Alaska Statutes
Title 29. Municipal Government

Sec. 29.25.072. Civil penalties for violation of municipal ordinances by minors. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the enforcement...

Sec. 29.25.074. Surcharge. - (a) A municipality may not enforce a penalty for violation...

Sec. 29.25.075. Collection of penalties. - The court may collect for a municipality any monetary penalty...

Sec. 29.25.080. Breast-feeding. - A municipality may not enact an ordinance that prohibits or...

Chapter 26. Elections

Article 1. Regular and Special Elections.

Sec. 29.26.010. Administration. - (a) The governing body shall prescribe the rules for conducting...

Sec. 29.26.020. Nominations. - (a) Subject to other provisions of this title, the governing...

Sec. 29.26.030. Notice of elections. - (a) Subject to other provisions of this title, a municipality...

Sec. 29.26.040. Date of regular election. - The date of a regular election is the first Tuesday...

Sec. 29.26.050. Voter qualification. - (a) A person may vote in a municipal election only...

Sec. 29.26.060. Runoff elections. - (a) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, a runoff election shall...

Sec. 29.26.070. Election contest and appeal. - (a) The governing body may provide by ordinance the time...

Article 2. Initiative and Referendum.

Sec. 29.26.100. Reservation of powers. - The powers of initiative and referendum are reserved to the...

Sec. 29.26.110. Application for petition. - (a) An initiative or referendum is proposed by filing an...

Sec. 29.26.120. Contents of petition. - (a) Within two weeks after certification of an application for...

Sec. 29.26.130. Signature requirements. - (a) The signatures on an initiative or referendum petition shall...

Sec. 29.26.140. Sufficiency of petition. - (a) All copies of an initiative or referendum petition shall...

Sec. 29.26.150. Protest. - If the municipal clerk certifies that an initiative or referendum...

Sec. 29.26.160. New petition. - Failure to secure sufficient signatures does not preclude the filing...

Sec. 29.26.170. Initiative election. - (a) Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a...

Sec. 29.26.180. Referendum election. - (a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a...

Sec. 29.26.190. Effect. - (a) The effect of an ordinance or resolution may not...

Article 3. Recall.

Sec. 29.26.240. Recall. - An official who is elected or appointed to an elective...

Sec. 29.26.250. Grounds for recall. - Grounds for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence, or failure...

Sec. 29.26.260. Application for recall petition. - (a) An application for a recall petition shall be filed...

Sec. 29.26.270. Recall petition. - (a) If the municipal clerk determines that an application for...

Sec. 29.26.280. Signature requirements. - (a) The signatures on a recall petition shall be secured...

Sec. 29.26.290. Sufficiency of petition. - (a) The copies of a recall petition shall be assembled...

Sec. 29.26.300. New recall petition application. - A new application for a petition to recall the same...

Sec. 29.26.310. Submission. - If a recall petition is sufficient, the clerk shall submit...

Sec. 29.26.320. Election. - (a) If a regular election occurs within 75 days but...

Sec. 29.26.330. Form of recall ballot. - A recall ballot must contain (1) the grounds for recall...

Sec. 29.26.340. Effect. - (a) If a majority vote favors recall, the office becomes...

Sec. 29.26.350. Successors. - (a) If an official is recalled from the governing body,...

Sec. 29.26.360. Application. - AS 29.26.250 - 29.26.360 apply to home rule and general...

Chapter 35. Municipal Powers and Duties

Article 1. General Powers.

Sec. 29.35.010. General powers. - All municipalities have the following general powers, subject to other...

Sec. 29.35.015. Investment pools. - A municipality may invest money in investment pools for public...

Sec. 29.35.020. Extraterritorial jurisdiction. - (a) To the extent a municipality is otherwise authorized by...

Sec. 29.35.030. Eminent domain. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 29.35.040. Emergency disaster powers. - (a) A municipality that is wholly or partially in an...

Sec. 29.35.050. Garbage and solid waste services. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 29.35.200 - 29.35.220, a municipality may by...

Sec. 29.35.055. Local air quality control program. - A municipality may establish a local air quality control program...

Sec. 29.35.060. Franchises and permits. - (a) The assembly acting for the area outside all cities...

