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AK Stat § 42.40.860 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations.|Sec. 42.40.860. Agreements.

(a) The Department of Administration may participate in labor negotiations between the corporation and an organization. The corporation may seek advice of the Department of Administration before entering into a collective bargaining agreement concerning wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. However, the final decision regarding collective bargaining agreements shall be made by the board. (b) Upon the completion of negotiations between an organization and the corporation, if a settlement is reached, the corporation shall reduce it to writing in the form of an agreement. The agreement shall include a grievance procedure that shall have binding arbitration as its final step. Either party to the agreement has a right of action to enforce the agreement by petition to the railroad labor relations agency. (c) The parties to an agreement under this section may agree to terms that specify an expiration date for the agreement. (d) Notwithstanding any provision of AS 42.40.710 - 42.40.890 to the contrary, an agreement between the corporation and an employee bargaining organization that does not contain benefit provisions at least as beneficial to the employee as those provided by AS 39.20.500 - 39.20.550 shall be considered to contain the benefit provisions of those statutes.
AK Stat § 42.40.870 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations.|Sec. 42.40.870. Organization dues and employee benefits; deduction and authorization.

Upon written authorization of an employee within a bargaining unit, the corporation shall deduct from the payroll of the employee the monthly amount of dues, fees, and other employee benefits as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative and shall deliver it to the chief fiscal officer of the exclusive bargaining representative.
AK Stat § 42.40.880 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations.|Sec. 42.40.880. Exemption.

Notwithstanding the provisions of AS 42.40.870, a collective bargaining settlement reached, or agreement entered into, under AS 42.40.860 that incorporates union security provisions, including a union shop or agency shop provision or agreement, shall safeguard the rights of nonassociation of employees having bona fide religious convictions based on tenets or teachings of a church or religious body of which an employee is a member. Upon submission of proper proof of religious conviction to the railroad labor relations agency, the agency shall declare the employee exempt from becoming a member of an organization. The employee shall pay an amount of money equivalent to regular organization dues, initiation fees, and assessments to the organization. Nonpayment of this money subjects the employee to the same penalty as if it were nonpayment of dues. The receiving organization shall contribute an equivalent amount of money to a charity of its choice not affiliated with a religious, labor, or employee organization. The organization shall submit to the railroad labor relations agency proof of contribution.
AK Stat § 42.40.885 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations.|Sec. 42.40.885. Prohibited acts.

(a) The corporation or an employee may not directly or indirectly (1) require or coerce an employee to participate in any way in any activity or undertaking unless the activity or undertaking is related to the performance of official duties; (2) require or coerce an employee to make any report concerning an activity or undertaking of the employee unless the activity or undertaking is related to the performance of official duties; (3) except as directly related to the performance of official duties, require or coerce an employee to submit to an interrogation, examination, or psychological test that is designed to elicit information concerning (A) a personal relationship with a person connected with the employee by blood or marriage; (B) the employee's religious beliefs or practices; (C) sexual matters; (D) the employee's political affiliation or philosophy; (4) coerce an employee to invest or contribute earnings in any manner or for any purpose; (5) restrict or attempt to restrict after-working-hour statements, pronouncements, or other activities, not otherwise prohibited by law or personnel rule, of an employee, if the employee does not purport to speak or act in an official capacity. (b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not diminish the authority of an authorized law enforcement agency to conduct criminal investigations of employees suspected of being involved in criminal activity or to investigate other activity directly related to official railroad business.
AK Stat § 42.40.890 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 9. Personnel and Labor Relations.|Sec. 42.40.890. Definitions for AS 42.40.710 - 42.40.890.

In AS 42.40.710 - 42.40.890, (1) “election” means a proceeding conducted by the labor relations agency in which the employees in a collective bargaining unit cast a secret ballot for collective bargaining representatives, or for any other purpose specified in AS 42.40.710 - 42.40.890; (2) “organization” means a labor or employee organization of any kind in which employees participate and that exists for the primary purpose of dealing with the corporation concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, and conditions of employment; (3) “railroad labor relations agency” means the Alaska labor relations agency established in AS 23.05.360.
AK Stat § 42.40.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.900. Claims.

