Title 44, State Government

Subject to the requirements of AS 44.88.800 — 44.88.840, the authority may use money in the Arctic infrastructure development fund (AS 44.88.810) for Arctic infrastructure development.

(a) Subject to the limitations of AS 44.88.840, for Arctic infrastructure development, the authority may (1) use the Arctic infrastructure development fund (AS 44.88.810) to finance Arctic infrastructure development, insure project obligations, guarantee loans or bonds, and estab…

(a) Unless the authority has obtained legislative approval by law, the authority may not use the Arctic infrastructure development fund established in AS 44.88.810 to make (1) a loan for more than one-third of the capital cost of an Arctic infrastructure development; or (2) a loa…

(a) The Cook Inlet reserve-based lending account is established in the revolving fund. The account consists of money or assets deposited into the account by the authority and contributions from other sources. (b) The authority may use money in the account to make one or more rese…

(a) The authority shall evaluate oil and gas development projects the authority believes have reasonable potential to increase oil and gas production from the Cook Inlet sedimentary basin. Each year, the authority shall prepare a report related to those oil and gas development pr…

In this chapter, (1) “Arctic” means the area of the state north of the Arctic Circle, north and west of the boundary formed by the Porcupine, Yukon, and Kuskokwim Rivers, all contiguous seas, including the Arctic Ocean, and the Beaufort, Bering, and Chukchi Seas, and the Aleutian…

The governor may employ one or more radio stations, located south of the Gulf of Alaska and suitable for distribution of news, executive proclamations and inquiries, information concerning the state, general information, and other matters suitable for broadcasting that the govern…

A radio station used for the purposes set out in AS 44.99.002 shall (1) be licensed by the appropriate agency of the federal government to operate a broadcasting station of not less than 250 watt capacity in the state; (2) have operated radio broadcasting continuously for a least…

The governor shall prescribe the proof required of the capacity and suitability of a station for broadcasting. The governor may prescribe the service to be given, except that the state may, at its option, use not less than six hours of the station's time on the air for each $100 …

The cost of the radio service is a lawful charge against the state treasury if the owner or operator of the station files an affidavit that the station has during the period covered by payment complied with AS 44.99.002 — 44.99.005 and has furnished the service.

The governor may enter into an agreement with the federal Maritime Administration to provide for an Alaska Maritime Academy.

When, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack or an imminent enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the state capital, the governor shall, as often as the exigencie…

During the time the seat of government remains at the emergency temporary location or locations, all official acts now or hereafter required by law to be performed at the seat of government by an officer, agency, department, or authority of the state, including the convening and …

A state agency shall use both sides of paper when feasible. In this section, “state agency” means a department, institution, board, commission, division, authority, public corporation, or other administrative unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state governm…

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the following entities may not contract with a person to pay the person money or other thing of value to lobby the state, a municipality of the state, or an agency of the state or municipality: (1) Alaska Aerospace Corporation; (2) Ala…

(a) A state or municipal agency may not use or authorize the use of an asset to implement or aid in the implementation of a requirement of an order of the President of the United States, a federal regulation, or a law enacted by the United States Congress that is applied to (1) i…

(a) To further the goals of a sound economy, stable employment, and a desirable quality of life, the legislature declares that the state has a commitment to foster the economy of Alaska through purposeful development of the state's abundant natural resources and productive capaci…

(a) It is the policy of the state, as it relates to the Arctic, to (1) uphold the state's commitment to economically vibrant communities sustained by development activities consistent with the state's responsibility for a healthy environment, including efforts to (A) ensure that …

The legislature, acting under art. VIII, sec. 1 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska, in an effort to further the economic development of the state, to maintain a sound economy and stable employment, and to encourage responsible economic development within the state for the…

The State of Alaska recognizes that the state's economic prosperity is dependent on available, reliable, and affordable residential, commercial, and industrial energy to supply the state's electric, heating, and transportation needs. The state also recognizes that worldwide suppl…

It is the policy of the State of Alaska (1) to recognize that the greatest challenge facing the earth is to prevent the occurrence of nuclear war by accident or design; (2) to recognize that the nuclear arms race is dangerously increasing the risk of a holocaust that would be hum…

(a) The governor shall conduct the affairs of state and carry out state programs in conformity with this policy. (b) The lieutenant governor shall deliver copies of this Act to Congress and the President of the United States.

The publications of a state agency shall be produced at a private sector facility located in the state when practicable. The Department of Administration shall establish standards for the production of publications by state agencies, except that the Board of Regents of the Univer…

(a) A state agency may not place a picture of an elected state official on an application form, a warrant, or a direct deposit notice provided by the agency. (b) A state agency may not place a message on or with an application form, a warrant, or a direct deposit notice provided …

If the actual annual costs for a publication of a state agency that are paid from the general fund exceed $1,500, or if the actual annual costs of a state agency publication that is a report required by law are paid from a source other than the general fund and exceed $1,500, the…

(a) Each state agency shall (1) compile a list of all publications the agency produces as required by law or regulation or as directed by the legislature; (2) identify and highlight on the list compiled under (1) of this subsection the publications that are (A) outdated, duplicat…

In AS 44.99.200 — 44.99.240, (1) “publication” means a written document, including books, brochures, flyers, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, programs, reports, and similar documents, but does not include standard forms, letterhead stationery, letterhead envelopes, election ballo…

A state agency may hold the copyright for software created by the agency or developed by a private contractor for an agency, and may enforce its rights to protect the copyright. In this section, “state agency” means a department, institution, board, commission, division, authorit…

(a) A personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is possessed in this state or manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that remains in the state is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the…

(a) During a disaster emergency declared under AS 26.23.020, the governor, a state agency, or a municipality may not issue or adopt an order, proclamation, regulation, ordinance, or policy (1) forbidding the possession, use, or transfer of a firearm, a firearm part, a firearm acc…

In AS 44.99.500 — 44.99.520, (1) “firearm” has the meaning given in AS 11.81.900(b); (2) “firearm accessory” means an item that is used in conjunction with or mounted on a firearm but is not essential to the basic function of a firearm, including a telescopic or laser sight, maga…

The Compact for a Balanced Budget is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining it in a form substantially as contained in AS 44.99.610.

The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in AS 44.99.600 are as follows: Whereas, every State enacting, adopting and agreeing to be bound by this Compact intends to ensure that their respective Legislature's use of the power to originate a Balanced Budget Amendment und…