Sec. 29.35.070. Public utilities. - (a) The assembly acting for the area outside all cities...

Sec. 29.35.080. Alcoholic beverages. - (a) A municipality may regulate the possession, barter, sale, importation,...

Sec. 29.35.085. Curfew. - (a) A municipality may, by ordinance, provide for a curfew...

Sec. 29.35.090. Municipal property; rights-of-way. - (a) The governing body shall by ordinance establish a formal...

Sec. 29.35.100. Budget and capital program. - (a) The governing body shall establish the manner for the...

Sec. 29.35.110. Expenditure of borough revenues. - (a) Borough revenues received through taxes collected on an areawide...

Sec. 29.35.120. Annual audit. - (a) The governing body shall provide for an annual independent...

Sec. 29.35.125. Fees for police protection services. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance impose a fee on...

Sec. 29.35.130. Emergency services communications centers. - (a) A municipality may establish an emergency services communications center...

Sec. 29.35.131. 911 surcharge. - (a) A municipality may, by resolution or ordinance, elect to...

Sec. 29.35.133. Immunity for 911 systems. - (a) The establishment, funding, use, operation, or maintenance of enhanced...

Sec. 29.35.134. Multi-line telephone systems. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance require a multi-line telephone...

Sec. 29.35.135. Waiver of privacy by local exchange telephone company subscribers. - Local exchange telephone company subscribers waive the privacy afforded by...

Sec. 29.35.137. Definitions. - In AS 29.35.131 - 29.35.137, (1) “enhanced 911 equipment” means...

Sec. 29.35.138. Application. - AS 29.35.131 - 29.35.137 apply to home rule and general...

Sec. 29.35.140. Regulation of transportation carriers. - A municipality may not regulate an activity regarding transportation of...

Sec. 29.35.141. Regulation of radio antennas. - (a) A municipality that regulates the placement, screening, or height...

Sec. 29.35.144. Sprinkler systems in certain residential buildings. - (a) Except as provided by (b) of this section, a...

Sec. 29.35.145. Regulation of firearms and knives. - (a) The authority to regulate firearms and knives is reserved...

Sec. 29.35.146. Regulation of unmanned aircraft systems. - (a) A municipality may not adopt an ordinance that permits...

Sec. 29.35.147. Licensing of massage therapists. - (a) The authority to license massage therapists is reserved to...

Sec. 29.35.148. Regulation of transportation network companies or drivers. - (a) The authority to regulate transportation network companies and transportation...

Sec. 29.35.149. Regulation of dextromethorphan. - (a) The authority to regulate dextromethorphan is reserved to the...

Article 2. Mandatory Areawide Powers.

Sec. 29.35.150. Scope of areawide powers. - A borough shall exercise the powers as specified and in...

Sec. 29.35.160. Education. - (a) Each borough constitutes a borough school district and establishes,...

Sec. 29.35.170. Assessment and collection of taxes. - (a) A borough shall assess and collect property, sales, and...

Sec. 29.35.180. Land use regulation. - (a) A first or second class borough shall provide for...

Article 3. Additional Powers.

Sec. 29.35.200. First class borough powers. - (a) A first class borough may exercise by ordinance on...

Sec. 29.35.210. Second class borough powers. - (a) A second class borough may by ordinance exercise the...

Sec. 29.35.220. Third class borough powers. - (a) A third class borough may borrow money and issue...

Article 4. City Powers.

Sec. 29.35.250. Cities inside boroughs. - (a) A city inside a borough may exercise any power...

Sec. 29.35.260. Cities outside boroughs. - (a) A city outside a borough may exercise a power...

Article 5. Acquisition of Additional Powers.

Sec. 29.35.300. Additional powers. - (a) A first class borough acquires an additional areawide power...

Sec. 29.35.310. Transfer by city. - (a) A city in a first or second class borough...

Sec. 29.35.320. Initiation of acquisition of power. - (a) An election on the question of adding an areawide...

Sec. 29.35.330. Election. - (a) If more than one power is proposed for acquisition...

Sec. 29.35.340. Effect of acquiring an areawide power. - (a) On acquisition of an areawide power the first or...

