Administrative Orders

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority vested in me by art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, establish an Alaska's Clean Water Actions (ACWA) policy of unifying and strengthening state natural resource agency efforts to...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings concerning construction in rural Alaska that is publicly financed by state grants: A. Payment of prevailing wages to construction workers employed by contractors on most public construction...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of article III, sections 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, and in accordance with AS 44.19.145(c) establish the Commission on Child Protection (Commission) in the Office of the Governor....

Findings I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. Alaskans, especially low and moderate-income senior citizens, are having increasing difficulties paying for the costs of the prescription drugs that are necessary for their...

Findings I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. On December 20, 2001, fire destroyed the community center building in Sleetmute, Alaska. The building housed the community medical and dental clinics, the village public safety...

Findings I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. Alaska is one of the most ethnically diverse states in the nation. According to the 2000 census, 15.6 percent of Alaskans identify themselves as Alaska Native; 4.1 percent as...

Findings I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. During the period October 5 through October 7, 2001, winds and high tides combined to erode up to 50 feet of coastline from the City of Shishmaref, located on Sarichef Island....

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III, secs. 1 and 16, of the Alaska Constitution, hereby establish the Alaska Trails System. Definition The Alaska Trails System is the aggregate of all the trails in Alaska that have...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority vested in me by art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 44.19.145(c), reestablish the Alaska State Community Service Commission (commission) to update its duties and...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: Findings 1. On August 13, 2001, the radio tower and antenna for KOTZ AM, the radio station serving the northwest arctic area, was destroyed in an aircraft accident. This radio station...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings concerning disaster planning in Alaska: Findings 1. AS 26.23.070 of the Alaska Disaster Act provides for the designation by Governor's Order of an interjurisdictional disaster planning and...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 44.19.145(c) establish the Governor's Commission on Tolerance (Commission). Goals The goals of the Commission are to: 1. develop a...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution, establish the Governor's Alaska Highway Natural Gas Policy Council (council). Purpose 1. Alaska North Slope gas development and transportation...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution and AS 44.17.060, name the commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources, through the commissioner's designee, the state pipeline...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III of the Alaska Constitution, hereby establish by this Order the policy of the State of Alaska on Tribes and their Tribal governments (hereinafter referred to as "Tribes"). The...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority vested in me by art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 44.19.145(c) hereby reestablish the Alaska State Community Service Commission (commission) and transfer the commission to...

Findings I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. Based on the information I received from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs concerning the ice jam flooding of the village of Napaskiak on May 21 and 22, 1999, I...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. One of the goals of my Administration has been to make more information about state government available to Alaskans and to use less paper in accomplishing that goal. 2. Alaskans' use of...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution and by AS 44.19.145(c), hereby order the following regarding employment and training of Alaska's workforce and the federal Workforce...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. 111, Sec. 1 and 23 of the Alaska Constitution, hereby amend my Administrative Order No. 177. Background To do the Administration's utmost to ensure essential state government functions...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. On September 16, 1998, I declared a disaster exists in the communities of Stebbins, St. Michael, Minto, and Manley Hot Springs due to the catastrophically low salmon returns...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. On September 16, 1998, I declared a disaster exists in the communities of Stebbins, St. Michael, Minto, and Manley Hot Springs due to the catastrophically low salmon returns...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. On July 30, 1998, I declared a disaster exists in certain communities and regions of Western Alaska, more fully described in the disaster declaration, due to the...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution, establish a Year 2000 (Y2K) project office within the Office of the Governor, to be headed by the Y2K senior project manager. PURPOSE The Year...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. On July 30, 1998, I declared a disaster exists in certain communities and regions of Western Alaska, more fully described in the disaster declaration, due to the...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings concerning the siting and construction of state-owned, and state-financed construction projects: 1. It is in the state's best interest to protect the state's capital investments by...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, establish the Commission on Rural Alaska Governance and Empowerment (Commission). BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The interest of Alaskans in...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. Based on the information I received from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs concerning the severe rainstorm and wind-driven sea surges that threatened the City of...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings: 1. Based on information I have received from the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs concerning the flooding that threatened the communities of Chalkyitsik and Fort Yukon...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution and AS 44.17.060, assign additional duties to the Governor's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (AS 23.15.270) in order to...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, make the following findings concerning emergency management in Alaska: 1. There are numerous natural and human created hazards that can and do affect the people of the State of Alaska, including earthquakes,...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, sec. 1, of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 26.23.300(c), make the following findings and order: Based on information I have received from the Department of Military and Veterans'...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, sec. 1 of the Alaska Constitution, hereby amend my Administrative Order No.165. BACKGROUND On July 11, 1996, I signed Administrative Order No.165 creating the Governor's Advisory Task...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority vested in me by art. III, secs. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, hereby issue directives relating to the severe water shortage in the City of Petersburg. BACKGROUND On July 30, 1996, the City...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III of the Alaska Constitution and AS 26.23.020(g)(1), hereby amend my Administrative Order No.163. To the Commissioners of All State Departments: BACKGROUND On June 4, 1996, I...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution, establish the Governor's Advisory Task Force on Civil Justice Reform (Advisory Task Force). PURPOSE The purpose of the Advisory Task Force is...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution and AS 44.19.145(c), establish the Alaska Veterans Advisory Council. PURPOSE The purpose of the council is to advise the Office of Veterans...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 26.23.020(g)(l), make the following orders concerning waiver of state agency fees related to replacement of documents lost by residents of the...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority vested in me by art. III, sees. 1 and 24, of the Alaska Constitution, and AS 44.19.145(c) hereby establish the Alaska State Community Service Commission (commission). PURPOSE The purpose of the...

I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, under the authority granted by art. III of the Alaska Constitution, establish the Governor's Trails and Recreational Access for Alaska Citizens' Advisory Board (TRAAK Board). The members of the TRAAK Board will be...

My administration is committed to building safer, healthier communities in which Alaskan children and families can work, live, and learn without fear of violence. This initiative is being addressed in many different forums. My Children's Cabinet and my Public Safety...

FINDINGS I, Tony Knowles, Governor of Alaska, make the following findings concerning the big game guiding industry in Alaska: 1. The big game commercial services board (guide board) is the entity with the statutory responsibility to regulate the big game guiding...

Under the authority of art. III, secs. 1 and 24 of the Alaska Constitution and AS 44.17.020 and 44.17.070, I, Tony Knowles, Governor of the State of Alaska, order the following reorganization of the Department of Environmental Conservation: 1. A Division of State...