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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway › Sec. 19.40.060. Conditions to be met.

Construction authorized under AS 19.40.020 - 19.40.050 may not be undertaken until all of the following conditions are met:
(1) certification by the commissioners of natural resources and fish and game that adequate precautions have been taken to protect and preserve the total ecology of the area traversed;
(2) certification by the commissioner of transportation and public facilities that the road design and construction methods will cause minimal landscape defacement or environmental degradation by erosion or waste disposal;
(3) certification by the commissioner of health that adequate and reasonable precautions have been taken for the prevention of pollution during construction and subsequent public use;
(4) all certifications, as well as the regulations, contract provisions, specifications, inspection procedures, and programs necessary to implement and accomplish AS 19.40.020 - 19.40.050 shall be filed with the governor's office and published;
(5) the governor has approved all certifications and supporting material submitted under (4) of this section as being in the best public interest, and has certified that the contract required by AS 19.40.020 has been executed.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway › Sec. 19.40.065. Regulations and penalties.

All departments and agencies of the state are given the specific authority to adopt under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) emergency, temporary, and permanent regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of AS 19.40.020 - 19.40.050. The violation of any regulation adopted under AS 19.40.020 - 19.40.050 is a misdemeanor and upon conviction the person is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 for each offense.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway › Sec. 19.40.100. Use of the highway by industrial or commercial traffic.

(a) The department shall maintain the highway and keep it open to industrial or commercial traffic throughout the year.
(b) In this section “industrial or commercial traffic” means
(1) travel necessary and related to resource exploration and development or to support of those activities, if the individual engaged in those activities has all necessary permits;
(2) travel necessary and related to access by local residents to their property; or
(3) motor carriers engaged in commerce.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway › Sec. 19.40.210. Prohibition of off-road vehicles.

(a) Off-road vehicles are prohibited on land within the highway corridor. However, this prohibition does not apply to
(1) off-road vehicles necessary for oil and gas exploration, development, production, or transportation;
(2) a person who holds a mining claim in the vicinity of the highway and who must use land in the highway corridor to gain access to the mining claim;
(3) the use of a snow machine to travel across the highway corridor from land outside the corridor to access land outside the other side of the corridor; this paragraph does not permit the use of a snow machine for any purpose within the corridor if the use begins or ends within the corridor or within the right-of-way of the highway or if the use is for travel within the corridor that is parallel to the right-of-way of the highway; or
(4) a person who must use land in the highway corridor to gain access to private property that
(A) is located outside the corridor; and
(B) has an established history of use as a homestead.
(b) Nothing in this section authorizes a person to access the land of another person unlawfully.
(c) In this section, “highway corridor” or “corridor” means land within five miles of the right-of-way of the highway.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 59. General Provisions for AS 19.05 - 19.59 › Sec. 19.59.002. Penalties for AS 19.05 - 19.25.

A person who violates a provision of AS 19.05 - AS 19.25, other than a provision of AS 19.25.080 - 19.25.180, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by both.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 1. Comprehensive Plan, Vessels, and Facilities. › Sec. 19.65.011. Short-term and comprehensive long-range plans.

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, in consultation with the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, shall prepare a short-term plan and a comprehensive long-range plan for the development and improvement of the Alaska marine highway system and shall, in consultation with the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, revise and update the short-term plan annually and the comprehensive long-range plan at least every five years. The short-term plan must describe the means by which effective and efficient progress toward priorities and goals defined in the comprehensive long-range plan will be attained, must include recommendations for the state operating and capital budgets, and must include a description of skill or competency gaps in the membership of the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. The comprehensive long-range plan must include priorities and goals for the Alaska marine highway system and a proposed strategic maintenance and vessel replacement plan and may recommend performance measures, including output, efficiency, and effectiveness measures. The department shall submit both the short-term and the comprehensive long-range plans and revisions and updates of the plans to the legislature and the governor and make the plans available to the public.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 1. Comprehensive Plan, Vessels, and Facilities. › Sec. 19.65.020. Naming of vessel or facility.

