninsula to Interior Alaska that is connected to a common electric transmission backbone;

(4) Railbelt utility means a public electric utility certificated to operate in the Railbelt that operates backbone transmission system assets;

(5) transmission organization means the Railbelt Transmission Organization established by AS 44.83.700 .

Article 7. Miscellaneous and General Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 44.21.310 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.21 / Section 44.21.310
Telecommunications powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the state information systems plan adopted by the commissioner and with the departmental information systems plan, the department shall (1) advise the commissioner and the governor on matters of policy and comprehensive state planning for telecommunications services;

(2) coordinate, manage, and supervise state programs in telecommunications, including the management of those telecommunication services for the state obtained from common carriers and from the communications industry;

(3) when requested, provide technical and consulting assistance to the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government, to the University of Alaska, and to private noncommercial entities which request that assistance in facility procurement and leasing and in identifying long-range goals and objectives for the state and its political subdivisions in all aspects of telecommunications, including public, educational, and instructional telecommunications;

(4) prepare and maintain a state comprehensive telecommunications development plan to further state telecommunications development and to meet state telecommunications needs and prepare and maintain a comprehensive inventory of all state communications facilities;

(5) whenever feasible, procure services from private enterprise or certified and franchised utilities and contract for the construction, management, operation, and maintenance of telecommunications systems, and develop a procurement policy consistent with AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code); the procurement policy must seek to achieve the maximum benefit to the public, and methods of procurement, including lease, purchase, rental, or combinations of lease, purchase, and rental, must be selected on the basis of factors such as the ratio of long-range costs versus benefits, life cycle costing, and the costs to the communications industry to the extent that these costs may affect local and long distance basic telephone rates; procurement, contracting, construction, and maintenance under this paragraph is governed by AS 36.30 ;

(6) provide information and assistance to state agencies to promote governmental coordination and unity in the preparation of agency plans and programs involving the use of telecommunications;

(7) apply for and accept federal and private money, property, or assistance, that may be appropriated, granted, or otherwise made available to the department and use and disburse money and property for purposes consistent with AS 44.21.305  44.21.330 and AS 44.21.256  44.21.290, subject to reasonable limitations imposed by the grantor;

(8) participate with other governmental units in planning, and assist local governments and governmental conferences and councils in the state in planning and coordinating their activities relating to telecommunications;

(9) provide for the orderly transition to new telecommunications services and systems by state agencies;

(10) serve as a clearinghouse for information, data, and other materials that may be necessary or helpful to federal, state, or local governmental agencies in the development of telecommunication systems;

(11) coordinate department services and activities with those of other state departments and agencies to the fullest extent possible to avoid unnecessary duplication; and

(12) provide that all activities of the department are responsive to state statutes and regulations, and to the regulations and rulings of the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) The department may (1) coordinate its functions with local, regional, state, and federal officials, private groups and individuals, and with officials of other countries, provinces, and states;

(2) enter into contracts and subcontracts on behalf of the state to carry out the provisions of AS 44.21.305  AS 44.21.330 ;

(3) act for the state in the initiation, investigation, and evaluation of, or participation in, programs related to the purposes of the department that involve more than one government or governmental unit;

(4) on behalf of the state, apply for, accept, and expend gifts or grants made to the state if the gifts or grants are for the purposes of furthering the objectives of the department;

(5) hold public hearings to obtain information for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of AS 44.21.305  44.21.330; and

(6) provide telecommunication services to commercial entities for television broadcast and charge for those services.

(c) The department may not attempt to influence or affect the content or airing of program material.
Alaska Stat. § 44.27.020 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.27 / Section 44.27.020
Duties of department.
Status: reserved

The Department of Education and Early Development shall (1) administer the state's program of education at the elementary, secondary, and adult levels, including, but not limited to, programs of vocational education and training, library services, and correspondence courses, but not including degree programs of postsecondary education;

(2) administer the historical library; and

(3) plan, finance, and operate related school and educational activities and facilities;

(4) [Repealed, E.O. No. 108, § 88 (2003).]

Article 2. Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Alaska Stat. § 44.25.040 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.25 / Section 44.25.040
Security for certain obligations.
Status: in_force

(a) A person applying for a license as a fish processor or primary fish buyer shall file with the commissioner of revenue a performance bond, conditioned upon the promise to pay the following: (1) wages owing to all persons employed by the fish processor or primary fish buyer, including contractual employee benefits;

(2) independent registered commercial fishermen for the price of the raw fishery resource purchased from them;

(3) fees owing for the service of transporting raw fish;

(4) contributions imposed under AS 23.20 (Alaska Employment Security Act).

(b) A fish processor or primary fish buyer that processes more than 30,000 pounds of fish a year or purchases more than $30,000 of fish a year shall file a performance bond with the commissioner in the amount specified in this subsection. The amount of the bond is $10,000 unless, during the five years preceding the application, one of the following has occurred: (1) a final judgment in excess of $10,000 was awarded against the bond required under this section; if the final judgment against the bond was in excess of $10,000 but less than $50,000, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $50,000; if the final judgment against the bond was $50,000 or more, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $100,000;

(2) the commissioner has determined that the fish processor has engaged in the business of fish processor in the state or the primary fish buyer has engaged in the business of primary fish buyer in the state while not in compliance with this section and has not yet satisfied a final judgment entered against the fish processor or primary fish buyer for payment for labor furnished to, raw fishery resources purchased by, or raw fish transportation services provided to the fish processor or primary fish buyer; if the fish processor has engaged in the business of a fish processor or the primary fish buyer has engaged in the business of primary fish buyer while not in compliance with this section and has not yet satisfied a final judgment for payment for labor furnished to, raw fishery resources purchased by, or raw fish transportation services provided to the fish processor or primary fish buyer, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $100,000; or

(3) the commissioner has determined under (j) of this section that a claim against the bond filed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under (i) of this section met the requirements in (i) of this section; if the amount of the claim was in excess of $10,000 but was less than $50,000, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $50,000; if the amount of the claim was $50,000 or more, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $100,000; an increase in bond amount under this paragraph may not be imposed until 45 days after the commissioner determines under (j) of this section that the claim of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development met the requirements in (i) of this section.

(c) A fish processor or primary fish buyer that processes 30,000 pounds or less of fish a year and purchases $30,000 or less of fish a year shall file a performance bond with the commissioner in the amount specified in this subsection. The amount of the bond is $2,000 unless, during the preceding five years, one of the following has occurred: (1) a final judgment in excess of $2,000 was awarded against the bond required under this section; if the final judgment against the bond was in excess of $2,000 but less than $10,000, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $10,000; if the final judgment against the bond was $10,000 or more, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $20,000;

(2) the commissioner has determined that the fish processor has engaged in the business of fish processor in the state or that the primary fish buyer has engaged in the business of primary fish buyer in the state while not in compliance with this section and has not yet satisfied a final judgment entered against the fish processor or primary fish buyer for payment for labor furnished to, raw fishery resources purchased by, or raw fish transportation services provided to the fish processor or primary fish buyer; if the fish processor has engaged in the business of fish processor or primary fish buyer has engaged in the business of primary fish buyer while not in compliance with this section and has not yet satisfied a final judgment for payment for labor furnished to, raw fishery resources purchased by, or raw fish transportation services provided to the fish processor or primary fish buyer, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $20,000; or

(3) the commissioner has determined under (j) of this section that a claim against the bond filed by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development under (i) of this section met the requirements in (i) of this section; if the amount of the claim was in excess of $2,000 but was less than $10,000, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $10,000; if the amount of the claim was $10,000 or more, the amount of the bond is increased to a total of $20,000; an increase in bond amount under this paragraph may not be imposed until 45 days after the commissioner determines under (j) of this section that the claim of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development met the requirements in (i) of this section.

