Title 18, Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender

(a) There is established in the corporation a senior housing office. The office shall promote a comprehensive response to the needs of senior citizens for adequate, accessible, secure, and affordable housing in the state. In order to fulfill this purpose, the office may (1) study…

(a) The senior housing revolving fund is established. The revolving fund consists of appropriations made to it by the legislature, the proceeds of bonds sold under AS 18.56.790, repayments of principal and interest on loans made or purchased from assets of the fund, and money or …

[Repealed or reserved.]

(a) The corporation shall adopt regulations under AS 18.56.088(a) and (b) establishing acceptable security for loans originated or purchased in whole or in part under AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799. (b) The corporation (1) may condition a loan under AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799 on an agree…

Before purchasing or participating in the purchase of a senior housing mortgage loan, the corporation shall require the borrower to agree to purchase and maintain fire insurance for the real property for which the loan is made in an amount not less than the outstanding principal …

(a) Before purchasing or participating in the purchase of a senior housing loan, the corporation shall enter into a loan servicing agreement with the private financial institution from which the loan is to be purchased. (b) The corporation may execute service agreements with priv…

Before originating or purchasing or participating in the purchase of a senior housing mortgage loan, the corporation may have or may require the borrower to have an appraisal made of the fair market value of the real property, including structures on the real property, for which …

The corporation shall arrange for and maintain a toll-free telephone number for senior housing purposes so that private financial institutions and their borrowers may contact the office from any location in the state by telephone without a toll charge.

The corporation may contract for the services of persons who will assist the office in performing its duties under AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799.

(a) Under the procedures of this chapter, the corporation may issue bonds in a total amount not exceeding $30,000,000 to fund senior housing loans made under AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799. (b) [Repealed, § 7 ch 84 SLA 1998.] (c) [Repealed, § 7 ch 84 SLA 1998.] (d) [Repealed, § 8 ch 84…

For purposes of implementing AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799, the corporation shall, under AS 18.56.088, establish by regulation the age requirement for occupants of senior housing, which may not be less than 55 years of age.

Article 5. Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund. In AS 18.56.700 — 18.56.799, (1) “office” means the senior housing office established under AS 18.56.700; (2) “senior housing” (A) means construction or improvement undertaken primarily to provide dwelling accommodations for ol…

There exists in the state a serious shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary residential housing available at low or moderate prices or rentals to older individuals. There also exists in the state organizations whose purposes are to provide the kinds of housing needed to alleviate …

Article 6. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs. (a) There is created in the corporation a senior citizens housing development fund. Subject to direct appropriation or through proceeds of a bond issue, the corporation shall make grants to municipalities, public or private …

(a) The corporation shall plan, study, implement, and assist programs for home energy conservation and weatherization including, without limitation, the (1) home energy loan program; (2) rural capital retrofit program; and (3) energy efficiency and weatherization program. (b) In …

(a) The Alaska energy efficiency revolving loan fund is established in the corporation to carry out the purposes of this section. The revolving loan fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the corporation for the revolving loan fund, including money and as…

Article 7. General Provisions. The corporation shall act as the authorizing agency for purposes of approving home energy rating systems used in the state.

In this chapter, (1) “board” means the board of directors of the corporation; (2) “corporation” means the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation created by this chapter; (3) “sustainable energy development” means (A) renewable energy generation from sources that are continually reple…

The legislature finds that an acute shortage of adequate, safe, reliable electrical facilities exists in the rural areas of the state and that adequate electrical systems cannot be provided by the private sector due to inadequate projected system revenues and economic depression …

(a) An association authorized by AS 18.55.996(a) to form a regional housing authority is given the authority to form a regional electrical authority. There is created with respect to each of the associations named in AS 18.55.996(a) a public body corporate and politic as a politi…

(a) A regional electrical authority is exempt from payment of taxes or assessments, other than assessments that may be levied under AS 29.46.010, on property owned by the authority that is used for generation and transportation of electricity. (b) All obligations issued under thi…

A regional electrical authority has the general power to (1) adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal; (2) prescribe, adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws; (3) sue and be sued in its own name; (4) appoint officers, agents, and employees and vest them with powers and duties and to fix, c…

