HB 314

                        LAWS OF ALASKA
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Source  Chapter No.
HB 314 am S  _______
                                       AN ACT
Relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the
construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the
State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing
requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of
architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior
design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land
surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for
design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to
liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural
and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic
sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
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                                            AN ACT
1  Relating to registered interior designers and interior design; relating to project costs for the
2  construction, enlargement, or improvement of airports; extending the termination date of the
3  State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; relating to the
4  State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors; establishing
5  requirements for the practice of registered interior design; relating to the practice of
6  architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, and registered interior
7  design; relating to the scope of the certification requirements for architects, engineers, land
8  surveyors, landscape architects, and registered interior designers; relating to immunity for
9  design professionals; relating to the cost of construction for recreation centers; relating to
10 liens for labor or materials furnished; relating to the procurement of landscape architectural
11 and interior design services; relating to the cost of construction of safe water and hygienic
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1  sewage disposal facilities in villages; and providing for an effective date.
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3   * Section 1. AS 02.15.155 is amended to read:
4Sec. 02.15.155. Project costs defined. In AS 02.15.120 - 02.15.155, "project
5costs" includes, in addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all
6costs of financing and carrying out the project, including [, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,]
7the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural,
8engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, registered interior design, or
9other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation and development,
10purchase, construction, reconstruction and improvement of real property, and the
11acquisition of machinery and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the
12project; an allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the
13grantee; the cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance
14the project; and the cost of other items, including any indemnity and surety bonds and
15premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries,
16financial advisors, and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers
17necessary.
18  * Sec. 2. AS 08.03.010(c)(3) is amended to read:
19(3) State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land
20Surveyors (AS 08.48.011) - June 30, 2033 [2025];
21  * Sec. 3. AS 08.48.011(b) is amended to read:
22(b) The board consists of 11 members appointed by the governor having the
23qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of
24(1)   four [TWO CIVIL] engineers from different branches of
25engineering, including civil, chemical, electrical, mining, mechanical, or
26petroleum engineering;
27(2) [,] two land surveyors;
28(3)    [, ONE MINING ENGINEER, ONE ELECTRICAL OR
29MECHANICAL ENGINEER, ONE ENGINEER FROM ANOTHER BRANCH OF
30THE PROFESSION OF ENGINEERING,] two architects;
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1(4) [,] one landscape architect;
2(5) one interior designer; [,] and
3(6) one public member.
4  * Sec. 4. AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is amended to read:
5(b) The board consists of 11 members appointed by the governor having the
6qualifications as set out in AS 08.48.031. The board consists of
7(1) four engineers from different branches of engineering, including
8civil, chemical, electrical, mining, mechanical, or petroleum engineering;
9(2) two land surveyors;
10(3) two architects;
11(4) one landscape architect;
12(5) one registered interior designer; and
13(6) one public member.
14 * Sec. 5. AS 08.48.055(b) is amended to read:
15(b) The executive administrator of the board shall perform duties as prescribed
16      by the board, including the review and approval of comity applications. The executive
17      administrator is entitled to receive a monthly salary equal to a step in Range 23
18      on the salary schedule set out in AS 39.27.011(a).
19 * Sec. 6. AS 08.48.071(f) is amended to read:
20(f) The department shall assemble statistics relating to the performance of its
21      staff and the performance of the board, including
22(1)   the number of architects, engineers, land surveyors, [AND]
23      landscape architects, and registered interior designers registered over a five-year
24      period;
25(2) the rate of passage of examinations required by the board;
26(3) the number of applicants for registration over a five-year period;
27(4) an account of registration fees collected under AS 08.01.065;
28(5) a measure of the correspondence workload of staff.
29 * Sec. 7. AS 08.48.101 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
30(c) The board shall adopt regulations establishing
31(1) a definition of "interior design" for the purposes of this chapter; a
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1person may practice interior design without registration as a registered interior
2designer while not using the title "registered interior designer"; and
3(2)   the type of documents that a registered interior designer is
4authorized to sign and stamp with an official seal under AS 08.48.221 for the purpose
5of obtaining requisite permits for construction projects.
