Alaska SB 54: An Act authorizing and relating to the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for safe and clean water and hygienic sewage disposal facility capital projects and transportation projects; providing for the repayment of the bonds and bond costs; relating to the dividend paid to the state by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.

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Enrolled SB 54
LAWS OF ALASKA

2025

Source Chapter No.
CSSSSB 54(FIN) _______

AN ACT

Relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the
construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing
requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of
architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior
design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land
surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for
design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to
liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural
and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic
sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

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AN ACT

Relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the 1
construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the 2
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the 3
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing 4
requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of 5
architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior 6
design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land 7
surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for 8
design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to 9
liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural 10
and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic 11

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sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date. 1
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* Section 1. AS 02.15.155 is amended to read: 3
Sec. 02.15.155. Project costs defined. In AS 02.15.120 - 02.15.155, "project 4
costs" includes, in addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all 5
costs of financing and carrying out the project , including [, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,] 6
the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural, 7
engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, registered interior design, or 8
other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation and development, 9
purchase, construction, reconstruction and improvement of real property , and the 10
acquisition of machinery and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the 11
project; an allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the 12
grantee; the cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance 13
the project; and the cost of other items, including any indemnity and surety bonds and 14
premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries, 15
financial advisors, and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers 16
necessary. 17
* Sec. 2. AS 08.03.010(c)(3) is amended to read: 18
(3) S tate B oard of R egist ration for Architects, Engineers, and Land 19
Surveyors (AS 08.48.011) - June 30, 2033 [2025]; 20
* Sec. 3. AS 08.48.011(b) is amended to read: 21
(b) The board consists of 13 [11] members appointed by the governor having 22
the qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of 23
(1) two civil engineers ; 24
(2) [,] two land surveyors ; 25
(3) [,] one mining , petroleum, or chemical engineer ; 26
(4) [,] one electrical engineer; 27
(5) one [OR] mechanical engineer ; 28
(6) [,] one engineer from another branch of the profession of 29
engineering ; 30

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(7) [,] two architects ; 1
(8) one interior designer; 2
(9) [,] one landscape architect ; [,] and 3
(10) one public member. 4
* Sec. 4. AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is amended to read: 5
(b) The board consists of 13 members appointed by the governor having the 6
qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of 7
(1) two civil engineers; 8
(2) two land surveyors; 9
(3) one mining, petroleum, or chemical engineer; 10
(4) one electrical engineer; 11
(5) one mechanical engineer; 12
(6) one engineer from another branch of the profession of engineering; 13
(7) two architects; 14
(8) one registered interior designe