Sec. 29.35.350. Definition. - In AS 29.35.200 - 29.35.350, “power” means the provision of...

Article 6. Construction of Powers.

Sec. 29.35.400. General construction. - A liberal construction shall be given to all powers and...

Sec. 29.35.410. Extent of powers. - Unless otherwise limited by law, a municipality has and may...

Sec. 29.35.420. Enumeration of powers. - A specific example in an enumerated power or function conferred...

Article 7. Service Areas.

Sec. 29.35.450. Service areas. - (a) A service area to provide special services in a...

Sec. 29.35.460. Service area boards. - The assembly may provide for an appointed or elected board...

Sec. 29.35.470. Financing. - (a) The assembly may levy or authorize the levying of...

Sec. 29.35.480. Service areas in first class boroughs. - In a first class borough, the assembly may exercise in...

Sec. 29.35.490. Service areas in second and third class boroughs. - (a) A second class borough may exercise in a service...

Article 8. Hazardous Chemicals, Materials, and Wastes.

Sec. 29.35.500. Reporting. - (a) If a municipality establishes a program for the reporting...

Sec. 29.35.510. Inspections; penalties. - A municipality may conduct inspections, and establish and impose penalties,...

Sec. 29.35.520. Fees. - A municipality may impose appropriate fees to fully or partially...

Sec. 29.35.530. Duties of municipalities; powers of other agencies. - (a) The municipality, at the request of a business or...

Sec. 29.35.540. Public access to information. - Information obtained by a municipality under AS 29.35.500, 29.35.510, and...

Sec. 29.35.550. Application. - AS 29.35.500 - 29.35.590 apply to home rule and general...

Sec. 29.35.560. Municipal liability. - The establishment by a municipality of a program for the...

Sec. 29.35.590. Definitions. - In AS 29.35.500 - 29.35.590, (1) “acute hazardous waste” means...

Article 9. Port Authorities.

Sec. 29.35.600. Purpose of authorities. - The purpose of a port authority is to provide for...

Sec. 29.35.605. Establishment of port authorities. - (a) A port authority may be created by one of...

Sec. 29.35.610. Dissolution of a port authority. - (a) The enabling ordinance by which a port authority is...

Sec. 29.35.615. Municipal property. - (a) A municipality may transfer and otherwise convey or lease...

Sec. 29.35.620. Powers. - If provided in the enabling ordinance, an authority may (1)...

Sec. 29.35.625. Bonds of a port authority; superior court jurisdiction. - (a) If authorized by the enabling ordinance, an authority may...

Sec. 29.35.630. Bonds eligible for investment. - Bonds issued under AS 29.35.625 are securities in which all...

Sec. 29.35.635. Validity of pledge. - The pledge of revenue of an authority to the payment...

Sec. 29.35.640. Credit of state or a municipality not pledged. - (a) The state and municipalities participating in an authority are...

Sec. 29.35.645. Pledges of the state and municipalities. - The state and municipalities participating in the authority pledge to...

Sec. 29.35.650. Limitation of liability. - A liability incurred by an authority shall be satisfied exclusively...

Sec. 29.35.655. Limitation on personal liability. - A board member or employee of an authority is not...

Sec. 29.35.660. Fidelity bond. - An authority shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount...

Sec. 29.35.665. No taxing authority. - An authority may not levy an income or other tax.

Sec. 29.35.670. Exemption from taxation. - (a) An authority exercising the powers granted by the enabling...

Sec. 29.35.675. Development plan. - In the enabling ordinance establishing the authority under AS 29.35.605...

Sec. 29.35.680. Administration of port authorities; board. - (a) An authority shall be governed by a board of...

Sec. 29.35.685. Continuation of collective bargaining agreements; application of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260. - (a) A collective bargaining agreement for employees of the state...

Sec. 29.35.690. Bylaws and regulations. - (a) A board shall adopt bylaws and appropriate regulations consistent...

Sec. 29.35.695. Authority subject to public records and open meetings laws. - An authority established under AS 29.35.605 is subject to AS...

Sec. 29.35.700. Annual report. - Within 90 days following the end of the fiscal year...

