Title 44, State Government

(a) If the governor delegates duties as described in AS 44.33.020(a)(11) to the department, the department shall determine and assess an annual administrative cost charge for the administration of the state's role in the federal community development quota program. The department…

In AS 44.33.010 — 44.33.118, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

The purposes of AS 44.33.119 — 44.33.136 are to (1) encourage the expansion and growth of the state's visitor industry for the benefit of the citizens of the state; (2) ensure that the economic benefits to be derived from tourism in the state are retained in the state, to the gre…

(a) [Repealed, § 84 ch 58 SLA 1999.] (b) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall (1) cooperate with organizations in the private sector for the promotion and development of tourism into and within the state; (2) coordinate with municipal, state, and …

(a) A municipality, a nonprofit corporation formed under AS 10.20, or a bona fide nonprofit civic, fraternal, or service organization may receive, as a grant, matching money from the state for up to 50 percent of the costs of a program or project that the commissioner of commerce…

(a) The Alaska Tourism Marketing Board is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The board consists of 21 members as follows: (1) 18 members appointed by the governor who are members of the leading statewide nonprofit tourism association a…

(a) The film production promotion program is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The purpose of the film production promotion program is to (1) work with organizations in the private sector for the expansion and development of film …

(a) There is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development the child care facility revolving loan fund to carry out the purposes of AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275. Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, the fund may not be used for any other purpose. (b…

(a) There is established as a special account within the child care facility revolving loan fund the foreclosure expense account. This account is established as a reserve from fund equity. (b) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may expend money cred…

(a) The department may (1) make loans for the construction, renovation, and equipping of child care facilities, including private nonprofit child care facilities; (2) adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275, including regulations to est…

(a) A loan to a child care facility under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275 may not exceed $50,000. (b) The rate of interest charged shall be seven percent a year on the unpaid balance of the loan. (c) The duration for repayment of a loan may not exceed 20 years. (d) All principal and int…

A child care facility is eligible for a loan under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275 if (1) the applicant submits to the department a plan for the use of the loan funds that is approved by the commissioner; (2) [Repealed, § 9 ch 112 SLA 1981.] (3) [Repealed, § 7 ch 153 SLA 1978.] (4) [Rep…

(a) The commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development may sell or transfer at par value or at a premium to a bank or other private purchaser for cash or other consideration the mortgages and notes held by the department as security for loans made under AS 44.33.24…

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default or foreclosure of a loan made under AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275. Disposal shall be made in a manner that serves the best interests of the state, and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.

In AS 44.33.240 — 44.33.275, (1) “child care facility” means an establishment the principal purpose of which is to provide care for children not related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, including but not limited to day care centers, family day care homes, and schools for pr…

The governor may, upon recommendation of the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development, designate by proclamation an area as an area impacted by an economic disaster. When an area is so designated, the legislature may appropriate money for assistance grants an…

(a) In the performance of contracts awarded by the state in an area impacted by an economic disaster, residents of the area shall be employed where they are available and qualified so that the economic effects of alleviating the disaster will be maximized. If resident labor is no…

If the department determines that there are contractors in an area designated as an area impacted by an economic disaster and who are qualified to perform a contract, preference to the extent feasible shall be given to those contractors under regulations adopted by the department…

When the governor has by proclamation declared an area impacted by an economic disaster, the following provisions regarding public contracts may be waived to the extent specified in the proclamation: (1) the requirement of a contractor's bond as prescribed in AS 36.25.010 may be …

The department, after consultation with the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, may adopt regulations to implement AS 44.33.285 — 44.33.310.

In AS 44.33.285 — 44.33.310, (1) “base period” means any 10 years after 1950, not necessarily continuous, and if the economic disaster is caused by a fisheries failure the period shall consist of years during which a fishery produced at economically representative levels as deter…

(a) The department shall adopt regulations for establishing and maintaining a registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. (b) The department shall maintain the registry of businesses performing telemedicine services in the state. The registry must includ…

(a) The Alaska Minerals Commission is established in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (b) The commission is composed of 11 members. The commission shall be composed of individuals who have at least five years' experience in the various aspects of t…

(a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall direct a continuing program of competitions. The competitions shall be held each summer to select outstanding examples of Alaskan Native arts and crafts. (b) The Department of Commerce, Community and Econom…

Four regional competitions shall be held each summer in the first, second, third, and fourth judicial districts established in AS 22.10.010. First place and honorable mention awards shall be made in each category and one grand prize award and one honorable mention award shall be …

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall solicit invitations from the larger communities in each of the regions for holding the regional competition. The community in each region which offers the best facilities and the greatest measure of cooperation…

Judges at the regional competitions shall be selected by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development and composed of a panel of five, two of whom shall be selected from nominees of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood and three of whom shall be selecte…

If authorized by the entrant, an entry not selected for display may be sold for not less than the price set by the entrant on the entry form. The entry shall be transferred to the purchaser by competition officials on receipt of a money order or cashier's check made out to the en…

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may display or authorize the display of entries at places other than the regional competitions.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may accept grants of money and other assistance from private persons or groups, from political subdivisions of the state, or from others to conduct and promote annual competitions and displays.

In order that the competitions may be held without undue disruption and in order that winning items may be displayed at other places, all entries submitted for judging shall be held in temporary custody by the state until they are no longer needed for display, at which time they …

To promote development of rural areas of the state, the department is authorized to (1) investigate social and economic conditions of rural areas to determine the need to expand economic opportunities and improve living conditions; (2) formulate a coordinated program to broaden a…

A program of the department under AS 44.33.740 in a rural area may not exceed $100,000 in cost a year.

(a) There is established in the department the bulk fuel storage facilities grant fund. Grants may be made by the department from this fund to a community to acquire and install community bulk storage facilities. (b) Grants made under this section for the acquisition and installa…

(a) The commissioner (1) shall accept, administer, and dispose of land conveyed to the state in trust by village corporations under 43 U.S.C. 1613(c)(3) (Sec. 14(c)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) for the purposes specified in that section; (2) may, with the concur…

(a) The department may provide itinerant loan information officers to serve persons who reside outside the major population centers of the state. (b) The loan information officers shall be trained, to the extent that the department considers necessary, in a program administered b…

In AS 44.33.740 — 44.33.780, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

To facilitate planning in municipalities that exercise planning and zoning authority, the department may provide planning assistance, including but not limited to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services, model acts that include regulations designed to e…

A city or platting authority may make funds under its control available to the department for the purposes of obtaining planning work or planning assistance, or both, for its area. The department may contract for, accept, and expend the funds for urban planning for the local juri…

The department shall make recommendations to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and to appropriate program agencies concerning the effect upon the comprehensive plan or other land use plans or proposals of municipalities and unincorporated communities with res…

The department may accept and expend grants from the federal government and other public or private sources, may contract with reference to them, and may enter into contracts and exercise all other powers necessary to carry out AS 44.33.782 — 44.33.788.

In AS 44.33.782 — 44.33.790, “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

There is in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development a Local Boundary Commission. The Local Boundary Commission consists of five members appointed by the governor for overlapping five-year terms. One member shall be appointed from each of the four judicial …