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AK Stat § 36.10.175 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.175. Preference for economically disadvantaged female residents.

(a) Immediately following a determination by the commissioner that the female residents of a zone are economically disadvantaged, and for the next two fiscal years after the determination, qualified female residents of the zone who are eligible under AS 36.10.140 shall be given preference in hiring for at least 25 percent of employment on each project under AS 36.10.180 that is wholly or partially sited within the zone. The preference applies on a craft-by-craft or occupational basis. (b) The commissioner shall determine that the female residents of a zone are economically disadvantaged if the commissioner finds that (1) either the percent of unemployment of female residents of the zone is at least two times the percent of unemployment of male residents of the zone or the female population of the zone has suffered past economic discrimination; (2) the economic disadvantage of female residents of the zone has substantially contributed to serious social or economic problems in the zone; and (3) employment of workers who are not residents is a peculiar source of unemployment of female residents of the zone.
AK Stat § 36.10.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.180. Projects subject to preference.

(a) The preferences established in AS 36.10.150 - 36.10.175 apply to work performed (1) under a contract for construction, repair, preliminary surveys, engineering studies, consulting, maintenance work, or any other retention of services necessary to complete a given project that is let by the state or an agency of the state, a department, office, state board, commission, public corporation, or other organizational unit of or created under the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including the University of Alaska and the Alaska Railroad Corporation, or by a political subdivision of the state including a regional school board with respect to an educational facility under AS 14.11.020; (2) on a public works project under a grant to a municipality under AS 37.05.315 or AS 37.06.010; (3) on a public works project under a grant to a named recipient under AS 37.05.316; (4) on a public works project under a grant to an unincorporated community under AS 37.05.317 or AS 37.06.020; and (5) on any other public works project or construction project that is funded in whole or in part by state money. (b) If the governor has declared an area to be an area impacted by an economic disaster under AS 44.33.285, then the preference for residents of the area established under AS 44.33.285 - 44.33.310 supersedes the preference under AS 36.10.150 - 36.10.175 for contracts awarded by the state. (c) The commissioner shall define the boundaries of a zone within which a preference applies.
AK Stat § 36.10.190 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.190. Reporting provisions.

An employer obligated to meet resident hire requirements under this chapter shall comply with the reporting provisions that the commissioner of labor and workforce development determines are reasonably necessary to carry out this chapter. Except for statistical data, all information regarding specific employees is confidential and may not be released by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. However, confidential employee information may be shared between departments for purposes of this chapter.
AK Stat § 36.10.200 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.200. Criminal penalties.

(a) A person who makes a false sworn statement in connection with a certification of eligibility for an employment preference under this chapter is subject to criminal prosecution for perjury as provided in AS 11.56.200. (b) A person who makes an unsworn falsification, with the intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty, in connection with a certification of eligibility for an employment preference under this chapter, is subject to criminal prosecution as provided in AS 11.56.210.
AK Stat § 36.10.210 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.210. Civil penalties.

(a) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed, after a hearing the department may impose a civil penalty on a person who, in connection with certification of eligibility for an employment preference under this chapter, (1) made a false sworn statement; or (2) made an unsworn falsification with intent to mislead a public servant in the performance of a duty. (b) The amount of the civil penalty under (a) of this section for a person who falsely certifies that the person is eligible for an employment preference under this chapter is not more than $400 for each false certification. (c) The amount of the civil penalty under (a) of this section for an employer who falsely certifies that employees are residents eligible for a preference under this chapter is not more than $2,000 for each of the first five false certifications. The penalty for the sixth false certification made by an employer and for each false certification thereafter is at least $2,000 and not more than $4,000.
AK Stat § 36.10.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.900. Severability.

If a provision of this chapter, or the application of a provision to a person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by the holding. The remainder shall be enforced to the greatest extent constitutionally permissible under the constitutions of the United States and the State of Alaska.
AK Stat § 36.10.990 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 10. Employment Preference|Sec. 36.10.990. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “qualified” means possesses the requisite education, training, skills, or experience to perform the work; (2) “zone” includes a census area in the state, an economic region of the state, and the state as a whole.
AK Stat § 36.25.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 25. Contractors' Bonds|Sec. 36.25.010. Bonds of contractors for public buildings or works.

(a) Except as provided in AS 44.33.300, before a contract exceeding $100,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public building or public work of the state or a political subdivision of the state is awarded to a general or specialty contractor, the contractor shall furnish to the state or a political subdivision of the state the following bonds, which become binding upon the award of the contract to that contractor: (1) a performance bond with a corporate surety qualified to do business in the state, or at least two individual sureties who shall each justify in a sum equal to the amount of the bond; the amount of the performance bond shall be equivalent to the amount of the payment bond; (2) a payment bond with a corporate surety qualified to do business in the state, or at least two individual sureties who shall each justify in a sum equal to the amount of the bond for the protection of all persons who supply labor and material in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract; when the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is not more than $1,000,000, the payment bond shall be in a sum of one-half the total amount payable by the terms of the contract; when the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $1,000,000 and not more than $5,000,000, the payment bond shall be in a sum of 40 percent of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract; when the total amount payable by the terms of the contract is more than $5,000,000, the payment bond shall be in the sum of $2,500,000. (b) This section does not limit the authority of a contracting officer to require a performance bond or other security in addition to those, or in cases other than the cases specified in (a) of this section. (c) When no payment bond has been furnished, the contracting department may not approve final payments to the contractor until the contractor files a written certification that all persons who supplied labor or material in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract have been paid.
AK Stat § 36.25.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 25. Contractors' Bonds|Sec. 36.25.020. Rights of persons furnishing labor or material.