Sec. 29.35.705. Audits. - (a) The board shall have the financial records of an...

Sec. 29.35.710. Remedies. - A holder of bonds or notes or coupons attached to...

Sec. 29.35.715. Claims. - For the purpose of judicial and regulatory proceedings by and...

Sec. 29.35.720. Conflicting laws inapplicable. - If provisions of AS 29.35.600 - 29.35.730 conflict with other...

Sec. 29.35.722. Ownership or operation of certain state facilities prohibited. - The state may not, without the approval of the legislature,...

Sec. 29.35.725. Definitions. - In AS 29.35.600 - 29.35.730, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Sec. 29.35.730. Short title. - AS 29.35.600 - 29.35.730 may be referred to as the...

Article 10. Regional Solid Waste Management Authorities.

Sec. 29.35.800. Purpose of authorities. - The purpose of a regional solid waste management authority is...

Sec. 29.35.805. Establishment of regional solid waste management authorities. - (a) A regional solid waste management authority may be created...

Sec. 29.35.810. Dissolution of a regional solid waste management authority. - (a) The enabling ordinance creating a regional solid waste management...

Sec. 29.35.815. Municipal property. - (a) A municipality may transfer and otherwise convey or lease...

Sec. 29.35.820. Powers and duties. - (a) If provided in the enabling ordinance, an authority may...

Sec. 29.35.825. Bonds of a regional solid waste management authority; superior court jurisdiction. - (a) If authorized by the enabling ordinance, an authority may...

Sec. 29.35.830. Bonds eligible for investment. - Bonds issued under AS 29.35.825 are securities in which public...

Sec. 29.35.835. Validity of pledge. - The pledge of revenue of an authority to the payment...

Sec. 29.35.840. Credit of state or a municipality not pledged. - (a) The state and municipalities participating in an authority are...

Sec. 29.35.845. Pledges of the state and municipalities. - The state and municipalities participating in an authority pledge to...

Sec. 29.35.850. Limitation of liability. - A liability incurred by an authority shall be satisfied exclusively...

Sec. 29.35.855. Limitation on personal liability. - A board member or employee of an authority is not...

Sec. 29.35.860. Fidelity bond. - An authority shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount...

Sec. 29.35.865. No taxing authority. - An authority may not levy an income or other tax.

Sec. 29.35.870. Exemption from taxation. - (a) An authority exercising the powers granted by the enabling...

Sec. 29.35.875. Administration of regional solid waste management authorities; board. - (a) An authority shall be governed by a board of...

Sec. 29.35.880. Continuation of collective bargaining agreements; application of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260. - (a) A collective bargaining agreement for employees of the state...

Sec. 29.35.885. Bylaws and regulations. - (a) A board shall adopt bylaws and appropriate regulations consistent...

Sec. 29.35.890. Authority subject to public records and open meetings laws. - An authority established under AS 29.35.805 is subject to AS...

Sec. 29.35.895. Annual report. - Within 90 days following the end of the fiscal year...

Sec. 29.35.900. Audits. - (a) The board shall have the financial records of an...

Sec. 29.35.905. Remedies. - A holder of bonds or notes or coupons attached to...

Sec. 29.35.910. Claims. - In judicial and regulatory proceedings by and against an authority,...

Sec. 29.35.915. Conflicting laws inapplicable. - If a provision of AS 29.35.800 - 29.35.925 conflicts with...

Sec. 29.35.920. Definitions. - In AS 29.35.800 - 29.35.925, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Sec. 29.35.925. Short title. - AS 29.35.800 - 29.35.925 may be cited as the Regional...

Chapter 40. Planning, Platting, and Land Use Regulation

Sec. 29.40.010. Planning, platting, and land use regulation. - (a) A first or second class borough shall provide for...

Sec. 29.40.020. Planning commission. - (a) Each first and second class borough shall establish a...

Sec. 29.40.030. Comprehensive plan. - (a) The comprehensive plan is a compilation of policy statements,...

Sec. 29.40.040. Land use regulation. - (a) In accordance with a comprehensive plan adopted under AS...

Sec. 29.40.050. Appeals from administrative decisions. - (a) By ordinance the assembly shall provide for an appeal...