(d) If a fish processor who has filed a performance bond under (c) of this section processes more than 30,000 pounds of fish in a year or purchases more than $30,000 of fish in a year, the fish processor shall, within seven days after the day on which the 30,000 pound threshold or the $30,000 threshold is exceeded, notify the commissioner and comply with (b) of this section. If a fish processor who has filed a performance bond under (c) of this section processes more than 30,000 pounds of fish in a year or purchases more than $30,000 of fish in a year, and does not comply with (b) of this section within seven days after the date on which the 30,000 pound threshold or the $30,000 threshold is exceeded, the fish processor shall suspend processing fish until a bond has been filed under (b) of this section.

(e) If a primary fish buyer who has filed a performance bond under (c) of this section purchases more than $30,000 of fish in a year, the primary fish buyer shall, within seven days after the day on which the $30,000 threshold is exceeded, notify the commissioner and comply with (b) of this section. If a primary fish buyer who has filed a performance bond under (c) of this section purchases more than $30,000 of fish in a year, and does not comply with (b) of this section within seven days after the date on which the $30,000 threshold is exceeded, the primary fish buyer shall suspend purchases of fish until a bond has been filed under (b) of this section.

(f) A fish processor or primary fish buyer may use only a surety bond, cash deposit, or other negotiable security as a performance bond under this section. The surety must be satisfactory in the determination of the commissioner. The use of other negotiable security as a performance bond must be in a form acceptable to the commissioner. The commissioner shall waive the filing of a performance bond under this section if (1) the fish processor or primary fish buyer has more than $10,000 in lienable real property located in the state and provides proof of the property in a form satisfactory to the commissioner;

(2) the fish processor or primary fish buyer is not required under (b) or (c) of this section to post a bond in excess of $10,000; and

(3) within the five years preceding the application under AS 43.75.020 , an employee, fisherman, or contracted raw fish transporter has not obtained a final judgment against the fish processor's or primary fish buyer's bond under this section.

(g) If an applicant for a license as a fish processor or primary fish buyer has complied with this section, the Department of Revenue may issue that applicant a license to engage in the business of fish processor or primary fish buyer.

(h) A claim against a fish processor or primary fish buyer for failing to pay an employee for wages or contractual benefits owed, for failing to pay an independent registered fisherman for the price of raw fishery resource purchased from the fisherman, or for failing to pay an independent contractor for the transportation of raw fish may be brought upon the bond filed under this section in the superior court of the judicial district in which the work was done or in any judicial district in the state in which jurisdiction may be obtained. If an action is brought upon the bond, a copy of the complaint shall be served by registered or certified mail upon the commissioner at the time the suit is filed. The commissioner shall transmit a copy of the complaint and any judgment to the surety or holder of the negotiable security. If a judgment is entered against cash deposited with the commissioner, the commissioner, upon receipt of a certified copy of a final judgment, shall pay the judgment from the amount of the deposit. The commissioner shall maintain a record, available for public inspection, of all suits commenced under this subsection.

(i) A claim against a fish processor or primary fish buyer for failing to pay contributions imposed under AS 23.20 may be brought by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development against the bond filed under this section by filing a claim against the bond with the commissioner, along with proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the fish processor or primary fish buyer (1) received a notice of assessment under AS 23.20.205 ;

(2) did not pay the amount specified in the notice of assessment within 30 days after receiving the notice of assessment or, if the assessment was contested under AS 23.20.220 , within 30 days after receiving the department's final decision under AS 23.20.220 (c); and

(3) did not file an appeal of the assessment under AS 23.20.220 or filed an appeal but did not initiate a proceeding for judicial review under AS 23.20.445 within 30 days after the department's final decision under AS 23.20.220 (c).

(j) If the commissioner determines that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has met the claim requirements in (i) of this section, the commissioner shall forward the claim and supporting documents to the surety or holder of the negotiable security. If the fish processor or primary fish buyer has deposited cash with the commissioner, the commissioner shall pay the claim of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development from the amount of the deposit. If the commissioner determines that the Department of Labor and Workforce Development has not met the claim requirements in (i) of this section, the commissioner shall provide the Department of Labor and Workforce Development with written notice of the deficiency of its claim.

(k) If a performance bond is insufficient to satisfy all claims filed against it under this section, claims brought against the bond under (h) of this section have priority over a claim filed against the bond under (i) of this section. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall return to the commissioner money received from a claim filed against a fish processor's or primary fish buyer's performance bond under (i) of this section if an employee, fisherman, or contracted raw fish transporter obtains a final judgment under (h) of this section against that fish processor's or primary fish buyer's bond and the (1) fish processor or primary fish buyer has not replenished the bond after it was used to cover the claim filed under (i) of this section; or

(2) final judgment obtained by the employee, fisherman, or contracted raw fish transporter is more than the amount of the bond available under (b) or (c) of this section.

(l) The term of a performance bond expires two years after the fish processor or primary fish buyer is no longer licensed in this state, except that if, during that two-year period, a claim has been asserted against the bond, the term of the bond is five years. If the surety on the bond wishes to cancel the bond, the surety may do so by giving the commissioner written notice of intention to cancel. The cancellation is effective 30 days after the notice is delivered to the commissioner.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.420 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.420
Form of notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall deliver or mail a notice of hearing to all parties at least 10 days before the hearing. The hearing may not be held before the expiration of the time within which the respondent is entitled to file a notice of defense.

(b) The notice to respondent must be substantially in the following form but may include other information:

You are notified that a hearing will be held before (here insert name of agency) at (here insert place of hearing) upon the ............. day of ................, 2 ..., at the hour of ............, upon the charges made in the accusation served upon you. You may be present at the hearing, may be but need not be represented by counsel, may present any relevant evidence, and will be given full opportunity to cross-examine all witnesses testifying against you. You may have subpoenas issued to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents or other things by applying to (here insert appropriate office or agency).
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.136 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.136
Alaska Tourism Marketing Board.
Status: in_force

(a) The Alaska Tourism Marketing Board is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

(b) The board consists of 21 members as follows: (1) 18 members appointed by the governor who are members of the leading statewide nonprofit tourism association and who represent different segments of the tourism industry and company sizes and the following regions of the state: (A) Southeast;

(B) Southcentral;

(C) Southwest;

(D) Interior; and

(E) Far North;

(2) the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development or the commissioner's designee;

(3) one member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, who shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the board; and

(4) one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member of the board.

(c) Before making the appointments under (b)(1) of this section, the governor shall identify the leading statewide nonprofit tourism marketing association.

(d) The governor may appoint the members under (b)(1) of this section from a list of nominees for each seat submitted by the leading statewide nonprofit tourism marketing association. The governor may reject a list for any seat submitted under this subsection and request that another list be submitted.

(e) The term of office of a member of the board appointed under (b)(1) of this section is three years.

(f) The board shall annually elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members. Nine members of the board including at least one member representing each region listed under (b)(1) of this section constitute a quorum. The board shall meet at least twice a year. The chair shall set the time and place of the meeting, either on the chair's own motion or on written request by three members of the board. The board is encouraged to meet electronically.

(g) The members of the board do not receive a salary for service on the board. The members of the board appointed under (b)(2)  (4) of this section are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for other boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 . The members of the board appointed under (b)(1) of this section are not entitled to per diem or travel expenses.

(h) The board shall (1) cooperate with the department to plan and execute a destination tourism marketing campaign that is in the public interest; and

(2) make recommendations to the department regarding tourism marketing.

(i) In this section, (1) board means the Alaska Tourism Marketing Board;

(2) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.599 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.599
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 44.88.500  44.88.599 (1) export transaction means a contract for the sale of goods, services, or raw materials that includes a term that requires the goods, services, or raw materials, in whole or in part, to be shipped to or provided in a foreign country.

