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HOUSE BILL NO. 314 am S
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES PRAX, Stapp, Tomaszewski, Galvin
SENATORS Claman, Gray-Jackson, Bjorkman, Dunbar, Cronk
Amended: 5/15/26
Introduced: 2/18/26
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project 1
costs for the construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the 2
termination date of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land 3
Surveyors; relating to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and 4
Land Surveyors; establishing requirements for the practice of registered interior design; 5
relating to the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape 6
architecture, and registered interior design; relating to the scope of the certification 7
requirements for architects, engineers, land surveyors, landscape architects, and 8
registered interior designers; relating to immunity for design professionals; relating to 9
the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to liens for labor or materials 10
furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural and interior design 11
services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic sewage disposal 12
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facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date." 1
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2
* 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) State Board of Registration 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 11 members appointed by the governor having the 22
qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of 23
(1) four [TWO CIVIL] engineers from different branches of 24
engineering, including civil, chemical, electrical, mining, mechanical, or 25
petroleum engineering; 26
(2) [,] two land surveyors; 27
(3) [, ONE MINING ENGINEER, ONE ELECTRICAL OR 28
MECHANICAL ENGINEER, ONE ENGINEER FROM ANOTHER BRANCH OF 29
THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING,] two architects; 30
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(4) [,] one landscape architect; 1
(5) one interior designer; [,] and 2
(6) one public member. 3
* Sec. 4. AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is amended to read: 4
(b) The board consists of 11 members appointed by the governor having the 5
qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of 6
(1) four engineers from different branches of engineering, including 7
civil, chemical, electrical, mining, mechanical, or petroleum engineering; 8
(2) two land surveyors; 9
(3) two architects; 10
(4) one landscape architect; 11
(5) one registered interior designer; and 12
(6) one public member. 13
* Sec. 5. AS 08.48.055(b) is amended to read: 14
(b) The executive administrator of the board shall perform duties as prescribed 15
by the board, including the review and approval of comity applications. The executive 16
administrator is entitled to receive a monthly salary equal to a step in Range 23 17
on the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011(a). 18
* Sec. 6. AS 08.48.071(f) is amended to read: 19
(f) The department shall assemble statistics relating to the performance of its 20
staff and the performance of the board, including 21
(1) the number of architects, engineers, land surveyors, [AND] 22
landscape architects, and registered interior designers registered over a five-year 23
period; 24
(2) the rate of passage of examinations required by the board; 25
(3) the number of applicants for registration over a five-year period; 26
(4) an account of registration fees collected under AS 08.01.065; 27
(5) a measure of the correspondence workload of staff. 28
* Sec. 7. AS 08.48.101 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 29
(c) The board shall adopt regulations establishing 30
(1) a definition of "interior design" for the purposes of this chapter; a 31
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person may practice interior design without registration as a registered interior 1
designer while not using the title "registered interior designer"; and 2
(2) the type of documents that a registered interior designer is 3
authorized to sign and stamp with an official seal under AS 08.48.221 for the purpose 4
of obtaining requisite permits for construction projects. 5
* Sec. 8. AS 08.48.111 is amended to read: 6
Sec. 08.48.111. Power to revoke, suspend, or reissue certificate. The board 7
may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant, 8
corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited 9
partnership who is found guilty of [(1)] fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; [(2)] 10
gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture, 11
engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered interior 12
design; or [(3)] a violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or 13
the code of ethics or professional conduct as adopted by the board. [THE CODE OF 14
ETHICS OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN 15
WRITING TO EVERY REGISTRANT AND APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION 16
UNDER THIS CHAPTER. THIS PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE 17
CODE OF ETHICS OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CONSTITUTES DUE 18
NOTICE TO ALL REGISTRANTS.] The board may revise and amend its code and, 19
upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing of the revisions or 20
amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, corporation, limited 21
liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, reissue a 22
certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance. 23
* Sec. 9. AS 08.48.171 is amended to read: 24
Sec. 08.48.171. General requirements and qualifications for registration. 25
An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape 26
architect, or registered interior designer must be of good character and reputation 27
and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education, 28
training, and experience. 29
* Sec. 10. AS 08.48.181 is amended to read: 30
Sec. 08.48.181. Registration upon examination. Except as provided in 31
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AS 08.48.191, for registration as a professional architect, professional engineer, 1
professional land surveyor, [OR] professional landscape architect, or registered 2
interior designer, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the 3
regulations of procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62 4
(Administrative Procedure Act). The procedure and standards shall at least meet the 5
requirements adopted by recognized national examining councils for these 6
professions. 7
* Sec. 11. AS 08.48.191 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 8
(e) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to 9
