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AK Stat § 44.37.065 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 37. Department of Natural Resources|Article 2. Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission.|Sec. 44.37.065. Commission established; membership.

(a) The Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission is established in the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of Natural Resources shall provide staff support to the commission. (b) The commission is composed of 11 members appointed by the governor for terms of three years. A vacancy is filled for the unexpired term. (c) The governor shall appoint to the commission (1) a representative from the University of Alaska; (2) three representatives, each from a local government in a separate seismically active region of the state; (3) a representative from the Department of Natural Resources; (4) a representative from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs; (5) a representative from an appropriate federal agency; (6) a representative of the insurance industry; and (7) three members from members of the public who are expert in the fields of geology, seismology, hydrology, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, emergency services, or planning. (d) The commission shall elect annually from its members a chair and vice-chair. A majority of the commission may vote to replace an officer of the commission. (e) Six members constitute a quorum. (f) Members of the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
AK Stat § 44.37.067 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 37. Department of Natural Resources|Article 2. Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission.|Sec. 44.37.067. Powers and duties.

(a) The commission shall (1) recommend goals and priorities for seismic hazard mitigation to the public and private sectors; (2) recommend policies to the governor and the legislature, including needed research, mapping, and monitoring programs; (3) offer advice on coordinating disaster preparedness and seismic hazard mitigation activities of government at all levels, review the practices for recovery and reconstruction after a major earthquake, and recommend improvements to mitigate losses from similar future events; (4) gather, analyze, and disseminate information of general interest on seismic hazard mitigation; (5) establish and maintain necessary working relationships with other public and private agencies; (6) review predictions and warnings issued by the federal government, research institutions, and other organizations and persons and suggest appropriate responses at the state and local levels; and (7) review proposed seismic hazard notifications and supporting information from state agencies, evaluate possible socioeconomic consequences, recommend that the governor issue formal seismic hazard notifications when appropriate, and advise state and local agencies of appropriate responses. (b) The commission may (1) advise the governor and the legislature on disaster preparedness and seismic hazard mitigation and on budgets for those activities and may recommend legislation or policies to improve disaster preparedness or seismic hazard mitigation; (2) conduct public hearings; (3) appoint committees from its membership and appoint external advisory committees of ex-officio members; and (4) accept grants, contributions, and appropriations from public agencies, private foundations, and individuals.
AK Stat § 44.37.069 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 37. Department of Natural Resources|Article 2. Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission.|Sec. 44.37.069. Definitions.

In AS 44.37.065 - 44.37.069, (1) “commission” means the Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission; (2) “disaster preparedness” means establishing plans and programs for responding to and distributing funds to alleviate losses from a disaster as defined in AS 26.23.900; (3) “seismic hazard” means an earthquake-induced geologic condition that is a potential danger to life and property; in this paragraph, “geologic condition” includes strong ground shaking, landslide, avalanche, liquefaction, tsunami inundation, fault displacement, and subsidence; (4) “seismic hazard mitigation” or “mitigation” mean activities that prevent or alleviate the harmful effects of seismic hazards to persons and property, including identification and evaluation of the seismic hazards, assessment of the risks, and implementation of measures to reduce potential losses before a damaging event occurs; (5) “tsunami” means a large ocean wave produced by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
AK Stat § 44.42.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.010. Commissioner of transportation and public facilities.

The principal executive officer of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is the commissioner of transportation and public facilities.
AK Stat § 44.42.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.030. Regulations.

The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement, interpret, or make more specific its powers and duties.
AK Stat § 44.42.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.040. Departmental organization.

The commissioner shall establish regions within the state. The functions of the department within each region shall be performed, to the maximum extent feasible, through a regional office. Each regional office shall be directed by a regional transportation and public facilities director appointed by the commissioner.
AK Stat § 44.42.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.050. State transportation plan.