(2) prime rate means the lowest United States money center prime rate of interest that is published in the Wall Street Journal.

Article 7. Rural Development Initiative Fund.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.105 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.105
Alaska Agriculture Day.
Status: in_force

Alaska Agriculture Day is established on the first Tuesday in May each year in order to recognize the many contributions of the agricultural industry in Alaska. Alaska Agriculture Day may be observed by celebratory events, projects, and activities directed at or involving people of all ages to increase their awareness and appreciation of Alaska agriculture and agriculture in general.
Alaska Stat. § 44.19.612 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.19 / Section 44.19.612
General powers.
Status: in_force

The commission may (1) use voluntary and uncompensated services of private persons and organizations as may be made available to the commission;

(2) select and retain the services of consultants whose advice is considered necessary to assist the commission in obtaining information;

(3) establish standing committees among the members to investigate and make recommendations on various areas of concern;

(4) create task forces composed of commission members and other experts as needed;

(5) hold public hearings;

(6) establish and maintain an office in Anchorage, or at a location determined to be the most appropriate location by a majority vote of the commission, and hire an executive director and technical and clerical staff that are necessary to perform the duties of the commission;

(7) accept monetary gifts or grants from the federal government or an agency of it, from any charitable foundation or professional association or from any other reputable sources for implementation of any program necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes of the commission;

(8) take other actions reasonably necessary to carry out the duties of the commission.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.650 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.650
Bylaws.
Status: in_force

The council, on approval of a majority of its membership, shall adopt and amend bylaws governing its composition, proceedings and other activities consistent with AS 44.29.600  44.29.670 and including, but not limited to, provisions concerning a quorum to transact council business and other aspects of procedure, frequency and location of meetings, and establishment, functions and membership of council committees.
Alaska Stat. § 44.27.040 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.27 / Section 44.27.040
Alaska State Council on the Arts.
Status: in_force

The Alaska State Council on the Arts is created as a public corporation of the state in the Department of Education and Early Development but with separate and independent legal existence. Upon termination of the council, its rights and property pass to the state.
Alaska Stat. § 44.64.030 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.64 / Section 44.64.030
Jurisdiction of the office.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall conduct all adjudicative administrative hearings required under the following statutes or under regulations adopted to implement the statutes: (1) AS 04.11.510 (b)(1) and (c) (alcoholic beverages license);

(2) AS 05.15 (charitable gaming);

(3) AS 05.20 (recreational devices);

(4) AS 05.90.001 (special racing events);

(5) AS 06 (banks, financial institutions, and fund claims), except as provided otherwise by AS 06.60.590 ;

(6) AS 08 (occupational licensing), other than AS 08.08 , AS 08.18.125 , and AS 08.62.046 ;

(7) AS 10.06 (Alaska Corporations Code);

(8) AS 10.13 (Alaska BIDCO Act);

(9) AS 10.25.375 (Electric and Telephone Cooperative Act);

(10) AS 10.50.408 (limited liability companies);

(11) AS 14.11.016 (education-related facility grants);

(12) AS 14.18 (discrimination in public education);

(13) AS 14.25.006 (teachers' retirement system);

(14) AS 14.25.175 (waiver of adjustments under teachers' defined benefit plan);

(15) AS 14.40.155 (suspension and removal of regents);

(16) AS 14.48 (postsecondary educational institutions);

(17) AS 17.20 (Alaska Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), other than AS 17.20.060 and 17.20.360;

(18) AS 18.07 (certificate of need program);

(19) AS 18.20 (hospitals and nursing facilities);

(20) AS 21.09 , AS 21.22.190 , AS 21.27 , except under AS 21.27.420 (d), AS 21.34 , AS 21.36 , except under AS 21.36.461 , AS 21.69 , AS 21.86.200 , AS 21.87 , and AS 21.96 (insurance);

(21) AS 25.27 (child support services);

(22) AS 32.06 (Uniform Partnership Act);

(23) AS 34.45 (unclaimed property);

(24) AS 34.55.024 and 34.55.026 (Uniform Land Sales Practices Act);

(25) AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code), other than AS 36.30.627 (a)(2);

(26) AS 38.05.065 (contracts for sale of state land);

(27) AS 39.30.165 (supplemental benefits system);

(28) AS 39.30.335 (teachers' and public employees' health reimbursement arrangement plan);

(29) AS 39.35.006 (public employees' retirement system);

(30) AS 39.35.522 (waiver of adjustments under public employees' defined benefit plan);

(31) AS 39.45.055 (public employees' deferred compensation program);

(32) AS 39.52 (Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act);

(33) AS 43.23 (permanent fund dividends);

(34) AS 43.70 (Alaska Business License Act);

(35) AS 44.50 (notaries public);

(36) AS 44.77 (claims against the state);

(37) AS 45.30.040 (mobile homes);

(38) AS 45.48.080 (c) (breach of security involving personal information);

(39) AS 45.55 (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act corporations proxy solicitations and initial issuance of stock);

(40) AS 45.56 (Alaska Securities Act);

(41) AS 45.57 (Takeover Bid Disclosure Act);

(42) AS 46 (water, air, energy, and environmental conservation), other than AS 46.03.820 and 46.03.850;

(43) AS 47.05 (assistance programs);

(44) AS 47.07 (medical assistance for needy persons);

(45) AS 47.25 (public assistance);

(46) AS 47.27 (Alaska temporary assistance program);

(47) AS 47.32 (licensing by the Department of Health and the Department of Family and Community Services);

(48) AS 47.37.130 (alcohol safety action program);

(49) AS 47.37.140 (treatment facilities);

(50) AS 47.45.050 (longevity bonuses);

(51) AS 47.45.306 (Alaska senior benefits payment program).

(b) An agency may request the office to conduct an administrative hearing or other proceeding of that agency or to conduct several administrative hearings or other proceedings under statutes not listed in (a) of this section. The office may provide the service after entering into a written agreement with the agency describing the services to be provided and providing for reimbursement by the agency to the office of the costs incurred by the office in providing the services.

(c) To the extent otherwise permitted by law, the agency may delegate to the administrative law judge assigned to conduct the hearing on behalf of the agency the authority to make a final agency decision in the matter. The final decision may be appealed to the superior court by any party.

(d) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to create a right to a hearing or to require a hearing that is not required under other law.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.174 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.174
Regional resource advisory council.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the authority adopts a resolution certifying that a project in the unorganized borough is eligible for financing under AS 44.88.172 , the governor shall appoint a Regional Resource Advisory Council in the area of the state where the project is to be located and for which a regional housing authority has been established under AS 18.55.996 . The purpose of a council is to assist the authority in reviewing a project that has been proposed for development in its area of the state.

(b) A Regional Resource Advisory Council consists of five members registered to vote in the region. The governor shall appoint the members to reflect the economic and geographic diversity of the region. Council members serve three-year terms at the pleasure of the governor, except that the initial members may be appointed for less than three years so that the term of at least one of the members expires each year. The governor shall appoint a chairperson who shall call meetings as required and preside over the deliberations of the council. A majority of the council constitutes a quorum for conducting the business of the council.

(c) Members of a Regional Resource Advisory Council do not receive compensation for their services on the council, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for state boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.121 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.121
Alaska Wild Salmon Day.
Status: in_force

(a) Alaska Wild Salmon Day is established on August 10 of each year to celebrate the enormous bounty that the following wild salmon bring to the state every year: (1) chinook, also known as king;

(2) sockeye, also known as red;

(3) coho, also known as silver;

(4) chum, also known as dog or keta; and

(5) pink, also known as humpy.

