reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
AK Stat § 37.15.935 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 15. Bonding|Article 8. Pension Obligation Bonds.|Sec. 37.15.935. Refunding.

(a) The committee may refund the bonds or any part of them at or before their maturities or redemption dates by the issuance of refunding bonds of the state if the state bond rating is the equivalent of AA- or better and if, in the opinion of the committee, refunding is advantageous to and in the best interest of the state and its inhabitants. (b) The issuance of refunding bonds need not be authorized by the voters of the state or by an act of the legislature. The committee shall adopt the resolution or resolutions and prepare all other documents and proceedings necessary for the issuance, exchange or sale, and delivery of the refunding bonds. All provisions of AS 37.15.900 - 37.15.955 are applicable to the refunding bonds and to the issuance, sale, or exchange of them, except as otherwise provided in this section. (c) Refunding bonds may be issued in a principal amount sufficient to provide money for the advance or current refunding of all bonds to be refunded and interest on the refunded bonds and, in addition, for the payment of all costs of issuance and administration of the refunding bonds. These expenses also include the difference in amount between the par value of the refunding bonds and any amount less than par for which the refunding bonds are sold; the premium, if any, necessary to be paid to call or retire the outstanding bonds and the interest accruing on them to the date of the call or retirement; and other of these costs. The committee is authorized to incur expenses to carry out this section. (d) The committee may contract with a refunding trustee to hold the proceeds of refunding bonds in trust until the proceeds, together with earnings on the proceeds, are applied to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds to be refunded. Until the refunding bond proceeds are applied, the proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States or an agency or corporation of the United States whose obligations constitute direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, the United States.
AK Stat § 37.15.940 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 15. Bonding|Article 8. Pension Obligation Bonds.|Sec. 37.15.940. Bonds as legal investments.

The bonds are legal investments for all banks, trust companies, savings banks, savings and loan associations, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, trustees, and other fiduciaries. The bonds may be accepted as security for deposits of all money of the state and its political subdivisions.
AK Stat § 37.15.945 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 15. Bonding|Article 8. Pension Obligation Bonds.|Sec. 37.15.945. Statutory construction.

AS 37.15.900 - 37.15.955 shall be liberally construed to carry out the purposes for which they were enacted.
AK Stat § 37.15.950 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 15. Bonding|Article 8. Pension Obligation Bonds.|Sec. 37.15.950. Regulations.

The committee may adopt regulations necessary to implement the provisions of AS 37.15.900 - 37.15.955.
AK Stat § 37.15.955 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 15. Bonding|Article 8. Pension Obligation Bonds.|Sec. 37.15.955. Definitions.

In AS 37.15.900 - 37.15.955, (1) “bond redemption fund” means the pension obligation bond redemption fund established in AS 37.15.905; (2) “bond resolution” means a resolution or resolutions adopted by the committee under AS 37.15.915 authorizing the issuance of bonds; (3) “bonds” means the pension obligation bonds authorized in AS 37.15.900 - 37.15.955; (4) “committee” means the state bond committee created in AS 37.15.110 or any other committee, body, department, or officer of the state that succeeds to the rights, powers, duties, and obligations of the state bond committee by law; (5) “costs of issuance and administration” means all costs associated with issuance and administration of pension obligation bonds and refunding bonds, including costs of bond printing, official statements, financial advisors, travel costs, rating agencies, bond insurance, letters and lines of credit for credit enhancement, underwriters, legal services, paying agents, bond registrars, bond and escrow trustees, arbitrage rebate, and all other costs, including administrative costs, both direct and indirect.
AK Stat § 38.04.005 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 1. Public and Private Land Use.|Sec. 38.04.005. Policy.

