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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 010
April 6, 1960
Mr. Martin Underwood
Commissioner of Public Safety
Juneau, Alaska
Dear Mr. Underwood:
Section 29, Chapter 64, SLA 1959, directs the Governor to assign any
administrative functions established by law, which are not
specifically enumerated in Chapter 64, to that department which can
most appropriately and effectively perform the function in accordance
with Chapter 64.
I, therefore, find that the Department of Public Safety can most
appropriately and effectively perform the functions of Section
50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph (e), items (1), (2), (4), (5), (6),
(7), and (8), as amended; Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph
(f); Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph (g), item (1); Section
50-1-9, ACLA 1949, as amended, in accordance with Chapter 64, SLA
1959.
I, therefore, assign the functions of Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949,
subparagraph (e), items (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8), as
amended; Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph (f); Section 50-1-4,
ACLA 1949, subparagraph (g), item (1); Section 50-1-9, ACLA 1949, as
amended, to the Department of Public Safety.
Sincerely,
William A. Egan
Governor
cc: Department of Administration
cc: Department of Law
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 011
April 6, 1960
Mr. Richard A. Downing
Commissioner of Public Works
Juneau, Alaska
Dear Mr. Downing:
Section 29, Chapter 64, SLA 1959, directs the Governor to assign any
administrative functions established by law, which are not
specifically enumerated in Chapter 64, to that department which can
most appropriately and effectively perform the function in accordance
with Chapter 64.
I, therefore, find that the Department of Public Works can most
appropriately and effectively perform the functions of Section
50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d); Section
50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph (e), item (3), as amended; Section
50-1-4, ACLA 1949, subparagraph (g), item (2); Section 50-1-5, ACLA
1949, as amended, in accordance with Chapter 64, SLA 1959.
I, therefore, assign the functions of Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949,
subparagraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d); Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949,
subparagraph (e), item (3), as amended; Section 50-1-4, ACLA 1949,
subparagraph (g), item (2); Section 50-1-5,ACLA 1949, as amended, to
the Department of Public Works.
Sincerely,
William A. Egan
Governor
cc: Department of Administration
cc: Department of Law
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 012
Under the authority vested in me by Section 8(2), Chapter 144, SLA
1960, the State Personnel Act of 1960, and except as otherwise
provided by law, I hereby delegate appointing authority for the
purposes of said Act, by department within the Executive Branch, as
follows:
Department of Administration - Commissioner
Department of Commerce - Commissioner
Department of Education - Commissioner
Department of Fish and Game - Commissioner
Department of Health and Welfare - Commissioner
Department of Labor - Commissioner
Department of Law - Attorney General
Department of Military Affairs - Adjutant General
Department of Natural Resources - Commissioner
Department of Public Safety - Commissioner
Department of Public Works - Commissioner
Department of Revenue - Commissioner
The effect of this Order shall be to confirm existing practice in
this respect under existing statute.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 27th day of September, 1960.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 013
Under the authority vested in me by Chapter 144, SLA 1960, the State
Personnel Act of 1960, I hereby direct that, effective September 1,
1960, the Pay Plan for employees of the State of Alaska, provided for
by said Act and by the Personnel Rules adopted thereunder, which Pay
Plan was approved by the State Personnel Board on September 21, 1960,
be placed in effect.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this twenty-seventh day of September, 1960.
William A. Egan
Governor
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 014
Pursuant to Section 23, Article III, Constitution of the State of
Alaska, I hereby reassign from the Department of Public Works to the
Department of Fish and Game the function of constructing, maintaining
and operating vessels predominantly utilized by the Department of
Fish and Game. I consider this transfer of function necessary for
efficient administration.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 30th day of June, 1961.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 015
September 12, 1961
Honorable Ralph E. Moody
Attorney General
State of Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
Dear Ralph:
Pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter 174, SLA 1959, this is to notify you
of your designation as the person to succeed to the office of
Secretary of State in the event that office should for any reason
become vacant.
This designation and appointment is subject to confirmation by the
State Legislature.
Kindest personal regards and best wishes.
Sincerely,
William A. Egan
Governor
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 016
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 20, Chapter 64, Session Laws of
Alaska, 1959, I hereby create a Governor's Advisory Committee on
Economic Development.