(b) Alaska Wild Salmon Day may be observed by educational and celebratory events, projects, and activities.
Alaska Stat. § 44.68.110 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.68 / Section 44.68.110
Disposition of obsolete or surplus state property.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Administration shall take possession of obsolete or surplus property of the state, including recyclable property, for which there is no immediate or prospective use, except abandoned or obsolete school buildings and other school property. It shall also take possession of property, including recyclable property, remaining in the control of a commission or board of the state government after the commission or board stops functioning. The Department of Administration shall sell, lease, license, or dispose of the property on the terms it considers for the best interests of the state in conformance with regulations adopted under AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). In this section, recyclable property means property that cannot be used for its intended purpose in its present form, but that can be used to create new property.

(b) Before a state agency transfers obsolete or surplus property to the Department of Administration for sale, lease, licensing, or other disposition under (a) of this section, the state agency shall reconfigure or erase all functions, including electronic functions, of the property as necessary to prevent the property from producing indicators that the property, or a product generated by the property, is property of the state or is generated by a state agency.

(c) A group of volunteers that is organized to provide search and rescue services in the state, including participation in a search and rescue party under AS 18.60.120 , may exercise a right of first refusal with respect to obsolete or surplus state property that may assist in carrying out search and rescue services before the property is sold, leased, licensed, or disposed of under (a) of this section. To qualify under this subsection, the group shall be organized as a nonprofit corporation under AS 10.20 or exercise the right of first refusal through and in the name of the municipality in which the group is located or a Native village council operating in the area in which the group is located that agrees to accept the property and use the property for search and rescue services. If the group exercises the right of first refusal through and in the name of a municipality or Native village council, the municipality or Native village council shall own the property. The Department of Administration shall provide public notice of the availability of obsolete or surplus state property that may assist in carrying out search and rescue services before the property is sold, leased, licensed, or disposed of under (a) of this section, as provided by regulation. In this subsection, search and rescue services means a search for a person who is lost, injured, killed, or in need of immediate rescue, the provision of aid to a person who is in distress or in immediate danger, or the retrieval of a person's remains.

Article 3. Acquisition of Federal Surplus Property.
Alaska Stat. § 44.81.275 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.81 / Section 44.81.275
Examinations.
Status: in_force

(a) At intervals that are not greater than 36 months, an examiner from the department shall perform an examination of the bank. Each interval shall be determined by the commissioner. During the examination, the examiner shall evaluate the quality of the bank's loan portfolio on a statistical basis and on the appropriateness and effectiveness of the bank's policies, practices, and management to carry out the bank's statutory purposes.

(b) The examiner shall prepare a summary report of the examiner's findings and conclusions. The department shall distribute a copy of the report to the bank and to the legislative auditor, but the records, information, and findings of the department related to the examination are otherwise confidential under AS 06.01.025 .

(c) The commissioner shall assess the bank a fee for the actual expenses necessarily incurred by the department in connection with an examination performed under this section. The fee must include the proportionate part of the salaries and cost of employee benefits of the examiners while conducting the examination and while preparing the summary report required by (b) of this section and the transportation costs and per diem of each examiner while away from the examiner's duty station. The fee may not exceed the actual cost to the department for the examination. The commissioner shall assess the fee as soon as feasible after the examination has been completed. The bank shall pay the assessment within 30 days after receiving the commissioner's notice of the assessment.

(d) In this section, (1) commissioner means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development;

(2) department means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Alaska Stat. § 44.25.280 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.25 / Section 44.25.280
Submissions requiring use of trust money.
Status: in_force

An agency or entity proposing an expenditure of money by the trust shall present its proposal to the authority under regulations adopted under AS 44.25.240 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.155 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.155
Enterprise development account.
Status: in_force

(a) The enterprise development account is established in the revolving fund. The enterprise development account is a trust fund for the uses and purposes of this chapter. The enterprise development account consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the authority and other money or assets deposited in it by the authority.

(b) The authority may establish in the enterprise development account the accounts it considers appropriate.

(c) Money and other assets of the enterprise development account may be used to secure bonds of the authority issued to finance the purchase of loans for projects, to purchase participation in the loans for projects, or to fund a new markets tax credit assistance guarantee or loan under AS 44.88.700  44.88.799.

(d) A loan participation purchased by the authority with assets of the enterprise development account or with proceeds of bonds secured by assets of the enterprise development account (1) may not exceed $25,000,000; however, in the case of a loan participation for qualified energy development, the loan participation may exceed $25,000,000 with legislative approval;

(2) may not be purchased unless (A) the project applicant is not, or, if the applicant is not a single proprietorship, all members of the business enterprise or enterprises constituting the project applicant are not, in default on another loan made by the state or by a public corporation of the state; and

(B) at least 10 percent of the principal amount of the loan is retained by the loan originator, or the loan is for financing improvements in energy efficiency;

(3) may not be purchased if the loan to be purchased exceeds 75 percent of the appraised value of the collateral offered as security for the loan unless the amount of the loan in excess of this limit is federally insured or guaranteed or is insured by a qualified mortgage insurance company, except that the loan to be purchased under this paragraph may not exceed the total of loan proceeds used to refinance an existing debt plus the cost of new construction, expansion, or acquisition unless the proceeds from the additional amounts of the loan to be purchased are restricted to uses approved by the authority to finance commercial activity in the state by a business enterprise;

(4) may not be purchased if the participation in the loan to be purchased is for a term longer than the following, except that a loan under (A) or (C) of this paragraph may not have a term longer than three-quarters of the authority's estimate of the life of the collateral offered as security for the loan: (A) 40 years from the date the loan is made in the case of a loan participation for a project described in AS 44.88.900 (13)(E);

(B) 50 years from the date the loan is made in the case of a loan participation for qualified energy development;

(C) 25 years from the date the loan is made in the case of a loan participation for other projects;

(5) may be made only if the participation in the loan to be purchased contains amortization provisions; the amortization provisions (A) must be complete and satisfactory to the authority and require periodic payments by the borrower;

(B) may allow the loan originator to amortize the portion of the loan retained by the loan originator using a shorter amortization schedule than the amortization schedule for the portion of the loan held by the authority if (i) in the authority's opinion, the project financed can support the increased debt service; and

(ii) the accelerated amortization schedule is required to induce the originator to make the loan;

(6) may be made only if the participation in the loan to be purchased is in the form and contains the terms and provisions with respect to insurance, repairs, alterations, payment of taxes and assessments, default reserves, delinquency charges, default remedies, acceleration of maturity, secondary liens, and other matters the authority prescribes; and

(7) may be made only if the participation in the loan to be purchased is secured as to repayment by a mortgage or other security instrument in the manner the authority determines is feasible to assure timely repayment under the loan documents entered into with the borrower.

(e) The authority may adopt regulations for the administration of the enterprise development account including, without limitation, provisions for fees and agreements relating to application, loan commitment, servicing, and origination of loans by other lenders.

(f) The authority may enter into agreements as to the use of the money in the enterprise development account, including without limitation, trust or custody arrangements with banks or trust companies. It may also pledge, assign, or grant the agreement, interests under an agreement, or interests in the enterprise development account as may be necessary or appropriate to provide for payment and security for bonds of the authority issued to finance the purchase by the authority of loans for projects.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the authority may waive or modify the requirements of this section as it considers appropriate and prudent in order to finance a project if the authority intends to own the project or in order to finance qualified energy development.

(h) The provisions of this section apply only with respect to a loan participation purchased by the authority for projects under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159.
Alaska Stat. § 44.09.090 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.09 / Section 44.09.090
State medal for heroism.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor is authorized to award a state medal for heroism directly or posthumously to any citizen of the state in recognition of a valorous and heroic deed performed in the saving of a life or for injury or death or threat of injury or death incurred in the service of the state or the citizen's community or on behalf of the health, welfare, or safety of other persons. The medal shall be awarded by the governor with an appropriate ceremony.