(a) In order to provide for maximum use of state land consistent with the public interest, it is the policy of the State of Alaska to plan and manage state-owned land to establish a balanced combination of land available for both public and private purposes. The choice of land best suited for public and private use shall be determined through the inventory, planning, and classification processes set out in AS 38.04.060 - 38.04.070. (b) In classifying and making state land available for private use and settlement purposes, the director shall consider the natural resources and conditions present on the land and shall seek to minimize the adverse effect of private settlement on wildlife, fishery, mineral, timber, and other significant resources of the land; the director shall also make adequate provision for public open space which is accessible to communities so that natural areas are easily reached from all communities and settled areas. The amount of that land shall be sufficient to meet existing and projected needs for accessible public recreation land. Special care shall be taken to preserve public access to public water and to retain state ownership of sufficient land which combine high value for recreation and other public purposes with accessibility to settled areas. This classification for public purposes does not constitute dedication to open space, but the division's management of land so classified shall be in a manner to preserve the identified values. (c) In allocating land for private use and public retention, the requirements of future generations shall be considered. To this end, a supply of state land of a variety of types and locations shall be reserved to provide an opportunity for future decisions. (d) Private land use rights are integral to the material well-being of the people of Alaska and our society. (e) The involvement of a proximately located municipality and of local residents is essential in classifying and making state land available for private use and settlement. The director shall, when appropriate, hold public meetings in the communities most affected by the disposal to solicit the views of the residents of the communities affected. (f) Land owned by the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska is not subject to the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 38.04.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 1. Public and Private Land Use.|Sec. 38.04.010. Public interest in making land available for private use.

(a) The primary public interest in conveying rights to state land surface to private parties is to make them available to individuals and other persons for direct use in areas classified as suitable for these purposes. In making state land available for private use, the director shall seek to guide year-round settlement to areas where public services already exist, or can be extended with reasonable economy, or where development of a viable economic base is probable. (b) State land that is located beyond the range of existing schools and other necessary public services, or that is located where development of sources of employment is improbable, may be made available for seasonal recreational purposes or for low density settlement. The seasonal recreation use or low density settlement shall have sufficient separation between residences so that public services will not be necessary or expected. The availability of timber, firewood, and water resources shall be considered in determining separation between residences. By considering the availability of timber, firewood, and water under this subsection or in making any disposal decision, the state does not by virtue of that consideration imply any right of the person receiving the disposal to an exclusive or other right to the timber, firewood, or water, that the state will not make any other disposals in the area, or that any disposals made will be limited in type or any other manner.
AK Stat § 38.04.015 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 1. Public and Private Land Use.|Sec. 38.04.015. Public interest in retaining state land in public ownership.

The primary public interests in retaining areas of state land surface in public ownership are (1) to make them available on a sustained-yield basis for a variety of beneficial uses including subsistence, energy development, aquaculture, forestry, grazing, sport hunting and fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, and other activities of a type which can generally be made available to more people and conducted more successfully if the land is in public rather than private ownership; (2) to facilitate mining and mineral leasing by managing appropriate public land for surface uses which are compatible with subsurface uses; (3) to protect critical wildlife habitat and areas of special scenic, recreational, scientific, or other environmental concern; (4) to restrict development in hazardous locations such as floodplains and avalanche zones; and (5) to guide the location of settlement and development to minimize public costs and maximize social and economic benefits.
AK Stat § 38.04.022 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.022. State land disposal income fund.

(a) The revenue from the state land disposal program shall be deposited in the state land disposal income fund in the state treasury. On June 30 of each fiscal year, the portion of that fund that exceeds $5,000,000 shall be deposited in the state general fund. The legislature may appropriate money from the state land disposal income fund for expenditure by the Department of Natural Resources for necessary costs incurred by the commissioner in the implementation of state land disposal programs authorized under this title or for any other public purpose. (b) Within five days after the legislature convenes in regular session, the Department of Natural Resources shall notify the legislature that a report reflecting all money deposited in the fund established under (a) of this section during the prior fiscal year is available.
AK Stat § 38.04.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.030. Land availability programs.

