Section 29.60.855. Basic community assistance payments. [See delayed amendment note]..

   (a) The basic amount used for determining the basic community assistance payment for a fiscal year is $300,000. However, if the amount available for payments for that fiscal year under AS 29.60.850(c) is less than the amount necessary to make the payments under (b) of this section, the department shall reduce the basic amount pro rata.
   (b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the basic community assistance payment for a fiscal year equals, for each
        (1) unified municipality, the sum of the amounts calculated under (2) and (3) of this subsection, rounded to the nearest dollar;
        (2) borough, the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar;
        (3) city and eligible reserve, one-fourth of the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar;
        (4) eligible community in the unorganized borough, one-twelfth of the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar;
        (5) eligible community in a unified municipality or borough, one-nineteenth of the basic amount, rounded to the nearest dollar.
   (c) The basic community assistance payment amount for a succeeding municipality formed when two or more municipalities merge, consolidate, or unify after January 1, 2002, equals the sum of the amounts each of the former municipalities would receive under (b) of this section calculated as if the merger, consolidation, or unification had not occurred.

Authorities

29.60.860;37.06.020

Notes

Recent Bills that will modify this

HB 208 COMMUNITY REVENUE SHARING
SB 210 COMMUNITY REVENUE SHARING/ASSISTANCE

Implemented As

3 AAC 180.090
3 AAC 180.100
3 AAC 180.120
3 AAC 180.130
3 AAC 180.140

References

3 AAC 180.020
3 AAC 180.060
3 AAC 180.090
3 AAC 180.120
3 AAC 180.130
AS 29.60.860 Per capita payment increases.
AS 37.06.020 Unincorporated community capital project matching grant program.

History

(Sec. 6 ch 12 SLA 2008; am Sec. 8 ch 44 SLA 2016)