6   * Sec. 8. AS 08.48.111 is amended to read:
7Sec. 08.48.111. Power to revoke, suspend, or reissue certificate. The board
8may suspend, refuse to renew, or revoke the certificate of or reprimand a registrant,
9corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited
10partnership who is found guilty of [(1)] fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; [(2)]
11gross negligence, incompetence, or misconduct in the practice of architecture,
12engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered interior
13design; or [(3)] a violation of this chapter, a regulation adopted under this chapter, or
14the code of ethics or professional conduct as adopted by the board. [THE CODE OF
15ETHICS OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN
16WRITING TO EVERY REGISTRANT AND APPLICANT FOR REGISTRATION
17UNDER THIS CHAPTER. THIS PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE
18CODE OF ETHICS OR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT CONSTITUTES DUE
19NOTICE TO ALL REGISTRANTS.] The board may revise and amend its code and,
20upon doing so, shall immediately notify each registrant in writing of the revisions or
21amendments. The board may, upon petition of the registrant, corporation, limited
22liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership, reissue a
23certificate if a majority of the members of the board vote in favor of the reissuance.
24  * Sec. 9. AS 08.48.171 is amended to read:
25Sec. 08.48.171. General requirements and qualifications for registration.
26An applicant for registration as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape
27architect, or registered interior designer must be of good character and reputation
28and shall submit evidence satisfactory to the board of the applicant's education,
29training, and experience.
30  * Sec. 10. AS 08.48.181 is amended to read:
31Sec. 08.48.181. Registration upon examination. Except as provided in
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1AS 08.48.191, for registration as a professional architect, professional engineer,
2professional land surveyor, [OR] professional landscape architect, or registered
3interior designer, a person shall be examined in this state in accordance with the
4regulations of procedure and standards adopted by the board under AS 44.62
5(Administrative Procedure Act). The procedure and standards shall at least meet the
6requirements adopted by recognized national examining councils for these
7professions.
8  * Sec. 11. AS 08.48.191 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
9(e) A person holding a certificate of registration authorizing the person to
10      practice registered interior design in a state, territory, or possession of the United
11      States, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country that, in the opinion of the board,
12      meets the requirements of this chapter, based on verified evidence, may, upon
13      application, be registered in accordance with the regulations of the board.
14 * Sec. 12. AS 08.48.201(a) is amended to read:
15(a)   Application for registration as a professional architect, a professional
16      engineer, a professional land surveyor, [OR] a professional landscape architect, or a
17      registered interior designer shall be submitted in the manner prescribed by the
18      board.
19 * Sec. 13. AS 08.48.211(b) is amended to read:
20(b) The certificate of registration is prima facie evidence that the person
21      named in it is entitled to all rights and privileges of a professional architect,
22      professional engineer, professional land surveyor, [OR] professional landscape
23      architect, or registered interior designer while the certificate remains unrevoked or
24      unexpired.
25 * Sec. 14. AS 08.48.215(a) is amended to read:
26(a) On retiring from practice and payment of an appropriate one-time fee, an
27      individual who is registered as a professional architect, engineer, land surveyor,
28      or landscape architect and [A REGISTRANT] in good standing with the board may
29      apply for the conversion of a certificate of registration to a retired status registration.
30      The registrant may not practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape
31      architecture in the state. A retired status registration is valid for the life of the
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1registration holder and does not require renewal.
2   * Sec. 15. AS 08.48 is amended by adding a new section to read:
3Sec. 08.48.218. Untitled practice of interior design. This chapter does not
4prohibit the practice of interior design by a person who is not registered as a registered
5interior designer if the person does not use the title "registered interior designer."
