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AK Stat § 37.05.610 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 6. Special Funds.|Sec. 37.05.610. Alaska affordable energy fund.

(a) The Alaska affordable energy fund is created as a special account in the general fund. The fund consists of the amount determined and deposited in the fund under (b) of this section and interest earned on the fund balance. The purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which the legislature may appropriate money to develop infrastructure to deliver energy to areas of the state that are not expected to have or do not have direct access to a North Slope natural gas pipeline. (b) The amount to be deposited in (a) of this section is 20 percent of the revenue received from the state's royalty gas transported in an Alaska liquefied natural gas project that remains after the payment to the Alaska permanent fund under AS 37.13.010. (c) The legislature may make appropriations from the Alaska affordable energy fund for the purpose described in (a) of this section. (d) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (e) In this section, (1) “Alaska liquefied natural gas project” has the meaning given in AS 31.25.390; (2) “North Slope natural gas pipeline” has the meaning given in AS 42.06.630.
AK Stat § 37.05.800 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 7. Miscellaneous Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.800. Restriction on use of state money for residential contracting.

(a) The state may not grant or loan money or purchase a loan for the construction or alteration of a privately-owned residential structure of one to four units unless the grant or loan requires the construction or alteration to be undertaken by a residential contractor with an endorsement issued under AS 08.18. In this subsection, “alteration” means changes that have a value greater than 25 percent of the value of the structure being altered. (b) The restriction of (a) of this section does not apply to a state loan or grant or purchase of a loan made for work described in AS 08.18.161 that is exempt from the requirements of AS 08.18.
AK Stat § 37.05.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 8. General Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.900. Interpretation of chapter.

This chapter shall be construed as supplemental to all other state laws not in conflict with it. If a section or part of a section of this chapter is in conflict with federal requirements for a program for which federal grant-in-aid funds are available, the section or part to the extent of the conflict is inoperative.
AK Stat § 37.05.910 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 8. General Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.910. Applicability to University of Alaska.

The commissioner of administration may delegate the performance of the functions under this chapter as they relate to the university to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska and set out the criteria and guidelines which shall be followed. The commissioner shall direct necessary stipulations and exercise monitoring responsibility for conformance through the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska.
AK Stat § 37.05.920 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 8. General Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.920. Fiscal year.

The fiscal year of the state begins on July 1 of each year and ends at midnight on the following June 30. The accounts of the Department of Administration, the Department of Revenue, and all other state officers whose accounts are in any way connected with the treasury shall be kept, and all duties performed with reference to the beginning and ending of the fiscal year.
AK Stat § 37.05.990 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 8. General Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.990. Definitions for chapter.

In this chapter, (1) “fiscal year,” “budget year,” “accounting year,” or similar term means a year beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year; (2) “state agency,” “agency,” “department,” or similar term means a department, office, institution, board, commission, bureau, division, or other administrative unit forming the state government, and includes the Alaska Pioneers' Home, the Alaska Veterans' Home, and the University of Alaska.
AK Stat § 37.05.995 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 05. Fiscal Procedures Act|Article 8. General Provisions.|Sec. 37.05.995. Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Fiscal Procedures Act.
AK Stat § 37.10.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 1. Custodians of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.010. Disbursements.

The Department of Administration shall (1) disburse money only upon vouchers certified by the department, establishment, or agency concerned, or an officer or employee of it authorized in writing to certify the vouchers; (2) make an examination of vouchers necessary to ascertain whether they are in proper form, certified and approved, computed on the basis of the facts certified; and (3) be held accountable accordingly.
AK Stat § 37.10.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 1. Custodians of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.020. Vouchers to be approved by administrative officer.

A voucher arising from the conduct of an office or administration of the state shall be approved by the administrative officer before reference to the Department of Administration for payment.
AK Stat § 37.10.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 1. Custodians of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.030. Responsibility of officer or employee approving or certifying voucher.

(a) The officer or employee approving or certifying a voucher (1) is responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fund involved; (2) shall give bond in the form and manner prescribed by AS 39.15 to the state, and approved by the Department of Administration, in an amount fixed by the head of the department, agency, or establishment concerned, under standards prescribed by the Department of Administration; the premium on the bond shall be paid from funds made available for the administrative costs of the department, agency, or establishment concerned; officers already bonded under other provisions of law for the faithful performance of their duties are not required to give additional bond; and (3) shall be held accountable for and required to make good to the state the amount of an illegal, improper, or incorrect payment resulting from a false, inaccurate, or misleading certificate made by the officer or employee, or a payment prohibited by law or which does not represent a legal obligation under the appropriation or fund involved. (b) In (a) of this section, an approval or certification of a voucher is effective when an authorized person uses a password assigned by the department if the certification or the voucher itself is prepared and recorded by using an electronic accounting device that is a part of the computerized state accounting systems.
AK Stat § 37.10.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 1. Custodians of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.040. Enforcement of liability.