(a) A person who furnishes labor or material in the prosecution of the work provided for in the contract for which a payment bond is furnished under AS 36.25.010 and who is not paid in full before the expiration of 90 days after the last day on which the labor is performed or material is furnished for which the claim is made, may sue on the payment bond for the amount unpaid at the time of the suit. (b) However, a person having direct contractual relationships with a subcontractor but no contractual relationship express or implied with the contractor furnishing the payment bond has a right of action on the payment bond upon giving written notice to the contractor within 90 days from the last date on which the person performed labor or furnished material for which the claim is made. The notice must state with substantial accuracy the amount claimed and the name of the person to whom the material was furnished or for whom the labor was performed. The notice shall be served by mailing it by registered mail, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the contractor at any place where the contractor maintains an office or conducts business, or the contractor's residence, or in any manner in which a peace officer is authorized to serve summons. (c) A suit brought under this section shall be brought in the name of the state or the political subdivision of the state for the use of the person suing in the court with jurisdiction. A suit under this section is subject to AS 08.18.151. A suit may not be started after the expiration of one year after the date of final settlement of the contract. The state or political subdivision of the state is not liable for costs or expenses of the suit.
AK Stat § 36.25.025 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 25. Contractors' Bonds|Sec. 36.25.025. Optional municipal exemption.

A municipality, by ordinance adopted by its governing body, may exempt contractors from compliance with the provisions of AS 36.25.010(a) if the estimated cost of the project does not exceed $400,000, and (1) the contractor is, and for two years immediately preceding the award of the contract has been, a licensed contractor having its principal office in the state; (2) the contractor certifies that it has not defaulted on a contract awarded to the contractor during the period of three years preceding the award of a contract for which a bid is submitted; (3) the contractor submits a financial statement, prepared within a period of nine months preceding the submission of a bid for the contract and certified by a public accountant or a certified public accountant licensed under AS 08.04, demonstrating that the contractor has a net worth of not less than 20 percent of the amount of the contract for which a bid is submitted; and (4) the total amount of all contracts that the contractor anticipates performing during the term of performance of the contract for which a bid is submitted does not exceed the net worth of the contractor reported in the certified financial statement prepared and submitted under (3) of this section by more than seven times.
AK Stat § 36.95.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 36. Public Contracts|Chapter 95. General Provisions|Sec. 36.95.010. Definitions.

In this title, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “contractor” means the contractor including subcontractors performing work necessary to facilitate public construction; (2) “laborer, mechanic, or field surveyor” means a person who engages in work that is basically physical or unskilled in nature; or who engages in work, requiring the use of tools or machines, that basically consists of the shaping and working of materials into some type of structure, machine, or other object; or who engages in outdoor tasks related to the operation of findings and delineating contour, dimensions, position, topography, as of any part of the earth's surface, by preparation of measured plan or description of any area or other portion of country or of road or line through any area or other portion of country; (3) “public construction” or “public works” means the on-site field surveying, erection, rehabilitation, alteration, extension or repair, including painting or redecorating of buildings, highways, or other improvements to real property under contract for the state, a political subdivision of the state, or a regional school board; (4) “resident” means a person who establishes residency under AS 01.10.055; (5) “retainage” means money withheld from a contractor until completion of a contract or satisfaction of other contingency as evidenced by approval of the applicable pay estimate; (6) “state or a political subdivision of the state” means any state department, state agency, state university, borough, city, village, school district or other state subdivision; (7) “wages” includes fringe benefits.
AK Stat § 37.06.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 06. Capital Project Matching Grant Programs|Sec. 37.06.040. Municipalities organized under federal law.

An entity organized under federal law as an Indian reserve that existed before enactment of 43 U.S.C. 1618(a) and is continued in existence under that subsection is a municipality for purposes of AS 37.06.010 - 37.06.090 and may not receive a grant under AS 37.06.020. In addition to other eligibility requirements applicable to municipalities, to qualify to receive a grant under AS 37.06.010, a municipality organized under federal law as an Indian reserve shall form a community development corporation with authority to determine how the grant money will be used. The corporation's charter must require that the governing board of the corporation shall be elected at an annual election open to all residents of the municipality who are registered and qualified to vote in state elections. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may distribute money for the municipality only to a corporation organized in accordance with this section and only after the corporation has delivered a written waiver of sovereign immunity from legal action by the state to recover all or a portion of the money distributed under AS 37.06.010.
AK Stat § 37.06.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 06. Capital Project Matching Grant Programs|Sec. 37.06.080. Adoption of regulations.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (1) may adopt regulations that impose additional requirements or procedures to implement, interpret, make specific, or otherwise carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) shall adopt regulations providing for periodic audits of the use of money for grants under this chapter, including audit of the department's determination of the value of, and adequacy of the verification of the actual use of, locally funded or contributed labor on projects funded by a grant under this chapter.
AK Stat § 37.06.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 06. Capital Project Matching Grant Programs|Sec. 37.06.090. Definition of “capital project.”

