Alaska Administrative Code

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: (1) "ANCSA" means the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971, P.L. 92-203, 85 Stat. 688, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); (2) "bona fide village resident"…

If a municipality is dissolved under AS 29.06.450-29.06.510, the commissioner, will in the commissioner's discretion, accept title to real property of the dissolved municipality. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a legal procedure for the commissioner's subsequent conveya…

(a) Upon approval by the dissolved municipality's voters under 3 AAC 196.020 or by approval of an appropriate village entity under AS 44.33.755(a)(2), the commissioner will, in the commissioner's discretion, convey title to real property of a dissolved municipality to a local ent…

If voters of the dissolved municipality approve the plan for disposition of assets in an election administered by the director of elections under AS 29.06.510, that approval by the voters will satisfy the requirement under AS 44.33.755(a)(2) for approval by an appropriate village…

In this chapter (1) "appropriate village entity" means an entity that has been officially recognized under AS 44.33.755(b) and 3 AAC 190.110; (2) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) "local entity" means an …

Notes 3 AAC 195.010 Eff. 6/30/2008, Register 187; repealed 11/23/2008, Register 188 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features w…

Notes 3 AAC 195.020 Eff. 6/30/2008, Register 187; repealed 11/23/2008, Register 188 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features w…

The provisions of this chapter apply, subject to the availability of appropriations, to the allocation and distribution by the department of money to address the immediate planning needs of communities imminently threatened by climate change-related impacts, including erosion, fl…

(a) Subject to the availability of appropriations, and subject to 3 AAC 195.070 - 3 AAC 195.110, the department will award on a non-competitive basis mini-grants of no less than $10,000 per community and no more than $50,000 per community, to be negotiated with each community lis…

Subject to the availability of appropriations, all projects that address planning activities and that are described in the Office of the Governor, Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change, Immediate Action Workgroup's Recommendations Report to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate …

Notes 3 AAC 195.060 Eff. 6/30/2008, Register 187; repealed 11/23/2008, Register 188 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features w…

(a) An application for a grant under this chapter must be completed on a form prescribed by the department. (b) The department will send application forms to each community identified in 3 AAC 195.040(c) as eligible for a grant awarded under 3 AAC 195.040(a) or (b) on a non-compe…

(a) Upon issuance of a final award determination under this chapter, the department will negotiate with the recipient to develop a grant agreement. If the recipient does not enter into a grant agreement satisfactory to the department within 30 days after the final award, the depa…

(a) Within 20 days of receipt of written notice that the department has denied or deferred a grant application or revoked a grant, the applicant or grantee may appeal that decision to the commissioner. The appeal must be in writing and must identify each part of the decision to w…

The department may provide technical assistance in project planning, administration, and implementation of a grant if assistance is requested by a grantee. Notes 3 AAC 195.100 Eff. 6/30/2008, Register 187; am 11/23/2008, Register 188 Authority:AS 44.33.020 State regulations are u…

The department will not pay a grant award under this chapter to a village council or a community defined in 3 AAC 195.900(2) (D) unless the department receives, on a form approved by the Department of Law, a waiver of sovereign immunity from suit adopted by the governing body for…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of commerce, community and economic development; (2) "community" means (A) a borough within the meaning given in AS 29.71.800(3); (B) a city within the meaning given in AS 29.71.800(…

Subject to the availability of appropriations, this chapter applies to the award, allocation, and distribution of money that is (1) disbursed through the coastal impact assistance program established under 43 U.S.C. 1356 a; (2) allocated directly to the state under 43 U.S.C. 1356…

The following entities are eligible to submit a proposal under this chapter: (1) a local government within the meaning given in 43 C.F.R. 12.43 ; (2) an incorporated nonprofit entity with articles of incorporation and a certificate of incorporation or authority in good standing u…

To be eligible for a subgrant under this chapter, a proposal must benefit the natural coastal environment of the coastal area and meet one or more of the following uses authorized by 43 U.S.C. 1356 a(d)(1): (1) projects and activities for the conservation, protection, or restorat…

The department will publish a subgrant application guide. The department will solicit applications for subgrants under this chapter by publishing notice of the solicitation in a newspaper of general circulation, and posting the notice on the Alaska Online Public Notice System est…

An application submitted in response to a solicitation under 3 AAC 196.040 must be (1) complete, and must be submitted on forms provided by the department; those forms must include a project narrative for inclusion in the amended coastal impact assistance plan that is submitted, …

The department will conduct a preliminary review of an application to ensure that it meets the requirements of 3 AAC 196.050. At any time during the review under this section, the department will request additional information if it considers that information necessary to a compl…

The department will assemble a proposal review committee. The department will offer a seat on the proposal review committee to, at a minimum, representatives from the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, the Department of Environmental Conservation, the De…

(a) Each member of the proposal review committee shall score a proposal on a scale of 0 - 100 total points, and shall award (1) no more than 30 points for its rating of a proposed project's design, goals, and results, as set out in the project description; the committee shall giv…

