Alaska Administrative Code

(a) An applicant for a loan from the rural electrification revolving loan fund shall submit an application, which contains at the time of filing, the following information: (1) the legal name of the applicant and the legal authority under which it was created and other informatio…

(a) Upon receipt of a completed application and other information requested or required, the authority will review the application. (b) The authority, after reviewing the application, will make a determination that includes the following: (1) written comments analyzing whether (A…

(a) Within 15 days after a completed application has been received, the department will appoint a loan advisory committee composed of three individuals, each of whom resides within the certificated area served by the applicant, but none of whom is a person identified in 3 AAC 106…

(a) The authority will establish the terms of a loan made from the rural electrification revolving loan fund when the authority approves the loan application under 3 AAC 106.220. (b) A loan must bear an interest rate equal to two percent a year on the unpaid balance. Interest pai…

The provisions of 3 AAC 106.130 concerning inspection of records and facilities of applicants for loans from the power project fund apply also to applicants for loans from the rural electrification revolving loan fund. Notes 3 AAC 106.250 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137 Before 2/16/96…

(a) A loan will not exceed $250,000 per loan application for a specific project if the rural electrification revolving loan fund balance is less than $3,000,000 at the time of application. (b) A loan will not exceed $500,000 per loan application for a specified project if the rur…

In 3 AAC 106.200 - 3 AAC 106. 269, "financially feasible" means that the authority has determined that enough money is available from all sources to complete the project, and that enough money is estimated to be available in the future to repay any debt incurred in connection wit…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.300 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; am 3/25/2005, Register 173; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.300, to reflec…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.305 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 103.305, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.310 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; am 3/25/2005, Register 173; am 10/16/2009, Register 192; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.310, to reflec…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.315 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.315, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.320 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.320, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.325 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.325, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.330 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.330, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.335 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.335, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.340 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.340, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.345 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.345, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.350 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.350, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.355 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.355, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.360 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.360, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

Deleted. Notes 3 AAC 106.365 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137; deleted as of Register 205, April 2013 As of Register 205 (April 2013), and acting under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), the regulations attorney deleted 3 AAC 106.365, to reflect the enactment of ch. 46, SLA 2012. Effective January 1,…

(a) In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) deleted; (2) repealed 4/8/2015; (3) deleted; (4) "regional corporation" means an Alaska Native regional corporation established under the laws of this state in accordance with the provisions of 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629(…

(a) An eligible electric utility shall install and maintain (1) operational equipment designed to meter power consumption of its utility customers, including community facilities and power stations; (2) a fuel meter on the day tank to record the amount of fuel used to generate el…

(a) The authority is entitled to reimbursement if an eligible electric utility, or its electric utility customers, have received power cost equalization payments to which they were not entitled. (b) Grounds for reimbursement include (1) an interim or permanent power cost equaliza…

When power cost equalization payments paid to each electric utility are reduced on a pro rata basis as required by AS 42.45.110(i), eligible electric utilities will implement the pro rata reduction effective with the comparable monthly report. An electric utility shall consult wi…

If a supplemental appropriation is received for the power cost equalization program after the authority has made a pro rata reduction under AS 42.45.110(i), the authority will (1) increase the power cost equalization payments to be made to eligible utilities for the rest of the f…

(a) A customer whose facility has more than one meter will only receive power cost equalization credit for the master meter. (b) Power consumption measured by a station service meter required in 3 AAC 107.200 is not eligible for power cost equalization credit. Notes 3 AAC 107.230…

(a) An eligible electric utility shall submit a power cost equalization report to the authority within 10 working days after the end of its billing period. The report must set out the power consumption of the previous month and must be in the format required by the authority. Wit…

(a) The authority and the commission have statutory responsibilities in furtherance of the power cost equalization program. (b)3 AAC 107.200 - 3 AAC 107.270 should be read together with 3 AAC 52.600 - 3 AAC 52.690. Notes 3 AAC 107.250 Eff. 2/16/96, Register 137 Authority:AS 42.45…

To receive a power cost equalization payment, a customer of an eligible electric utility (1) must be billed by the utility in accordance with the relevant tariff, rate structure, separate demand charge, or minimum charge; (2) shall make timely payments to the utility, for the ele…