Sec. 29.40.060. Judicial review. - (a) The assembly shall provide by ordinance for an appeal...

Sec. 29.40.070. Platting regulation. - By ordinance the assembly shall adopt platting requirements that may...

Sec. 29.40.080. Platting authority. - (a) The assembly by ordinance shall establish a platting authority...

Sec. 29.40.090. Abbreviated plats and waivers. - (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, the assembly shall...

Sec. 29.40.100. Information required. - A plat must show (1) initial point of survey; (2)...

Sec. 29.40.110. Plat procedure. - (a) The platting authority shall approve or disapprove a plat...

Sec. 29.40.120. Alteration or replat petition. - A recorded plat may not be altered or replatted except...

Sec. 29.40.130. Notice of hearing. - The platting authority shall fix a time for a hearing...

Sec. 29.40.140. Hearing and determination. - (a) The platting authority shall consider the alteration or replat...

Sec. 29.40.150. Recording. - If the alteration or replat is approved, the revised plat...

Sec. 29.40.160. Title to vacated area. - (a) The title to the street or other public area...

Sec. 29.40.170. Delegations. - The planning commission and the platting authority may, as authorized...

Sec. 29.40.180. Prohibited acts; criminal penalties. - (a) The owner of land located in a subdivision may...

Sec. 29.40.190. Civil remedies and penalties. - (a) The municipality or an aggrieved person may institute a...

Sec. 29.40.200. Subdivisions of state land. - (a) The subdivision requirements adopted under this chapter apply to...

Chapter 45. Municipal Taxation

Article 1. Municipal Property Tax.

Sec. 29.45.010. Property tax. - (a) A unified municipality may levy a property tax. A...

Sec. 29.45.020. Taxpayer notice. - (a) If a municipality levies and collects property taxes, the...

Sec. 29.45.030. Required exemptions. - (a) The following property is exempt from general taxation: (1)...

Sec. 29.45.040. Property tax equivalency payments. - (a) A resident of the state who rents a permanent...

Sec. 29.45.046. River habitat protection tax credit. - (a) Unless prohibited by municipal charter, a municipality may by...

Sec. 29.45.047. Air quality improvement tax credit. - A municipality may by ordinance provide for a single or...

Sec. 29.45.049. Energy efficient construction tax credit. - A municipality may by ordinance provide for a single or...

Sec. 29.45.050. Optional exemptions and exclusions. - (a) A municipality may exclude or exempt or partially exempt...

Sec. 29.45.051. Tax deferral for certain subdivided property. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance permit deferral of payment...

Sec. 29.45.052. Tax deferral for primary residences. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance provide for the deferral...

Sec. 29.45.053. Exemption for certain residences of law enforcement officers. - (a) A municipality may, by ordinance, provide for the designation...

Sec. 29.45.055. Levy of flat tax on personal property. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance levy a flat tax...

Sec. 29.45.060. Farm or agricultural land. - (a) Farm use land included in a farm unit and...

Sec. 29.45.062. Land subject to a conservation easement. - (a) Land that is subject to a conservation easement created...

Sec. 29.45.065. Assessment of private airports open for public use. - (a) A municipality may provide by ordinance that airports located...

Sec. 29.45.070. Mobile homes. - Mobile homes, trailers, house trailers, trailer coaches, and similar property...

Sec. 29.45.080. Tax on oil and gas production and pipeline property. - (a) A municipality may levy and collect taxes on taxable...

Sec. 29.45.090. Tax limitation. - (a) A municipality may not, during a year, levy an...

Sec. 29.45.100. No limitations on taxes to pay bonds. - The limitations provided for in AS 29.45.080 - 29.45.090 do...

Sec. 29.45.101. Limitation on taxation of fuel. - A municipality may not levy or collect a property tax...

Sec. 29.45.103. Taxation records. - (a) Municipal records dealing with assessment, valuation, or taxation may...

Sec. 29.45.105. Errors in taxation procedures. - (a) If a municipality receives a notice from the state...

Sec. 29.45.110. Full and true value. - (a) The assessor shall assess property at its full and...

Sec. 29.45.120. Returns. - (a) The municipality may require each person having ownership or...

