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Sec. 29.55.145. Joint implementation.

A municipality may enter into an agreement with (1) a third party to administer a program under AS 29.55.100; (2) one or more municipalities to implement or administer jointly a program under AS 29.55.100; if two or more municipalities jointly implement a program, a single public hearing held jointly by the cooperating municipalities is sufficient […]

Sec. 29.55.150. Prohibited acts.

A municipality that establishes a region under AS 29.55.100 may not make the issuance of a permit, license, or other authorization from the municipality to a person who owns property in the region contingent on the person entering into a written contract to repay the financing of an energy or resilience improvement project through assessments […]

Sec. 29.55.160. Definitions.

In AS 29.55.100 – 29.55.165, (1) “finance” and “financing” include refinancing an existing project; (2 “mortgage” has the meaning given in AS 13.06.050; (3) “program” means a program established under AS 29.55.100.

Sec. 29.55.105. Assessment.

(a) A municipality that establishes a program under AS 29.55.100 may (1) enter into a written contract with a record owner of privately owned commercial or industrial property in a region designated under AS 29.55.100 to impose an assessment to repay the financing of an energy or resilience improvement project on that property; (2) contract […]

Sec. 29.55.110. Report regarding assessment program.

(a) The municipality shall prepare a report for a proposed program required by AS 29.55.100 that includes (1) a map showing the boundaries of each proposed region within which the program is available; (2) a form for a contract between the municipality and a property owner specifying the terms of (A) assessment under the program; […]

Sec. 29.55.115. Notice to mortgage holder required for participation.

Before a municipality may enter into a written contract with a record owner of property to impose an assessment to repay the financing of an energy or resilience improvement project under AS 29.55.100, the property owner shall (1) give each holder of a mortgage lien on the property at least 30 days’ written notice of […]

Sec. 29.55.120. Review required.

The record owner of property on which an assessment is imposed under AS 29.55.105 shall obtain (1) for each proposed energy or resilience improvement project, (A) a review of the energy, emissions, or resilience baseline conditions, as appropriate; and (B) the projected reduction in energy costs, energy consumption or demand, or emissions affecting local air […]

Sec. 29.55.125. Direct acquisition by owner.

The proposed arrangements for financing an energy or resilience improvement project may authorize the property owner to (1) purchase directly the related equipment and materials for the energy or resilience improvement project; and (2) contract directly, including through lease, a power purchase agreement, or other service contract, for the energy or resilience improvement project.