6   * Sec. 16. AS 08.48.221(a) is amended to read:
7(a) Each registrant may obtain a seal of the design authorized by the board,
8bearing the registrant's name, registration number, and the appropriate legend for
9architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior
10designer. When a registrant issues final drawings, specifications, surveys, plats,
11plates, reports, or similar documents, the registrant shall stamp the documents with the
12seal and sign the seal. The board shall adopt regulations governing the use of seals by
13the registrant. An architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or
14registered interior designer may not affix or permit a seal and signature to be affixed
15to an instrument after the expiration of a certificate or for the purpose of aiding or
16abetting another person to evade or attempt to evade a provision of this chapter. The
17registrant, by sealing and signing the document, certifies that the document was
18prepared by or under the registrant's responsible charge and is within the registrant's
19field of practice or is design work of minor importance.
20  * Sec. 17. AS 08.48.241(a) is amended to read:
21(a) This chapter does not prevent a corporation, limited liability company,
22limited liability partnership, or limited partnership from offering architectural,
23engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior
24design services; however, the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability
25partnership, or limited partnership shall file with the board
26(1) an application for a certificate of authorization on a form to be
27prescribed by the board and containing information required to enable the board to
28determine whether the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability
29partnership, or limited partnership is qualified in accordance with the provisions of
30this chapter to offer to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
31landscape architecture, or registered interior design in this state;
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1(2) a certified copy of a resolution of the board of directors of the
2corporation, the managing members or manager of the limited liability company, the
3general partners of a limited liability partnership, or the general partners of a limited
4partnership designating persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter
5as responsible for the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
6landscape architecture, or registered interior design by the corporation, limited
7liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state and
8providing that full authority to make all final architectural, engineering, land
9surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design decisions on
10      behalf of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or
11      limited partnership with respect to work performed by the corporation, limited liability
12      company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership in this state is granted by
13      the board of directors of the corporation, the managing members or manager of the
14      limited liability company, the general partners of the limited liability partnership, or
15      the general partners of the limited partnership to the persons designated in the
16      resolution; however, the filing of this resolution does not relieve the corporation,
17      limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership of any
18      responsibility or liability imposed on it by law or by contract;
19(3) a designation in writing setting out the name of one or more
20      persons holding certificates of registration under this chapter who are in responsible
21      charge of each major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
22      landscape architectural, or registered interior design activities in which the
23      corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited
24      partnership specializes in this state; if a change is made in the person in responsible
25      charge of a major branch of the architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
26      landscape architectural, or registered interior design activities, the change shall be
27      designated in writing and filed with the board within 30 days after the effective date of
28      the change.
29 * Sec. 18. AS 08.48.241(b) is amended to read:
30(b) Upon filing with the board the application for certificate of authorization,
31      certified copy of resolution, affidavit, and designation of persons specified in this
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1section, the board shall, subject to (c) of this section, issue to the corporation, limited
2liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership a certificate of
3authorization to practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape
4architecture, or registered interior design in this state upon a determination by the
5board that
6(1)   the bylaws of the corporation, the articles of organization or
7operating agreement of the limited liability company, the partnership agreement of the
8limited liability partnership, or the partnership agreement of the limited partnership
9contain provisions that all architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape
10architectural, or registered interior design decisions pertaining to architectural,
11engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior
12design activities in this state will be made by the specified architect, engineer, land
13surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior designer in responsible
14charge, or other registered architects, engineers, land surveyors, [OR] landscape
15architects, or registered interior designers under the direction or supervision of the
16architect, engineer, land surveyor, [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior
17designer in responsible charge;
18(2) the application for certificate of authorization states the type of
19architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered
20interior design practiced or to be practiced by the corporation, limited liability
21company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership;
22(3)    the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited
23liability partnership, or limited partnership has the ability to provide architectural,
24engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior
25design services;
26(4)    the application for certificate of authorization states the
27professional records of the designated person who is in responsible charge of each
28major branch of architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape
29architectural, or registered interior design activities in which the corporation, limited
30liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership specializes;
31(5) the application for certificate of authorization states the experience,
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1if any, of the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or
2limited partnership in furnishing architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
3landscape architectural, or registered interior design services during the preceding
4five-year period;
5(6)   the applicant corporation, limited liability company, limited
6liability partnership, or limited partnership meets other requirements related to
7professional competence in the furnishing of architectural, engineering, land
8surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services as
9may be adopted by the board in furtherance of the objectives and provisions of this
10      chapter.
