Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.19.027

  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060

If the governor determines that public safety or health conditions in an area of the state require emergency assistance, the governor may use state-owned and state-operated transportation facilities, aircraft, vessels of the Alaska marine highway system, or railroad rolling stock of the Alaska Railroad to deliver compassionate aid for distribution to the affected area, including food, water, fuel, clothing, medicine, and other supplies provided by nonprofit organizations.