Programs that may be used by the director to make the state's land surface available for private use under AS 38.04.020 - 38.04.055 include sale of whole or partial rights to the fee simple estate, including conveyance of agricultural use rights; leasing; open-to-entry; homesiting; homesteading; permitting for construction and occupation of cabins in isolated locations on land retained in state ownership; and other methods as provided by law. However, agricultural use rights may be conveyed only after consulting with the Board of Agriculture and Conservation.
AK Stat § 38.04.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.035. Criteria for program selection.

In determining which land availability program is appropriate for state land in different locations, the director shall be guided by the following criteria: (1) to cover public costs associated with private land use and to provide the public with a fair return for publicly owned property, conveyance of state land to private parties shall be at fair market value except where otherwise authorized by statute, or by an administrative regulation the adoption of which is specifically permitted by statute; (2) sale or lease programs should be used where land is readily accessible to a major community center or where, because of a prime location on waterfront or a transportation route or some other location characteristic, land has relatively high real estate value; (3) sale programs are preferred but lease programs may be used (A) where special land use controls are required and there is a high public interest in having certain types of land used for particular purposes; (B) when the intended use is a temporary one; (C) in commercial or industrial situations when a leasehold can provide cash flow advantages to the lessee; (D) when a unique location with special public values is involved, as in a deep water port, hydroelectric site, or aquaculture facility; (E) where current demand for private use is high, but projections suggest that, in the future, the land may be more valuable for public use, as in accessible waterfront recreation areas; (4) limited or conditional title may be granted when the state's best interest so dictates; among other things, title limitations may include grants of agricultural interest only, retention of development rights, and retention of scenic or other easements; a conditional title may be tied to a development schedule or other standards of performance.
AK Stat § 38.04.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.045. Survey and subdivision.

(a) [Repealed, § 88 ch 152 SLA 1984.] (b) Before the issuance of a long-term lease under AS 38.05.070 or of a patent for state land, an official cadastral survey shall be accomplished, unless a comparable, approved survey exists that has been conducted by the federal Bureau of Land Management. Before land may be offered under AS 38.08 or AS 38.09, or before land may be offered under AS 38.05.055 or 38.05.057, except land that is classified for agricultural uses, an official rectangular survey grid shall be established. The rectangular survey section corner positions shall be monumented and shown on a cadastral survey plat approved by the state. For those areas where the state may wish to convey surface estate outside of an official rectangular survey grid, the commissioner may waive monumentation of individual section corner positions and substitute an official control survey with control points being monumented and shown on control survey plats approved by the state. The commissioner may not issue more than one conveyance for each section within a township outside of an official rectangular survey grid. Land to be conveyed may not be located more than two miles from an official survey control monument except that the commissioner may waive this requirement on a determination that a single purpose use does not justify the requirement if the existing status of the land is known with reasonable certainty. The lots and tracts in state subdivisions shall be monumented and the cadastral survey and plats for the subdivision shall be approved by the state. Where land is located within a municipality with planning, platting, and zoning powers, plats for state subdivisions shall comply with local ordinances and regulations in the same manner and to the same extent as plats for subdivisions by other landowners. State subdivisions shall be filed and recorded in the district recorder's office. The requirements of this section do not apply to land made available for material sales, for short-term leases, for parcels adjoining a surveyed right-of-way, or for land that has been open to random staking under the homestead program in the past; however, for short-term leases, the lessee shall comply with local subdivision ordinances unless waived by the municipality under procedures specified by ordinance. In this subsection, “a single purpose use” includes a communication site, an aid to navigation, and a park site.
AK Stat § 38.04.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.050. Access to private use areas.

Wherever state land is surveyed for purposes of private use, legal rights-of-way and easements shall be reserved for access and, where appropriate, for utility services to each parcel of land. A right-of-way or easement shall be located to assure adequate and feasible access for the purposes for which the right-of-way or easement was intended. Where necessary and appropriate for the use intended or where required by local subdivision ordinances, the director shall arrange for the development of surface access as part of the land availability program. The direct cost of local access development shall be borne by the recipient of the land unless otherwise provided by state statutes or regulations.
AK Stat § 38.04.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.055. Access through private use areas.