This committee is to be established for purposes of studying State,
regional, and local economic problems and formulating alternative
recommendations for review by the Office of the Governor. It may
publicize its purposes and objectives, enter into agreements to
conduct surveys and studies relating to economic problems of the
State, and may accept services of personnel of public and private
agencies in gathering information thereon. The committee may accept
gifts and grants from the federal government, state government, local
governments, private individuals, foundations and other agencies, if
such gifts and grants are made for furtherance of the study
objectives for which the committee is established. It shall adopt, by
resolution of a majority of its full membership, any recommendations
for submission to the Office of the Governor. It shall make annual
reports to the Governor.
The committee shall have the following objectives:
1. Provide inspiration and coordination in furthering sound State,
regional and local economic growth.
2. Assist in delineating various types of economic regions in the
State and the criteria which underline these regions including
economic problems and economic potentialities which can be visualized
and met primarily on a regional basis, trade characteristics,
existing transportation and communication systems and the general
relationships of these criteria to the natural resource endowment of
the State.
3. Undertake careful deliberation and advance planning to assure
itself of an over-all perspective on the economic potentialities of
the several regions of the State whether they lie in long-term
expansion of industry, diversification of economic activities,
creation of greater self-sufficiency of regional and local economies,
or improving the livability of communities.
4. Point out weak and strong points of the economy of the State,
taking into account the potentials of all regions and communities
whether they be in providing tourist facilities, improving the
transportation system, retraining unemployed workers, creating
opportunities for attracting heavy and light industry or improving
resource utilization and management, or otherwise.
5. Review carefully various economic solutions to economic problems
and recommend state-wide and regional development programs to
overcome problems, realize potentialities and harmonize State and
national economic growth trends.
6. Assist local groups in formulating economic growth objectives and
identifying economic projects.
7. Recommend means by which regions having heavy reliance on military
activity can reach a greater degree of self-sufficiency and balance
in their economies.
8. Suggest all desirable means of harmonizing the State's economic
development program with the Area Redevelopment Program administered
by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska this seventeenth day of October, 1961.
Governor's Advisory Committee on Economic Development
Southeast
Mayor Henry Littlefield, Metlakatla
Mayor Louis Glatz, Ketchikan
James Pinkerton, Ketchikan
Ed Locken, Petersburg
Chet Neill, Wrangell
John Schnabel, Haines
B. Frank Heintzleman, Juneau
Bill Feero, Skagway
John O'Connell, Sitka
Southcentral
Mayor George Sharrock, Anchorage
Dan Cuddy, Anchorage
R.E. McFarland, Anchorage
Ken Sheppard, Anchorage
Norman C. Brown, Anchorage
W. Eugene Guess, Anchorage
John Gibbons, Anchorage
Cole McFarland, Anchorage
John Shaw, Palmer
Eugene Smith, Cohoe
J.E. McGuire, Kenai
Ralph Ryder, Seward
Homer Thompson, Homer
J.E. Caldwell, Unalaska
William c. Growden, Valdez
Merle Smith, Cordova
Emil Norton, Kodiak
Central
Mayor Joseph M. Ribar, Fairbanks
Joel Wiegert, Fairbanks
Mrs. Mary Alice Miller, Fairbanks
Everett Patton, Fairbanks
Mrs. Ed Walker, Fairbanks
Charles A. Creamer, Fairbanks
Mrs. Diane Carpenter, Stony River
Bernardus Smit, Bethel
Truman Emberg, Dillingham
Northwest
Charles Fagerstrom, Nome
C.S. Glavinovich, Nome
Frank Degnan, Unalakleet
Tom Brower, Barrow
John Cross, Kotzebue
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 017
WHEREAS, the Department of Revenue is the Department of the State
Government primarily charged with the duties, powers, and
responsibilities involved in the collection, accounting for, custody,
investment and management of all state funds; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Fish and Game is the Department of the
State Government primarily charged with the regulation and management
of the fish and game resources of the State of Alaska; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Fish and Game is also charged with certain
duties and powers relative to the collection, accounting for and
custody of state revenues which are only incidental to the
Department's regulation and management of the fish and game resources
of the State of Alaska,
THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED
1. All duties, functions and powers relative to the collection,
accounting for and custody of state revenues, which are only
incidental to the regulation and management of the fish and game
resources of the State of Alaska, at present performed by the
Department of Fish and Game, are transferred to the Department of
Revenue.
