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AlaskaSB 5734th Legislature (2025-2026)Senate
APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/AMEND/REAPPROP
Sponsored By: SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Signed by Governor
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42 provisions identified: 38 benefits, 2 costs, 2 mixed.
Major funding for Alaska transportation projects
The law provides about $1.066 billion for roads, bridges, transit, walking routes, ferry terminals, safety, and transportation planning. It also provides about $513.55 million for airport improvements across Alaska. Airport funding includes rural airports, equipment, lighting, and planning work. These investments support transportation systems used by residents and businesses; they do not set fares or household payments.
Matching funds for Alaska transportation projects
The law provides $77.674645 million to meet federal aviation, highway, other program, and local matching requirements. It redirects an estimated $41.095007 million in unused general funds to highway matching, plus up to $11.16526 million more. It also redirects up to $9.807384 million in unused general funds to aviation matching. Redirected funds can cover unexpected costs or costs federal funding cannot cover in previous and current fiscal-year projects.
More funding for Alaska energy systems
The law funds bulk fuel upgrades ($4 million), port electrification ($4.4 million), and Dixon Diversion–Bradley Lake hydropower ($6 million). It provides $42.45 million for Solar for All and about $6.32 million for Round 17 renewable energy grants. Grid funding includes a $1.5 million grant match, $5 million for rural power upgrades, and about $16.69 million for reliability. Certain federal renewable-project tax credits also go to the Alaska Energy Authority for continued projects or federal grant matching. Those credits have an estimated value of $0; the law sets no direct household payment.
More funding for Alaska ferry connections
The law provides about $139.27 million for Rural Ferry Grants supporting Alaska communities. It provides about $106.42 million to replace the M/V Tustumena, with no completion date specified. Another $6.5 million in unrestricted general funds supports vessel overhauls, annual certification, and shore facility repairs. These funds support ferry services and infrastructure, not payments to passengers.
More water funding for Alaska villages
The law provides about $437.86 million for Village Safe Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Projects. The money supports water and wastewater systems in Alaska villages and communities, not direct household payments.
Funding for Alaska university facilities
The law provides $10 million for University of Alaska facility maintenance and modernization. The Anchorage campus receives $35.75 million for the Alaska Leaders Archives Consortium Library renovation. The Fairbanks campus receives $53 million for the Troth Yeddha' Indigenous Studies Center. The Southeast campus receives $2 million to expand its Mariculture Program. These funds support facilities and programs, not individual student payments.
Funding for home weatherization in Alaska
The law provides $5 million for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation home weatherization programs. The money supports weatherization services for participating households. This appropriation does not set household eligibility, payment amounts, or guaranteed energy savings.
Rental help for domestic violence survivors
The law provides $1.5 million for rental assistance through Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Empowering Choice Housing Program. The program serves people displaced by domestic violence. This appropriation does not set each person's assistance amount or how long assistance lasts.
Communication upgrades for Fairbanks courthouse
The law redirects up to $450,000 for communication upgrades at the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks. The money must come from unspent funds not already committed under the referenced 2018 enhanced 9-1-1 appropriation.
Election security receives dedicated grant funding
The law provides $342,272 from the Help America Vote Act Election Fund for an election security grant. The Governor's Office administers the grant, which must support election security under that federal law. Recipients and direct household benefits are not specified.
Flood funding targets Matanuska-Susitna hazard areas
The law provides $2.5 million in federal funds for flood mitigation in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The money supports acquisition of high-hazard areas. The law does not identify properties or explain how individual compensation is calculated.
Guard facilities and homeland security get funding
The law provides $1.95 million for Alcantra modernization and $1.586 million for Camp Carroll recruiting and retention modernization. Camp Denali barracks remodel planning receives $1 million; counterdrug support receives $150,000; classified workspace receives $393,000. State Homeland Security Grant Programs receive $14.833 million. Armory barracks conversions in Bethel, Fairbanks, Kodiak, and Nome receive $2.2 million. These funds support facilities and programs, not household payments.
Library sale funds museum building repairs
The law directs proceeds from selling Sitka's Stratton Library building to the Department of Education and Early Development. The money funds renovation, repair, and needed projects at the Sheldon Jackson Museum and other buildings and facilities. The sale proceeds are not specified.
More funding for conservation and trails
The law provides $4.33 million for abandoned mine reclamation and $12 million for cooperative forestry and fire programs. Dam-safety application review and land-sales subdivision development each receive $500,000. It provides $3.7 million for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants and $3.3 million for historic preservation. Recreational trails grants receive $2.75 million, plus a separate $600,000 in federal funds. These funds support projects and programs, not household payments.
More funding for orphaned well programs
The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission receives $25 million in federal funds for orphaned well formula grants. It receives another $40 million in federal funds for orphaned well performance grants. About $1.88 million from commission receipts funds phase one of its risk-based data system upgrade. The law does not name grant recipients or set household payments.