(a) The authority, by board resolution, may issue bonds and bond anticipation notes in order to provide funds to carry out and effectuate its purposes. (b) The principal and interest on these bonds or notes is payable from authority funds. Bond anticipation notes may be payable f…

The pledge of assets or revenue of the authority to the payment of the principal or interest of obligations of the authority is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made and assets or revenue pledged are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without physical deli…

A holder of obligations or coupons attached to them issued under the provisions of this chapter, and a trustee under a trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of the obligations, if not restricted by the trust agreement or resolution, either at law or in equity, ma…

All obligations and interest coupons attached to the obligations are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state, subject only to applicable registration provisions.

Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter are securities in which all public officers and public bodies of the state and its political subdivisions, all insurance companies, trust companies, banking associations, investment companies, executors, administrators, trus…

(a) The authority may provide for the issuance of refunding obligations for the purpose of refunding obligations then outstanding that have been issued under the provisions of this chapter, including the payment of redemption premium on them and interest accrued or to accrue to t…

Obligations issued under the provisions of this chapter do not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state or of any other political subdivision of the state or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or a political subdivision of the state but are payable sole…

(a) The legislature finds that personal injuries and illnesses arising out of work situations impose a substantial burden upon, and are a hindrance to, the people of the state in terms of loss of production, wage loss, medical expenses, and disability compensation payments. (b) F…

(a) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall issue the orders and adopt the regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105. (b) Upon adopting a regulation or standard, or granting any variance under this chapter, the commissioner shall …

The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall (1) study ways and means for prevention of accidents to persons on the streets and highways, in and on the water, in aircraft usage, in homes, on the farms, at schools, in industrial and commercial plants, and in public plac…

Before the sixth day of each regular legislative session, the department shall prepare a report showing the accomplishments in this state toward reductions in accidents of all types, and recommendations for legislation, together with a plan for the proposed safety program for the…

[Repealed or reserved.]

As established by AS 23.10.075, there is in the department a division of labor standards and safety. Minimum qualifications shall be established for employees of the department acting as safety inspectors under AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105. These qualifications must include, as a min…

(a) There is created the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, referred to in this chapter as the OSHA Review Board. The board shall consist of three members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature…

(a) In the event of an employment accident that is fatal to an employee or that results in an employee's in-patient hospitalization, an employee's loss of an eye, or an employee's amputation, the employer shall report the accident. The report must be made by telephone or in perso…

(a) The attorney general is legal counsel for the OSHA Review Board. The attorney general shall advise the board on legal matters arising in the discharge of its duties and represent the board in actions to which it is a party. If, in the opinion of the board, the public interest…

The agencies of the state shall cooperate with the department in its program of safety activities and shall make available information needed by the department relative to the accident problems and methods employed or recommended for accident prevention. The agencies may lend the…

Toxic and hazardous substances imported into the state shall be accompanied by a federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) form 20 or equivalent information. This requirement does not apply to a substance for which the in-state purchaser has already received th…

(a) An employer shall conduct a safety education program for an employee before the employee performs a new work assignment that may result in the employee being exposed to a toxic or hazardous substance or a physical agent for which the employee has not received safety instructi…

(a) An employer shall make available to an employee on request a copy of the most recent OSHA form 20 or equivalent written information for a toxic or hazardous substance or for a physical agent to which the employee may be exposed. If the employer does not have the copy or infor…

(a) The department shall print and make available to employers posters that contain notice of the provisions of this chapter relating to toxic and hazardous substances and physical agents. (b) An employer whose employees are or may be exposed in the workplace to a toxic or hazard…

Funds appropriated by the legislature for AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105 and contributions shall be spent only for the purposes of AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105.

(a) An employer shall do everything necessary to protect the life, health, and safety of employees, including (1) complying with all occupational safety and health standards and regulations adopted by the department; (2) furnishing and prescribing the use of suitable protective e…

(a) An employer who is affected by AS 18.60.010 — 18.60.105 may apply to the commissioner for a variance from a provision of the safety and health standards adopted by the department. Employees who are affected by an application for variance shall be given notice of the applicati…