2. The Department of Revenue shall be deemed and held to constitute a
continuation of the Department of Fish and Game with the same force
and effect, as to the transferred functions, powers and duties as if
the functions, powers and duties had not been transferred.
3. All funds appropriated to the Department of Fish and Game prior to
the transfer of those functions, power and duties attributable to the
transferred functions, power and duties are transferred to
appropriate line items in the appropriation of the Department of
Revenue.
4. This order shall become effective at a date hereafter to be
designated (July 1, 1962).
William A. Egan
Governor
Dated November 24, 1961
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 018
March 15, 1962
1. Pursuant to Sec. 23, Art. III of the Constitution of the State of
Alaska, there is hereby established a Department of Highways which
shall be a principal department of the state government in addition
to those established pursuant to Sec. 2, Ch. 64, SLA 1959.
2. There shall be a principal executive officer of the Department of
Highways to be known as the Commissioner of Highways.
3. The duties, powers, and responsibilities involved in the
construction, maintenance, and operation of all state highways,
roads, bridges, traffic signs and signals, and other like facilities;
and in the supervision and maintenance of all state equipment,
including automotive and mechanical equipment used in the exercise of
such duties, powers and responsibilities conferred on the Department
of Public Works by virtue of Sec. 19, Ch. 64, SLA 1959, are hereby
transferred from the Department of Public Works to the Department of
Highways.
4. The Division of Highways within the Department of Public Works is
abolished. The Commissioner of Highways, in cooperation with the
Commissioner of Public Works, shall provide for the orderly
conclusion of any outstanding affairs of the Division of Highways and
the transfer of any of the records, property and personnel affected
by this executive order.
5. The Commissioner of Administration shall provide for the transfer
of unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations and other funds
of the Department of Public Works available or to be made available
for use in connection with any function affected by this order as he
deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this order and to
implement Alaska's highway program.
6. The Commissioner of Highways shall be paid an annual salary of
$17,000.00, until otherwise provided by law.
7. Steps necessary to carry out this order shall be initiated
immediately and shall continue as rapidly as possible consistent with
the orderly development of Alaska's highway program. In any case,
this reorganization shall be effective no later than June 30, 1963.
William A. Egan
Governor
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 019
May 14, 1962
Pursuant to Section 29, Chapter 64, SLA 1959, the Department of
Natural Resources is charged with the duties, powers, and
responsibilities involved in the enforcement of laws, and in the
promulgation of rules and regulations under such laws, concerned with
industrial safety of all oil and gas exploratory, drilling and
production operations within the State of Alaska.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 14th day of May 1962.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 020
June, 1962
Repealed by sec. 5 ch 74 SLA 1977, effective July 1, 1977.
EDITOR'S NOTE. - Former Executive Order No. 20, dated June 1962, read
as follows: "WHEREAS the increasing growth and complexity of
government functions require that the fiscal procedures of the State
keep pace with that growth and,
"WHEREAS the performance of programs outlined in the Executive Budget
within the limits established by the Legislature is a fundamental
requirement of effective budget management and execution, and
"WHEREAS the relationship of the disbursement of funds from the
treasury to receipts into the treasury requires increased fiscal
management and executive control, and
"WHEREAS all disbursements from the treasury are subject to prior
authorization.
"NOW THEREFORE by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article
III, Section 24 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska, I hereby
order that all Departments adhere to the programs and expenditure
limitations outlined in the Executive Budget and relied upon by the
Legislature in enacting various statutes.
"1. Review and executive approval by the Governor is required before
any action is taken to:
"a. Allocate or re-allocate lump sum appropriations.
"b. Increase the number of positions above the number authorized for
any program.
"c. Expand any program beyond the authorized level.
"2. Any program which has an initial expenditure authorization based
upon estimated federal and/or other receipts shall not exceed the
actual receipts, including known accounts receivable at the end of
the fiscal year.
"3. Any new program, expansion of an existing program or other
program which has not been reviewed by the Legislature will require
the submission of a budget estimate to the Department of
Administration for review and executive approval by the Governor.
"4. All Departments will provide estimates of their disbursement
rates at the level authorized by the appropriation for the program,
in accordance with instructions issued by the Department of
Administration.
"5. All Departments will provide estimates of their federal and/or
other program receipts, in accordance with instructions issued by the
Department of Administration.
