Sec. 29.35.715. Claims.
For the purpose of judicial and regulatory proceedings by and against an authority, an authority and its board members and employees enjoy the same rights, privileges, and immunities as a municipality and municipal officers.
Sec. 29.35.640. Credit of state or a municipality not pledged.
(a) The state and municipalities participating in an authority are not liable for the debts of that authority. Bonds issued under AS 29.35.625 are payable solely from the revenue of the authority and do not constitute a (1) debt, liability, or obligation of the state or a municipality; or (2) pledge of the faith and […]
Sec. 29.35.645. Pledges of the state and municipalities.
The state and municipalities participating in the authority pledge to and agree with the holders of bonds issued under AS 29.35.625 and with the federal agency, if any, that loans or contributes funds in respect to a project of the authority, that the state and the municipalities participating in the authority will not limit or […]
Sec. 29.35.650. Limitation of liability.
A liability incurred by an authority shall be satisfied exclusively from the assets or revenue of the authority. A creditor or other person does not have a right of action against the state or a municipality participating in an authority because of a debt, obligation, or liability of an authority.
Sec. 29.35.655. Limitation on personal liability.
A board member or employee of an authority is not subject to personal liability or accountability because of the execution or issuance of bonds.
Sec. 29.35.540. Public access to information.
Information obtained by a municipality under AS 29.35.500, 29.35.510, and 29.35.530 shall be made readily available to the public for inspection and copying.
Sec. 29.35.550. Application.
AS 29.35.500 – 29.35.590 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.
Sec. 29.35.560. Municipal liability.
The establishment by a municipality of a program for the reporting of hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, and hazardous wastes does not increase the liability that may otherwise be imposed on the municipality for damages resulting from hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, or hazardous waste.
Sec. 29.35.590. Definitions.
In AS 29.35.500 – 29.35.590, (1) “acute hazardous waste” means a waste listed by the administrator or the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the criteria in 40 C.F.R. 261.11(a)(2); (2) “extremely hazardous substance” means a substance listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 355, Appendix A and B; (3) “handles” includes disposes of, generates, processes, stores, […]
Sec. 29.35.400. General construction.
A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and functions of a municipality conferred in this title.