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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...