practice registered interior design in a state, territory, or possession of the United 10
States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country that, in the opinion of the board, 11
meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon 12
application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board. 13
* Sec. 12. AS 08.48.201(a) is amended to read: 14
(a) Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional 15
engineer, a professional land surveyor, [OR] a professional landscape architect, or a 16
registered interior designer shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the 17
board. 18
* Sec. 13. AS 08.48.211(b) is amended to read: 19
(b) The certificate of registration is prima facie evidence that the person 20
named in it is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional architect, 21
professional engineer, professional land surveyor, [OR] professional landscape 22
architect, or registered interior designer while the certificate remains unrevoked or 23
unexpired. 24
* Sec. 14. AS 08.48.215(a) is amended to read: 25
(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an 26
individual who is registered as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor, 27
or landscape architect and [A REGISTRANT] in good standing with the board may 28
apply for the conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration. 29
The registrant may not practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape 30
architecture in the state. A retired status registration is valid for the life of the 31
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registration holder and does not require renewal. 1
* Sec. 15. AS 08.48 is amended by adding a new section to read: 2
Sec. 08.48.218. Untitled practice of interior design. This chapter does not 3
prohibit the practice of interior design by a person who is not registered as a registered 4
interior designer if the person does not use the title "registered interior designer." 5
* Sec. 16. AS 08.48.221(a) is amended to read: 6
(a) Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board, 7
bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the appropriate legend for 8
architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior 9
designer. When a registrant issues final drawings, specifications, surveys, plats, 10
plates, reports, or similar documents, the registrant shall stamp the documents with the 11
seal and sign the seal. The board shall adopt regulations governing the use of seals by 12
the registrant. An architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or 13
registered interior designer may not affix or permit a seal and signature to be affixed 14
to an instrument after the expiration of a certificate or for the purpose of aiding or 15
abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision of this chapter. The 16
registrant, by sealing and signing the document, certifies that the document was 17
prepared by or under the registrant's responsible charge and is within the registrant's 18
field of practice or is design work of minor importance. 19
* Sec. 17. AS 08.48.241(a) is amended to read: 20
(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company, 21
limited liability partnership, or limited partnership from offering architectural, 22
engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior 23
design services; however, the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability 24
partnership, or limited partnership shall file with the board 25
(1) an application for a certificate of authorization on a form to be 26
prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board to 27
determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability 28
partnership, or limited partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of 29
this chapter to offer to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 30
landscape architecture, or registered interior design in this state; 31
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(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the 1
corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, the 2
general partners of a limited liability partnership, or the general partners of a limited 3
partnership designating persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter 4
as responsible for the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 5
landscape architecture, or registered interior design by the corporation, limited 6
liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state and 7
providing that full authority to make all final architectural, engineering, land 8
surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design decisions on 9
behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or 10
limited partnership with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability 11
company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state is granted by 12
the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the 13
limited liability company, the general partners of the limited liability partnership, or 14
the general partners of the limited partnership to the persons designated in the 15
resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the corporation, 16
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership of any 17
responsibility or liability imposed on it by law or by contract; 18
(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more 19
persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible 20
charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 21
landscape architectural, or registered interior design activities in which the 22
corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited 23
partnership specializes in this state; if a change is made in the person in responsible 24
charge of a major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 25
landscape architectural, or registered interior design activities, the change shall be 26
designated in writing and filed with the board within 30 days after the effective date of 27
the change. 28
* Sec. 18. AS 08.48.241(b) is amended to read: 29
(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization, 30
certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this 31
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section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited 1
liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership a certificate of 2
authorization to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape 3
architecture, or registered interior design in this state upon a determination by the 4
board that 5
(1) the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or 6
operating agreement of the limited liability company, the partnership agreement of the 7
limited liability partnership, or the partnership agreement of the limited partnership 8
contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape 9
