SB 152: "An Act relating to the handling of and interest on contract controversies involving the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or state agencies to whom the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities delegates the responsibility for handling the controversies."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 152 01 "An Act relating to the handling of and interest on contract controversies involving the 02 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities or state agencies to whom the 03 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities delegates the responsibility for 04 handling the controversies." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 36.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 07 Sec. 36.30.623. Interest on certain controversies. The amount ultimately 08 determined to be due under AS 36.30.620 - 36.30.630 and 36.30.670 - 36.30.685 to a 09 department contractor, the department, or a contracting agency to whom the 10 responsibility for handling the controversy is delegated by the department under 11 AS 36.30.632 accrues interest at the rate applicable to judgments under 12 AS 09.30.070(a). Notwithstanding AS 09.30.070(b), the interest accrues from the date 13 the claim was filed under AS 36.30.620(a) through the date of a decision by the 14 procurement officer under AS 36.30.620, a decision by the commissioner of
01 transportation and public facilities under AS 36.30.680, or a judicial decision under 02 AS 36.30.685, whichever decision is latest. In this section, "department" means the 03 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. 04 * Sec. 2. AS 36.30.625 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (c) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, or a contracting 06 agency to whom the responsibility for handling the controversy is delegated by the 07 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities under AS 36.30.632, shall handle 08 the appeal of a controversy under this section expeditiously.