Sec. 29.45.130. Independent investigation. - (a) The assessor is not bound to accept a return...

Sec. 29.45.140. Violations; authorization to prescribe penalties by ordinance. - For knowingly failing to file a tax statement required by...

Sec. 29.45.150. Reevaluation. - A systematic reevaluation of taxable real and personal property undertaken...

Sec. 29.45.160. Assessment roll. - (a) The assessor shall prepare an annual assessment roll. The...

Sec. 29.45.170. Assessment notice. - (a) The assessor shall give each person named in the...

Sec. 29.45.180. Corrections. - (a) A person receiving an assessment notice shall advise the...

Sec. 29.45.190. Appeal. - (a) A person whose name appears on the assessment roll...

Sec. 29.45.200. Board of equalization. - (a) The governing body sits as a board of equalization...

Sec. 29.45.210. Hearing. - (a) If an appellant fails to appear, the board of...

Sec. 29.45.220. Supplementary assessment rolls. - The assessor shall include property omitted from the assessment roll...

Sec. 29.45.230. Tax adjustments on property affected by a disaster. - (a) The municipality may by ordinance provide for assessment or...

Sec. 29.45.240. Establishment of levy and determination of rate. - (a) The power granted to a municipality to assess, levy,...

Sec. 29.45.250. Rates of penalty and interest. - (a) A penalty not to exceed 20 percent of the...

Article 2. Enforcement of Tax Liens.

Sec. 29.45.290. Validity. - Certified assessment and tax rolls are valid and binding on...

Sec. 29.45.295. Collection of delinquent taxes on certain governmental property. - AS 29.45.300 - 29.45.490 do not apply to property taxable...

Sec. 29.45.300. Tax liability. - (a) The owner of assessed personal property is personally liable...

Sec. 29.45.310. Enforcement of personal property tax liens by distraint and sale. - (a) A lien for personal property taxes may be enforced...

Sec. 29.45.320. Real property tax collection. - (a) The municipality shall enforce delinquent real property tax liens...

Sec. 29.45.330. Foreclosure list. - (a) A municipality shall (1) annually present a petition for...

Sec. 29.45.340. Clearing delinquencies. - During the publication or posting of the foreclosure list and...

Sec. 29.45.350. List to lienholder. - A holder of a mortgage or other lien on real...

Sec. 29.45.360. General foreclosure. - A municipality shall bring one general foreclosure proceeding in rem...

Sec. 29.45.370. Answer and objection. - A person having an interest in a lot on the...

Sec. 29.45.380. Judgment. - The court shall in a proper case give judgment and...

Sec. 29.45.390. Transfer and appeal. - (a) Foreclosed properties are transferred to the municipality for the...

Sec. 29.45.400. Redemption period. - Properties transferred to the municipality are held by the municipality...

Sec. 29.45.410. Effect. - Receipt of redemption money by the municipality releases the judgment...

Sec. 29.45.420. Additional liens. - If a property included in a foreclosure list is removed...

Sec. 29.45.430. Possession during redemption period. - Foreclosure does not affect the former owner's right to possession...

Sec. 29.45.440. Expiration. - (a) At least 30 days before the expiration of the...

Sec. 29.45.450. Deed to borough or city. - (a) Unredeemed property in the area of the borough outside...

Sec. 29.45.460. Disposition and sale of foreclosed property. - (a) The municipality shall determine by ordinance whether foreclosed property...

Sec. 29.45.470. Repurchase by record owner. - (a) The record owner at the time of tax foreclosure...

Sec. 29.45.480. Proceeds of tax sale. - (a) On sale of foreclosed real or personal property the...

Sec. 29.45.490. Payment of taxes upon public utilization. - If a municipality takes title to tax-foreclosed property for a...

Sec. 29.45.500. Refund of taxes. - (a) If a taxpayer pays taxes under protest, the taxpayer...

Article 3. City Property Tax.

Sec. 29.45.550. Cities outside boroughs. - Home rule and first class cities outside boroughs may assess,...

Sec. 29.45.560. Cities inside boroughs. - Home rule and first class cities inside boroughs may levy...

