Title 37 — Public Finance
17 chapters · 393 sections in this title.
AS 37.05.520 Railbelt energy fund.
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There is established in the general fund the Railbelt energy fund. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature and interest received on money in the fund. The department of revenue shall manage the fund. The legislature may appropriate money from the fund for…
AS 37.05.530 National Petroleum Reserve — Alaska special revenue fund.
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(a) The National Petroleum Reserve — Alaska special revenue fund is established. The fund consists of all money disbursed to the state by the federal government under 42 U.S.C. 6506a(l) and former 42 U.S.C. 6508 (P.L. 96-514) since December 12, 1980, less the amount deposited in …
AS 37.05.540 Budget reserve fund; appropriation limit.
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(a) There is established as a separate fund in the state treasury the budget reserve fund. The budget reserve fund consists of appropriations to the fund. Money received by the state that is subject to the appropriation limit under (b) of this section and that exceeds that limit,…
AS 37.05.550 Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement fund.
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(a) The Alaska marine highway system vessel replacement fund is established as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature. Money appropriated to the fund does not lapse. The Department of Revenue shall manage the fund. …
AS 37.05.555 University of Alaska building fund.
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(a) The University of Alaska building fund is created as a special account in the general fund. The fund consists of (1) payments made to the University of Alaska by a public or private occupant of a covered building under an agreement with the University of Alaska for costs of t…
AS 37.05.560 Educational facilities maintenance and construction fund.
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(a) The educational facilities maintenance and construction fund is established as a separate fund in the general fund. The fund consists of all money appropriated to it. (b) The educational facilities maintenance and construction fund shall be invested by the Department of Reven…
AS 37.05.565 Alaska capital income fund.
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(a) There is established in the general fund the Alaska capital income fund consisting of money deposited to the fund under AS 37.13.145(d) and of appropriations to the fund. The fund shall be invested by the Department of Revenue to yield competitive market rates as provided in …
AS 37.05.570 Alaska public building fund.
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(a) There is created as a special account in the general fund the Alaska public building fund into which shall be deposited (1) payments made to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by a public or private occupant of a covered building under an agreement with th…
AS 37.05.580 Tobacco use education and cessation fund.
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(a) There is created as a special account in the general fund the tobacco use education and cessation fund into which shall be deposited 20 percent annually of the revenue derived from the settlement of State of Alaska v. Philip Morris, Incorporated, et al, No. 1JU-97-915 CI (Ala…
AS 37.05.590 Civil legal services fund.
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The civil legal services fund is established as a special account in the general fund. The fund consists of appropriations to it. Annually, the legislature may appropriate to the fund only from amounts deposited into the general fund of the state under AS 09.17.020(j) and an amou…
AS 37.05.600 Alaska veterans' cemetery fund.
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(a) There is created as a special account in the general fund the Alaska veterans' cemetery fund into which shall be deposited appropriations to the Alaska veterans' cemetery fund. (b) Beginning with the appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008, on an annual basi…
AS 37.05.610 Alaska affordable energy fund.
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Article 7. Miscellaneous Provisions. (a) The Alaska affordable energy fund is created as a special account in the general fund. The fund consists of the amount determined and deposited in the fund under (b) of this section and interest earned on the fund balance. The purpose of t…
AS 37.05.800 Restriction on use of state money for residential contracting.
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(a) The state may not grant or loan money or purchase a loan for the construction or alteration of a privately-owned residential structure of one to four units unless the grant or loan requires the construction or alteration to be undertaken by a residential contractor with an en…
AS 37.05.900 Interpretation of chapter.
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This chapter shall be construed as supplemental to all other state laws not in conflict with it. If a section or part of a section of this chapter is in conflict with federal requirements for a program for which federal grant-in-aid funds are available, the section or part to the…
AS 37.05.910 Applicability to University of Alaska.
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The commissioner of administration may delegate the performance of the functions under this chapter as they relate to the university to the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska and set out the criteria and guidelines which shall be followed. The commissioner shall direct …
AS 37.05.920 Fiscal year.