(a) A vessel or facility of the Alaska marine highway system constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under this chapter may be given a name only by law.
(b) A maritime vessel shall bear the name of an Alaska glacier.
(c) A vessel used principally on the inland waterways of the state shall bear the name of a historical vessel which used the rivers of the state.
(d) The new maritime vessel to be delivered to the Alaska marine highway system in 1998 is named the Motor Vessel Kennicott.
(e) The Motor Vessel Fairweather and the Motor Vessel Chenega are authorized names for state ferries first operating as part of the Alaska marine highway system on or after August 8, 2002. The commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall select between the names for the one most appropriate to the route served by the ferry and shall publicly announce the selection.
(f) The Motor Vessel Lituya is the authorized name for the state ferry first operating as part of the Alaska marine highway system to serve between Metlakatla and Ketchikan on or after August 9, 2003.
(g) The Motor Vessel Tazlina and the Motor Vessel Hubbard are authorized names for the state ferries first entering Alaska marine highway system service on or after 2017.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 1. Comprehensive Plan, Vessels, and Facilities. › Sec. 19.65.030. Acquisition and maintenance of ferry terminal facilities.

(a) The department shall construct, purchase, or lease ferry terminal facilities at locations it selects for the loading and unloading of passengers, and vehicles under their own power, on and off ferries. The department shall repair and maintain these facilities. Construction and purchasing under this subsection are governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code).
(b) The department may connect ferry terminal facilities with local highway systems.
(c) The department may adopt regulations governing the use of ferry terminal facilities by the public that it considers necessary and proper in the public interest. The department may charge a fee for the use of ferry terminal facilities, whether the use is under a permit or otherwise, and whether it is by one or more individuals.
(d) A person may construct a ferry terminal facility upon obtaining the approval of the department as to its location. A ferry terminal facility constructed by a person other than the department is subject to reasonable regulations governing its use that the department considers necessary and proper in the public interest.
(e) A ferry terminal facility may not be constructed without the approval of the department.
(f) A ferry terminal facility in existence and serving the public on January 1, 1959, is not affected by this section.
(g) In this section
(1) “department” means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;
(2) “ferry” means a vessel used in the common carriage of passengers and self-propelled vehicles in intrastate commerce.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 1. Comprehensive Plan, Vessels, and Facilities. › Sec. 19.65.035. Transportation of members of the Alaska organized militia.

To the extent that space is available, the commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall provide free transportation on vessels of the Alaska marine highway system 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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. › Sec. 19.65.050. Legislative findings, purpose, and intent.

(a) The legislature finds that
(1) the Alaska marine highway system is an essential part of the state transportation system, and that it warrants continued and predictable state support;
(2) many communities' economies are dependent on a steady and stable marine highway system service level;
(3) the state's tourism industry is greatly enhanced by a dependable marine highway transportation network; and
(4) efficient and prudent management of the system will benefit the state's economy and foster economic development.
(b) It is the purpose of AS 19.65.050 - 19.65.100 to
(1) enable the Alaska marine highway system to manage and operate in a manner that will enhance performance and accountability by allowing the system to account for and spend its generated revenue;
(2) provide the management tools necessary to efficiently operate the Alaska marine highway system;
(3) within constitutional constraints, provide for a predictable funding base for system operations; and
(4) provide for predictability and stability in the service level furnished to communities served by the system.
(c) It is the intent of AS 19.65.050 - 19.65.100 to
(1) encourage prudent administration through cost management and accurate budgeting by managers of the Alaska marine highway system;
(2) increase revenue from the operation of the system consistent with the public interest, increase service consistent with sound fiscal policy, and assist the prudent management and operation of the system; and
(3) achieve stability in the level of service communities can anticipate through accurate planning and scheduling.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. › Sec. 19.65.060. Alaska marine highway system fund.

(a) The Alaska marine highway system fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury, into which shall be deposited
(1) the gross revenue of the Alaska marine highway system;
(2) money that is appropriated to the Alaska marine highway system fund by the legislature in an amount that is consistent from year to year and is the amount necessary, after consideration of gross revenue, to provide stable services to the public consistent with the provisions of AS 19.65.050(b)(4), which appropriations are not one-year appropriations and the balances of which do not lapse under AS 37.25.010; and
(3) any other money that is appropriated to the Alaska marine highway system fund by the legislature, which appropriations are not one-year appropriations and the balances of which do not lapse under AS 37.25.010.
(b) Nothing in this chapter exempts money deposited into the Alaska marine highway system fund from the requirements of AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act) or dedicates that money for a specific purpose.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. › Sec. 19.65.070. Revenue accounting.