architectural, or registered interior design decisions pertaining to architectural, 10
engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior 11
design activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, engineer, land 12
surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior designer in responsible 13
charge, or other registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, [OR] landscape 14
architects, or registered interior designers under the direction or supervision of the 15
architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior 16
designer in responsible charge; 17
(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of 18
architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered 19
interior design practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability 20
company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership; 21
(3) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited 22
liability partnership, or limited partnership has the ability to provide architectural, 23
engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior 24
design services; 25
(4) the application for certificate of authorization states the 26
professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each 27
major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape 28
architectural, or registered interior design activities in which the corporation, limited 29
liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership specializes; 30
(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience, 31
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if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or 1
limited partnership in furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 2
landscape architectural, or registered interior design services during the preceding 3
five-year period; 4
(6) the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited 5
liability partnership, or limited partnership meets other requirements related to 6
professional competence in the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land 7
surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services as 8
may be adopted by the board in furtherance of the objectives and provisions of this 9
chapter. 10
* Sec. 19. AS 08.48.241(d) is amended to read: 11
(d) The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of 12
architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered 13
interior design of which the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability 14
partnership, or limited partnership has designated a person in responsible charge as 15
provided in this section. The certificate of authorization shall be conspicuously 16
displayed in the place of business of the corporation, limited liability company, limited 17
liability partnership, or limited partnership, together with the names of persons 18
designated as being in responsible charge of the professional activities. 19
* Sec. 20. AS 08.48.241(e) is amended to read: 20
(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or 21
limited partnership that is organized solely by [EITHER] a group of architects, a group 22
of engineers, a group of land surveyors, [OR] a group of landscape architects, or a 23
group of registered interior designers, each holding a certificate of registration 24
under this chapter, applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its 25
discretion, grant a certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability 26
company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership based on a review of the 27
professional records of the incorporators of the corporation, organizers of the limited 28
liability company, partners who formed the limited liability partnership, or partners 29
who formed the limited partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in 30
this section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the 31
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limited liability company is altered, the partners of the limited liability partnership 1
change, or the general partners of the limited partnership change, the corporation, 2
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership shall 3
apply for a revised certificate of authorization, based on the professional records of the 4
owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, the partners 5
of the limited liability partnership, or the general partners of the limited partnership, if 6
exclusively architects, engineers, land surveyors, [OR] landscape architects, or 7
registered interior designers, or otherwise under the qualifications required by (b)(1) 8
- (4) of this section. 9
* Sec. 21. AS 08.48.241(f) is amended to read: 10
(f) A corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or 11
limited partnership authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] 12
landscape architectural, or registered interior design services under this chapter, 13
together with its directors, officers, managing members, manager, and partners for 14
their own individual acts, is responsible to the same degree as the designated 15
individual registrant, and shall conduct its business without misconduct or malpractice 16
in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape 17
architecture, or registered interior design as defined in this chapter. 18
* Sec. 22. AS 08.48.251 is amended to read: 19
Sec. 08.48.251. Certain partnerships. This chapter does not prevent the 20
practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or 21
registered interior design by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership 22
are registrants under this chapter. In this section, "partnership" does not include a 23
limited liability partnership or a limited partnership. 24
* Sec. 23. AS 08.48.281 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 25
(c) A person may not use a title tending to convey the impression that the 26
person is a "registered interior designer" while offering to practice or practicing 27
interior design, as defined in regulation by the board, unless the person has been 28
registered or authorized under this chapter. 29
* Sec. 24. AS 08.48.291 is amended to read: 30
Sec. 08.48.291. Violations and penalties. A person who practices or offers to 31
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practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or 1
registered interior design in the state without being registered or authorized to 2
practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or 3
attempting to use the certificate or the seal of another, or a person who gives false or 4
forged evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in obtaining or 5
attempting to obtain a certificate, or a person who impersonates a registrant, or a 6
person who uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked or nonexistent certificate, 7