(a) The commissioner shall develop a comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. The commissioner shall incorporate the comprehensive long-range plan prepared under AS 19.65.011 into the plan developed under this section. The plan may be developed in multiple documents that address logical components, including geographic areas, modes of transportation, transportation corridors, systems, and other distinct subjects relevant to transportation planning. The components of the plan shall be revised as the commissioner determines appropriate. In developing and revising the state plan, the commissioner shall conform to the requirements for the eligibility and use of federal and other funds, as applicable. Upon approval of each component of the plan by the commissioner, the commissioner shall transmit notice of the approval of that component to the governor and to the legislature. (b) In developing and revising the plan, the commissioner shall seek public review and evaluation by any reasonable means and may (1) consult and cooperate with officials and representatives of the federal government, other governments, interstate commissions and authorities, local agencies and authorities, interested corporations and other organizations concerning problems affecting transportation in the state; and (2) request from an agency or other unit of the state government or of a political subdivision of it, or from a public authority, the assistance and data that may be necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out responsibilities under this section; every such entity shall provide the assistance and data requested. (c) Copies of the plan, as revised, shall be kept on file as a public document in the office of the commissioner and at each regional office of the department. (d) The commissioner shall develop a list of projects scheduled for design, construction, or other necessary activities for a period of not less than two years that is consistent with the plan developed under (a) of this section. The list of projects is in addition to the long-range plan required by (a) of this section. The list of projects must include an estimate of federal, state, and other funds anticipated to be received to fund the projects and a description, location, and itemization of the estimated cost for each project and the total cost of all projects. (e) In evaluating new highways, airports, terminals, ferries, and other major components for inclusion in the plan, the commissioner shall prepare a cost-effectiveness analysis using a consistent methodology. A cost-effectiveness analysis is not required for a project that involves the rehabilitation and maintenance of an existing transportation system or that primarily serves local transportation needs.
AK Stat § 44.42.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.060. Grants to the department.

The commissioner may apply for and accept, on behalf of the state, grants from the federal government or an agency of it, or from another state, a foundation, or any person, for any of the functions or purposes of the department.
AK Stat § 44.42.065 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.065. Conservation of energy in public buildings.

(a) The department shall, at least once every seven years, perform an energy audit of each public building. (b) The department shall include in each energy audit required by (a) of this section recommendations for corrective measures to improve the energy efficiency and to minimize the life-cycle cost of the public building surveyed. These measures may include (1) energy conservation measures, (2) measures involving solar technology and other alternative energy systems, (3) energy management, and (4) maintenance and operating procedures and energy-related modifications. In recommending the corrective measures, the department shall give priority to changes in maintenance and operating procedures over measures requiring substantial structural modification or installation of equipment. (c) In this section, “energy audit” means a determination of (1) the energy consumption characteristics of a building, including the size, type, and rate of energy consumption of major energy-consuming systems of the building and the climate characterizing the region where the building is located; and (2) a determination of the energy conservation and cost savings likely to result from appropriate energy-conserving maintenance and operating procedures and modifications, including the purchase and installation of energy-related fixtures.
AK Stat § 44.42.067 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.067. Retrofits and new construction for energy efficiency; energy efficiency report.

(a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the department shall work with other state agencies to retrofit at least 25 percent of all public facilities, starting with those it determines are the least energy efficient, if the department determines that retrofitting the public facilities will result in a net savings in energy costs to the state within 15 years after completion of the retrofits for a public facility and if funding for the retrofits is available. (b) A retrofit or deferred maintenance of a public facility performed under this section, to the extent feasible, shall meet or exceed the most recently published edition of the ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. (c) New construction of a public facility under this section shall meet or exceed the most recently published edition of the ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, Energy Standard for Buildings Except for Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as published by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers. (d) Not later than January 1 of each year, the department, in consultation with the Department of Administration, shall submit a report to the legislature detailing the department's progress in meeting the requirements of this section to reduce state energy consumption and costs and carrying out the duties listed in AS 44.42.020 as they relate to energy use. The department shall include in the report an analysis of the consumption and expense data recorded by the office of management and budget under AS 37.07.040, comparing energy consumption levels in each year with past years to determine if reductions are being achieved. (e) In this section, “public facility” means a facility owned and controlled by the state for government or public use that is 10,000 square feet or more and is not a legislative building or court building.
AK Stat § 44.42.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.070. Limitation on transportation facilities.

The department shall consult with the appropriate officials of other departments regarding environmental risks and economic and social considerations that may arise by reason of the location, design, construction, or reconstruction of a transportation facility.
AK Stat § 44.42.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 1. Department Organization and Functions.|Sec. 44.42.085. Comprehensive long-range community and public transportation plan.

