Title 19, Highways and Ferries

(a) The legislature finds that (1) the Alaska marine highway system is an essential part of the state transportation system, and that it warrants continued and predictable state support; (2) many communities' economies are dependent on a steady and stable marine highway system se…

(a) The Alaska marine highway system fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury, into which shall be deposited (1) the gross revenue of the Alaska marine highway system; (2) money that is appropriated to the Alaska marine highway system fund by the legislature i…

(a) The Alaska marine highway system shall account for and remit to the Department of Revenue in accordance with AS 37.10.050 all gross revenue generated from the operation of the Alaska marine highway system during each annual operating cycle. The money shall then be deposited i…

(a) Commencing with appropriations for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 1991, on an annual basis and under AS 37.07 (Executive Budget Act), the legislature may appropriate amounts from the Alaska marine highway system fund to the Alaska marine highway system. (b) The Departmen…

In AS 19.65.050 — 19.65.100, (1) “annual operating cycle” means the annual state fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending at midnight on the following June 30; (2) “gross revenue” means all money, except money refunded to ticket holders and others for unused services, that is g…

There is established in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.

(a) The board is composed of the deputy commissioner of transportation and public facilities assigned to the Alaska marine highway system and the following eight public members, each of whom must be a resident of the state: (1) one representative, who may be retired, of a recogni…

The members of the board shall select a chair and a vice-chair from among the members of the board each year. The vice-chair presides over meetings in the absence of the chair. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum. A vacancy in the board does not impair the…

The board shall meet at least four times each year. Meetings may be called by the chair or by a majority of the members of the board. At least one meeting each year must be attended by the board members in person, but all other meetings may be conducted by teleconference. All mee…

Members of the board do not receive a salary, but are entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.

Records of the board are subject to inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110.

The Department of Law shall provide all legal services for the board.

(a) After the commissioner of transportation and public facilities has considered one or more candidates for the position of director or deputy commissioner of the Alaska marine highway system, the commissioner shall confer with the board regarding that candidate or those candida…

The department shall provide staff for the board.

In AS 19.65.110 — 19.65.195, “board” means the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.