(b) The governor shall make arrangements for the designing of the medal for heroism through a statewide design competition participated in by the school children of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.175 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.175
Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day.
Status: in_force

Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day is established on June 27 of each year to promote awareness of persons suffering from post-traumatic stress injury and to encourage Alaskans to reach out to those persons to provide support and eliminate the stigma associated with post-traumatic stress injury. Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.205 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.205
Compliance with executive budget act; authority finances.
Status: in_force

(a) The operating budget of the authority is subject to AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act).

(b) To further ensure effective budgetary decision making by the legislature, the authority shall (1) annually review the authority's assets to determine whether assets of the authority exceed an amount required to fulfill the purposes of the authority as defined in this chapter; in making its review, the authority shall determine whether, and to what extent, assets in excess of the amount required to fulfill the purposes of the authority during at least the next fiscal year are available without (A) breaching any agreement entered into by the authority;

(B) materially impairing the operations or financial integrity of the authority; or

(C) materially affecting the ability of the authority to fulfill the authority's purposes set out in AS 44.88.070 ; and

(2) make available to the legislature by January 10 of each year a complete accounting of all assets of the authority and a report of the review and determination made under (1) of this subsection; the accounting shall be audited by the auditor who conducts the audit required by AS 44.88.200 and must include a full description of all loan interest and principal payments and program receipts, including (A) loan commitment fees received by or accrued to the authority during the preceding fiscal year; and

(B) all income earned on assets of the authority during that period.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.100 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.100
Trust indentures and trust agreements.
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the authority, an issue of bonds may be secured by a trust indenture or trust agreement between the authority and a corporate trustee (which may be a trust company, bank, or national banking association, with corporate trust powers, located inside or outside the state) or by a secured loan agreement or other instrument or under a resolution giving powers to a corporate trustee (hereinafter in this section referred to as trust agreement) by means of which the authority may (1) make and enter into any and all the covenants and agreements with the trustee or the holders of the bonds which the authority may determine to be necessary or desirable, including, without limitation, covenants, provisions, limitations, and agreements as to (A) the application, investment, deposit, use, and disposition of the proceeds of bonds of the authority or of money or other property of the authority or in which it has an interest;

(B) the fixing and collection of rents or other consideration for and the other terms to be incorporated in a lease or contract of sale of a project or development project financed under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159 or 44.88.172  44.88.177;

(C) the assignment by the authority of its rights in the lease or contract of sale of a project or development project financed under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159 or 44.88.172  44.88.177 or in a mortgage or other security interest created with respect to a project or development project financed under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159 or 44.88.172  44.88.177 to a trustee for the benefit of bondholders;

(D) the terms and conditions upon which additional bonds of the authority may be issued;

(E) the vesting in a trustee of rights, powers, duties, funds, or property in trust for the benefit of bondholders, including, without limitation, the right to enforce payment, performance, and all other rights of the authority or of the bondholders under a lease, contract of sale, mortgage, security agreement, or trust agreement with respect to a project or development project financed under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159 or 44.88.172  44.88.177 by mandamus or other proceeding or by taking possession of by agent or otherwise and operating a project or facility and collecting rents or other consideration and applying the same in accordance with the trust agreement;

(2) pledge, mortgage, or assign money, leases, agreements, property, or other assets of the authority either presently in hand or to be received in the future, or both; and

(3) provide for any other matters of like or different character which in any way affect the security or protection of the bonds.
Alaska Stat. § 44.12.095 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.12 / Section 44.12.095
Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day.
Status: in_force

Drunk Driving Victims Remembrance Day is established on July 3 of each year to commemorate the victims of drunk driving. The governor shall issue a proclamation to commemorate the day. The day may be observed by suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.115 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.115
Qualifications of board members.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint the 14 public members so that the board consists of the following public members: (1) one member who is licensed to practice medicine in the state;

(2) one member who is admitted to practice law in the state;

(3) four members who are chronic alcoholics with psychoses who are recovering;

(4) three members who are substance abuse treatment professionals who represent public and private providers of substance abuse prevention and treatment services; and

(5) five members who have shown an interest in the problems of alcoholism or drug abuse and who have knowledge of the social problems associated with alcoholism or drug abuse.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.140 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.140
Duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall (1) act in an advisory capacity to the legislature, the governor, and state agencies in the following matters: (A) special problems affecting mental health that alcoholism or drug abuse may present;

(B) educational research and public informational activities in respect to the problems presented by alcoholism or drug abuse;

(C) social problems that affect rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug abusers;

(D) legal processes that affect the treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug abusers;

(E) development of programs of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation for alcoholics and drug abusers; and

(F) evaluation of effectiveness of alcoholism and drug abuse programs in the state;

(2) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority for its review and consideration recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive mental health program for the people who are described in AS 44.25.290 (b)(3), and concerning the use of money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner consistent with regulations adopted under AS 44.25.240 .

(b) The board is the planning and coordinating body for purposes of federal and state laws relating to alcohol, drug, and other substance abuse prevention and treatment services.

(c) The board shall prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan of services (1) for the prevention and treatment of alcohol, drug, and other substance abuse; and

(2) for persons described in AS 44.25.290 (b)(3).
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.030 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.030
Membership of authority.
Status: in_force

(a) The membership of the authority consists of (1) the commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; and

(2) five public members appointed by the governor, each of whom has expertise in private sector business or industry, or both, and possesses demonstrated leadership skills.

(b) If a commissioner described in (a)(1) of this section is unable to attend a meeting of the authority, the commissioner may, by an instrument in writing filed with the authority, designate a deputy or assistant to act in the commissioner's place as a member at the meeting. For all purposes of this chapter, the designee is a member of the authority at the meeting.

(c) Public members of the authority described in (a)(2) of this section serve at the pleasure of the governor for two-year terms.

(d) If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the authority, the governor shall immediately appoint a member for the unexpired portion of the term.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.145 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.145
Notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record; selection of technology; acceptance of tangible copy of electronic record.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public may select one or more tamper-evident technologies with which to perform notarial acts with respect to electronic records. A person may not require a notary public to perform a notarial act with respect to an electronic record with a technology that the notary public has not selected.

(b) Before a notary public performs the notary public's initial notarial act with respect to an electronic record, a notary public shall notify the lieutenant governor that the notary public will be performing notarial acts with respect to electronic records and identify the communication technology the notary public intends to use. If the lieutenant governor has established standards for approval of communication technology under AS 44.50.072 or 44.50.075, the technology must conform to the standards. If the communication technology conforms to the standards, the lieutenant governor shall approve the use of the communication technology.

(c) A recorder may accept for recording a tangible copy of an electronic record containing a notarial certificate as satisfying any requirement that a record accepted for recording be an original, if the notarial officer executing the notarial certificate certifies that the tangible copy is an accurate copy of the electronic record.
Alaska Stat. § 44.64.080 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.64 / Section 44.64.080
Agency cooperation.
Status: in_force

(a) All agencies shall cooperate with the chief administrative law judge and with other administrative law judges of the office in the matters involving the duties of the office.

(b) Except as provided under AS 44.64.070 or by regulation adopted under this chapter, an agency may not select or reject a particular administrative law judge for assignment to an administrative hearing.

(c) After an administrative hearing is referred by an agency to the office for hearing, the agency may not take further adjudicatory action in the case, except as a party litigant or to render a final decision as provided by law. This subsection does not otherwise limit the agency's authority to take action affecting a party to the case.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.060 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.060
Preparation and filing.
Status: in_force

(a) Every state agency that by statute possesses regulation-making authority shall work with the Department of Law, under AS 44.62.125 , in the preparation and revision of its regulations and shall adhere to the drafting manual for administrative regulations prepared by the Department of Law under AS 44.62.050 .