knowing of the certificate's status, or a person who falsely claims to be registered and 8
authorized to practice under this chapter, or a person who violates any of the 9
provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is 10
punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 11
one year, or by both. 12
* Sec. 25. AS 08.48.295(a) is amended to read: 13
(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to 14
practice architecture, engineering, [OR] land surveying, or registered interior design 15
in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the 16
provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty. 17
* Sec. 26. AS 08.48.311 is amended to read: 18
Sec. 08.48.311. Rights not transferable. The right to engage in the practice of 19
architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered 20
interior design is considered a personal and individual right, based on the 21
qualifications of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of 22
registration, which is not transferable. 23
* Sec. 27. AS 08.48.321 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 24
(b) A person uses a title tending to convey the impression that the person is a 25
"registered interior designer" while offering to practice or practicing interior design if 26
the person by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or other means 27
represents to be a registered interior designer or through the use of some other title 28
implies that the person is a registered interior designer when offering to practice or 29
practicing interior design. 30
* Sec. 28. AS 08.48.331(a) is amended to read: 31
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(a) This chapter does not apply to 1
(1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect, 2
engineer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of the work as a 3
supervisor or superintendent for a contractor; 4
(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or 5
nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance 6
of their customary duties; 7
(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing 8
architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as required by the 9
person's official capacity; 10
(4) an employee or a subordinate of a registrant if the work or service 11
is done under the direct supervision of a registrant; 12
(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registrant, [A] 13
partnership of registered individuals, [A] corporation, [A] limited liability company, 14
[A] limited liability partnership, or [A] limited partnership authorized to practice 15
architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture under this chapter, 16
in the performance of professional services if responsible charge of the work remains 17
with the registrant, the partnership, or a designated representative of the corporation, 18
limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership; 19
(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for 20
(A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a 21
single family residence and related site work for that building; 22
(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public 23
health, safety, or welfare is involved; 24
(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by 25
not more than 26
(i) four families and that is not more than two stories 27
high and the grounds of the building; or 28
(ii) two families and that is not more than three stories 29
high and the grounds of the building, if the building is located in a 30
municipality that has adopted a building or residential code that applies 31
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to the building and if the building complies with the building or 1
residential code; 2
(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less 3
than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial 4
purpose and the grounds of the building; 5
(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in 6
the business of construction contracting for work designed by an architect, engineer, 7
or landscape architect that is within the specialty to be performed or supervised by the 8
specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or field drawings for work that the 9
specialty contractor has contracted to perform; 10
(8) a person furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of 11
service, or other data for alterations or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not 12
change or affect the structural system or the safety of the building, or that do not affect 13
the public health, safety, or welfare; 14
(9) a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational 15
institution to teach engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural courses; in 16
this paragraph, "postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning given in 17
AS 14.48.210; 18
(10) an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership, 19
association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, 20
or limited partnership, who practices engineering, architecture, land surveying, or 21
landscape architecture involved in the operation of the employer's business only [, 22
AND FURTHER] if neither the employee nor the employer offers engineering, 23
architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture services to the public; 24
exclusions under this paragraph do not apply to an officer or employee 25
(A) practicing engineering, architecture, land surveying, or 26
landscape architecture on buildings or structures whose primary use is public 27
occupancy; or 28
(B) of a utility that owns, operates, manages, or controls a 29
pipeline that furnishes by transmission or distributes natural or 30
manufactured gas to the public for compensation and who practices 31
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engineering on the facilities of the pipeline that operate at a pressure 1
greater than 100 pounds per square inch gauge in one of the following 2
manners: 3
(i) the installation of a new district pressure 4
regulator station, compressor station, or gate station; 5
(ii) the reconfiguration or physical change of a 6
district pressure regulator station, compressor station, or gate 7
station that alters or modifies the configuration or overpressure 8
protection of equipment; in this sub-subparagraph, 9
"reconfiguration or physical change" does not include a routine 10
operating adjustment or similar replacement; or 11
(iii) the installation, uprating, repair by 12
replacement, or abandonment of the pipeline; 13
(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation, 14
rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land that the board determines does not 15
affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 16
(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant 17
