Title 19 — Highways and Ferries
16 chapters · 239 sections in this title.
AS 19.65.010 Duty station or port change for employees of the Alaska marine highway system. [Repealed, § 52 ch 59 SLA 1982.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 19.65.011 Short-term and comprehensive long-range plans.
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The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, in consultation with the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, shall prepare a short-term plan and a comprehensive long-range plan for the development and improvement of the Alaska marine highway system and shall, in consu…
AS 19.65.020 Naming of vessel or facility.
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(a) A vessel or facility of the Alaska marine highway system constructed or acquired by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under this chapter may be given a name only by law. (b) A maritime vessel shall bear the name of an Alaska glacier. (c) A vessel used pri…
AS 19.65.025 Vessel design and construction. [Repealed, § 43 ch 128 SLA 1994.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 19.65.030 Acquisition and maintenance of ferry terminal facilities.
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(a) The department shall construct, purchase, or lease ferry terminal facilities at locations it selects for the loading and unloading of passengers, and vehicles under their own power, on and off ferries. The department shall repair and maintain these facilities. Construction an…
AS 19.65.035 Transportation of members of the Alaska organized militia.
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Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget. To the extent that space is available, the commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall provide free transportation on vessels of the Alaska marine highway system for a member of the Alaska National Guard, the…
AS 19.65.050 Legislative findings, purpose, and intent.
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(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…
AS 19.65.060 Alaska marine highway system fund.
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(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…
AS 19.65.070 Revenue accounting.
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(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…
AS 19.65.080 Annual appropriation.
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(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…
AS 19.65.100 Definitions.
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Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. 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 ticke…
AS 19.65.110 Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.
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There is established in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.
AS 19.65.120 Board composition.
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(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…
AS 19.65.130 Officers and quorum.
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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…
AS 19.65.140 Meetings.
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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…
AS 19.65.150 Per diem and expenses.
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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.
AS 19.65.160 Records.
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Records of the board are subject to inspection and copying under AS 40.25.110.
AS 19.65.170 Legal assistance.
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The Department of Law shall provide all legal services for the board.
AS 19.65.180 Powers, duties, and functions.
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(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…
AS 19.65.190 Staff.
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The department shall provide staff for the board.
AS 19.65.195 Definition.
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In AS 19.65.110 — 19.65.195, “board” means the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.