(a) The Alaska marine highway system shall account for and remit to the Department of Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050 all gross revenue generated from the operation of the Alaska marine highway system during each annual operating cycle. The money shall then be deposited in the Alaska marine highway system fund.
(b) The Alaska marine highway system shall prepare a written report, no later than the 10th day of each regular legislative session, regarding the previous annual operating cycle and notify the legislature that the report is available. The report must identify
(1) gross revenue generated during the previous annual operating cycle;
(2) gross revenue generated during the current annual operating cycle and an estimate of gross revenue for the remainder of the current annual operating cycle;
(3) projections of the gross revenue to be generated during the next annual operating cycle; and
(4) the difference between previous gross revenue estimates prepared under this section and the revenues actually generated.
(c) The Department of Revenue shall prepare a written report, no later than the 10th legislative day of each regular legislative session, regarding the earnings on gross revenue of the Alaska marine highway system that was deposited into the Alaska marine highway system fund during the prior fiscal year and projected earnings on gross revenue of the Alaska marine highway system that is projected to be deposited into the Alaska marine highway system fund for the current fiscal year and the next fiscal year. The Department of Revenue shall notify the legislature that the report is available.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. › Sec. 19.65.080. Annual appropriation.

(a) Commencing with appropriations for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 1991, on an annual basis and under AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act), the legislature may appropriate amounts from the Alaska marine highway system fund to the Alaska marine highway system.
(b) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may request the legislature to appropriate money from the Alaska marine highway system fund to the marine highway system for capital improvements, if
(1) the appropriation under (a) of this section has been made;
(2) the amount in the fund, without regard to the appropriation under (a) of this section, exceeds the total of gross revenue deposited in the fund and the general fund appropriations under AS 19.65.060(a)(2) by 10 percent; and
(3) the amount requested for appropriation under this subsection does not exceed 50 percent of the balance remaining after the appropriation for annual management and operations is made under (a) of this section.
(c) The unexpended and unobligated balance of money appropriated from the Alaska marine highway system fund lapses into the Alaska marine highway system fund at the end of the fiscal year for which it was appropriated.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. › Sec. 19.65.100. Definitions.

In AS 19.65.050 - 19.65.100,
(1) “annual operating cycle” means the annual state fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending at midnight on the following June 30;
(2) “gross revenue” means all money, except money refunded to ticket holders and others for unused services, that is generated from the operation of the Alaska marine highway system, including that derived from vessel operations and uses of Alaska marine highway system facilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. › Sec. 19.65.120. Board composition.

(a) The board is composed of the deputy commissioner of transportation and public facilities assigned to the Alaska marine highway system and the following eight public members, each of whom must be a resident of the state:
(1) one representative, who may be retired, of a recognized union that represents employees of the Alaska marine highway system, appointed by the governor;
(2) one representative of an Alaska Native organization or tribe who is from a community served by the Alaska marine highway system, appointed by the governor;
(3) six public members
(A) who collectively have experience in enterprise, architecture, business operations, financial management, risk management, logistics, supply chain management, engineering, project management and controls, marine operations, strategy, regulatory compliance, ship maintenance, construction, and repair, quality management, continuous improvement, sales, marketing, communications, customer interface, or experience management;
(B) two of whom are appointed by the governor, two of whom are appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and who serve at the pleasure of the speaker of the house of representatives, and two of whom are appointed by the president of the senate and who serve at the pleasure of the president of the senate.
(b) [Repealed, § 11 ch 20 SLA 2021.]
(c) The members of the board, except for the deputy commissioner of transportation and public facilities, shall serve staggered six-year terms. If a vacancy arises on the board, the governor, the president of the senate, or the speaker of the house of representatives, as applicable, shall, within 30 days after the vacancy arises, appoint a person to serve the balance of the unexpired term. A person appointed to fill the balance of an unexpired term shall serve on the board from the date of appointment until the expiration of the term.
(d) A majority of the membership of the board may remove a member, except for the deputy commissioner of transportation and public facilities, if that member misses more than two meetings in a calendar year and has not been previously excused.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. › Sec. 19.65.130. Officers and quorum.

