(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the following entities may not contract with a person to pay the person money or other thing of value to lobby the state, a municipality of the state, or an agency of the state or municipality:

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.99.030

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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
(1) Alaska Aerospace Corporation;
(2) Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank;
(3) Alaska Energy Authority;
(4) Alaska Housing Finance Corporation;
(5) Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority;
(6) Alaska Medical Facility Authority;
(7) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority;
(8) Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority;
(9) Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation;
(10) Alaska Railroad Corporation;
(11)[Repealed, Sec. 8 ch 2 SLA 2004].
(12) Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute;
(13) Alaska Student Loan Corporation.
(b) In this section,

(1) “lobby a municipality or an agency of a municipality” means to engage in an activity for the purpose of influencing municipal legislative or administrative action if the activity is substantially the same as activity that would have required registration under Alaska Stat. § 24.45.121 if the activity was for the purpose of influencing state legislative or administrative action;
(2) “lobby the state or an agency of the state” means to engage in an activity for which registration is required under Alaska Stat. § 24.45.121.