11 * Sec. 19. AS 08.48.241(d) is amended to read:
12(d)   The certificate of authorization must specify the major branches of
13      architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered
14      interior design of which the corporation, limited liability company, limited liability
15      partnership, or limited partnership has designated a person in responsible charge as
16      provided in this section. The certificate of authorization shall be conspicuously
17      displayed in the place of business of the corporation, limited liability company, limited
18      liability partnership, or limited partnership, together with the names of persons
19      designated as being in responsible charge of the professional activities.
20 * Sec. 20. AS 08.48.241(e) is amended to read:
21(e) If a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or
22      limited partnership that is organized solely by [EITHER] a group of architects, a group
23      of engineers, a group of land surveyors, [OR] a group of landscape architects, or a
24      group of registered interior designers, each holding a certificate of registration
25      under this chapter, applies for a certificate of authorization, the board may, in its
26      discretion, grant a certificate of authorization to the corporation, limited liability
27      company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership based on a review of the
28      professional records of the incorporators of the corporation, organizers of the limited
29      liability company, partners who formed the limited liability partnership, or partners
30      who formed the limited partnership in place of the required qualifications set out in
31      this section. If the ownership of the corporation is altered, the membership of the
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1limited liability company is altered, the partners of the limited liability partnership
2change, or the general partners of the limited partnership change, the corporation,
3limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership shall
4apply for a revised certificate of authorization, based on the professional records of the
5owners of the corporation, the members of the limited liability company, the partners
6of the limited liability partnership, or the general partners of the limited partnership, if
7exclusively architects, engineers, land surveyors, [OR] landscape architects, or
8registered interior designers, or otherwise under the qualifications required by (b)(1)
9- (4) of this section.
10  * Sec. 21. AS 08.48.241(f) is amended to read:
11(f) A corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or
12limited partnership authorized to offer architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR]
13landscape architectural, or registered interior design services under this chapter,
14together with its directors, officers, managing members, manager, and partners for
15their own individual acts, is responsible to the same degree as the designated
16individual registrant, and shall conduct its business without misconduct or malpractice
17in the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape
18architecture, or registered interior design as defined in this chapter.
19  * Sec. 22. AS 08.48.251 is amended to read:
20Sec. 08.48.251. Certain partnerships. This chapter does not prevent the
21practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or
22registered interior design by a partnership if all of the members of the partnership
23are registrants under this chapter. In this section, "partnership" does not include a
24limited liability partnership or a limited partnership.
25  * Sec. 23. AS 08.48.281 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
26(c) A person may not use a title tending to convey the impression that the
27person is a "registered interior designer" while offering to practice or practicing
28interior design, as defined in regulation by the board, unless the person has been
29registered or authorized under this chapter.
30  * Sec. 24. AS 08.48.291 is amended to read:
31Sec. 08.48.291. Violations and penalties. A person who practices or offers to
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1practice architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or
2registered interior design in the state without being registered or authorized to
3practice in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, or a person presenting or
4attempting to use the certificate or the seal of another, or a person who gives false or
5forged evidence of any kind to the board or to a member of the board in obtaining or
6attempting to obtain a certificate, or a person who impersonates a registrant, or a
7person who uses or attempts to use an expired or revoked or nonexistent certificate,
8knowing of the certificate's status, or a person who falsely claims to be registered and
9authorized to practice under this chapter, or a person who violates any of the
10      provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is
11      punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000, or by imprisonment for not more than
12      one year, or by both.
13 * Sec. 25. AS 08.48.295(a) is amended to read:
14(a) In addition to any other provision of law, if a person practices or offers to
15      practice architecture, engineering, [OR] land surveying, or registered interior design
16      in the state without being registered or authorized to practice in accordance with the
17      provisions of this chapter, the board may enter an order levying a civil penalty.