Police and court facilities receive funding
The law provides $550,000 for public safety aircraft repairs and $600,000 for Wildlife Trooper vessel maintenance and repair. The Fairbanks Post evidence building and site work receive $5.85 million. Rifle-rated armor and the less-lethal 40mm program receive $500,000. Courts receive $1 million for security projects and $1.5 million for building repairs. These funds support agency equipment and facilities, not household payments or new personal duties.
Funding for Alaska blood donor testing
The law provides $500,000 from unrestricted general funds for the Blood Bank of Alaska's blood donor testing laboratory. The money supports donor testing operations. It does not establish household payments or a specific change in access to testing.
Funding to maintain Alaska school buildings
The law provides $2.73 million to replace dorm windows at Mt. Edgecumbe High School. It also provides $38.110038 million to the Major Maintenance Grant Fund for eligible Alaska school facilities. These appropriations support building work, not household payments or changes in student eligibility.
Alaska tourism marketing receives more funding
The law provides $5 million to the Alaska Travel Industry Association for tourism marketing. The money supports promotion in national and international markets. It does not provide direct household payments.
Commerce department gets systems and repairs
The Commerce Department receives $628,700 from the Emerging Energy Technology Fund for administrative system updates. It receives another $100,000 from that fund for repairs and improvements to a leased warehouse. The money supports department operations and facilities.
Equipment sales fund Fish and Game
Fish and Game can use qualifying sale proceeds received during the budget year ending June 30, 2026. An estimated $150,000 comes from state-owned vessels and aircraft bought without federal funds. That money supports vessel and aircraft renewal, replacement, and maintenance. An estimated $200,000 comes from equipment bought with federal funds for federal projects. Those proceeds must support equipment renewal, replacement, or maintenance for the same federal projects.
Maintenance grants receive a funding backstop
The law sets a $38.110038 million target for the major maintenance grant fund's unused, uncommitted balance on July 1, 2025. When that balance is below the target, general funds cover the exact shortfall. No added funding is provided when the balance already meets or exceeds the target. The money supports grants, not direct household payments.
More funding for salmon and anglers
The Alaska Marine Salmon Program and South Peninsula King Salmon Genetics Study each receive $800,000. Gulf of Alaska Chinook Salmon receives $2.575 million, and mission-critical equipment replacement receives $1 million. The law provides $6.8 million for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery and $750,000 for treaty-related Chinook fishery mitigation. Another $3 million supports sport-fishing boating and angler access.
More grants for Alaska community projects
The law provides $6.315 million for Community Block Grants: $65,000 in general funds and $6.25 million in other funds. It directs an estimated $29.5 million to National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska impact grants for capital projects. Those impact-grant funds must have reached the special revenue fund by June 30, 2025. Xunaa Borough organization grants total $600,000 for budget years ending June 30, 2026, 2027, and 2028. The borough funding requires incorporation by December 31, 2025; the law does not divide the total by year.
More money for state building repairs
The law provides $20 million for statewide overdue maintenance, renovation, and repair of state facilities. Beginning June 30, 2025, it also assigns the Alaska capital income fund's unused, uncommitted balance to the Governor's Office. That balance supports critical statewide maintenance, renovation, and repair. The additional balance is not specified.
State employee and legal systems upgraded
The law provides $4 million in general funds for the statewide employee time and attendance system. The Department of Law receives $7 million to replace its case management systems. An estimated $3.524096 million comes from unused prior funding; general funds supply the remainder, estimated at $3.475904 million. These appropriations fund agency systems, not new household benefits.
State receipts and recoveries fund operations
The law makes qualifying excess program receipts available for the budget year ending June 30, 2026. Only receipts above amounts already appropriated qualify, and use must follow state program review requirements. Fund balances held on June 30, 2025, are excluded. Insurance settlements and other loss recoveries go through the general fund to the state catastrophe reserve or responsible agency. Those recoveries must address the related loss; neither funding stream has a specified total.
Unused funds support Governor's Office projects
Beginning June 30, 2025, the law redirects specified unused, uncommitted general funds to the Governor's Office. Up to $100,000 supports USS Ted Stevens commissioning costs and related Alaska activities in budget years ending June 30, 2026 and 2027. Remaining funds support capital costs and materials for facility repairs, technology, food security, and the 2026 Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. They also support government efficiency work, elections equipment, and resource development analyses, studies, and process reviews. The remaining amount is not specified.
Unused legislative funds cover meeting and repairs
Beginning June 30, 2025, specified unused, uncommitted legislative general funds go to the Legislative Council. Up to $500,000 covers the 2027 Council of State Governments West annual meeting. That funding covers budget years ending June 30, 2026, 2027, and 2028. The remaining balance funds legislative building repairs, renovations, technology improvements, and other needed facility projects. The remaining amount is not specified.
Grants support Alaska's water systems
The law provides $10.0923 million for clean-water grants and $21.415 million for drinking-water grants. These grants include federal infrastructure funding and money for emerging contaminants. It also provides $38.4561 million for water improvement grants, including contaminant projects, and $3 million for small-system assistance. The money supports water systems and communities, not direct household payments.
More funding for statewide transportation programs
The law provides about $62.84 million for statewide federal transportation programs. The money supports commercial vehicle enforcement, cooperative reimbursable projects, emergency relief, transit administration grants, and highway safety grants.