(b) In the performance of duties under AS 44.62.125 , the Department of Law shall advise the agencies on legal matters relevant to the adoption of regulations and may advise the agencies on the need for and the policy involved in particular regulations. In addition, the department shall prepare a written statement of approval or disapproval after each regulation has been reviewed in order to determine (1) its legality, constitutionality, and consistency with other regulations;

(2) the existence of statutory authority and the correctness of the required citation of statutory authority following each section;

(3) its clarity, simplicity of expression, and absence of possibility of misapplication;

(4) compliance with the drafting manual for administrative regulations.

(c) The lieutenant governor may not accept for filing a regulation, amendment, or order of repeal required by AS 44.62.040 unless it is accompanied by the written statement specified in (b) of this section and the statement approves the regulation, amendment, or order of repeal.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.380 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.380
Personal liability.
Status: in_force

An officer, employee, or agent of the authority may not be held personally liable in a civil action for damages for an act done or omitted in good faith while performing the functions of office, employment, or agency under this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 44.30.100 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.30 / Section 44.30.100
Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board.
Status: in_force

There is created the Alaska Pioneers' Homes Advisory Board in the Department of Family and Community Services.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.210 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.210
Reports and publications.
Status: in_force

(a) By January 10 of each year, the authority shall publish a report for distribution to the governor, legislature, and the public. The authority shall notify the legislature that the report is available. The report shall be written in easily understandable language. The report must include a financial statement audited by an independent outside auditor, a statement of the authority's investments under this chapter including an appraisal of the investments at market value, a comparison of the authority's performance with the goals of the authority and the levels of bonding and investment activities anticipated in the previous year's report under (b) of this section, and any other information the members of the authority believe would be of interest to the governor, the legislature, and the public. The annual income statement and balance sheet of the authority shall be published in at least one newspaper in each judicial district. The authority may also publish other reports it considers desirable to carry out its purpose.

(b) The authority must include in its annual report under (a) of this section (1) an estimate of the investment activity of the authority under this chapter for the following 12-month period; and

(2) an estimate of the amount of bonds to be issued during the following 12-month period.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.295 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.295
Contractors' preference.
Status: in_force

If the department determines that there are contractors in an area designated as an area impacted by an economic disaster and who are qualified to perform a contract, preference to the extent feasible shall be given to those contractors under regulations adopted by the department.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.305 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.305
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department, after consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, may adopt regulations to implement AS 44.33.285  44.33.310.
Alaska Stat. § 44.83.140 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.83 / Section 44.83.140
Pledge of the state.
Status: in_force

The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued under this chapter and with the federal agency which loans or contributes funds in respect to a project, that the state will not limit or alter the rights and powers vested in the authority by this chapter to fulfill the terms of a contract made by the authority with the holders or federal agency, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds, together with the interest on them with interest on unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders, are fully met and discharged. The authority is authorized to include this pledge and agreement of the state, insofar as it refers to holders of bonds of the authority, in a contract with the holders, and insofar as it relates to a federal agency, in a contract with the federal agency.
Alaska Stat. § 44.81.247 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.81 / Section 44.81.247
Termination of permit interest.
Status: in_force

(a) If a loan is not paid in full within the time specified by the notice provided for the loan under AS 44.81.245 , the equitable interest in the permit identified in the notice terminates by operation of law without further notice. The commission shall cancel an entry permit card issued to the equitable owner of the permit immediately upon receipt by the commission of a certificate of termination containing a copy of the notices required by AS 44.81.241 and 44.81.245.

(b) If a limited entry permit that has been pledged as security under AS 44.81.231 is revoked under AS 16.43.970 , the debtor's interest in the permit is terminated by operation of law without further notice as of the date that the revocation takes effect.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.160 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.160
Misconduct or neglect.
Status: in_force

A notary and the sureties on the official bond are liable to persons injured for the damages sustained on account of misconduct or neglect of the notary.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.030 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.030
Consistency between regulation and statute.
Status: in_force

If, by express or implied terms of a statute, a state agency has authority to adopt regulations to implement, interpret, make specific or otherwise carry out the provisions of the statute, a regulation adopted is not valid or effective unless consistent with the statute and reasonably necessary to carry out the purpose of the statute.
Alaska Stat. § 44.03.030 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.03 / Section 44.03.030
Construction of chapter.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit or restrict (1) the jurisdiction of the state over a person or subject inside or outside the state that is exercisable by reason of citizenship, residence, or another reason recognized by law;

(2) jurisdiction over or ownership of other water or land under other water inside or forming part of the boundaries of the state;

(3) legislative jurisdiction of the United States over an area to which legislative jurisdiction is ceded by the state and which remains in the ownership of the United States.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.720 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.720
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall perform the duties set out in 29 U.S.C. 796d in a manner that will maximize the state's receipt of federal financial assistance for independent living services and centers of independent living for residents with severe disabilities, including the following duties: (1) joint development of the state plan required under 29 U.S.C. 796c and evaluation of the implementation of the plan;

(2) development of a plan for the provision of resources, including staff and personnel, that may be necessary to carry out the council's functions with funds from the federal government and other public and private sources; and

(3) coordination of the council's activities with other state agencies that address the needs of specific disability populations and issues under federal law.

(b) The council may (1) hold hearings and forums as determined by the council to be necessary to carry out its duties;

(2) solicit and accept money or other resources on behalf of the state from any public or private source.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.285 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.285
Action by governor.
Status: in_force

The governor may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, designate by proclamation an area as an area impacted by an economic disaster. When an area is so designated, the legislature may appropriate money for assistance grants and the governor may recommend in the governor's budget submission that capital projects planned for the area be accelerated and that new projects be funded for the area. The proclamation may provide that waivers of capital projects requirements, as authorized in AS 44.33.300 , become effective only to the extent set out in the proclamation.
Alaska Stat. § 44.35.130 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.35 / Section 44.35.130
Composition.
Status: in_force

(a) The council consists of 13 members who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor. The council shall include one or more persons from a veterans organization, one or more persons from a state agency that manages programs affecting veterans, and one or more persons from the general public who are familiar with veterans' issues.

(b) Members of the council who are not state officers or employees are appointed for staggered three-year terms and serve until a successor is appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the council serves for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled.

(c) The council shall elect a chair from among its members who are not state officers or employees.
Alaska Stat. § 44.85.160 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.85 / Section 44.85.160
Tax exemption.
Status: in_force

All property of the bond bank authority is public property devoted to an essential public and governmental function and purpose and is exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or a political subdivision of the state. All bonds or notes issued under this chapter are issued by a body corporate and public of this state and for an essential public and governmental purpose and the bonds and notes, and the interest and income on and from the bonds and notes, and all fees, charges, funds, revenues, income, and other money pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds or notes, or interest on the bonds or notes, are exempt from taxation except for transfer, inheritance, and estate taxes.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.280 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.280
Purpose of AS 44.62.180  44.62.290.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of AS 44.62.180  44.62.290 to establish basic minimum procedural requirements for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of administrative regulations. Except as provided in AS 44.62.250 , AS 44.62.180  44.62.290 apply to the exercise of quasi-legislative power conferred by a statute, but nothing in AS 44.62.180  44.62.290 repeals or diminishes additional requirements imposed by the statute. AS 44.62.180  44.62.290 are not superseded or modified by subsequent legislation except to the extent that the legislation does so expressly.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.159 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.159
Interest rates.
Status: reserved

(a) The interest rate on a loan purchased from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds secured by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ) under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or by the Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) under AS 44.88.800  44.88.840 or a loan participation purchased from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds or expected by the authority to be purchased from the proceeds of tax-exempt bonds under AS 44.88.155 shall be determined under the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C) and shall be not less than the cost of funds to the authority. In this subsection, cost of funds means the true interest cost expressed as a rate on tax-exempt bonds of the authority plus an additional percentage as determined by the authority to represent the allocable expenses of operation, costs of issuance, and loan servicing costs.