18 * Sec. 26. AS 08.48.311 is amended to read:
19Sec. 08.48.311. Rights not transferable. The right to engage in the practice of
20      architecture, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered
21      interior design is considered a personal and individual right, based on the
22      qualifications of the individual as evidenced by the individual's certificate of
23      registration, which is not transferable.
24 * Sec. 27. AS 08.48.321 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
25(b) A person uses a title tending to convey the impression that the person is a
26      "registered interior designer" while offering to practice or practicing interior design if
27      the person by verbal claim, sign, advertisement, letterhead, card, or other means
28      represents to be a registered interior designer or through the use of some other title
29      implies that the person is a registered interior designer when offering to practice or
30      practicing interior design.
31 * Sec. 28. AS 08.48.331(a) is amended to read:
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1(a) This chapter does not apply to
2(1) a contractor performing work designed by a professional architect,
3engineer, or landscape architect or the supervision of the construction of the work as a
4supervisor or superintendent for a contractor;
5(2) workers in building trades crafts, earthwork, grounds keeping, or
6nursery operations, and superintendents, supervisors, or inspectors in the performance
7of their customary duties;
8(3) an officer or employee of the United States government practicing
9architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture as required by the
10person's official capacity;
11(4) an employee or a subordinate of a registrant if the work or service
12is done under the direct supervision of a registrant;
13(5) associates, consultants, or specialists retained by a registrant, [A]
14partnership of registered individuals, [A] corporation, [A] limited liability company,
15[A] limited liability partnership, or [A] limited partnership authorized to practice
16architecture, engineering, land surveying, or landscape architecture under this chapter,
17in the performance of professional services if responsible charge of the work remains
18with the registrant, the partnership, or a designated representative of the corporation,
19limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or limited partnership;
20(6) a person preparing drawings or specifications for
21(A) a building for the person's own use and occupancy as a
22single family residence and related site work for that building;
23(B) farm or ranch buildings and their grounds unless the public
24health, safety, or welfare is involved;
25(C) a building that is intended to be used only as a residence by
26not more than
27(i) four families and that is not more than two stories
28high and the grounds of the building; or
29(ii) two families and that is not more than three stories
30high and the grounds of the building, if the building is located in a
31municipality that has adopted a building or residential code that applies
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1to the building and if the building complies with the building or
2residential code;
3(D) a garage, workshop, or similar building that contains less
4than 2,000 square feet of floor space to be used for a private noncommercial
5purpose and the grounds of the building;
6(7) a specialty contractor licensed under AS 08.18 while engaged in
7  the business of construction contracting for work designed by an architect, engineer,
8  or landscape architect that is within the specialty to be performed or supervised by the
9  specialty contractor, or a contractor preparing shop or field drawings for work that the
10 specialty contractor has contracted to perform;
11(8)    a person furnishing drawings, specifications, instruments of
12 service, or other data for alterations or repairs to a building or its grounds that do not
13 change or affect the structural system or the safety of the building, or that do not affect
14 the public health, safety, or welfare;
15(9)    a person who is employed by a postsecondary educational
16 institution to teach engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural courses; in
17 this paragraph, "postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning given in
18 AS 14.48.210;
19(10)   an officer or employee of an individual, firm, partnership,
20 association, utility, corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership,
21 or limited partnership, who practices engineering, architecture, land surveying, or
22 landscape architecture involved in the operation of the employer's business only [,
23 AND FURTHER] if neither the employee nor the employer offers engineering,
24 architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture services to the public;
25 exclusions under this paragraph do not apply to an officer or employee
26(A) practicing engineering, architecture, land surveying, or
27landscape architecture on buildings or structures whose primary use is public
28occupancy; or
29(B) of a utility that owns, operates, manages, or controls a
30pipeline that furnishes by transmission or distributes natural or
31manufactured gas to the public for compensation and who practices
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1engineering on the facilities of the pipeline that operate at a pressure
2greater than 100 pounds per square inch gauge in one of the following
3manners:
4(i)     the installation of a new district pressure
