Sec. 19.65.110. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.
There is established in the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.
Sec. 19.65.011. Short-term and comprehensive long-range plans.
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 consultation with the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board, revise and update the short-term plan annually […]
Sec. 19.65.020. Naming of vessel or facility.
(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 principally on the inland waterways of […]
Sec. 19.65.030. Acquisition and maintenance of ferry terminal facilities.
(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 and purchasing under this subsection are governed by AS 36.30 (State Procurement Code). (b) […]
Sec. 19.65.035. Transportation of members of the Alaska organized militia.
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 Alaska Naval Militia, or the Alaska State Defense Force who is en route to or from drill, training, or other […]
Sec. 19.65.050. Legislative findings, purpose, and intent.
(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 service level; (3) the state’s tourism industry is greatly enhanced by a […]
Sec. 19.65.060. Alaska marine highway system fund.
(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 in an amount that is consistent from year […]
Sec. 19.65.070. Revenue accounting.
(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 in the Alaska marine highway system fund. (b) The Alaska […]
Sec. 19.65.080. Annual appropriation.
(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 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may request the legislature to […]