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AK Stat § 44.33.245 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.245. Powers and duties of the department in administering the fund.

(a) The department may (1) make loans for the construction, renovation, and equipping of child care facilities, including private nonprofit child care facilities; (2) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided and charges for collecting the fee; and (3) collect the fees and charges established under this subsection. (b) The department shall (1) develop eligibility standards for loans to child care facilities; (2) adopt guidelines for the determination of loan terms.
AK Stat § 44.33.255 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.255. Loan terms.

(a) A loan to a child care facility under AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275 may not exceed $50,000.  (b) The rate of interest charged shall be seven percent a year on the unpaid balance of the loan. (c) The duration for repayment of a loan may not exceed 20 years. (d) All principal and interest payments, and any money chargeable to principal or interest that is collected through liquidation by foreclosure or other process on loans made under AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275, shall be paid into the child care facility revolving loan fund.  (e) If a child care facility ceases operation, any loan to the facility from the fund is due on the date the facility ceases operation.
AK Stat § 44.33.260 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.260. Eligibility for loans.

A child care facility is eligible for a loan under AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275 if (1) the applicant submits to the department a plan for the use of the loan funds that is approved by the commissioner; (2) [Repealed, § 9 ch 112 SLA 1981.] (3) [Repealed, § 7 ch 153 SLA 1978.] (4) [Repealed, § 7 ch 153 SLA 1978.] (5) the applicant meets additional eligibility standards established by the department under AS 44.33.245(b)(1).
AK Stat § 44.33.270 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.270. Sale or transfer of mortgages and notes.

(a) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may sell or transfer at par value or at a premium to a bank or other private purchaser for cash or other consideration the mortgages and notes held by the department as security for loans made under AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275. (b) [Repealed, § 14 ch 122 SLA 1980.]
AK Stat § 44.33.272 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.272. Disposal of property acquired by default or foreclosure.

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
AK Stat § 44.33.275 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 4. Child Care Facility Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.275. Definitions.

In AS 44.33.240 - 44.33.275, (1) “child care facility” means an establishment the principal purpose of which is to provide care for children not related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, including but not limited to day care centers, family day care homes, and schools for preschool age children; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
AK Stat § 44.33.285 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.285. Action by governor.

The governor may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, designate by proclamation an area as an area impacted by an economic disaster. When an area is so designated, the legislature may appropriate money for assistance grants and the governor may recommend in the governor's budget submission that capital projects planned for the area be accelerated and that new projects be funded for the area. The proclamation may provide that waivers of capital projects requirements, as authorized in AS 44.33.300, become effective only to the extent set out in the proclamation.
AK Stat § 44.33.290 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.290. Employment preference.

(a) In the performance of contracts awarded by the state in an area impacted by an economic disaster, residents of the area shall be employed where they are available and qualified so that the economic effects of alleviating the disaster will be maximized. If resident labor is not available, the contractor shall inform the Department of Labor and Workforce Development of the number of additional workers needed, the positions to be filled, and the efforts made at recruitment in the area. If the Department of Labor and Workforce Development is satisfied that a good faith effort has been made by the contractor to hire residents of the area, it may issue a certificate allowing other hire for designated positions. A clause requiring these provisions shall be part of each state contract awarded. (b) Wages paid for employment under this section shall be in conformance with the minimum rates of pay schedule published by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in accordance with AS 36.05.030.
AK Stat § 44.33.295 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.295. Contractors' preference.

If the department determines that there are contractors in an area designated as an area impacted by an economic disaster and who are qualified to perform a contract, preference to the extent feasible shall be given to those contractors under regulations adopted by the department.
AK Stat § 44.33.300 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.300. Waiver of certain provisions.

When the governor has by proclamation declared an area impacted by an economic disaster, the following provisions regarding public contracts may be waived to the extent specified in the proclamation: (1) the requirement of a contractor's bond as prescribed in AS 36.25.010 may be waived if the contract amount does not exceed $100,000; (2) the public bid requirements as contained in AS 19.10.170, AS 19.30.191(b), AS 35.15.010 - 35.15.020, and AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code) may be waived if the contract is to be performed by a contractor whose principal office is in the designated area and the contract amount does not exceed $50,000; (3) the general policy to require all construction to be under bid contract as contained in AS 19.10.170, AS 35.15.010, and AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code) may be waived if the contract is to be performed by the state, another governmental entity, or a nonprofit entity.
AK Stat § 44.33.305 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.305. Regulations.