The commissioner shall reserve easements and rights-of-way on and across land that is made available for private use as necessary to reach or use public water and public and private land. An easement or right-of-way reserved under this section shall include trails that have an established history of use for commerce, recreation, transportation, or providing access to a traditional outdoor activity. In this section, “traditional outdoor activity” has the meaning given in AS 38.04.200.
AK Stat § 38.04.058 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 2. Land Availability for Private Use.|Sec. 38.04.058. Restrictions on easement or right-of-way use.

The commissioner may, under terms agreed to in writing by a grantee, lessee, or interest holder of state land, restrict the use of an easement or right-of-way reserved under AS 38.04.050, 38.04.055, or other law in order to protect public safety or property. The commissioner may not agree to or enforce a restriction under this section unless the restriction is narrowly tailored to achieve the protection of public safety and property while preserving access to the maximum extent practicable and the commissioner makes a written finding identifying how the restriction will protect public safety and public or private property.
AK Stat § 38.04.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 3. Inventory, Planning, and Classification.|Sec. 38.04.060. Inventory.

(a) The commissioner shall prepare and maintain on a continuing basis an inventory of all state land and water and their resource and other values, giving priority to areas of potential settlement, economic development, and critical environmental concern. This inventory shall be kept current so as to reflect changes in conditions and to identify new and emerging resource and other values. (b) The commissioner's inventory must include land and water under interagency assignment of land management authority and land and water proposed for such an assignment. That land and water must be reviewed at regular intervals to analyze current and proposed uses as these uses relate to alternative uses for all or part of the land and to determine the uses which best provide for the public interest. (c) As funds and manpower are made available, the commissioner shall provide local and federal governments and major private landowners with data from the inventory for the purpose of planning and managing the uses of land in proximity to state land.
AK Stat § 38.04.062 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 38. Public Land|Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface|Article 3. Inventory, Planning, and Classification.|Sec. 38.04.062. Identification of state submerged land.

(a) Except as provided in (f) of this section, the state owns all submerged land underlying navigable water to which title passed to the state at the time the state achieved statehood under the equal footing doctrine or 43 U.S.C. 1301 - 1315 (Submerged Lands Act of 1953). (b) The commissioner shall compile, maintain, and make public a list and map of all water in the state that the commissioner, the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, or a state or federal court determines was navigable water at the time the state achieved statehood. The submerged land underlying that navigable water shall be included in the inventory of state land prepared under AS 38.04.060. (c) The commissioner shall also maintain and make public a list of all water in the state that the commissioner determines, in consultation with the commissioner of fish and game, was nonnavigable at the time the state achieved statehood. (d) Water not included on the lists described in (b) or (c) of this section is not considered either navigable or nonnavigable until the commissioner has made a determination as to its navigability at the time the state achieved statehood. In addition, the commissioner may make corrections and alterations to the lists described in (b) and (c) of this section to maintain the accuracy of each list. (e) A determination made by the commissioner under this section (1) does not create an interest in or right of entry onto any real property that does not otherwise exist under state law; (2) may not be recorded; and (3) does not constitute final agency action. (f) Submerged land that the state conveyed under AS 38.05.820 and 38.05.825 is not subject to the state's assertion of ownership under (a) of this section. (g) In this section, (1) “navigable water” means water that, at the time the state achieved statehood, was used, or was susceptible of being used, in its ordinary condition as a highway for commerce over which trade and travel were or could have been conducted in the customary modes of trade and travel on water; the use or potential use does not need to have been without difficulty, extensive, or long and continuous; (2) “nonnavigable water” means surface water that was not navigable water at the time the state achieved statehood.