(a) No more than 10 days after receiving the department's written notification under 3 AAC 196.080(f), the applicant may make a request for reconsideration to the commissioner. The request must be in writing and must identify each part of the decision to which the applicant objec…

The department will forward its project selections and rankings, recommended subgrant amounts, and identification of projects as Tier 1 or Tier 2 to the division within the Department of Natural Resources designated as the official state contact for the United States Department o…

(a) After federal approval under 43 U.S.C. 1356 a(c)(3) and (4) of the state's amended coastal impact assistance plan, after issuance of federal grant awards, and subject to the availability of appropriations, the department will negotiate a subgrant agreement with the recipient.…

If the subgrantee is an entity that possesses sovereign immunity, the subgrantee must agree as a condition of receiving a subgrant that the subgrantee irrevocably waive its sovereign immunity with respect to enforcement of the subgrant agreement or claims related to the subgrant …

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) repealed 4/1/2012, Register 201; (2) "coastal impact assistance plan" means the plan that the state submits under 43 U.S.C. 1356 a(c) for approval by the United States Secretary of the Interior; (3) repealed 3/14/2012; (…

This chapter applies to the public library construction and major expansion matching grant program established in AS 14.56.355. Notes 3 AAC 198.010 Eff. 1/1/2010, Register 192 Authority:AS 14.56.355 AS 14.56.356 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versi…

An eligible applicant that receives a grant under this section (1) shall use the grant to (A) construct a new public library; or (B) make a major expansion, including associated renovations, to an existing public library; (2) may not use the grant for (A) costs of ordinary mainte…

(a) The following are eligible applicants that may submit a proposal under this chapter: (1) municipality; (2) Native Village Council; (3) community in the unorganized borough, if the community (A) is an incorporated nonprofit organization in good standing under AS 10.20; and (B)…

(a) Subject to appropriation, the department may make grants under the program in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the total proposed grant project costs. (b) For purposes of AS 14.56.355(c) and this section, the total proposed grant project costs for a public library that i…

(a) An applicant must provide, as a local match, the portion of the total proposed grant project costs not met by the grant payable under AS 14.56.355 and 14.56.356 and this chapter. (b) The local match may be in the form of(1) money; (2) land; or (3) services. Notes 3 AAC 198.05…

(a) An applicant must apply for a grant on a form provided by the department. (b) The application must include (1) a detailed study outlining how the library space needs of the community and library service area in which the project will be or has been constructed will be met for…

The department will conduct a preliminary proposal review of an application to ensure the applicant meets the requirements of 3 AAC 198.060. At any time during the preliminary proposal review, the department may request additional information if the department considers the infor…

The department will make a decision on a grant application for a grant under AS 14.56.355 and 14.56.356 and this chapter based on the (1) compliance of the proposed project with minimum space requirements as follows: (A) for a project serving a community with an estimated populat…

(a) During a fiscal year, if amounts requested in grant applications approved by the department under 3 AAC 198.080 exceed amounts appropriated for payment of grants, the department will give priority to grants as follows: (1) the first priority is given to an application submitt…

Notes 3 AAC 198.100 Eff. 1/1/2010, Register 192; repealed 11/5/2011, Register 200 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features wil…

The department will issue a decision on the application and the award of any grant. The department will send a copy of the decision to the applicant. Notes 3 AAC 198.105 Eff. 11/5/2011, Register 200 Authority:AS 14.56.355 AS 14.56.356 State regulations are updated quarterly; we c…

(a) No later than 10 days after receipt of the department's written notification under 3 AAC 198.105, the applicant may make a written request for reconsideration of all or part of the decision to the commissioner. The request must be in writing and must identify each part of the…

(a) Upon issuance of a final award determination under this chapter, the department and the applicant will develop a grant agreement. A recipient of a final award determination does not have a vested right or other entitlement to a grant until a mutually acceptable definitive wri…

Notes 3 AAC 198.120 Eff. 1/1/2010, Register 192; repealed 11/5/2011, Register 200 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features wil…

(a) In addition to complying with the applicable audit requirements under 2 AAC 45.010, the grantee shall file a final project report with the department when a project has been completed. (b) The project report must include (1) a narrative report outlining the tasks associated w…

Notes 3 AAC 198.140 Eff. 1/1/2010, Register 192; repealed 11/5/2011, Register 200 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features wil…

If the grantee is an entity that possesses sovereign immunity, the grantee must agree as a condition of receiving a grant that the grantee irrevocably waives its sovereign immunity with respect to enforcement of the grant agreement or claims related to the grant agreement. The wa…

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (2) "community" means a place in which 25 or more individuals reside as a social unit; (3) "department" means the …

Every person filing a registration statement under AS 34.55.010 shall pay a filing fee of $100 and a registration fee of $200. The filing and registration fees must accompany the registration statement. When a registration statement is withdrawn without prejudice before its effec…

Investigations made under AS 34.55.022 shall be made at the expense of the applicant according to the current per diem rate for each day of travel and on-site inspection; plus round trip air and ground transportation from the examiner's duty station. An applicant shall deposit an…