Sec. 29.45.580. Differential tax zones. - A city may by ordinance establish, alter, and abolish differential...

Sec. 29.45.590. Limited property taxing power for second class cities. - A second class city may by referendum levy property taxes...

Sec. 29.45.600. Combining property tax with incorporation of a second class city. - A petition for second class city incorporation may request that...

Article 4. Borough Sales and Use Tax.

Sec. 29.45.650. Sales and use tax. - (a) Except as provided in AS 04.21.010(c), AS 29.45.750, and...

Sec. 29.45.660. Notice of sales and use tax. - (a) If the borough levies and collects only a sales...

Sec. 29.45.670. Referendum, adoption, and modification. - A new sales and use tax or an increase in...

Sec. 29.45.680. Combining sales and use tax with incorporation of a borough. - A petition for incorporation of a borough may request that...

Article 5. City Sales and Use Tax.

Sec. 29.45.700. Power of levy. - (a) A city in a borough that levies and collects...

Sec. 29.45.710. Combining sales and use tax with incorporation of a second class city. - A petition for incorporation of a second class city may...

Article 6. Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act.

Sec. 29.45.750. Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act. - (a) The provisions of 4 U.S.C. 116 - 126 (Mobile...

Article 7. General Provisions.

Sec. 29.45.800. Applicability of AS 29.45.010 - 29.45.560. - AS 29.45.010 - 29.45.560 apply to home rule and general...

Sec. 29.45.810. Exemption from municipal taxation. - (a) A party to a contract approved by the legislature...

Sec. 29.45.820. Taxes or fees on transportation by certain air carriers prohibited. - Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a municipality may not levy...

Chapter 46. Special Assessments

Sec. 29.46.010. Assessment and proposal. - (a) A municipality may assess against the property of a...

Sec. 29.46.020. Procedure. - (a) A municipality may prescribe by ordinance the procedures relating...

Sec. 29.46.030. Consideration of improvement proposals for special assessment district. - (a) When an improvement proposal is filed with the municipal...

Sec. 29.46.040. Record owner. - The person in whose name property is listed on the...

Sec. 29.46.050. Objections and revision. - (a) Objections to an improvement plan may be filed during...

Sec. 29.46.060. Assessment roll. - (a) At any time after approval of an improvement plan,...

Sec. 29.46.070. Hearing and settlement. - After the public hearing, the governing body shall correct errors...

Sec. 29.46.080. Payment. - (a) The governing body shall fix times of payment, penalties...

Sec. 29.46.100. Reassessment. - (a) The governing body shall, within one year, correct any...

Sec. 29.46.110. Allowable costs. - (a) When a special assessment district is created, there may...

Sec. 29.46.120. Objection and appeal. - (a) The validity of an assessment may not be contested...

Sec. 29.46.130. Interim financing. - (a) A municipality may provide by resolution or ordinance for...

Sec. 29.46.140. Special assessment bonds. - (a) A municipality may by ordinance authorize the issuance and...

Chapter 47. Municipal Debt

Article 1. Revenue Anticipation Notes.

Sec. 29.47.010. Borrowing in anticipation of revenue. - A municipality that is authorized to incur indebtedness may borrow...

Sec. 29.47.020. Issuance of notes. - A municipality may by ordinance or resolution authorize the issuance...

Sec. 29.47.030. Issuance of notes in anticipation of state or federal grants. - (a) A municipality, on adoption of a long-range capital improvement...

Sec. 29.47.040. Priority of repayment. - The payment of the principal and interest on revenue anticipation...

Article 2. Bond Anticipation Notes.

Sec. 29.47.080. Bond anticipation borrowing. - A municipality may borrow money in anticipation of the sale...

Sec. 29.47.090. Issuance of notes. - The governing body shall issue negotiable or nonnegotiable notes for...

Sec. 29.47.100. Issuance of new notes. - If the sale of the bonds has not occurred before...

Sec. 29.47.110. Repayment of notes. - Every note is payable from the proceeds of the sale...

Sec. 29.47.120. Security. - (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter as to payment...

Sec. 29.47.130. Limitation. - The total amount of notes issued and outstanding may at...

