Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 19 > Chapter 65 - Alaska Marine Highway System

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• board: means board of directors. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• cooperative: means a cooperative corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Joint meeting: An occasion, often ceremonial, when the House and Senate each adopt a unanimous consent agreement
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
• member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in a cooperative. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• shareholder: means a holder of shares of capital stock of a cooperative other than membership stock. See Alaska Statutes 10.15.595
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.