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SB57

Alaska SB 57: State Spending for Projects and Agencies

Last scannedSep 10, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law provides money to state agencies in Alaska for building projects, equipment upgrades, grants, and specific programs.

What it does

  • Provides funds for the Department of Administration to create a statewide time and attendance system.
  • Gives money to the Alaska Energy Authority for fuel upgrades, cruise ship terminal electrification, hydro power, solar energy competitions, grid resilience projects, renewable energy grants, rural power systems, community block grants, and purchasing shares in the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank.
  • Allocates capital grants to Mt. Edgecumbe High School for dorm window replacements and provides funding through the Major Maintenance Grant Fund.
  • Funds water infrastructure projects through the Department of Environmental Conservation, including clean drinking water, wastewater treatment in villages, emerging contaminants research, laboratory equipment, home heating oil tank oversight, and small system assistance grants.
  • Supports fish conservation efforts by the Department of Fish and Game with money for salmon studies, genetics research, mission-critical equipment replacement, treaty mitigation, and recreational boating access.
  • Pays for military facility upgrades including barracks remodeling and armory conversions under the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, as well as homeland security grants.

Who it affects

  • State agencies including Administration, Commerce, Education, Environmental Conservation, Fish and Game, Health, Labor, Military, Natural Resources, Public Safety, Revenue, and the Office of the Governor.
  • The Alaska Energy Authority for energy projects across the state.
  • Specific schools such as Mt. Edgecumbe High School receiving maintenance funds.
  • Recipients of grants including tourism groups like the Alaska Travel Industry Association, housing developers through AHFC programs, rural communities needing water infrastructure, and organizations managing natural resources.

Limits and unknowns

  • The provided text lists many funding amounts but does not include every single line item from the full bill, as some sections are marked truncated.
  • Some funds depend on matching money from other sources or federal programs like IIJA and WIIN, which may change based on outside rules.

Plain language

Terms to know

Appropriation
An official act by the government to set aside money for a specific purpose or project.
Capital Project
A large construction, repair, or equipment purchase that lasts for many years, such as building a road or fixing a school dormitory.
Grant
Money given by the government to an organization or person to help them complete a specific task or project without needing to pay it back immediately.

Official record

Sources

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Official summary

APPROP: CAPITAL/FUNDS/SUPP/AMEND/REAPPROP An Act making appropriations, including capital appropriations, supplemental appropriations, reappropriations, and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and repealing appropriations.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTER1400
  2. (S) LINE ITEM VETO AND REDUCTIONS1400
  3. (S) SIGNED INTO LAW 6/12 CHAPTER 12 SLA 251400
  4. (S) MANIFEST ERROR(S)1386
  5. (S) 1:25 P.M. 5/27/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR1386
  6. (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y20 N-1297
  7. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE TAKEN UP1296
  8. (S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ1271
  9. (H) VERSION: HCS CSSB 57(FIN) AM H(EFD FLD H)1183
  10. (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDED1183
  11. (H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 71178
  12. (H) ...CHANGES TITLE OF LEGISLATION1178
  13. (H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) FAILED Y22 N181178
  14. (H) PASSED Y21 N191177
  15. (H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS CSSB 57(FIN) AM H1177
  16. (H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 5/13 CALENDAR1151
  17. (H) AM NO 3 FAILED Y19 N211150
  18. (H) AM NO 11 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN1150
  19. (H) AM NO 10 FAILED Y15 N251149
  20. (H) AM NO 9 NOT OFFERED1149

Changes

Amendments

12 stored

AM 1

AM NO 1 ADOPTED UC 1141

AM 2

AM NO 2 OFFERED AND PENDING 1142

AM 1 to AM 2

AM 1 TO AM 2 FAILED Y17 N22 A1 1143

AM 3

AM NO 3 NOT OFFERED 1145

AM 4

AM NO 4 FAILED Y16 N24 1145

AM 5

AM NO 5 FAILED Y19 N21 1146

AM 6

AM NO 6 FAILED Y19 N21 1147

AM 7

AM NO 7 FAILED Y19 N21 1147

AM 8

AM NO 8 FAILED Y20 N20 1148

AM 10

AM NO 10 FAILED Y15 N25 1149

AM 9

AM NO 9 NOT OFFERED 1149

AM 11

AM NO 11 OFFERED AND WITHDRAWN 1150