5regulator station, compressor station, or gate station;
6(ii)    the reconfiguration or physical change of a
7district pressure regulator station, compressor station, or gate
8station that alters or modifies the configuration or overpressure
9protection     of      equipment;     in    this    sub-subparagraph,
10"reconfiguration or physical change" does not include a routine
11operating adjustment or similar replacement; or
12(iii)      the   installation,   uprating,    repair    by
13replacement, or abandonment of the pipeline;
14(11) a person while involved in revegetation, restoration, reclamation,
15rehabilitation, or erosion control for disturbed land that the board determines does not
16affect the public health, safety, or welfare;
17(12) a person while maintaining or directing the placement of plant
18material that the board determines does not affect the public health, safety, or welfare;
19(13) an employee, officer, or agent of a regulatory agency of the state
20or a municipality when reviewing drawings and specifications for compliance with the
21building codes of the state or a municipality if the drawings and specifications have
22been sealed and signed by an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect
23or the preparation of the drawings and specifications is exempt under this section from
24the requirements of this chapter; in this paragraph, "building codes" includes codes
25relating to building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire safety standards, and
26zoning;
27(14)   a person who is designing fire protection systems and is
28authorized by the Department of Public Safety to design fire protection systems;
29(15)    a person who is authorized by the Department of
30Environmental Conservation under AS 46.03.100 to construct, install, or modify
31an onsite wastewater system that has a design flow of less than 1,500 gallons of
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1wastewater a day.
2  * Sec. 29. AS 08.48.331 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
3(c) The Department of Environmental Conservation may adopt regulations
4limiting the locations in the state in which (a)(15) of this section applies.
5(d) Notwithstanding (a)(10)(B) of this section, this chapter does not apply to
6an officer or employee of a utility that owns, operates, manages, or controls a pipeline
7that furnishes by transmission or distributes natural or manufactured gas to the public
8for compensation and who is practicing engineering in an emergency on the facilities
9of the pipeline that operate at a pressure greater than 100 pounds per square inch
10      gauge. The utility shall notify the Regulatory Commission of Alaska when an officer
11      or employee of the utility practices engineering in an emergency under this subsection.
12 * Sec. 30. AS 08.48.341(4) is amended to read:
13(4) "certificate of authorization" means a certificate issued by the
14      board authorizing a corporation, a limited liability company, a limited liability
15      partnership, or a limited partnership to provide professional services in architecture,
16      engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architecture, or registered interior
17      design through individuals legally registered by the board;
18 * Sec. 31. AS 08.48.341(23) is amended to read:
19(23)    "registrant" means a person registered by the board as a
20      professional   architect,   professional       engineer,   professional   land   surveyor,
21      professional [OR] landscape architect, or registered interior designer;
22 * Sec. 32. AS 08.48.341 is amended by adding new paragraphs to read:
23(27) "registered interior design" means the practice of interior design
24      as a registered interior designer;
25(28) "registered interior designer" means a person who is
26(A) registered and qualified by education, training, experience,
27and examination to engage in the practice of interior design, as defined by the
28board, while using the title "registered interior designer"; and
29(B) authorized to sign and stamp documents with an official
30seal under AS 08.48.221, as determined by the board, for the purpose of
31obtaining requisite permits for construction projects.
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1   * Sec. 33. AS 23.30.017(c)(1) is amended to read:
2(1) "design professional" means a person registered under AS 08.48 as
3an architect, engineer, [OR] land surveyor, landscape architect, or registered
4interior designer;
5   * Sec. 34. AS 29.60.400(c) is amended to read:
6(c) In this section, "costs of construction" means, in addition to costs directly
7related to a project, the sum of all costs of financing and carrying out the project,
8including the costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications,
9architectural, engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, registered
10interior design, or other special services, acquisition of real property, site preparation
11and development, purchase, construction, reconstruction, and improvement of real
12property, and the acquisition of machinery and equipment necessary to the project; an
13allocable portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; and the
14cost of financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project,
15the cost of indemnity and surety bonds, premiums on insurance, legal fees, fees and
16expenses of trustees, depositaries, and financial advisors, and the costs associated with
17the issuance of bonds. It does not include the cost of feasibility studies.
