Sec. 29.60.879. Definitions.
In AS 29.60.850 – 29.60.879, (1) “community” means a place in the unorganized borough, in a borough, or in a unified municipality that is not incorporated as a municipality, that is not a reserve, and in which 25 or more individuals reside as a social unit; (2) “reserve” means a place that is organized under […]
Sec. 29.65.010. Determination of entitlement for boroughs and unified municipalities.
(a) The general grant land entitlement of each of the municipalities in this subsection is the amount set out opposite each: (1) Municipality of Anchorage – 44,893 acres; (2) City and Borough of Juneau – 19,584 acres; (3) City and Borough of Sitka – 10,500 acres; (4) Bristol Bay Borough – 2,898 acres; (5) Fairbanks […]
Sec. 29.65.020. Determination of entitlement for cities.
(a) The general grant land entitlement of a city formerly eligible to receive general grant land under the provisions of former AS 29.18.190 and 29.18.200 is 10 percent of the maximum total acreage of vacant, unappropriated, unreserved land in the boundaries of each city at any time between the initial date of eligibility under former […]
Sec. 29.60.600. Human services community matching grants.
(a) Within the limits of appropriations for the purpose, the Department of Health shall, upon application, make a matching grant to a qualified municipality equal to 70 percent of the estimated reasonable costs of providing essential human services through private nonprofit agencies within the municipality, including services to persons who travel to the municipality from […]
Sec. 29.65.030. Determination of entitlement for newly incorporated municipalities.
(a) The general grant land entitlement of a municipality incorporated after July 1, 1978, that does not qualify for an entitlement under AS 29.65.010 or 29.65.020 is 10 percent of the maximum total acreage of vacant, unappropriated, unreserved land within the boundaries of the municipality between the date of its incorporation and two years after […]
Sec. 29.60.610. Grant procedure; contract.
(a) If a qualified municipality wishes to apply for a grant under AS 29.60.600, the municipality shall apply for a grant for a fiscal year by submitting a form prescribed by the commissioner of health before October 1 of the preceding fiscal year. The application must generally describe the services that are proposed to be […]
Sec. 29.65.040. Status of entitlements.
(a) After July 1, 1978, general grant land entitlements provided in former AS 29.18.201 and 29.18.202 are vested property rights that must be fulfilled as provided in AS 29.65.050. After January 1, 1988, general grant land entitlements provided in AS 29.65.010 are vested property rights that must be fulfilled as provided in AS 29.65.050. (b) […]
Sec. 29.60.620. Allocation of money.
(a) If the amount of money appropriated by the legislature for human services community matching grants under AS 29.60.600 is not adequate to satisfy amounts required for the qualified municipalities who have applied for grants, the money shall be allocated proportionately among the qualified municipalities for which a grant has been approved under AS 29.60.600 […]
Sec. 29.65.050. Fulfillment of land entitlements.
(a) The acreage of each municipality’s land selections for which patent has been issued before July 1, 1978, shall be credited toward fulfillment of the entitlement of that municipality. (b) All approved selections under former AS 29.18.190 and 29.18.200 for which patent has not been issued to a municipality on July 1, 1978, shall be […]
Sec. 29.60.650. Definitions.
In AS 29.60.600 – 29.60.650, (1) “essential human services” and “services” have the meaning given “social services” in AS 47.75.060 except that they include only services whose unavailability would subject persons needing the services to serious mental or physical hardship; (2) “municipality” means a (A) city whose population is over 20,000; (B) unified municipality whose […]