(a) All claims and lawsuits involving activities of the railroad, including suits in contract, quasi-contract, or tort, shall be brought against the corporation and not against the state. (b) For the purposes of actionable claims, undertakings, payments of judgments, execution, interest, punitive damages, statutes of limitations, bonds, costs, and similar matters related to the presentation and prosecution of claims by and against the corporation, the corporation and its board members and employees enjoy the same rights, privileges, and immunities as the state and state officers. (c) Claims against the corporation are not subject to the provisions of AS 44.77 regarding claims against the state. (d) The corporation is not subject to the provisions of AS 44.80.010, regarding the state as a party to an action.
AK Stat § 42.40.905 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.905. Notice of legal actions.

(a) The corporation shall notify the Department of Law within 30 days before initiating legal action unless special circumstances exist that require immediate legal action to protect the corporation assets or to continue existing service. (b) If notice of legal action is not given under (a) of this section, within seven days of taking action the board shall notify the Department of Law of the action taken and of the special circumstances that exempted the action from the requirements of (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 42.40.910 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.910. Exemption from taxation.

(a) The exercise of the powers granted by this chapter shall be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well-being and prosperity, and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions. Subject to (b) of this section, the real and personal property of the corporation and its assets, income, and receipts are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or a political subdivision of the state. (b) Bonds and notes issued under this chapter are issued by a body corporate and public of the state and for an essential public and governmental purpose. Therefore, the bonds and notes, the interest and income from them, and all fees, charges, funds, revenue, income, and other money pledged or available to pay or secure the payment of the bonds and notes or interest on them, are exempt from taxation except for inheritance, transfer, and estate taxes. (c) This section does not affect or limit an exemption from license fees, property taxes, or excise, income, or other taxes, provided under any other law, nor does it create a tax exemption with respect to the interest of any business enterprise or other person, other than the corporation.
AK Stat § 42.40.915 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.915. Transportation of members of the Alaska organized militia.

To the extent that space is available, the corporation shall provide free transportation on the Alaska Railroad for a member of the Alaska National Guard, the Alaska Naval Militia, or the Alaska State Defense Force who is en route to or from drill, training, or other official militia activities.
AK Stat § 42.40.920 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.920. Application of existing laws.

(a) [Repealed, § 38 ch 168 SLA 1990.]  (b) Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, the following laws do not apply to the operations of the corporation: (1) AS 19; (2) AS 30.15; (3) AS 35; (4) AS 36.30, except as specifically provided in that chapter; (5) AS 37.05, except as specifically provided in AS 37.05.210; (6) AS 37.07; (7) AS 37.10.010 - 37.10.060; (8) AS 37.10.085; (9) AS 37.20; (10) AS 37.25; (11) AS 38; (12) AS 44.62.010 - 44.62.319.
AK Stat § 42.40.930 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.930. Conflicting laws inapplicable.

If provisions of this chapter conflict with the provisions of other state law, the provisions of this chapter prevail. Provisions of this chapter shall be construed so that they do not conflict with 45 U.S.C. 1201 - 1214 (Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982).
AK Stat § 42.40.935 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.935. Railroad facilities code compliance.

(a) Not later than two years after the date of transfer the corporation in consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall develop and adopt a plan to achieve compliance with AS 18.60. The plan shall be implemented and compliance achieved within five years after it is adopted. (b) No later than two years after the date of transfer, the corporation in consultation with the Department of Public Safety and appropriate municipal officials, shall develop and adopt a plan to achieve compliance with building and related safety codes applicable to facilities of the corporation. The plan shall be implemented and compliance achieved within five years after it is adopted. In the sole determination of the commissioner of public safety, any existing building owned or controlled by the corporation that does not present a serious safety hazard and for which compliance would be uneconomical in consideration of its remaining useful life shall be exempted from compliance with state or municipal safety codes.
AK Stat § 42.40.940 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.940. Sale or lease of the railroad.