(a) The commissioner shall (1) prepare a comprehensive long-range plan for the development and improvement of coordinated community and public transportation; and (2) revise and update the plan at intervals determined by the commissioner. (b) The department shall submit the comprehensive long-range plan and revisions and updates of the plan to the governor and the legislature.
AK Stat § 44.42.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.200. Aviation Advisory Board.

The Aviation Advisory Board is established in the department.
AK Stat § 44.42.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.210. Purpose of the board.

(a) The purpose of the board is to advise and provide recommendations to the commissioner on public policy related to the department's exercise of its aviation functions assigned by law. (b) Before filling, on a permanent basis, the position of chief administrative officer of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport or the Fairbanks International Airport, the commissioner shall consult with the board concerning candidates to fill the position.
AK Stat § 44.42.220 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.220. Meetings; hearings; records.

(a) The board shall meet at least once each year as requested by the commissioner, or more frequently as determined appropriate by the chair of the board, to carry out its advisory functions. The board may hold public hearings and use other means to solicit information from the public and other interested persons necessary to carry out its advisory functions. Meetings of the board are subject to AS AS 44.62.310 - 44.62.319 (Open Meetings Act). (b) Records of the board are subject to AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120.
AK Stat § 44.42.230 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.230. Composition of the board.

(a) The Aviation Advisory Board consists of the following 11 members, who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor: (1) a member who represents a statewide trade association of air carriers doing business in diverse regions of the state and serving both rural and international airports; (2) a member who represents a statewide membership organization of pilots, aircraft owners, and other aviation supporters, organized to promote noncommercial aviation in the state; (3) a member who represents air carriers signatory to the Alaska international airport system operating agreement; (4) a member who owns or is employed by a regional air carrier in the state; (5) a member who is a community leader residing in the unorganized borough of the state; (6) a member who represents the mayor of the Municipality of Anchorage; (7) a member who jointly represents the mayors of the City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough; (8) a member who represents the tenants of the Alaska international airport system, but does not represent an air carrier; (9) a member who represents an air carrier engaged exclusively in the air cargo business in the state; and (10) two members who represent other interests that the governor determines appropriate to advise on aviation activities in the state. (b) To provide geographic balance on the board, the governor shall appoint at least one member from each of the four judicial districts of the state. (c) The governor shall designate a member of the board to serve as chair of the board, or, at the governor's request, the board shall elect a chair from among its members who are not state officers or employees. (d) Members of the board are appointed for staggered three-year terms and serve until a successor is appointed. A member appointed to fill a vacancy on the board serves for the remainder of the unexpired term of the member whose vacancy is being filled.
AK Stat § 44.42.240 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.240. Compensation, transportation expenses, and per diem.

Board members receive no compensation as members of the board. Board members who are not state officers or employees are entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as provided in AS 39.20.180 for members of state boards and commissions.
AK Stat § 44.42.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 2. Aviation Advisory Board.|Sec. 44.42.290. Definitions.

In AS 44.42.200 - 44.42.290, (1) “Alaska international airport system” means the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport; (2) “board” means the Aviation Advisory Board established in AS 44.42.200.
AK Stat § 44.42.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 3. Certain Federal Highway Programs.|Sec. 44.42.300. Participation in certain federal highway programs.

(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.
AK Stat § 44.42.430 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 4. Use of Materials Containing Naturally Occurring Asbestos.|Sec. 44.42.430. Definitions.

In AS 44.42.400 - 44.42.430, (1) “contractor” means the principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, the person having legal authority for the design and construction of the project; (2) “naturally occurring asbestos” means chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, fibrous tremolite, fibrous anthophyllite, and fibrous actinolite asbestos-containing material that has not been processed in an asbestos mill and that, when tested using a bulk method prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by regulation, is determined to have a content equal to or greater than 0.25 percent naturally occurring asbestos by mass.
AK Stat § 44.42.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 42. Department of Transportation and Public Facilities|Article 5. General Provisions.|Sec. 44.42.900. Definitions.

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.
AK Stat § 44.46.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 46. Department of Environmental Conservation|Article 1. Organization.|Sec. 44.46.010. Commissioner of environmental conservation.

The principal executive officer of the Department of Environmental Conservation is the commissioner of environmental conservation.