The members of the board shall select a chair and a vice-chair from among the members of the board each year. The vice-chair presides over meetings in the absence of the chair. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum. A vacancy in the board does not impair the right of a quorum to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of the board.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. › Sec. 19.65.140. Meetings.

The board shall meet at least four times each year. Meetings may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board. At least one meeting each year must be attended by the board members in person, but all other meetings may be conducted by teleconference. All meetings are open to the public unless an executive session is called based on the criteria in AS 44.62.310(b).
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System › Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. › Sec. 19.65.180. Powers, duties, and functions.

(a) After the commissioner of transportation and public facilities has considered one or more candidates for the position of director or deputy commissioner of the Alaska marine highway system, the commissioner shall confer with the board regarding that candidate or those candidates before making an appointment to that position. The selection of those candidates shall be without regard to political affiliation.
(b) The board may establish volunteer regional advisory committees. The purpose of the advisory committees is to provide recommendations to the board regarding concerns from the region of the members who constitute the advisory committee.
(c) The board may issue reports and recommendations and shall, in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, prepare and submit to the department and the governor for review a strategic plan that includes the mission, core values, objectives, initiatives, and performance goals of the Alaska marine highway system.
(d) The board may receive information from the department as the board considers necessary to carry out its duties, and the department shall provide information requested by the board in a timely and responsive manner.
(e) The board shall provide advice and recommendations to the commissioner of transportation and public facilities concerning the operation and management of the Alaska marine highway system, including advice and recommendations regarding business to enhance revenue and reduce costs, personnel management, commercial service options, ship maintenance, construction, and repair, fleet strategy, reliability, and regulatory compliance, and other service objectives.
(f) If the board determines that the Alaska marine highway system has deviated from a plan, policy, or procedure described in the short-term plan or comprehensive long-range plan prepared under AS 19.65.011, the board may prepare a report recommending corrective action. The board shall submit an electronic report prepared under this subsection to the legislature and the governor and shall make the report available to the public.
(g) The board may establish a task force that includes members who are not members of the board and that is tasked with investigating matters relevant to the Alaska marine highway system and reporting to the board. Members of a task force established under this subsection are not entitled to receive a salary, per diem, or travel expenses.
(h) The board shall annually submit recommendations to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities regarding the preparation of the statewide transportation improvement program.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 1. Establishment and Organization. › Sec. 19.75.011. Purpose.

The purpose of the authority created by this chapter is to develop, stimulate, and advance the economic welfare of the state and further the development of public transportation systems in the vicinity of the Upper Cook Inlet with operation and management of a bridge to span Knik Arm and connect the Municipality of Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 1. Establishment and Organization. › Sec. 19.75.021. Establishment of authority.

(a) There is established the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority. The authority is a public corporation and an instrumentality of the state within the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, but the authority has a separate and independent legal existence from the state. The exercise by the authority of the powers in this chapter is considered an essential governmental function of the state.
(b) The authority may not be terminated as long as it has notes or other obligations outstanding, including obligations under an agreement with the state as provided in AS 37.15.225. Upon termination of the authority, its rights and property pass to the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 1. Establishment and Organization. › Sec. 19.75.031. Board of directors of authority.

(a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of the following:
(1) the commissioner of transportation and public facilities or the commissioner's designee;
(2) the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's designee;
(3) one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a state resident and United States citizen;
(4) one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a resident of the Municipality of Anchorage and who has knowledge of local transportation issues;
(5) one public member, appointed by the governor, who is a resident of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and who has knowledge of local transportation issues;
(6) one nonvoting member who is a member of the state house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house and who serves at the pleasure of the speaker of the house; the speaker of the house shall consider the appointment of a legislator elected from a house district that lies entirely or partially within the Municipality of Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for appointment under this paragraph; and
(7) one nonvoting member who is a member of the state senate appointed by the president of the senate and who serves at the pleasure of the president of the senate; the president of the senate shall consider the appointment of a senator elected from a senate district that lies entirely or partially within the Municipality of Anchorage or the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for appointment under this paragraph.
(b) The public members of the board shall serve for staggered terms of five years and may be reappointed to a single successive five-year term. A public member may only be removed for cause.
(c) If a vacancy occurs in a public member's seat on the board, the governor shall make an appointment, effective immediately, for the unexpired portion of that member's term.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 1. Establishment and Organization. › Sec. 19.75.041. Operation of authority.