(a) The governor may provide for the sale or lease of the Alaska Railroad and dissolve the corporation if (1) it can be assured that the railroad will continue to operate after the sale or lease; and (2) under the terms of the sale or lease, the state will receive the amount of money it has spent in connection with the Alaska Railroad. (b) A sale under this section is subject to approval by law.
AK Stat § 42.40.950 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.950. Reversion of assets.

Except as provided in AS 42.40.940, if the corporation ceases to exist its assets revert to the state.
AK Stat § 42.40.980 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.980. Definitions.

In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “board” means the board of directors of the Alaska Railroad Corporation; (2) “bonds” means bonds, bond anticipation notes, notes, refunding bonds, or other obligations; (3) “collective bargaining” means the performance of the mutual obligation of the corporation or its designated representatives and the representatives of the employees to meet at reasonable times, including meetings in advance of the budget making process, and negotiating in good faith with respect to wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment, or the negotiation of an agreement, or negotiation of a question arising under an agreement and the execution of a written contract incorporating an agreement reached if requested by either party, but these obligations do not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession; (4) “corporation” means the Alaska Railroad Corporation; (5) “date of transfer” means the date on which the United States Secretary of Transportation delivers the transfer documents under 45 U.S.C. 1201 - 1214 (Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982); (6) “employees” means all persons employed by the corporation including executive officers; (7) “executive officer” means the corporation's chief executive officer, assistant chief executive officer, assistant to the chief executive officer, chief of administration, superintendent of transportation, manager of marketing and sales, chief engineer, chief mechanical officer, manager of industrial development and real estate, manager of budget and accounting, manager of planning, manager of personnel, manager of supply and procurement, chief of security, manager of operating rules, manager of data processing, manager of strategy, manager of operations planning, manager of supply, manager of procurement, manager of safety, manager of administrative procedure, chief counsel, or, if so designated by the board, any employee who fulfills these management functions under a different title or who exercises a similar or comparable level of responsibility or supervision; (8) “land” means any interest in real property, including tide and submerged land, and any right appurtenant to the interest; (9) “rule” means a standard of general application or the amendment, supplement, revision, or repeal of a standard adopted by the corporation to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by it or to govern its procedure; (10) “terms and conditions of employment” means the hours of employment, the compensation and fringe benefits, and the employer's personnel policies affecting the working conditions of the employees, but does not mean the general policies describing the function and purposes of an employer.
AK Stat § 42.40.990 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation|Article 10. General Provisions.|Sec. 42.40.990. Short title.

This chapter may be referred to as the Alaska Railroad Corporation Act.
AK Stat § 42.45.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 1. Power Assistance Programs.|Sec. 42.45.040. Southeast energy fund.

(a) The Southeast energy fund is established as a separate fund. The fund consists of (1) money appropriated to the fund by the legislature; (2) money transferred to it under former AS 42.45.050; (3) gifts, bequests, contributions from other sources, and federal money; (4) interest earned on the fund balance; and (5) investments, to be managed by the Department of Revenue, which shall be the fiduciary of the fund under AS 37.10.071. (b) The fund is not a dedicated fund. (c) The authority may make grants from the Southeast energy fund to a municipality of the state, a joint action agency established under AS 42.45.300 and 42.45.310, a member-owned electric cooperative established under AS 10.25, or another electric utility holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity under AS 42.05 for power projects, repayment of loans, and payments on bonds for hydroelectric projects and electrical transmission lines or interties serving Southeast Alaska that are entirely owned by the grantee. (d) An appropriation from the fund for a project described in (c) of this section lapses back into the fund if substantial, ongoing work on the project has not begun within seven years after the effective date of the appropriation.
AK Stat § 42.45.065 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 1. Power Assistance Programs.|Sec. 42.45.065. Reimbursement for costs of power projects.