The department, after consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, may adopt regulations to implement AS 44.33.285 - 44.33.310.
AK Stat § 44.33.310 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.310. Definitions.

In AS 44.33.285 - 44.33.310, (1) “base period” means any 10 years after 1950, not necessarily continuous, and if the economic disaster is caused by a fisheries failure the period shall consist of years during which a fishery produced at economically representative levels as determined by the Department of Fish and Game; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “economic disaster” means that the annual income to workers in the designated area dropped below the average annual income for the base period for workers in the designated area and the drop in income is of such magnitude that the average family income of all residents of the designated area as determined by the department is below the poverty guidelines issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, adjusted by the department to reflect subsistence economic patterns and appropriate cost-of-living differentials; the availability of alternate employment shall be considered in determining whether an economic disaster has occurred under this paragraph.
AK Stat § 44.33.381 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 5. Areas Impacted by Economic Disaster.|Sec. 44.33.381. Telemedicine business registry.

(a) The department shall adopt regulations for establishing and maintaining a registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. (b) The department shall maintain the registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. The registry must include the name, address, and contact information of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. (c) In this section, (1) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) “telemedicine services” means the delivery of health care services using the transfer of medical data through audio, visual, or data communications that are performed over two or more locations by a provider who is physically separated from the recipient of the health care services.
AK Stat § 44.33.431 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 6. Telemedicine Business Registry.|Sec. 44.33.431. Alaska Minerals Commission established.

(a) The Alaska Minerals Commission is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The commission is composed of 11 members. The commission shall be composed of individuals who have at least five years' experience in the various aspects of the minerals industries in the state. The governor shall appoint five members of the commission, one of whom must reside in a rural community. The president of the Senate shall appoint three members of the commission. The speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint three members of the commission. Each member serves at the pleasure of the appointing authority. (c) The commission shall make recommendations to the governor and to the legislature on ways to mitigate the constraints, including governmental constraints, on development of minerals, including coal, in the state. (d) The commission shall report its recommendations each year to the governor during the first 10 days of the regular session of the legislature. The commission shall notify the legislature that the report is available. (e) Members of the commission are appointed for staggered terms of three years. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), a member of the commission serves until a successor is appointed. Except as provided in AS 39.05.080(4), an appointment to fill a vacancy on the commission is for the remainder of the unexpired term. A member who has served all or part of two successive terms on the commission may not be reappointed to the commission unless three years have elapsed since the person has last served on the commission. (f) The commission shall elect two of its members to serve as chair and vice-chair. When a vacancy occurs in the office of chair or vice-chair, the commission shall elect one of its members to serve the remaining term as chair or vice-chair. The term as chair or vice-chair is three years. The chair and vice-chair may be elected to not more than two successive terms as chair or vice-chair. After three years of not serving as chair or vice-chair, the member is eligible for election as chair or vice-chair again.
AK Stat § 44.33.501 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.501. Program of competitions.

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall direct a continuing program of competitions. The competitions shall be held each summer to select outstanding examples of Alaskan Native arts and crafts. (b) The Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, after consulting with a committee from the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood appointed by their councils from among the memberships of those organizations, shall adopt regulations for the competitions, providing for, but not limited to the following: (1) eligibility requirements for entrants; (2) categories for entry, such as basketwork, wood carving, pottery, stone work, ivory work, painting, etc.; (3) criterion for selecting category winners and grand prize winners; (4) transportation and display of entries; (5) prizes and awards for winning entrants which are restricted to ribbons, cups, plaques, etc.; (6) preparation of entry forms that (A) give the name and mailing address of the entrant, (B) show that each entry is the work of the entrant, (C) give the minimum price that the entrant will accept for the entry, (D) provide the entrant with a choice of having the entry sold, retained for display by the state, or returned to the entrant, and (E) identify and describe the entry; and (7) restricting the entrant from entering competitions in more than one region.
AK Stat § 44.33.502 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.502. Regional competitions.

Four regional competitions shall be held each summer in the first, second, third, and fourth judicial districts established in AS 22.10.010. First place and honorable mention awards shall be made in each category and one grand prize award and one honorable mention award shall be made for each region.
AK Stat § 44.33.503 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.503. Place of competition.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall solicit invitations from the larger communities in each of the regions for holding the regional competition. The community in each region which offers the best facilities and the greatest measure of cooperation for conducting the competition shall be selected as the location of the regional competition.
AK Stat § 44.33.504 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.504. Judges.

