Title 44, State Government

(a) The commissioner shall develop a comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. The commissioner shall incorporate the comprehensive long-range plan prepared under AS 19.65.011 into the plan developed under this section. The plan may be developed in …

(a) The commissioner may apply for and accept, on behalf of the state, grants from the federal government or an agency of it, or from another state, a foundation, or any person, for any of the functions or purposes of the department. (b) The department may accept gifts, donations…

(a) The department shall, at least once every seven years, perform an energy audit of each public building. (b) The department shall include in each energy audit required by (a) of this section recommendations for corrective measures to improve the energy efficiency and to minimi…

(a) Not later than January 1, 2020, the department shall work with other state agencies to retrofit at least 25 percent of all public facilities, starting with those it determines are the least energy efficient, if the department determines that retrofitting the public facilities…

The department shall consult with the appropriate officials of other departments regarding environmental risks and economic and social considerations that may arise by reason of the location, design, construction, or reconstruction of a transportation facility.

(a) The commissioner shall (1) prepare a comprehensive long-range plan for the development and improvement of coordinated community and public transportation; and (2) revise and update the plan at intervals determined by the commissioner. (b) The department shall submit the compr…

The Aviation Advisory Board is established in the department.

(a) The purpose of the board is to advise and provide recommendations to the commissioner on public policy related to the department's exercise of its aviation functions assigned by law. (b) Before filling, on a permanent basis, the position of chief administrative officer of the…

(a) The board shall meet at least once each year as requested by the commissioner, or more frequently as determined appropriate by the chair of the board, to carry out its advisory functions. The board may hold public hearings and use other means to solicit information from the p…

(a) The Aviation Advisory Board consists of the following 11 members, who are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor: (1) a member who represents a statewide trade association of air carriers doing business in diverse regions of the state and serving both rural an…

Board members receive no compensation as members of the board. Board members who are not state officers or employees are entitled to transportation expenses and per diem as provided in AS 39.20.180 for members of state boards and commissions.

In AS 44.42.200 — 44.42.290, (1) “Alaska international airport system” means the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Fairbanks International Airport; (2) “board” means the Aviation Advisory Board established in AS 44.42.200.

(a) The department may (1) assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. 325 — 327, including (A) the filing of applications with the United States Department of Transportation under 23 U.S.C. 325(c)(1) and 23 U.S.C. 327(b)(2); and (B) taking those actions necessary to meet the applica…

(a) The department shall designate a single employee who reports to the commissioner to oversee the duties assigned to the department in AS 44.42.400 — 44.42.430 and to serve as the point of contact for inquiries related to projects using gravel or other aggregate material contai…

(a) To qualify for the immunity provided under AS 09.65.245(a)(2), a contractor intending to use, within an area designated by the department under AS 44.42.400(b) or (c), gravel or other aggregate material that, when tested using a bulk test method prescribed by the department i…

(a) The department, after consultation with the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Health, the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Law, and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, shall prescribe in regulation a bulk testing meth…

In AS 44.42.400 — 44.42.430, (1) “contractor” means the principal construction contractor or, in the absence of an identified principal construction contractor, the person having legal authority for the design and construction of the project; (2) “naturally occurring asbestos” me…

In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of transportation and public facilities; (2) “department” means the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; (3) “transportation” or “transportation mode” includes, but is…