"6. The expenses of terminal leave and pay increases will be paid
from regular program appropriations and authorizations. Any
allotments required from the special appropriations made for these
purposes will be made during the last quarter of the fiscal year
1962-1963.
"7. The Commissioner of Administration is directed to issue the
necessary instructions for the execution and administration of this
Order.
"Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th day of June, 1962.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska"
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 021
June, 1962
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Article III, Section 23 of
the Constitution of the State of Alaska, I transfer authority and
duties relating to the operation of motor vehicle weighing stations
and the enforcement of the laws necessary thereto from the Department
of Public Works to the Department of Commerce, Public Service
Commission, Division of Motor Transportation.
I find that this assignment of function is necessary for efficient
administration.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska this 25th day of June, 1962.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 022
All equipment described in Executive Order No. 18, dated March 15,
1962, not related to the Highway Program and which is required for
the performance of the functions of the Department of Public Works,
is hereby transferred to the Department of Public Works.
Such transfer shall be on the basis of the attached inventory
transfer documents agreed upon by the Department of Highways and the
Department of Public Works.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
Authorized this first day of November, 1962.
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 023
I, William A. Egan, Governor of Alaska, do hereby order and direct
that all State employees, other than those required to perform
emergency and essential duties, may be excused from duty, beginning
at 8:30 A.M., on December 24, 1962, without loss of leave or
compensation for that day.
The heads of departments and agencies of the State government shall
arrange to grant other time off during the holiday season for those
employees who may be required to work on December 24, and shall, to
the extent consistent with the requirements of their respective
departments or agencies, adopt a liberal policy for the granting of
annual leave to all employees desiring to take such leave during this
holiday season.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 7th day of December, 1962.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 024
May, 1963
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by AS 44.19.060 , I do hereby
establish the Alaska Teachers' Retirement Fund Advisory Board.
1. The Board consists of three members appointed by me for
overlapping three-year terms.
2. Members of the Board serve without compensation except that each
member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses at the
rate established in AS 39.20.180 .
3. The Board shall confer with the Commissioners of Administration
and Revenue regarding the administration and the investment policies
of the Teachers' Retirement Fund and may make such recommendations to
them as they deem necessary.
4. The Board shall be furnished reports relating to the condition and
administration of the retirement fund which shall be distributed for
the information of the members of the system.
5. The Board shall meet at the call of the Commissioner of
Administration.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska this twenty-fourth day of May, 1963.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 025
WHEREAS, under Ch. 109, SLA 1955 (AS 18.60.030 ) the Department of
Labor was charged with functions relating to planning and executing
safety programs designed to reduce accidents in every field of
activity; and
WHEREAS, Executive Order No. 19 transferred part of these functions,
i.e., those relating to industrial safety of all oil and gas
exploration, drilling and production operations within the State of
Alaska to the Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Natural Resources promulgated regulations
pursuant to Executive Order No. 19 entitled "Petroleum Safety
Regulations" (11 Alaska Administrative Code 2401); and
WHEREAS, traditional functions and position classification
requirements of the Department of Labor are established to further
industrial safety; and
WHEREAS, because such functions and personnel requirements exist
within the Department of Labor, the said regulations relating to
industrial safety of oil and gas exploration, drilling and
production, and any future rules and regulations, will be
efficiently, effectively and economically administered and enforced
by the Department of Labor; therefore
Under the authority of Sec. 23, Art. III, Constitution of the State
of Alaska, I order that Executive Order No. 19 be and hereby is
withdrawn and that the functions relating to industrial safety of all
oil and gas exploration, drilling and production operations within
the State of Alaska be and hereby are reassigned to the Department of
Labor as originally provided for in Sec. 5, Ch. 109, SLA 1955 (now AS
18.60.030).
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 3rd day of January, 1964.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 026
Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 23, Article III of
the Constitution of the State of Alaska, I do hereby establish the
Alaska Teachers' Retirement Fund Advisory Board.
1. The Board consists of three members appointed by me for
overlapping three-year terms.
2. Members of the Board serve without compensation except that each
member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses at the
rate established in AS 39.20.180 .
3. The Board shall confer with the Commissioners of Administration
and Revenue regarding the administration and the investment policies
of the Teachers' Retirement Fund and may make such recommendations to
them as they deem necessary.
4. The Board shall be furnished reports relating to the condition and
administration of the retirement fund which shall be distributed for
the information of the members of the system.