Judges at the regional competitions shall be selected by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and composed of a panel of five, two of whom shall be selected from nominees of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and three of whom shall be selected by the department on the basis of their knowledge and appreciation of Alaskan Native arts and crafts and of art in general.
AK Stat § 44.33.505 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.505. Sale of entries.

If authorized by the entrant, an entry not selected for display may be sold for not less than the price set by the entrant on the entry form. The entry shall be transferred to the purchaser by competition officials on receipt of a money order or cashier's check made out to the entrant.
AK Stat § 44.33.506 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.506. Other displays.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may display or authorize the display of entries at places other than the regional competitions.
AK Stat § 44.33.507 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.507. Grants and assistance.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may accept grants of money and other assistance from private persons or groups, from political subdivisions of the state, or from others to conduct and promote annual competitions and displays.
AK Stat § 44.33.512 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.512. Temporary custody.

In order that the competitions may be held without undue disruption and in order that winning items may be displayed at other places, all entries submitted for judging shall be held in temporary custody by the state until they are no longer needed for display, at which time they shall be disposed of in accordance with the wishes of the entrant as set out on the entry form.
AK Stat § 44.33.520 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 8. Native Art Competitions.|Sec. 44.33.520. Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council.

(a) The Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council is established in the department for the purpose of recommending the establishment or reorganization of programs to support the preservation, restoration, and revitalization of Alaska Native languages. (b) The council established under this section shall (1) advise both the governor and legislature on programs, policies, and projects to provide for the cost-effective preservation, restoration, and revitalization of Alaska Native languages in the state; (2) meet at least twice a year to carry out the purposes of the council; members may participate in meetings telephonically; and (3) prepare reports of its findings and recommendations for the governor's and the legislature's consideration on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year. (c) The governor shall appoint to the council established in this section five voting members who are professional language experts and who represent diverse regions of the state. In addition, one member of the senate appointed by the president of the senate and one member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve on the council as nonvoting members. In appointing the nonvoting members of the council, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint a member of the bush caucus, if a bush caucus exists. In this subsection, “bush caucus” means a group of legislators that represents rural areas of the state. (d) The members appointed by the governor shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. (e) Members of the council shall serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses as provided under AS 39.20.180. (f) The department shall provide staff as needed to support the council; the staff must demonstrate competency in an Alaska Native language.
AK Stat § 44.33.740 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 10. Alaska Capstone Avionics Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.740. Powers and duties.

To promote development of rural areas of the state, the department is authorized to (1) investigate social and economic conditions of rural areas to determine the need to expand economic opportunities and improve living conditions; (2) formulate a coordinated program to broaden and diversify the economic base of rural areas; (3) coordinate administration of emergency relief, surplus food distribution, or other public assistance programs, except the regular relief and assistance programs of the federal government in rural areas; (4) formulate and conduct a program of construction of basic facilities to improve health, welfare, and economic security and provide employment and income in the rural areas; (5) promote training and educational programs designed to expand employment opportunities for residents of rural areas; (6) enter into agreements with other state agencies and departments to provide for the distribution in rural communities of surplus electrical power from state-owned power sources located in those communities and to expend funds for this purpose; (7) make grants to communities for bulk fuel storage facilities; (8) cooperate with the Department of Environmental Conservation and other agencies to provide technical assistance to communities in the installation, operation, and management of bulk fuel storage facilities.
AK Stat § 44.33.745 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 10. Alaska Capstone Avionics Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.745. Limitations.

A program of the department under AS 44.33.740 in a rural area may not exceed $100,000 in cost a year.
AK Stat § 44.33.750 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 44. State Government|Chapter 33. Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development|Article 10. Alaska Capstone Avionics Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 44.33.750. Bulk fuel storage facilities grant fund.

(a) There is established in the department the bulk fuel storage facilities grant fund. Grants may be made by the department from this fund to a community to acquire and install community bulk storage facilities. (b) Grants made under this section for the acquisition and installation of a bulk fuel storage facility may not exceed $100,000 per community. (c) If the governing body of two or more communities determine that their fuel requirements may be served by a single bulk fuel storage facility, the communities may jointly apply for grants to acquire and install a single bulk fuel storage facility. When communities apply jointly under this subsection, the limitation in (b) of this section is multiplied by the number of communities that submit the joint application. (d) Before a grant is made under this section, the city council or, if the community is not incorporated, a reasonable representative body in the community shall agree in writing to maintain and operate the bulk storage facility to be constructed with the proceeds of the grant.