(a) The powers of the authority are vested in the board.
(b) Three voting members of the board constitute a quorum.
(c) The governor shall designate one member of the board to serve as the chair of the board. The voting members of the board shall elect other officers they determine desirable.
(d) Action may be taken and motions and resolutions adopted by the board at a meeting by the affirmative vote of at least three voting members.
(e) The public members of the board shall receive a stipend of $300 a day while performing business of the authority.
(f) The members of the board serving under AS 19.75.031(a)(1), (2), (6), and (7) serve without compensation but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.113. Assets, funds, and revenue of the authority.

(a) The Department of Revenue shall separately account for all funds, assets, and revenue of the authority.
(b) The deposit or investment of money in the authority's funds may be made as the board determines. The interest earned on or profits derived from the deposit, investment, or sale of an investment by the authority are funds of the authority.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.261. Exemption from taxation.

The real and personal property of the authority and its assets, income, and receipts are declared to be the property of a political subdivision of the state and are exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or a political subdivision of the state. Nothing in this section affects or limits 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 authority, in any property, assets, income, receipts, project, or lease, regardless of whether financed under this chapter.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.281. Audit.

The legislative auditor annually shall audit, or cause to have audited, the financial records of the authority. The legislative auditor may prescribe the form and content of the financial records of the authority and shall have access to these records at any reasonable time.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.291. State appropriations for Knik Arm bridge and appurtenant facilities not affected.

This chapter does not prevent the state from making appropriations for or in aid of the operation of the Knik Arm bridge and its appurtenant facilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.301. Insurance.

The authority shall keep in force public liability insurance in an amount reasonably calculated to cover potential claims for bodily injury, death or disability, and property damage that may arise from or be related to its operation and activities, naming the state as an additional insured.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.311. Safeguarding of money.

The authority shall maximize revenue from and deposit all money in depositories acceptable to the commissioner of revenue and otherwise safeguard the money under instructions as the commissioner of revenue may from time to time issue.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.321. Fidelity bond.

The authority shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board, for the members of the board and any official responsible for authority accounts and finances. A bond must be in effect for the tenure of the bonded person.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 2. Powers and Duties. › Sec. 19.75.360. Transfer of Knik Arm bridge.

If the department constructs the Knik Arm bridge and appurtenant facilities, the department shall transfer control of the bridge and appurtenant facilities to the authority, and the authority shall operate the bridge and appurtenant facilities. After the transfer of control, the department retains ownership of the bridge, appurtenant facilities, and real property, and retains the power to reconstruct, equip, extend, maintain, or improve the bridge and appurtenant facilities.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 19.75.911. Exemption from local regulation.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the activities of the authority are exempt from land use planning, zoning, permitting, or other similar governmental powers of political subdivisions of the state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 19.75.915. Liability for payment of tolls and other charges.

The owner of a vehicle using a bridge or facility managed by the authority for which a toll, fee, rate, or other charge is imposed is liable for the payment of the toll, fee, rate, or other charge solely because of the vehicle ownership, unless the vehicle, except a rental vehicle, is used without the owner's knowledge and incurs the toll, fee, rate, or other charge during operation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 19. Highways and Ferries › Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority › Article 3. General Provisions. › Sec. 19.75.980. Definitions.

In this chapter, except as otherwise provided and unless the context requires otherwise,
(1) “authority” means the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority;
(2) “board” means the board of directors of the authority;
(3) “department” means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;
(4) [Repealed, § 22 ch 61 SLA 2015.]
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 20. Infants and Incompetents

(TRANSFERRED) OCTOBER 1982
Former SectionNew Section
20.15.010 25.23.010
20.15.020 25.23.020
20.15.030 25.23.030
20.15.040 25.23.040
20.15.050 25.23.050
20.15.060 25.23.060
20.15.070 25.23.070
20.15.080 25.23.080
20.15.090 25.23.090
20.15.100 25.23.100
20.15.110 25.23.110
20.15.120 25.23.120
20.15.130 25.23.130
20.15.140 25.23.140
20.15.150 25.23.150
20.15.160 25.23.160
20.15.170 25.23.170; 25.23.175
20.15.180 25.23.180
20.15.190 25.23.190
20.15.200 25.23.200
20.15.210 25.23.210
20.15.220 25.23.220
20.15.230 25.23.230
20.15.240 25.23.240
20.20.010 25.20.045
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 03. Scope of Code › Sec. 21.03.010. Insurance regulated.

