(a) A municipality that is wholly or partially in an area that is declared by the President or governor to be a disaster area may participate in and provide for housing, urban renewal, and redevelopment in the same manner as a home rule city. The exercise of these powers by a borough shall be on a nonareawide basis, except a borough may exercise the powers transferred to it by a city as provided by AS 29.35.310.
(b) Powers granted by this section must be initiated within a period of not more than five years after the date of declaration of a natural disaster by the President or governor, but these powers may be extended for an additional period of not more than three years.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 29. Municipal Government
Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties
Sec. 29.35.010. General powers.
Sec. 29.35.015. Investment pools.
Sec. 29.35.020. Extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Sec. 29.35.030. Eminent domain.
Sec. 29.35.040. Emergency disaster powers.
Sec. 29.35.050. Garbage and solid waste services.
Sec. 29.35.055. Local air quality control program.
Sec. 29.35.060. Franchises and permits.
Sec. 29.35.070. Public utilities.
Sec. 29.35.080. Alcoholic beverages.
Sec. 29.35.090. Municipal property; rights-of-way.
Sec. 29.35.100. Budget and capital program.
Sec. 29.35.110. Expenditure of borough revenues.
Sec. 29.35.125. Fees for police protection services.
Sec. 29.35.130. Emergency services communications centers.
Sec. 29.35.131. 911 surcharge.
Sec. 29.35.133. Immunity for 911 systems.
Sec. 29.35.134. Multi-line telephone systems.
Sec. 29.35.135. Waiver of privacy by local exchange telephone company subscribers.
Sec. 29.35.140. Regulation of transportation carriers.
Sec. 29.35.141. Regulation of radio antennas.
Sec. 29.35.144. Sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings.
Sec. 29.35.145. Regulation of firearms and knives.
Sec. 29.35.146. Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 29.35.147. Licensing of massage therapists.
Sec. 29.35.148. Regulation of transportation network companies or drivers.