(b) The interest rate on a loan purchased from the proceeds of taxable bonds secured by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority sustainable energy transmission and supply development fund ( AS 44.88.660 ) under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or by the Arctic infrastructure development fund ( AS 44.88.810 ) under AS 44.88.800  44.88.840 or a loan participation purchased from the proceeds of taxable bonds under AS 44.88.155 or expected by the authority to be purchased from the proceeds of taxable bonds under AS 44.88.155 shall be determined under the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C) and shall be not less than the cost of funds to the authority. In this subsection, cost of funds means the true interest cost expressed as a rate on taxable bonds, plus an additional percentage as determined by the authority to represent the allocable expenses of operation, costs of issuance, and loan servicing costs.

(c) [Repealed, § 23 ch 123 SLA 1990.] (d) The provisions of this section apply only to a loan participation purchased under AS 44.88.155  44.88.159 or to a loan made under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or 44.88.800  44.88.840.

(e) The interest rate on a loan made under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or 44.88.800  44.88.840 or a loan participation purchased directly from the assets of the authority shall be determined under the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C) and shall be not less than the total of a percentage as determined by the authority to represent the allocable expenses of operation and costs of loan origination and servicing, plus the cost of funds. In this subsection, (1) comparable financial security means a type or category of financial security the authority identifies in the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C) that has a term and financial conditions comparable to the term and financial conditions of a loan participation or a loan made under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or 44.88.800  44.88.840 and for which a regularly published, nationally recognized market index is available;

(2) cost of funds means the earnings, expressed as an annual interest rate, the authority would receive on a comparable financial security, and, for a loan participation or a loan made under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or 44.88.800  44.88.840 with a fixed interest rate, the cost of funds must equal or exceed the minimum interest rate;

(3) minimum interest rate means the five-year return on investment funds of the authority, expressed as an annual interest rate, achieved by all internal and external investment managers of the authority combined.

(f) In determining an interest rate under the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C), the authority may determine to disregard the minimum interest rate required under (a), (b), or (e) of this section for a loan participation purchased by the authority or a loan made under AS 44.88.650  44.88.690 or 44.88.800  44.88.840 to resolve lending limits or reserve restrictions imposed on the financial institution and may instead determine to retain the interest rate existing at the time the authority makes the loan or purchases the authority's loan participation.

(g) The authority may, in the regulations adopted by the authority under AS 44.88.085 (g)(2)(C), establish a program to pay to borrowers of loan participations determined by the authority to meet sufficient job creation, rural development, Arctic infrastructure development, renewable energy development, or other economic development criteria incentive rate rebates of not more than one percent of the interest rate charged on the authority's portion of a loan participation. The following standards apply to the program: (1) the payment of an incentive rate rebate may reduce the interest rate to a rate that is less than the minimum interest rate required under (a), (b), or (e) of this section;

(2) the authority may not commit to pay an incentive rate rebate for a proposed loan participation if the total of the amount of the proposed loan participation plus the combined outstanding balance of all loan participations for which the authority has committed to pay incentive rate rebates would exceed five percent of the total of the amount of the proposed loan participation plus the combined outstanding balance of all loan participations of the authority;

(3) an incentive rate rebate may not accrue for more than five years after the date the loan participation is purchased;

(4) the authority may establish a separate account for the incentive rate rebate program.

Article 4. General Administrative Provisions.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.780 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.780
Judicial review.
Status: in_force

An agency action relating to establishing, assisting, or terminating a negotiated regulation making committee under AS 44.62.710  44.62.800 is not subject to judicial review. Nothing in this section bars judicial review if the judicial review is otherwise provided by law. A regulation that is the product of negotiated regulation making and is later subject to judicial review may not be given greater deference by a court for that reason than a regulation that is not the product of negotiated regulation making.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.210 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.210
Public proceedings.
Status: in_force

(a) On the date and at the time and place designated in the notice the agency shall give each interested person or the person's authorized representative, or both, the opportunity to present statements, arguments, or contentions in writing, with or without opportunity to present them orally. The state agency may accept material presented by any form of communication authorized by this chapter and shall consider all factual, substantive, and other relevant matter presented to it before adopting, amending, or repealing a regulation. When considering the factual, substantive, and other relevant matter, the agency shall pay special attention to the cost to private persons of the proposed regulatory action.

(b) At a hearing under this section the agency or its authorized representative may administer oaths or affirmations, and may continue or postpone the hearing to the time and place which it determines.
Alaska Stat. § 44.68.220 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.68 / Section 44.68.220
Use of fund.
Status: in_force

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall use the highways equipment working capital fund for necessary expenses resulting from the centralization of equipment maintenance and for the operation of supply depots. The annual estimated balance in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations to the department to carry out the purposes of this section.
Alaska Stat. § 44.29.135 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.29 / Section 44.29.135
Officers and staff.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, by a majority of its membership, shall annually elect a presiding officer and other officers it considers necessary from among its membership.

(b) The board shall have a paid staff provided by the department, including an executive director who shall be selected by the board. The executive director is in the partially exempt service and may hire additional employees in the classified service of the state. The department shall provide for the assignment of personnel to the board to ensure the board has the capacity to fulfill its responsibilities. The executive director of the board shall be directly responsible to the board in the performance of the director's duty.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.502 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.502
Effect of guarantee.
Status: in_force

(a) A guarantee under AS 44.88.500  44.88.599 does not create a debt or liability of the state.

(b) A guarantee under AS 44.88.500 may not be terminated, canceled, or revoked except under its terms. A guarantee held by a participating financial institution is presumed to be valid.

(c) A guarantee or portion of a guarantee under AS 44.88.500 that relates to an export transaction must guarantee against commercial and political loss, in whole or in part, of principal and interest. The authority may require the borrower to obtain insurance against some or all of the loss guaranteed under AS 44.88.500 . In this subsection, political loss means a loss incurred as a result of (1) a political risk that would be insurable under an export credit insurance policy issued by the Export-Import Bank of the United States; or

(2) any other political risk that is actually insured under insurance the authority requires the borrower to obtain.
Alaska Stat. § 44.28.020 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.28 / Section 44.28.020
Duties of department.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Corrections shall administer the state programs of corrections, including (1) state adult penal institutions;

(2) probation and parole supervision; and

(3) extraditions and detainers.

(b) The department shall, with the approval of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, adopt standards, by regulation, for rehabilitation programs for perpetrators of domestic violence as defined in AS 18.66.990 and for the approval of those programs. For purposes of AS 12.55.101 , AS 18.66.100 (c), and AS 33.16.150 (f), the department shall approve a program if the department determines that the program meets the standards. Upon application of a program, the department may waive one or more standards and approve the program if the department determines (1) there is good cause for the waiver;

(2) the safety of victims and children is not compromised by the waiver;

(3) an acceptable alternative is provided by the program.

