Sec. 44.33.824. Expenses.
Members of the Local Boundary Commission receive no pay but are entitled to the travel expenses and per diem authorized for members of boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180.
Sec. 44.33.755. Land conveyed in trust.
(a) The commissioner (1) shall accept, administer, and dispose of land conveyed to the state in trust by village corporations under 43 U.S.C. 1613(c)(3) (Sec. 14(c)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) for the purposes specified in that section; (2) may, with the concurrence of an appropriate village entity recognized by the commissioner under […]
Sec. 44.33.826. Hearings on boundary changes.
A local government boundary change may not be proposed to the legislature unless a hearing on the change has been held in or in the near vicinity of the area affected by the change.
Sec. 44.33.760. Loan information officers.
(a) The department may provide itinerant loan information officers to serve persons who reside outside the major population centers of the state. (b) The loan information officers shall be trained, to the extent that the department considers necessary, in a program administered by the department and approved by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, the Alaska […]
Sec. 44.33.828. When boundary change takes effect.
When a local government boundary change is proposed to the legislature during the first 10 days of any regular session, the change becomes effective 45 days after presentation or at the end of the session, whichever is earlier, unless disapproved by a resolution concurred in by a majority of the members of each house.
Sec. 44.33.780. Definitions.
In AS 44.33.740 – 44.33.780, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Sec. 44.33.840. Borough feasibility studies.
The commissioner may contract for studies of the feasibility of establishing boroughs in the unorganized borough. A study may be conducted under this section only if (1) appropriations are available for that purpose; and (2) the study is requested by a person residing in the area to be studied or by a city located in […]
Sec. 44.33.782. Planning assistance to platting authorities.
To facilitate planning in municipalities that exercise planning and zoning authority, the department may provide planning assistance, including but not limited to surveys, land use studies, urban renewal plans, technical services, model acts that include regulations designed to encourage development and use of energy systems not dependent on oil or gas, and other planning work […]
Sec. 44.33.842. Requests for studies.
A request for a study of the feasibility of establishing a borough in the unorganized borough shall be submitted to the commissioner in writing and must include (1) a description of the boundaries of the area of the proposed study; and (2) an indication of local interest in the proposed study consisting of either (A) […]
Sec. 44.33.784. Assistance by cities and platting authorities.
A city or platting authority may make funds under its control available to the department for the purposes of obtaining planning work or planning assistance, or both, for its area. The department may contract for, accept, and expend the funds for urban planning for the local jurisdiction.