Sec. 44.42.020. Powers and duties.
(a) The department shall (1) plan, design, construct, and maintain all state modes of transportation and transportation facilities and all docks, floats, breakwaters, buildings, and similar facilities; (2) study existing transportation modes and facilities in the state to determine how they might be improved or whether they should continue to be maintained; (3) study alternative […]
Sec. 44.39.020. Duties of department.
The Department of Fish and Game shall administer the state program for the conservation and development of the state’s commercial fisheries, sport fish, birds, game, and fur-bearing animals. The Department of Fish and Game shall issue fish and game licenses, collect fish and game license revenue, and do all other acts incidental to the performance […]
Sec. 44.42.030. Regulations.
The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement, interpret, or make more specific its powers and duties.
Sec. 44.39.030. Appointment of commissioner.
The governor shall appoint the commissioner of fish and game from a list of qualified persons nominated by the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game meeting in joint session, subject to the right of the governor to request additional nominations. The appointment shall be confirmed by a majority of the members of the […]
Sec. 44.42.040. Departmental organization.
The commissioner shall establish regions within the state. The functions of the department within each region shall be performed, to the maximum extent feasible, through a regional office. Each regional office shall be directed by a regional transportation and public facilities director appointed by the commissioner.
Sec. 44.39.040. Vacancy.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of the commissioner of fish and game, the governor shall appoint a successor for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the regular appointment.
Sec. 44.42.050. State transportation plan.
(a) The commissioner shall develop a comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. The commissioner shall incorporate the comprehensive long-range plan prepared under AS 19.65.011 into the plan developed under this section. The plan may be developed in multiple documents that address logical components, including geographic areas, modes of transportation, transportation corridors, systems, and […]
Sec. 44.39.050. Removal of commissioner.
The Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game may submit a resolution to the governor requesting the removal of the commissioner. The resolution shall set out the grounds for the request and the governor shall give the commissioner and both boards an opportunity to be heard. The final decision to remove or retain the […]
Sec. 44.41.010. Commissioner of public safety.
The principal executive officer of the Department of Public Safety is the commissioner of public safety.
Sec. 44.41.020. Powers and duties of department.
(a) The Department of Public Safety shall administer functions relative to the protection of life and property, including functions relating to transfer of a firearm. The department may enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations and federal and local government agencies to train personnel of those agencies in the protection of life and property. The department […]