Unused funds support Alaska electrical emergencies
The law redirects an estimated $234,500 to the Alaska Energy Authority's electrical emergencies program. The amount is limited to unspent funds not already committed under the referenced 2013 appropriation. The money supports emergency energy operations, not direct household payments.
State investment in Alaska's fishing bank
The law appropriates $3.6935 million to buy non-voting preferred shares in the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank. This provides capital to the bank, not direct payments to households. The supplied bill summary identifies the purchase as contingent but does not specify the condition.
Medicaid gets provider services system funding
The law provides about $14.07 million for a Provider Services Module for Alaska Medicaid. This funds Medicaid provider administration. It does not change who qualifies, benefit amounts, or direct payments to enrollees.
Funding for affordable and public housing
The law provides $11 million for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Affordable Housing Development Program. It also provides $4 million for its Supplemental Housing Development Program. Public housing providers receive $1.35 million through competitive grants. These appropriations support housing development but do not set household eligibility, rent levels, or individual payments.
Funding for senior housing in Alaska
The law provides $3 million for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Senior Citizens Housing Development Program. The money supports housing development serving seniors. This appropriation does not set individual eligibility, housing costs, or direct payments to senior households.
Housing funding for Alaska's rural professionals
The law provides $11.55 million for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's Rural Professional Housing program. The money supports housing for professionals served by the program in rural Alaska. This appropriation does not set individual eligibility, housing costs, or household award amounts.
Corporate tax system updates receive funding
The law allocates $500,000 in general funds for Revenue Department tax system updates tied to corporate tax law changes. Funding depends on enactment of Senate Bill 92 or a substantially similar bill during the Thirty-Fourth Legislature's First Regular Session. The money covers tax revenue management and related technology changes. This appropriation does not itself change household tax rates or taxes owed.
Limits on gasline spending increases
For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, the law limits appropriation increases tied to Alaska Gasline Development Corporation receipts. The state cannot use its receipt-based budget adjustment process to increase appropriations based on additional federal receipts. The same restriction applies to additional statutory designated program receipts received by the corporation. No dollar amount or household duty is specified.
Prior Alaska funding authorization repealed
Beginning March 31, 2025, the law repeals a specific appropriation from Alaska's 2024 session law. The supplied text does not identify its amount, purpose, or recipients. Its effect on funded activities and households cannot be determined from this provision alone.
Funding shifts to Fairbanks veterans cemetery
The law redirects $100,000 from Gold Rush Historic Ditch mitigation to the Fairbanks Veterans Cemetery in House Districts 1–5. The cemetery gains funding for planning, design, and construction. The same appropriation no longer funds the ditch mitigation project.
Youth facility funding shifts to Anchorage
The law redirects an estimated $4 million from Fairbanks Youth Facility maintenance to remodeling Anchorage's McLaughlin Youth Center. Anchorage's remodel gains funding, while the money is no longer available for the Fairbanks maintenance purpose. The amount is limited to unspent funds not already committed under the referenced 2023 appropriation.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
SENATE RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 5/13/2025
PASSED Y21 N19
Yes: 21 • No: 19
House vote • 5/13/2025
EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y22 N18
Yes: 22 • No: 18
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 2 FAILED Y18 N21 A1
Yes: 18 • No: 21
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 3 FAILED Y19 N21
Yes: 19 • No: 21
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 8 FAILED Y20 N20
Yes: 20 • No: 20
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 10 FAILED Y15 N25
Yes: 15 • No: 25
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21
Yes: 19 • No: 21
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 4 FAILED Y16 N24
Yes: 16 • No: 24
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 7 FAILED Y19 N21
Yes: 19 • No: 21
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21
Yes: 19 • No: 21
House vote • 5/12/2025
AM 1 TO AM 2 FAILED Y17 N22 A1
Yes: 17 • No: 22
Actions Timeline
(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER
7/30/2025Senate(S) LINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS
7/30/2025Senate(S) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/12 CHAPTER 12 SLA 25
7/30/2025Senate(S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
7/30/2025Senate(S) 1:25 P.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
7/30/2025Senate(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-
5/16/2025Senate(S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP
5/16/2025Senate(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ
5/14/2025Senate(H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 57(FIN) AM H(EFD FLD H)
5/13/2025House(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED
5/13/2025House(H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 7
5/13/2025House(H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION
5/13/2025House(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y22 N18
5/13/2025House(H) PASSED Y21 N19
5/13/2025House(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 57(FIN) AM H
5/13/2025House(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CALENDAR
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y19 N21
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 11 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y15 N25
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 9 NOT OFFERED
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 8 FAILED Y20 N20
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 7 FAILED Y19 N21
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21
5/12/2025House(H) AM NO 4 FAILED Y16 N24
5/12/2025House
Bill Text
Enrolled SB 57
5/16/2025
HCS CSSB 57(FIN) am H(efd fld H)
5/12/2025
HCS CSSB 57(FIN)
5/10/2025
CSSB 57(FIN)
4/14/2025
SB 57
1/24/2025