In this chapter, “capital project” means a project with a cost exceeding $10,000 to acquire or improve an asset with an anticipated life exceeding one year and includes land acquisition, construction, repair or structural improvement of a facility, engineering and design for a facility, and acquisition or repair of equipment.
AK Stat § 37.07.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.010. Statement of policy.

It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a comprehensive system for state program and financial management that furthers the capacity of the governor and legislature to plan and finance the services that they determine the state will provide for its citizens. The system must include procedures for (1) the orderly establishment, continuing review, and periodic revision of the program goals and policies of state agencies and financial goals and policies of the state; (2) the development, coordination, and review of long-range program and financial plans that will implement established state goals and policies; (3) the preparation, coordination, analysis, and enactment of a budget that is organized to focus on the services provided by state agencies and on the cost of those services and that provides for implementation of policies and plans, in the succeeding budget period; (4) the evaluation of alternatives to existing policies, plans, and procedures that offer potential for more efficient state services; (5) the regular appraisal and reporting of program performance; (6) public participation in the development of the annual budget, including opportunity for the public to review and comment upon the plans and programs of the Office of the Governor and all state agencies in the executive branch, the legislature, the judicial system, the University of Alaska, and the public corporations of the state.
AK Stat § 37.07.016 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.016. Governor's use of mission statements.

To carry out the executive power under art. III, sec. 1 and sec. 16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the governor shall use the mission statements and desired results issued by the legislature as a guide to implement and execute the law. The governor shall assure that each agency complies with the mission statement and achieves the desired results identified by the legislature.
AK Stat § 37.07.045 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.045. Debt affordability analysis.

The Department of Revenue shall prepare a report that includes an inventory of state bonded debt, an estimate of state bonded debt that will be acquired within the next three years, and an evaluation of debt affordability. The report must conform to rating agency requirements for a debt affordability study. By January 31 each year, the report must be provided to the legislature for use in budget planning and made available to the public.
AK Stat § 37.07.062 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.062. Capital budget.

(a) Each appropriation bill authorizing capital expenditures required to be submitted to the legislature in AS 37.07.020(a) must be accompanied by documents supporting the expenditures. The documents must list, for each project, the (1) project identification number; (2) project title; (3) source of funding; (4) amount expended on the project during the preceding fiscal year, the amount authorized for the current fiscal year, the amount proposed to be expended during the succeeding fiscal year, and the amount proposed to be expended each year until project completion; (5) estimated start for construction; (6) cost of each subsequent phase with estimated construction start and completion dates, for projects that will be completed in phases; and (7) schedule of bond elections pertaining to the appropriation, including elections previously held. (b) [Repealed, § 19 ch 61 SLA 2014.]  (c) [Repealed, § 19 ch 61 SLA 2014.]  (d) [Repealed, § 19 ch 61 SLA 2014.]
AK Stat § 37.07.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.070. Legislative review.

The legislature shall consider the governor's proposed comprehensive operating and capital improvements programs, and fiscal plan if it is required under AS 37.07.020(b), evaluate alternatives to the plans, make program selections among the various alternatives, and determine, subject to available revenues, the level of funding required to support authorized state services. The presiding officer of each house may refer the fiscal plan to one or more committees. If the fiscal plan is referred, the first committee of referral shall hold at least one hearing on it. The operating and capital budgets of each agency shall be separately reviewed. During each regular session of the legislature, legislative review of the governor's supplemental appropriation bills and the governor's budget amendments are governed by the following time limits: (1) requests by the governor for supplemental appropriations for state agency operating and capital budgets for the current fiscal year may be introduced by the rules committee only through the 15th legislative day; (2) requests by the governor for budget amendments to state agency budgets for the budget fiscal year may be received and reviewed by the finance committees only through the 30th legislative day.
AK Stat § 37.07.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.100. Proposed supplemental or special appropriations.

The governor from time to time may transmit to the legislature proposed supplemental or special appropriations in accordance with AS 37.07.070 which in the governor's judgment are necessary. However, if the governor finds that an emergency situation necessitates the proposal of supplemental or special appropriations, the governor may transmit them to the legislature at any time. The governor shall accompany each proposal with a statement of the reasons for it, including the reasons for its omission from the budget.
AK Stat § 37.07.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 37. Public Finance|Chapter 07. Executive Budget Act|Sec. 37.07.110. 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.