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The fiscal year of the state begins on July 1 of each year and ends at midnight on the following June 30. The accounts of the Department of Administration, the Department of Revenue, and all other state officers whose accounts are in any way connected with the treasury shall be k…
AS 37.05.990 Definitions for chapter.
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In this chapter, (1) “fiscal year,” “budget year,” “accounting year,” or similar term means a year beginning on July 1 of one calendar year and ending on June 30 of the following calendar year; (2) “state agency,” “agency,” “department,” or similar term means a department, office…
AS 37.05.995 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Fiscal Procedures Act.
AS 37.06.010 Municipal capital project matching grant program.
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(a) The municipal capital project matching grant program is established in the department. Grants to municipalities under this program shall be administered as provided in this section. (b) The municipal capital project matching grant fund is established in the department and con…
AS 37.06.020 Unincorporated community capital project matching grant program.
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(a) The unincorporated community capital project matching grant program is established in the department. Grants to unincorporated communities under the program shall be administered as provided in this section. (b) The unincorporated community capital project matching grant fund…
AS 37.06.030 Local share requirements.
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(a) For each draw made by a municipality under AS 37.06.010, the municipality shall contribute a local share to the cost of the capital project for which the draw is made. The amount of the local share equals the local share percentage as calculated under (1) of this subsection, …
AS 37.06.040 Municipalities organized under federal law.
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An entity organized under federal law as an Indian reserve that existed before enactment of 43 U.S.C. 1618(a) and is continued in existence under that subsection is a municipality for purposes of AS 37.06.010 — 37.06.090 and may not receive a grant under AS 37.06.020. In addition…
AS 37.06.080 Adoption of regulations.
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The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (1) may adopt regulations that impose additional requirements or procedures to implement, interpret, make specific, or otherwise carry out the provisions of this chapter; (2) shall adopt regulations providing for per…
AS 37.06.090 Definition of “capital project.”
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In this chapter, “capital project” means a project with a cost exceeding $10,000 to acquire or improve an asset with an anticipated life exceeding one year and includes land acquisition, construction, repair or structural improvement of a facility, engineering and design for a fa…
AS 37.07.010 Statement of policy.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a comprehensive system for state program and financial management that furthers the capacity of the governor and legislature to plan and finance the services that they determine the state will provide for its citizens. The system mus…
AS 37.07.014 Responsibilities of the legislature.
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(a) To carry out its legislative power under art. II, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and to promote results-based government, the legislature shall issue a mission statement for each agency and the desired results the agency should achieve. The legislature may issue…
AS 37.07.016 Governor's use of mission statements.
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To carry out the executive power under art. III, sec. 1 and sec. 16, Constitution of the State of Alaska, the governor shall use the mission statements and desired results issued by the legislature as a guide to implement and execute the law. The governor shall assure that each a…
AS 37.07.020 Responsibilities of the governor.
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(a) The governor shall prepare a budget for the succeeding fiscal year that must cover all estimated receipts, including all grants, loans, and money received from the federal government and all proposed expenditures of the state government. The budget shall be organized so that …
AS 37.07.030 Responsibilities of the legislature. [Repealed, § 9 ch 27 SLA 1998.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 37.07.040 Office of management and budget.
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The Alaska office of management and budget shall (1) assist the governor in meeting the requirements of AS 37.07.020, including the coordination and analysis of state agency goals and objectives, plans, and budget requests; (2) prepare for submission to the governor an annually u…
AS 37.07.045 Debt affordability analysis.
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The Department of Revenue shall prepare a report that includes an inventory of state bonded debt, an estimate of state bonded debt that will be acquired within the next three years, and an evaluation of debt affordability. The report must conform to rating agency requirements for…
AS 37.07.050 Agency program and financial plans; mission statements.
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(a) The agencies shall assure the development of a statewide system of results-based government designed to increase efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and services. Toward that end, each state agency shall, on a semi-annual basis, identify results-based measures that…
AS 37.07.060 Governor's recommendation.
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(a) The governor shall formulate the operating and capital budget, capital improvements program, and fiscal plan required to be recommended to the legislature by AS 37.07.020 after considering the state agency proposed program and financial plans prepared in accordance with AS 37…
AS 37.07.062 Capital budget.