(c) The department shall establish an automated inmate information system to allow persons to place surcharge telephone calls to obtain information concerning inmates and where they are incarcerated, bail and bond information, and information concerning visiting hours at institutions. A system established under this subsection shall be designed so that (1) all the costs of the system are, at a minimum, met by the revenues received from calls to the system; and

(2) the revenues received satisfy or defray the costs of establishing and maintaining an automated victim notification system established under AS 12.61.050 .
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.560 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.560
Powers of the authority.
Status: in_force

The authority may (1) adopt regulations to implement AS 44.88.500  44.88.599;

(2) establish terms and conditions for loan guarantees and refinancing agreements subject to the requirements of AS 44.88.500  44.88.599;

(3) make and execute contracts and other instruments to implement AS 44.88.500  44.88.599;

(4) charge reasonable fees that the authority may establish by regulation for the service it provides under AS 44.88.500  44.88.599;

(5) acquire real or personal property by purchase, transfer, or foreclosure when the acquisition is necessary to protect the authority's interest in a loan or a loan guarantee;

(6) exercise any other power necessary to implement AS 44.88.500  44.88.599; and

(7) to the extent the authority considers it to be in its best interest to do so, use money to pay expenses relating to the liquidation of collateral securing loans guaranteed by the authority.
Alaska Stat. § 44.19.616 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.19 / Section 44.19.616
Annual report.
Status: in_force

The commission shall prepare and publish an annual report on the status of children and women in the state, the commission's proceedings for the previous calendar year, and its recommendations and proposals for change. The commission shall provide the governor with copies of the report by the 15th day of each regular legislative session and notify the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.715 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.715
Qualifications of applicant for new loan guarantee.
Status: in_force

(a) A business enterprise that qualifies for new markets tax credits for a project may apply for a loan guarantee under AS 44.88.700 (a)(1).

(b) The authority may establish additional applicant qualifications by regulation. Those qualifications may vary depending on the type of business in which the applicant is engaged.
Alaska Stat. § 44.62.110 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.62 / Section 44.62.110
Presumptions from publication.
Status: in_force

(a) The publication of a regulation in the Alaska Administrative Code or register raises a rebuttable presumption that the text of the regulation as so published is the text of the regulation adopted.

(b) The courts shall take judicial notice of the contents of each regulation or notice of the repeal of a regulation printed in the Alaska Administrative Code or Alaska Administrative Register.
Alaska Stat. § 44.33.812 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.33 / Section 44.33.812
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The Local Boundary Commission shall (1) make studies of local government boundary problems;

(2) adopt regulations providing standards and procedures for municipal incorporation, annexation, detachment, merger, consolidation, reclassification, and dissolution; the regulations providing standards and procedures are subject to AS 29.04  AS 29.10 ;

(3) consider a local government boundary change requested of it by the legislature, the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, or a political subdivision of the state; boundary change may not be construed to include a borough incorporation; and

(4) develop standards and procedures for the extension of services and ordinances of incorporated cities into contiguous areas for limited purposes upon majority approval of the voters of the contiguous area to be annexed and prepare transition schedules and prorated tax mill levies as well as standards for participation by voters of these contiguous areas in the affairs of the incorporated cities furnishing services.

(b) The Local Boundary Commission may (1) conduct meetings and hearings to consider local government boundary changes and other matters related to local government boundary changes, including extensions of services by incorporated cities into contiguous areas and matters related to extension of services; and

(2) present to the legislature during the first 10 days of a regular session proposed local government boundary changes, including gradual extension of services of incorporated cities into contiguous areas upon a majority approval of the voters of the contiguous area to be annexed and transition schedules providing for total assimilation of the contiguous area and its full participation in the affairs of the incorporated city within a period not to exceed five years.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.095 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.095
Bonding limitations.
Status: reserved

(a) The authority may not issue bonds in a 12-month period in an amount that exceeds $400,000,000, excluding refunding bonds.

(b) [Repealed, § 24 ch 123 SLA 1990.] (c) Before entering into a lease or other agreement under AS 44.88.090 (e) regarding a project for which the authority agrees to issue bonds in an amount in excess of $10,000,000, there must be filed with the authority a certified copy of a resolution of the governing body of the political subdivision of the state, if any, in which the project is to be located, consenting to the location of the project. The consent need only refer to the general nature of the project ultimately to be acquired or financed, as set out in a request of the proposed project applicant. Before entering into a lease or other agreement under AS 44.88.090 (e) regarding a project, the authority shall find, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, that (1) the project and its development under this chapter will be economically advantageous to the state and the general public welfare and will contribute to the economic growth of the state;

(2) the project applicant is financially responsible;

(3) provision to meet increased demand on public facilities that might result from the project is reasonably assured; and

(4) the project will provide, or retain, employment reasonably related to the amount of the financing by the authority, considering the amount of investment for each employee for comparable facilities and other relevant factors.

(d) Before adopting a resolution approving a project to be financed under AS 44.88.172 for which bonds must be issued, the authority shall, on the basis of all information reasonably available to it, make findings, with respect to the project, as described in (c)(1)  (4) of this section, and also find that (1) the project is economically and financially feasible and able to produce revenue adequate to repay the bonds or loans with which it is financed;

(2) the project complies with applicable law; and

(3) issuance of the bonds is not expected to adversely affect the ability of the state or any political subdivision of the state to market other bonds.

(e) Before entering into an agreement to finance or to develop a proposed project financed under AS 44.88.172 for which bonds must be issued, the authority shall obtain the approval of each Regional Resource Advisory Council appointed under AS 44.88.174 or municipality in the area in which the proposed project is to be located. Approval under this subsection must be evidenced by a certified copy of a resolution of the council or of the governing body of the municipality. Before considering a resolution regarding the approval or rejection of the development or financing of a proposed project under this subsection, a Regional Resource Advisory Council shall conduct a public hearing in the region. If a proposed project is located in a municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall conduct a hearing on the proposed project.

(f) Before entering into an agreement to finance or to develop a proposed project financed under AS 44.88.172 for which bonds must be issued, the authority shall compile and make available to the public a document that summarizes the projected economic, social, and environmental effects of the project; and, in conjunction with the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the authority shall conduct a public hearing on the projected effects of the project.

(g) The authority may issue bonds in an amount greater than $25,000,000 to assist in the financing of a development project under AS 44.88.172  44.88.177 only if approved by the legislature, excluding refunding bonds. Refunding bonds may be issued without further approval by the legislature in a principal amount sufficient to provide funds for the payment of all bonds to be refunded by them and, in addition, for the payment of all other amounts that the authority considers appropriate in connection with the refunding, including expenses incident to the redeeming, calling, retiring, or paying of the outstanding bonds, the funding of reserves, and the issuance of the refunding bonds.
Alaska Stat. § 44.03.020 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.03 / Section 44.03.020
Ownership of water and submerged land.
Status: in_force

The ownership of the water and submerged land described in AS 44.03.010 is in the state unless ownership of a parcel or area is held by a person or entity by a valid and effective instrument of conveyance or by operation of law.
Alaska Stat. § 44.88.710 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.88 / Section 44.88.710
Effect of guarantee.
Status: in_force

(a) A guarantee under AS 44.88.700  44.88.799 does not create a debt or liability of the state.

(b) A guarantee under AS 44.88.700 (a)(1) may not be terminated, cancelled, or revoked except under its terms. A guarantee held by a participating financial institution is presumed to be valid.
Alaska Stat. § 44.19.046 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.19 / Section 44.19.046
Simultaneous vacancies.
Status: in_force

If vacancies in the office of governor and the office of lieutenant governor occur simultaneously, the person appointed under AS 44.19.040 succeeds directly to the office of acting governor until successors to the respective offices are elected in a special election.
Alaska Stat. § 44.50.035 — AK Code / Title 44 / Chapter 44.50 / Section 44.50.035
Oath.
Status: in_force

The application required by the lieutenant governor under AS 44.50.032 must contain an oath or affirmation, in the form set out in AS 39.05.045 , to be signed by the applicant. A signed oath or affirmation submitted in an application under AS 44.50.032 takes effect on the date of the applicant's commission as a notary public under this chapter.