(a) All persons transacting a business of insurance in this state, or relative to a subject resident, located or to be performed in this state, shall comply with the applicable provisions of this title.
(b) Foreign and alien insurers doing business as authorized insurers under this title are not subject to AS 10.06 (Alaska Corporations Code).
(c) A person who transacts insurance in this state, or relative to a subject resident, located, or to be performed in this state as or on behalf of a risk retention group or purchasing group formed under and in compliance with 15 U.S.C. 3901 - 3906 (Liability Risk Retention Act), shall comply with the provisions of this title not preempted by federal law.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 03. Scope of Code › Sec. 21.03.060. Preemption.

The state hereby preempts the field of regulating insurers and their managing general agents, insurance producers, and representatives. All political subdivisions of the state, including home rule boroughs or cities, are prohibited from requiring of an insurer, managing general agent, insurance producer, or representative regulated under this title an authorization, permit, or registration of any kind for conducting transactions lawful under the authority granted by the state under this title.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.020. Division of insurance.

(a) There is created within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a division of insurance, which shall be located in or convenient to the office occupied by the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development.
(b) The division of insurance shall be under the administrative control of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development and the supervision of the director of the division of insurance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.030. Deputies and assistants; volunteers.

(a) The director may appoint a chief deputy, who shall be in charge of the division of insurance under the direction and control of the director.
(b) The director may appoint additional deputies for purposes designated by the director.
(c) The director may employ a competent insurance actuary to perform actuarial duties, if any, of the division, to take charge of or assist in the examination of insurers, and to perform other assigned duties.
(d) The director may appoint or employ examiners to conduct or assist in examinations provided for under this title as may be competent because of experience or special education or training to fulfill the responsibilities of an insurance examiner.
(e) The director may appoint and employ a field investigator whose primary duty is to make investigations in this state of violations or claimed violations of this title.
(f) The director may appoint a chief clerk for the division, and employ other assistants and clerks necessary to discharge the duties of the director under this title.
(g) The director may contract for and procure, on a fee or part-time basis, or both, actuarial, technical, or other professional services required for the discharge of the director's duties.
(h) A volunteer member of an advisory committee who has been appointed by the director under a provision of this title to assist and advise the director on issues or matters concerning a specific area of insurance is not entitled to payment of per diem or travel expenses authorized under AS 39.20.180.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.050. Delegation of authority.

(a) The director may delegate to a deputy, assistant, examiner, or employee of the division the exercise or discharge in the director's name of a power, duty, or function, whether ministerial or discretionary, vested by this title in the director.
(b) The director is responsible for the official acts of a deputy, assistant, examiner, or employee of the director acting in the name of and by the authority of the director.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.070. Evidence.

(a) A copy of a record or document in the office of the director that is certified as a true copy by the director shall be received in evidence in any court as if it were the original.
(b) The director shall furnish upon request a certificate as to the authority of a person to transact insurance. The certificate is evidence of the facts set out in the certificate.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.080. General powers, duties; catastrophes.

(a) The director shall enforce the provisions of this title, and shall execute the duties imposed by this title.
(b) The director has the power and authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of this title.
(c) The director may conduct examinations and investigations of insurance matters, in addition to examinations and investigations expressly authorized, considered proper to determine whether any person has violated a provision of this title or to secure information useful in the lawful administration of its provisions.
(d) If the director determines that a catastrophe has occurred in this state and in good faith believes that the governor or the President of the United States has issued or is about to issue a declaration of disaster, the director may take the action that the director considers necessary to assure that a contract of insurance already issued will be honored under the terms of the contract. Actions that the director may take include emergency orders permitting the immediate licensing of adjusters to facilitate handling of claims, permitting a licensee to open or close an office, permitting a licensee to move or remove a record as required by the existence of the catastrophe, or permitting the issuance by an insurer of checks or drafts drawn on an out-of-state bank in payment of a claim. Until a declaration of the disaster has been lifted, the director may take action to respond to a disaster without a hearing. An action taken under this subsection may not remain in effect more than six months from the date that the director determines that a catastrophe has occurred unless, after a hearing, the director determines that the action is still necessary to respond to the disaster.
(e) The director has such additional powers and duties as may be provided by other laws of this state.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.085. Uniform data and procedures for health claims.