(a) Subject to appropriations for the purpose, during each fiscal year, the authority shall allocate to each entity listed in (b) of this section an amount to reimburse the cost paid by the entity during the immediately preceding fiscal year for the principal and interest on outstanding debt for the project listed. An allocation may be made to an entity only if (1) the debt was incurred before July 1, 2005; and (2) the power project financed with the debt proceeds is owned and operated by the entity. (b) The authority may make an allocation to an entity under (a) of this section only for reimbursement of costs incurred for construction and renovation of the following power projects and only for reimbursement of total project costs incurred up to the following amounts:PROJECTKodiak Electric Association, Inc. (Nyman Combined $ 6,000,000 Cycle Cogeneration Plant)Cordova Electric Cooperative (Power Creek Hydropower 12,000,000 Station)Golden Valley Electric Association (Rock Creek line 700,000 extension)Copper Valley Electric Association, Inc., Valdez 10,000,000 (cogeneration projects)The Four Dam Pool Power Agency (Southeast Intertie, 20,000,000 Swan Lake to Tyee Lake)Metlakatla Power and Light (utility plant and capital 3,000,000 additions)
AK Stat § 42.45.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 2. Power Cost Equalization Endowment Fund.|Sec. 42.45.070. Power cost equalization endowment fund established.

(a) The power cost equalization endowment fund is established as a separate fund of the authority. The fund consists of (1) legislative appropriations to the fund that are not designated for annual expenditure for the purpose of power cost equalization; (2) accumulated earnings of the fund; (3) gifts, bequests, contributions of money and other assets, and federal money given to the fund that are not designated for annual expenditure for power cost equalization; and (4) [Repealed, § 13 ch 60 SLA 2000.]  (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (c) [Repealed, § 13 ch 60 SLA 2000.]
AK Stat § 42.45.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 2. Power Cost Equalization Endowment Fund.|Sec. 42.45.080. Powers and duties of the commissioner of revenue.

(a) The commissioner of revenue is the fiduciary of the fund. In managing the fund, the commissioner shall (1) have the same powers and duties as are provided in AS 37.10.071; and (2) invest the fund in a manner likely to achieve at least a four percent nominal return over a five-year period to meet the objectives of the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100). (b) In managing the fund, the commissioner shall (1) consider the status of the fund's capital and the income generated on both current and probable future bases; (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 fund. (c) On July 1 of each year, the commissioner shall determine (1) the monthly average market value of the fund for the previous three closed fiscal years; and (2) the earnings of the fund for the previous closed fiscal year.
AK Stat § 42.45.085 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 2. Power Cost Equalization Endowment Fund.|Sec. 42.45.085. Use of the power cost equalization endowment fund.

(a) Five percent of the amount determined by the commissioner of revenue on July 1 of each year under AS 42.45.080(c)(1) may be appropriated for the following purposes: (1) funding the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund (AS 42.45.100); (2) reimbursement to the Department of Revenue for the costs of establishing and managing the fund; and (3) reimbursement of other costs of administration of the fund. (b) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund. (c) If the amount appropriated under (a) of this section is insufficient to achieve the purposes of (a)(1) - (3) of this section, the amount shall be prorated among the purposes listed in (a)(1) and (2) of this section. (d) If the earnings of the fund for the previous closed fiscal year, as calculated under AS 42.45.080(c)(2), exceed the appropriation under (a) of this section for the current fiscal year, the legislature may appropriate 70 percent of the difference between the earnings of the fund for the previous closed fiscal year, as calculated under AS 42.45.080(c)(2), and the appropriation made under (a) of this section for the current fiscal year as follows: (1) if the amount calculated under this subsection is less than $30,000,000, that amount to a community revenue sharing or community assistance fund; or (2) if the amount calculated under this subsection is $30,000,000 or more, (A) $30,000,000 to a community revenue sharing or community assistance fund; and (B) the remaining amount, not to exceed $25,000,000, to the renewable energy grant fund established under AS 42.45.045, to the bulk fuel revolving loan fund established under AS 42.45.250, or for rural power system upgrades or to a combination of the funds or purposes listed in this subparagraph.
AK Stat § 42.45.099 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs|Chapter 45. Rural and Statewide Energy Programs|Article 2. Power Cost Equalization Endowment Fund.|Sec. 42.45.099. Definition.

In AS 42.45.070 - 42.45.099, “fund” means the power cost equalization endowment fund established in AS 42.45.070.