Sec. 29.47.140. Use of proceeds. - The proceeds from the sale of notes shall be used...

Article 3. General Obligation Bonds.

Sec. 29.47.180. General obligation bonds. - A municipality may acquire, construct, improve, and equip capital improvements...

Sec. 29.47.190. Vote and notice of existing indebtedness required. - (a) A municipality may incur general obligation bond debt only...

Sec. 29.47.200. Payment. - (a) The full faith and credit of a municipality are...

Article 4. Revenue Bonds.

Sec. 29.47.240. Revenue bonds. - (a) A municipality may issue negotiable or nonnegotiable revenue bonds...

Sec. 29.47.250. No election required. - An election is not required to authorize the issuance and...

Sec. 29.47.260. Applicability of AS 37.10.085. - The prohibitions of AS 37.10.085 do not apply to the...

Article 5. Refunding Bonds.

Sec. 29.47.300. Authorization. - If a municipality has outstanding general obligation or revenue bonds...

Sec. 29.47.310. Effect of refunding bonds. - The refunding bonds may take up and refund all or...

Sec. 29.47.320. No election required. - An election is not required to authorize the issuance and...

Sec. 29.47.330. Payment of refunding bonds. - General obligation refunding bonds are payable according to AS 29.47.200....

Sec. 29.47.340. Sale of refunding bonds. - General obligation or revenue refunding bonds may, at the discretion...

Article 6. Miscellaneous Provisions.

Sec. 29.47.390. Other municipal financing. - (a) A municipality may authorize by ordinance or resolution the...

Sec. 29.47.400. Sale. - Bonds and notes issued under this chapter may be sold...

Sec. 29.47.410. Forms and terms. - The municipality may by ordinance or resolution fix the date,...

Sec. 29.47.420. Interest rate. - The interest rate payable on a bond or note issued...

Sec. 29.47.430. Redemption before maturity. - A bond or note issued under this chapter may be...

Sec. 29.47.440. Borough indebtedness. - (a) A borough may incur indebtedness on (1) an areawide...

Sec. 29.47.450. Service area debt. - The indebtedness of a service area acquired under AS 29.47.440...

Sec. 29.47.460. Debt for improvement area projects. - (a) A municipality may issue bonds to finance or to...

Sec. 29.47.480. Accrued actuarial liabilities of retirement systems. - (a) A municipality, or two or more municipalities jointly, may...

Chapter 55. Municipal Programs

Article 1. Historical Districts.

Sec. 29.55.010. Creation of local historical district commissions. - The governing body of a municipality may establish a local...

Sec. 29.55.020. Establishment of historical districts. - (a) In addition to existing municipal authority providing for the...

Article 2. Municipal Property Assessed Clean Energy and Resilience Act.

Sec. 29.55.100. Establishment of program. - (a) A municipality may establish an energy and resilience improvement...

Sec. 29.55.105. Assessment. - (a) A municipality that establishes a program under AS 29.55.100...

Sec. 29.55.110. Report regarding assessment program. - (a) The municipality shall prepare a report for a proposed...

Sec. 29.55.115. Notice to mortgage holder required for participation. - Before a municipality may enter into a written contract with...

Sec. 29.55.120. Review required. - The record owner of property on which an assessment is...

Sec. 29.55.125. Direct acquisition by owner. - The proposed arrangements for financing an energy or resilience improvement...

Sec. 29.55.130. Recording of notice of assessment. - (a) A municipality that authorizes financing through assessments under AS...

Sec. 29.55.135. Lien. - (a) Assessments under AS 29.55.105 and any interest or penalties...

Sec. 29.55.140. Bonds or notes. - (a) A municipality may issue bonds or notes to finance...

Sec. 29.55.145. Joint implementation. - A municipality may enter into an agreement with (1) a...

Sec. 29.55.150. Prohibited acts. - A municipality that establishes a region under AS 29.55.100 may...

Sec. 29.55.155. Application. - AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165 apply to home rule and general...

Sec. 29.55.160. Definitions. - In AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165, (1) “finance” and “financing” include...

Sec. 29.55.165. Short title. - AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165 may be cited as the Municipal...

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Alaska Statutes Title 29. Municipal Government

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