The liability of a certifying officer or employee is enforced in the same manner as provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of a disbursing and other accountable officer.
AK Stat § 37.10.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 2. Charges for State Services; Accounting.|Sec. 37.10.050. Charges by state agencies; collection, accounting, and deposit of state money.

(a) A state agency may not charge a fee for the provision of state services unless the fee (1) is set or otherwise authorized by statute; and (2) where a regulation is necessary, is set by or provided for in a regulation that meets the standards of AS 44.62.020 and 44.62.030. Unless specifically exempted by statute, a state agency authorized to collect or receive fees, licenses, taxes, or other money belonging to the state shall account for and remit the receipts, less fees to which the collector is entitled by statute or regulation, to the Department of Revenue at least once each month. The commissioner of administration shall separately account under AS 37.05.142 for receipts deposited under this subsection. A fee or other charge that is set by regulation may not exceed the estimated actual costs of the state agency in administering the activity or providing the service unless otherwise provided by the statute under which the regulation is adopted; however, this limitation does not apply to sale or lease of property by a state agency, fees charged by a resource agency for a designated regulatory service as defined in AS 37.10.058, fees adopted by the Department of Natural Resources under AS 41.21.026(f), AS 44.37.025, and 44.37.027, or fees, rents, tolls, and other charges established or levied by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for the use of the Knik Arm bridge and appurtenant facilities. (b) Money collected for the state shall be deposited by the collector in the nearest bank to the account of the Department of Revenue when the Department of Revenue directs this to be done. (c) Except as provided in AS 37.10.052(a), each state agency shall annually review fees collected by the agency. By October 1, each state agency shall submit a report to the office of management and budget regarding existing fee levels set by the agency by regulation and adjustments made to fee levels by the agency during the previous fiscal year, and recommended adjustments in fees set by statute that the agency collects. Each year by December 15, the office of management and budget shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee summarizing the reports and recommendations and the extent to which the fee adjustments have been incorporated in the governor's budget. Within five days after the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the committee shall prepare a report on the status of fee regulations and making recommendations for changes in regulations or statutes as appropriate. The committee shall notify the legislature that the report is available.
AK Stat § 37.10.054 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 2. Charges for State Services; Accounting.|Sec. 37.10.054. Invoices for designated regulatory services.

(a) Unless a negotiated service agreement reached under AS 37.10.052(b) or (c) provides otherwise, a resource agency charging a fee for providing a designated regulatory service other than a standard designated regulatory service for which a fixed fee has been established under AS 37.10.052(a) shall, on a monthly basis, provide the person who will be billed for the service with an invoice for services performed during that month. The invoice must be reasonably convenient to the reader, and reasonably susceptible to audit. The invoice must set out, in time increments of not greater than one-quarter hour for each employee, and separately for each expenditure, the purpose of the time or expenditure in sufficient detail to permit a reasonable person to determine whether the time or cost was an actual and reasonable direct cost. (b) If a person believes that an invoice rendered under (a) of this section exceeds the actual and reasonable direct cost of providing the designated regulatory service, the person may, within 30 days after receiving the invoice, request that the resource agency review the invoice. The resource agency shall review the invoice under the standards of this section and issue its final decision on the invoice within 30 days of receipt of a request for review.
AK Stat § 37.10.056 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 2. Charges for State Services; Accounting.|Sec. 37.10.056. Petitions to adopt regulations.

A person requiring a designated regulatory service from a resource agency may petition the resource agency under AS 44.62.220 and 44.62.230 to adopt regulations that would establish, for a category of designated regulatory services, a fixed fee that is (1) confined to the distinct economic sector in which the petitioner is or proposes to be engaged; (2) where necessary, limited by geography, facility size or capacity, or other relevant factors so as to provide a reasonable assurance that only similarly situated regulatory services, with respect to cost, are included within the fixed fee; (3) likely to be used by the resource agency more than once; and (4) based on the average reasonable direct cost incurred by the agency in providing the designated regulatory service.
AK Stat § 37.10.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 2. Charges for State Services; Accounting.|Sec. 37.10.060. Department of Revenue to deposit money in state treasury.

All fees and receipts received by the Department of Revenue from any source shall be deposited in the state treasury at least once each month, and credited by the department to the proper fund.
AK Stat § 37.10.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.070. Investment of residual money.

(a) The commissioner shall invest, as set out in AS 37.10.071, the money in the state treasury above an amount sufficient to meet immediate expenditure needs. In managing the invested assets, the commissioner shall (1) consider the status of the assets and liabilities on both a current and a probable future basis; (2) determine the appropriate investment objectives; (3) establish investment policies to achieve the objectives; and (4) act only in regard to the best financial interests of the state. (b) The commissioner may invest on the basis of probable total rate of return without regard to the distinction between principal and income and without regard to the generation of income. (c) In this section, “commissioner” means the commissioner of revenue.
AK Stat § 37.10.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.075. Deposit of state funds.