5. The Board shall meet at the call of the Commissioner of
Administration.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska this twenty-fourth day of January, 1964.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 027
WHEREAS, the people of the State of Alaska have experienced death,
injury and property loss, and damage of great proportions as a result
of the earthquake of March 27, 1964; and
WHEREAS, the President has declared a major disaster in those areas
of Alaska adversely affected by the earthquake beginning on March 27,
1964; and
WHEREAS, the State of Alaska and the Federal government desire to
co-operate in the prompt reconstruction in those areas of Alaska
where damage has occurred; and
WHEREAS, the State and Federal governments have a common interest in
assuring the most effective use of federal and state programs and
funds in advancing reconstruction and the long-range development of
the State; and
WHEREAS, such effective use is dependent upon co-ordination of
federal and state programs including emergency reconstruction
activities, which affect general economic development of the State;
and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has established a Federal
Reconstruction and Development Planning Commission for Alaska:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor
of the State of Alaska, it is ordered as follows:
Section 1.Establishment of State Commission
A. There is hereby established the State of Alaska Reconstruction and
Development Planning Commission.
B. The Commission shall be composed of the Governor of Alaska, who
shall act as chairman, and (1) the Secretary of State; (2) the
Attorney General; (3) the Adjutant General; (4) and the Commissioners
of the principal departments of the executive branch of the
Government.
C. Any State agency may be directed by the Governor to participate in
meetings of the Commission where the Governor determines it to be in
the best interest of the State.
D. The Governor may appoint to the Commission such other
representatives as he determines is necessary to provide advice and
assistance in carrying out the purposes of the Commission.
Section 2.Functions of the Commission
A. The Commission shall co-ordinate the State programs established to
assist in the restoration and development of the State and shall
present its recommendations to the Governor.
B. The Commission shall co-operate with representatives of the
Federal Government in accomplishing programs of restoration and
development.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 3rd day of April, 1964.
William A. Egan
Governor
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 028
Under the authority of AS 44.17.060 , I order that:
(1) the Department of Economic Development and Planning, Division of
Economic Opportunity, administer the technical assistance program
authorized by Section 209(b) of Title II-A, Economic Opportunity Act
of 1964.
(2) Jefferson Barry, Executive Assistant to the Governor and Acting
Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development and Planning,
act as my authorized representative to the Office of Economic
Opportunity with regard to the technical assistance program.
This Executive Order takes effect on January 5, 1965.
Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this eleventh day of January, 1965.
William A. Egan
Governor of Alaska
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 029
Under the authority of Section 23, Article III, Constitution of the
State of Alaska, I order that:
(1) AS 44.45.050 (a) be amended to read:
(a) The department consists of two divisions;
(1) the division of industrial development;
(2) the Alaska travel division.
(2) AS 44.45.090 is repealed.
(3) AS 44.19 is amended by adding the following new sections:
Sec. 44.19.450 Alaska planning and research division in office of
governor.There is in the office of the governor the Alaska planning
and research division.
Sec. 44.19.460 The Alaska planning and research division.The Alaska
planning and research division shall
(1) gather, analyze, and compile basic data on population trends,
economic development, resources, income, employment, and related
factors in the state economy;
(2) review the capital improvement plans and requests of all
departments and agencies and prepare the related financial analyses;
(3) plan and make programs for state capital improvements including
preparation of annual and long-range capital improvement programs;
(4) assist the operating departments and agencies with professional
planning aid when requested or as directed by the governor;
(5) provide research assistance to any state or private development
bank authorized by the legislature;
(6) maintain a current index of economic activity by major sectors of
the economy of the state;
(7) cooperate with the Alaska State Housing Authority in providing
general assistance to units of local government in the preparation of
comprehensive community plans, the studying of planning and zoning
problems, and related matters;
(8) provide necessary assistance to the governor and the legislature
for achieving balanced and coordinated state policies and programs.
Sec. 44.19.470 Division may accept grants and other aid.The division
may apply for and receive from the federal government, its agencies,
or from other public or private sources, gifts, grants, or other aids
available for its purposes. The division may use a gift, grant, or
other aid subject to reasonable limitations imposed by the grantor.
This Executive Order takes effect on April 1, 1966.
Done at Juneau, Alaska, on July 1, 1965.
William A. Egan
Governor