(a) The director shall adopt by regulation uniform claims forms, uniform standards, and uniform procedures for the processing of data relating to billing for and payment of health care services provided to state residents. A health care insurer shall use the uniform claims forms and comply with the uniform standards and procedures established under this section.
(b) In this section,
(1) “health care insurer” has the meaning given in AS 21.54.500;
(2) “health care services” has the meaning given in AS 21.86.900.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.090. Regulations.

(a) The director may adopt reasonable regulations to effectuate this title. A regulation may not extend, modify, or conflict with any law of this state or the reasonable implications thereof. Except for regulations adopted under AS 21.06.250, a regulation affecting a person or matter other than the personnel or the internal affairs of the director's office shall be adopted or amended only after a hearing, of which notice was given as required by AS 21.06.200. If reasonably possible the director shall set out the proposed regulation or amendment in or with the notice of hearing. A regulation or amendment as to which a hearing is required is not effective until it has been on file as a public record in the director's office for at least 10 days.
(b) In addition to any other penalty provided, wilful violation of a regulation subjects the violator to the administrative penalty prescribed for that violation.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.100. Orders, notices.

(a) Orders and notices of the director are not effective unless in writing signed by or under the authority of the director.
(b) Every order must state its effective date and must concisely state
(1) its intent or purpose;
(2) the grounds on which it is based;
(3) the provisions of this title under which the action is taken or proposed to be taken; the failure of an order to designate a particular provision of this title does not deprive the director of the right to rely on the particular provision.
(c) Except as may be provided in this title respecting particular procedures, an order or notice may be given by delivery to the person to be ordered or notified or by mailing it, postage prepaid, addressed to the person at the principal place of business as last of record in the director's office. A mailed order or notice is considered given when mailed.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.110. Director's annual report.

As early in each calendar year as is reasonably possible, the director shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the commissioner, who shall notify the legislature that the report is available, showing, with respect to the preceding calendar year,
(1) a list of the authorized insurers transacting insurance in this state, with a summary of their financial statement as the director considers appropriate;
(2) the name of each insurer whose certificate of authority was surrendered, suspended, or revoked during the year and the cause of surrender, suspension, or revocation;
(3) the name of each insurer authorized to do business in this state against which delinquency or similar proceedings were instituted and, if against an insurer domiciled in this state, a concise statement of the facts with respect to each proceeding and its present status;
(4) a statement in regard to examination of rating organizations, advisory organizations, joint underwriters, and joint reinsurers as required by AS 21.39.120;
(5) the receipt and expenses of the division for the year;
(6) recommendations of the director as to amendments or supplementation of laws affecting insurance or the office of director;
(7) statistical information regarding health insurance, including the number of individual and group policies sold or terminated in the state; this paragraph does not authorize the director to require an insurer to release proprietary information;
(8) the annual percentage of health claims paid in the state that meets the requirements of AS 21.36.495(a) and (d);
(9) the total amount of contributions reported and the total amount of credit claimed under AS 21.96.070;
(10) the total number of public comments received and the director's efforts, to the extent allowable by law, to improve or maintain public access to information on individual health insurance rate filings before they become effective; and
(11) other pertinent information and matters the director considers proper.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.115. Duty to inform public.

The director shall regularly inform the public of matters concerning the purchase, price, coverage, benefits, and rights of insurance marketed in this state and make available information on availability of the services of the division of insurance. The director shall prepare, publish, and revise as it becomes useful or necessary to do so, an information pamphlet on insurance and the rights of a consumer of insurance and on how to take advantage of the services of the division of insurance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 21. Insurance › Chapter 06. The Director of Insurance › Sec. 21.06.130. Examination of producers, adjusters, and promoters.

(a) To determine compliance with this title, the director may, as often as the director has reasonable cause, examine or require a written report from a person of the accounts, records, documents, and transactions pertaining to or affecting the insurance affairs or proposed insurance affairs of
(1) an insurance producer or independent adjuster; or
(2) a person engaged in or proposing to be engaged in or assisting in the promotion or formation of a domestic insurer or insurance holding corporation, or corporation to finance a domestic insurer or the production of its business.
(b) [Repealed, § 223 ch 67 SLA 1992.]