(a) A community facility is not eligible for power cost equalization if the costs of operating the community facility, or eligible portion of the community facility, are paid for by the state, federal government, or private commercial interests. (b) As used in (a) of this section…

(a)In 3 AAC 107.200 - 3 AAC 107.270 and in AS 42.45.110-42.45.170, unless the context requires otherwise,(1) "commission" means the Regulatory Commission of Alaska; (2) "customers" means (A) an eligible electric utility's residential customer of energy for a single-family or mult…

(a) The provisions of 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 implement and interpret AS 42.45.180 relating to the responsibilities and powers of the authority with respect to grants for utility improvements from the power cost equalization and rural electric capitalization fund. The autho…

If the authority determines under 3 AAC 107.300 that money is available from the fund for grants for utility improvements, the authority shall publish notice of the amount of money available for the grants. The authority shall include in the notice information regarding applicati…

The authority may not award a grant to a recipient under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 in a fiscal year in an amount that exceeds 20 percent of the amount in the fund available in that fiscal year for grants under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430. An applicant may apply for, and the…

(a) A person who wishes to receive a grant under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 must submit an application to the authority. The application must be dated and must (1) state the legal name of the applicant and the legal authority under which the applicant was created; (2) include …

(a) For the purpose of reviewing applications received under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430, the executive director of the authority shall appoint an evaluation committee. The committee must include authority personnel who are competent to review the projects for which grants are …

(a) If the authority awards a grant to an applicant under 3 AAC 107.340(d), the applicant must enter into a grant agreement with the authority within 60 days after receiving notice from the authority that the applicant has been awarded the grant. If the applicant fails to enter i…

A recipient of a grant under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 may not use the proceeds of the grant to pay for costs of a project that were incurred before the applicant entered into a grant agreement under 3 AAC 107.350(a) unless the executive director of the authority approves pay…

If the amount of money in the fund is not sufficient to initially award grants for all the ranked applications as provided in 3 AAC 107.340(d), the authority shall notify the successful applicants for whom there is insufficient money in the fund to award grants. The notice must i…

(a) Each applicant for a grant under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 and each grant recipient under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 shall agree to make its books and records, facilities, and real and personal property of any kind, available for inspection at any reasonable time by th…

If the authority terminates a grant agreement for cause in accordance with the terms of the grant agreement under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430, the authority may (1) require the grant recipient to repay to the authority the portion of the grant proceeds that relates to the termi…

In connection with a grant under 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430 and for the purpose of ensuring that the grant proceeds are used for a public purpose, the authority may require that a deed restriction on the title to the land benefited by the grant be recorded requiring approval f…

The authority may consider and treat a request for a modification to a grant as a grant application if, in the determination of the evaluation committee appointed under 3 AAC 107.340, the modification is material. Notes 3 AAC 107.420 Eff. 6/29/94, Register 131; am 11/25/94, Regis…

In 3 AAC 107.300 - 3 AAC 107.430, "fund" has the meaning given in AS 42.45.190. Notes 3 AAC 107.430 Eff. 6/29/94, Register 131; am 11/25/94, Register 132 Authority:AS 42.45.100 AS 42.45.180 AS 44.83.080 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions avail…

(a) Only an electric utility that meet the requirements of AS 42.45.200 and this chapter is eligible to apply for a grant from the electrical service extension fund. (b) A grant application must be submitted by the utility that will serve the customers for whom the line extension…

(a) At the beginning of each fiscal year that money is available from the electrical service extension fund, the authority will invite electric utilities to apply for a grant from the fund. The authority will determine the appropriate form of notice, including publishing public n…

(a) The maximum dollar amount of a grant is 25 percent of the total amount of money appropriated to the fund in any given fiscal year, or $100,000, whichever is greater. (b) A grant may not exceed 60 percent of the total eligible project costs. (c) An electric utility may submit …

(a) A grantee shall contribute at least (1) 40 percent of the total eligible project costs; and (2) 100 percent of the ineligible project costs, including planning, feasibility studies, and design. (b) A grantee's 40 percent minimum share of total eligible project costs required …

(a) An applicant for a grant from the fund shall submit an application to the authority on a form provided by the authority. The applicant shall provide the following information: (1) the date of application; (2) the legal name of the applicant and the legal authority under which…