(a) When the commissioner of revenue determines that there are funds in the state treasury that are not being used for the purposes provided for in AS 37.10.070, they may be deposited in financial institutions. Collateral may be required by the commissioner to secure state deposits provided for under this section. (b) The commissioner of revenue may require the banks in which state funds are deposited under a time deposit agreement to pay at least a minimum interest rate to be fixed by the Department of Revenue, and this interest when paid shall be deposited in the general fund or in the other funds that are established by law. (c) This section does not prohibit the Department of Revenue from depositing the funds that it considers necessary for the proper conduct of the office in solvent banks outside the state under the terms and conditions provided in this section. (d) The Department of Revenue may deposit funds in banks inside or outside the state without requiring those banks in which the funds are deposited to pay interest on the deposits. It is the intention of the legislature that the department may compensate the banks for handling state disbursements in a manner determined by the commissioner of revenue to be in the best interests of the state. (e) Banks holding state deposits shall, as a condition of retaining those deposits, submit all information concerning the deposits and other relevant matters that may be requested by the commissioner.
AK Stat § 37.10.078 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.078. Prohibited deposits and investments in certain banks.

The commissioner of revenue may not make investments or deposits with a bank doing business in Alaska that has a general practice of (1) charging a fee for handling disbursements issued by the state; or (2) refusing to handle disbursements issued by the state.
AK Stat § 37.10.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.085. Financial aid to corporations by state or political subdivision.

(a) Except as provided in AS 14.40.458, (c) or (d) of this section, or AS 37.10.089, neither the state nor a political subdivision of the state may (1) make a subscription to the capital stock of a corporation; (2) lend its credit for the use of a corporation; or (3) borrow money for the use of a corporation. (b) This section does not apply to debt issued by a municipality or a municipal joint insurance arrangement under AS 21.76.120. (c) To the extent that the political subdivision is authorized to acquire, own, or operate a public utility, it may exercise that power by acquiring and owning, in a manner consistent with law, all of the capital stock of a corporation that owns or operates a public utility. The political subdivision's authority with respect to lending its credit and borrowing money for the use of the corporation is the same as if the political subdivision had acquired the assets of the corporation. (d) This section does not apply to investments of the assets of the public employees' retirement system established under AS 39.35 or the teachers' retirement system established under AS 14.25, to the extent the investments are made in the stocks, bonds, and other securities of (1) a corporation licensed under AS 10.13; or (2) a corporation attempting to become licensed under AS 10.13 if the corporation intends to use the proceeds to fulfill the tasks necessary to become licensed under AS 10.13.
AK Stat § 37.10.087 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.087. Loans to bond construction funds.

(a) (1) When a construction fund or account established to receive the proceeds of state general obligation bonds is temporarily exhausted, the commissioner of administration on recommendation of the state bond committee may temporarily transfer money from the general fund to the bond construction fund or account. (2) If the amount of the transfer exceeds 25 percent of the amount authorized for the general obligation bonds, the commissioner of administration shall obtain approval of the transfer from the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee before the transfer. (3) If a temporary transfer has already been made from the general fund to the bond construction fund or account, additional transfers may be made, but the total amount of the outstanding transfers not returned to the general fund under (d) of this section may not exceed 25 percent of the amount authorized for the general obligation bonds without approval from the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. (b) Transfers under (a) of this section may be made only when the commissioner of revenue determines and certifies to the state bond committee that there is in the general fund an amount sufficient to meet current cash expenditure needs of the state. (c) The amount transferred to a construction fund or account under (a) of this section may not exceed anticipated receipts from the unsold general obligation bonds to be issued and the federal programs receipts estimated to be received for the general obligation bond construction program financed from the construction fund or account. (d) Money transferred from the general fund under (a) of this section shall be returned to the general fund within 15 months after the transfer. (e) The commissioner of administration shall notify the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee in writing of a transfer of money from the general fund under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 37.10.088 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 10. Public Funds|Article 3. Investment and Deposit of State Funds.|Sec. 37.10.088. Department of Administration authorized to make advances to the University.

(a) During any fiscal year the Department of Administration may make advances to the University of Alaska against verified receivables from appropriations for grants and contracts from federal or private sources of the university and upon condition that the university reimburse the fund for these advances from funds received by the university from federal or private sources. The advances may not exceed 80 percent of the verified receivables from grants and contracts appropriated from federal or private sources. (b) The total of advances in a fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the total of grants and contracts from federal and private sources appropriated to the university for that fiscal year. The amounts advanced in a fiscal year shall be repaid in full to the department within 120 days following the close of that fiscal year. If the repayment is not made on a timely basis, the department may withhold amounts due from state fund appropriations for the university. (c) The commissioner of administration shall submit a quarterly report of all advances and reimbursements under this section to the Legislative Budget and Audit Committee. (d) The department shall establish the procedure for making advances to the university and for securing reimbursement from the university.