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(a) Each appropriation bill authorizing capital expenditures required to be submitted to the legislature in AS 37.07.020(a) must be accompanied by documents supporting the expenditures. The documents must list, for each project, the (1) project identification number; (2) project …
AS 37.07.070 Legislative review.
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The legislature shall consider the governor's proposed comprehensive operating and capital improvements programs, and fiscal plan if it is required under AS 37.07.020(b), evaluate alternatives to the plans, make program selections among the various alternatives, and determine, su…
AS 37.07.080 Program execution.
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(a) Except as limited by executive decisions of the governor, the mission statements and desired results issued by the legislature, appropriations by the legislature, and other provisions of law, the several state agencies have full authority for administering their program servi…
AS 37.07.090 Performance reporting. [Repealed, § 9 ch 27 SLA 1998.]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
AS 37.07.100 Proposed supplemental or special appropriations.
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The governor from time to time may transmit to the legislature proposed supplemental or special appropriations in accordance with AS 37.07.070 which in the governor's judgment are necessary. However, if the governor finds that an emergency situation necessitates the proposal of s…
AS 37.07.110 Interpretation of chapter.
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This chapter shall be construed as supplemental to all other state laws not in conflict with it. If a section or part of a section of this chapter is in conflict with federal requirements for a program for which federal grant-in-aid funds are available, the section or part, to th…
AS 37.07.120 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “agency” means a department, officer, institution, board, commission, bureau, division, or other administrative unit forming the state government and includes the Alaska Pioneers' Home, the Alaska Veterans' Home, and the University of Alaska, but does not inc…
AS 37.07.130 Short title.
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This chapter may be cited as the Executive Budget Act.
AS 37.10.010 Disbursements.
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The Department of Administration shall (1) disburse money only upon vouchers certified by the department, establishment, or agency concerned, or an officer or employee of it authorized in writing to certify the vouchers; (2) make an examination of vouchers necessary to ascertain …
AS 37.10.020 Vouchers to be approved by administrative officer.
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A voucher arising from the conduct of an office or administration of the state shall be approved by the administrative officer before reference to the Department of Administration for payment.
AS 37.10.030 Responsibility of officer or employee approving or certifying voucher.
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(a) The officer or employee approving or certifying a voucher (1) is responsible for the existence and correctness of the facts recited in the certificate or stated on the voucher or its supporting papers and for the legality of the proposed payment under the appropriation or fun…
AS 37.10.040 Enforcement of liability.
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Article 2. Charges for State Services; Accounting. The liability of a certifying officer or employee is enforced in the same manner as provided by law with respect to enforcement of the liability of a disbursing and other accountable officer.
AS 37.10.050 Charges by state agencies; collection, accounting, and deposit of state money.
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(a) A state agency may not charge a fee for the provision of state services unless the fee (1) is set or otherwise authorized by statute; and (2) where a regulation is necessary, is set by or provided for in a regulation that meets the standards of AS 44.62.020 and 44.62.030. Unl…
AS 37.10.052 Fees levied by resource agencies for designated regulatory services; negotiated service agreements.
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(a) Each resource agency shall, by regulation, establish a list of fixed fees for standard designated regulatory services that it provides. A fixed fee adopted under this subsection may not exceed the estimated average reasonable direct cost incurred by the resource agency in pro…
AS 37.10.054 Invoices for designated regulatory services.
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(a) Unless a negotiated service agreement reached under AS 37.10.052(b) or (c) provides otherwise, a resource agency charging a fee for providing a designated regulatory service other than a standard designated regulatory service for which a fixed fee has been established under A…
AS 37.10.056 Petitions to adopt regulations.
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A person requiring a designated regulatory service from a resource agency may petition the resource agency under AS 44.62.220 and 44.62.230 to adopt regulations that would establish, for a category of designated regulatory services, a fixed fee that is (1) confined to the distinc…
AS 37.10.058 Definitions.
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In AS 37.10.050 — 37.10.058, (1) “agency” means a board, commission, or agency in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch, but does not include the University of Alaska or a public corporation; (2) “designated regulatory service” means a regulatory service provided under t…