material that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare; 18
(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state 19
or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the 20
building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have 21
been sealed and signed by an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect 22
or the preparation of the drawings and specifications is exempt under this section from 23
the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, "building codes" includes codes 24
relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire safety standards, and 25
zoning; 26
(14) a person who is designing fire protection systems and is 27
authorized by the Department of Public Safety to design fire protection systems; 28
(15) a person who is authorized by the Department of 29
Environmental Conservation under AS 46.03.100 to construct, install, or modify 30
an onsite wastewater system that has a design flow of less than 1,500 gallons of 31
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wastewater a day. 1
* Sec. 29. AS 08.48.331 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 2
(c) The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations 3
limiting the locations in the state in which (a)(15) of this section applies. 4
(d) Notwithstanding (a)(10)(B) of this section, this chapter does not apply to 5
an officer or employee of a utility that owns, operates, manages, or controls a pipeline 6
that furnishes by transmission or distributes natural or manufactured gas to the public 7
for compensation and who is practicing engineering in an emergency on the facilities 8
of the pipeline that operate at a pressure greater than 100 pounds per square inch 9
gauge. The utility shall notify the Regulatory Commission of Alaska when an officer 10
or employee of the utility practices engineering in an emergency under this subsection. 11
* Sec. 30. AS 08.48.341(4) is amended to read: 12
(4) "certificate of authorization" means a certificate issued by the 13
board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability 14
partnership, or a limited partnership to provide professional services in architecture, 15
engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered interior 16
design through individuals legally registered by the board; 17
* Sec. 31. AS 08.48.341(23) is amended to read: 18
(23) "registrant" means a person registered by the board as a 19
professional architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, 20
professional [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior designer; 21
* Sec. 32. AS 08.48.341 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read: 22
(27) "registered interior design" means the practice of interior design 23
as a registered interior designer; 24
(28) "registered interior designer" means a person who is 25
(A) registered and qualified by education, training, experience, 26
and examination to engage in the practice of interior design, as defined by the 27
board, while using the title "registered interior designer"; and 28
(B) authorized to sign and stamp documents with an official 29
seal under AS 08.48.221, as determined by the board, for the purpose of 30
obtaining requisite permits for construction projects. 31
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* Sec. 33. AS 23.30.017(c)(1) is amended to read: 1
(1) "design professional" means a person registered under AS 08.48 as 2
an architect, engineer, [OR] land surveyor, landscape architect, or registered 3
interior designer; 4
* Sec. 34. AS 29.60.400(c) is amended to read: 5
(c) In this section, "costs of construction" means, in addition to costs directly 6
related to a project, the sum of all costs of financing and carrying out the project, 7
including the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, 8
architectural, engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, registered 9
interior design, or other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation 10
and development, purchase, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of real 11
property, and the acquisition of machinery and equipment necessary to the project; an 12
allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; and the 13
cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project, 14
the cost of indemnity and surety bonds, premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and 15
expenses of trustees, depositaries, and financial advisors, and the costs associated with 16
the issuance of bonds. It does not include the cost of feasibility studies. 17
* Sec. 35. AS 34.35.050 is amended to read: 18
Sec. 34.35.050. Lien for labor or materials furnished. A person has a lien, 19
only to the extent provided under this chapter, to secure the payment of the contract 20
price if the person 21
(1) performs labor on [UPON] real property at the request of the owner 22
or the agent of the owner for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or 23
improvement; 24
(2) is a trustee of an employee benefit trust for the benefit of 25
individuals performing labor on the building or improvement and has a direct contract 26
with the owner or the agent of the owner for direct payments into the trust; 27
(3) furnishes materials that are delivered to real property under a 28
contract with the owner or the agent of the owner that are incorporated in the 29
construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 30
(4) furnishes equipment that is delivered to and used on [UPON] real 31
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property under a contract with the owner or the agent of the owner for the 1
construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement; 2
(5) performs services under a contract with the owner or the agent of 3
the owner in connection with the preparation of plans, surveys, or architectural, [OR] 4
engineering, landscape architectural, or registered interior design plans or 5
drawings for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement, 6
whether or not actually implemented on that property; or 7
(6) is a general contractor. 8
* Sec. 36. AS 35.15.010(c) is amended to read: 9
(c) In this section, "professional services" means architectural, engineering, 10
[OR] land surveying, landscape architectural, or registered interior design 11
services. 12
* Sec. 37. AS 36.30.270(a) is amended to read: 13
(a) Notwithstanding conflicting provisions of AS 36.30.100 - 36.30.260, a 14
procurement officer shall negotiate a contract for an agency with the most qualified 15
and suitable firm or person of demonstrated competence for architectural, engineering, 16
[OR] land surveying, landscape architectural, or registered interior design 17
services. The procurement officer shall award a contract for those services at fair and 18
reasonable compensation as determined by the procurement officer, after 19
consideration of the estimated value of the services to be rendered, and the scope, 20
complexity, and professional nature of the services. When determining the most 21
qualified and suitable firm or person, the procurement officer shall consider the 22
(1) proximity to the project site of the office of the firm or person 23
unless federal law prohibits this factor from being considered in the awarding of the 24
contract; and 25
(2) employment practices of the firm or person with regard to women 26
and minorities. 27
* Sec. 38. AS 36.30.270(d) is amended to read: 28
(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a procurement officer 29
may include price as an added factor in selecting architectural, engineering, [AND] 30
land surveying, landscape architectural, and registered interior design services 31
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when, in the judgment of the procurement officer, the services required are repetitious 1
in nature, and the scope, nature, and amount of services required are thoroughly 2
defined by measurable and objective standards to reasonably enable firms or persons 3
making proposals to compete with a clear understanding and interpretation of the 4
services required. In order to include price as a factor in selection, a majority of the 5
persons involved by the procurement officer in evaluation of the proposals must be 6
registered in the state to perform architectural, engineering, [OR] land surveying, 7
landscape architectural, or registered interior design services. 8
* Sec. 39. AS 36.30.305(e) is amended to read: 9
(e) Architectural, engineering, [AND] land survey, landscape architectural, 10
and registered interior design contracts under AS 36.30.270 may not be made under 11
this section. 12
* Sec. 40. AS 36.30.990(19) is amended to read: 13
(19) "preconstruction services" means information, research, advice, 14
and related tasks regarding the impacts of design on the physical construction of a 15
project; "preconstruction services" does not mean architectural, engineering, [OR] 16
land surveying, landscape architectural, and registered interior design services; 17
* Sec. 41. AS 36.90.100 is amended to read: 18
Sec. 36.90.100. Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying, 19
[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services. The state or a 20
municipality may not award a contract for architectural, engineering, land surveying, 21
[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services to 22
(1) an individual who is not registered under AS 08.48 to perform the 23
architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered 24
interior design services required by the contract; 25
(2) a partnership, except as provided by (3) of this section, that is not 26
qualified under AS 08.48.251 to provide the architectural, engineering, land surveying, 27
[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services required by the 28
contract; or 29
(3) a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability 30
partnership that is not authorized under AS 08.48.241 to offer the architectural, 31
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engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior 1
design services required by the contract. 2
* Sec. 42. AS 46.07.040(c) is amended to read: 3
(c) In (a) of this section, "cost of the construction of a facility" includes, in 4
addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all costs of financing 5
and carrying out the project. These include [, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,] the 6
costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural, 7
engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, or other special services, 8
acquisition of real property, site preparation and development, purchase, construction, 9
reconstruction, and improvement of real property, and the acquisition of machinery 10
and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the project; an allocable 11
portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; the cost of 12
financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project; and the 13
cost of other items, including any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on 14
insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries, financial advisors, 15
and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers necessary. 16
* Sec. 43. AS 08.48.011(c) is repealed. 17
* Sec. 44. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 18
read: 19
TRANSITION: BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Notwithstanding AS 08.48.031, an interior 20
designer appointed to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land 21
Surveyors under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, must be certified by the 22
Council for Interior Design Qualification and have resided in the state for at least two years 23
immediately preceding appointment. On and after the effective date of sec. 4 of this Act, an 24
interior designer appointed to the board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this 25
Act, may continue to occupy the seat on the board reserved for the registered interior designer 26
until a registered interior designer is appointed to the seat. An interior designer appointed to 27
the board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is eligible for 28
reappointment to the board on or after the effective date of sec. 4 of this Act if the interior 29
designer meets the requirements of AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 4 of this Act. 30
(b) Except for the civil engineer member whose term expires earlier than the term of 31
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the other civil engineer member appointed under AS 08.48.011(b), as that subsection read on 1
the day before the effective date of sec. 3 of this Act, each of the four remaining engineer 2
members of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors 3
appointed under AS 08.48.011(b) who is serving on the day before the effective date of sec. 3 4
of this Act may continue to serve the remainder of the term for which the member was 5
appointed. Each of the four remaining engineer members appointed under AS 08.48.011(b), 6
as that subsection read on the day before the effective date of sec. 3 of this Act, shall be 7
replaced when the member's term expires with a person who meets the qualifications of 8
AS 08.48.011(b)(1), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act. 9
* Sec. 45. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10
read: 11
RETROACTIVITY. Section 2 of this Act is retroactive to June 30, 2025. 12
* Sec. 46. Sections 2, 3, 44, and 45 of this Act take effect immediately under 13
AS 01.10.070(c). 14
* Sec. 47. Except as provided in sec. 46 of this Act, this Act takes effect May 31, 2026. 15