18  * Sec. 35. AS 34.35.050 is amended to read:
19Sec. 34.35.050. Lien for labor or materials furnished. A person has a lien,
20only to the extent provided under this chapter, to secure the payment of the contract
21price if the person
22(1) performs labor on [UPON] real property at the request of the owner
23or the agent of the owner for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or
24improvement;
25(2)    is a trustee of an employee benefit trust for the benefit of
26individuals performing labor on the building or improvement and has a direct contract
27with the owner or the agent of the owner for direct payments into the trust;
28(3) furnishes materials that are delivered to real property under a
29contract with the owner or the agent of the owner that are incorporated in the
30construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement;
31(4) furnishes equipment that is delivered to and used on [UPON] real
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1property under a contract with the owner or the agent of the owner for the
2construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement;
3(5) performs services under a contract with the owner or the agent of
4the owner in connection with the preparation of plans, surveys, or architectural, [OR]
5engineering, landscape architectural, or registered interior design plans or
6drawings for the construction, alteration, or repair of a building or improvement,
7whether or not actually implemented on that property; or
8(6) is a general contractor.
9  * Sec. 36. AS 35.15.010(c) is amended to read:
10(c) In this section, "professional services" means architectural, engineering,
11      [OR] land surveying, landscape architectural, or registered interior design
12      services.
13 * Sec. 37. AS 36.30.270(a) is amended to read:
14(a) Notwithstanding conflicting provisions of AS 36.30.100 - 36.30.260, a
15      procurement officer shall negotiate a contract for an agency with the most qualified
16      and suitable firm or person of demonstrated competence for architectural, engineering,
17      [OR] land surveying, landscape architectural, or registered interior design
18      services. The procurement officer shall award a contract for those services at fair and
19      reasonable compensation as determined by the procurement officer, after
20      consideration of the estimated value of the services to be rendered, and the scope,
21      complexity, and professional nature of the services. When determining the most
22      qualified and suitable firm or person, the procurement officer shall consider the
23(1) proximity to the project site of the office of the firm or person
24      unless federal law prohibits this factor from being considered in the awarding of the
25      contract; and
26(2) employment practices of the firm or person with regard to women
27      and minorities.
28 * Sec. 38. AS 36.30.270(d) is amended to read:
29(d) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a procurement officer
30      may include price as an added factor in selecting architectural, engineering, [AND]
31      land surveying, landscape architectural, and registered interior design services
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1when, in the judgment of the procurement officer, the services required are repetitious
2in nature, and the scope, nature, and amount of services required are thoroughly
3defined by measurable and objective standards to reasonably enable firms or persons
4making proposals to compete with a clear understanding and interpretation of the
5services required. In order to include price as a factor in selection, a majority of the
6persons involved by the procurement officer in evaluation of the proposals must be
7registered in the state to perform architectural, engineering, [OR] land surveying,
8landscape architectural, or registered interior design services.
9   * Sec. 39. AS 36.30.305(e) is amended to read:
10(e) Architectural, engineering, [AND] land survey, landscape architectural,
11and registered interior design contracts under AS 36.30.270 may not be made under
12this section.
13  * Sec. 40. AS 36.30.990(19) is amended to read:
14(19) "preconstruction services" means information, research, advice,
15and related tasks regarding the impacts of design on the physical construction of a
16project; "preconstruction services" does not mean architectural, engineering, [OR]
17land surveying, landscape architectural, and registered interior design services;
18  * Sec. 41. AS 36.90.100 is amended to read:
19Sec. 36.90.100. Contracts for architectural, engineering, land surveying,
20[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services. The state or a
21municipality may not award a contract for architectural, engineering, land surveying,
22[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services to
23(1) an individual who is not registered under AS 08.48 to perform the
24architectural, engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered
25interior design services required by the contract;
26(2) a partnership, except as provided by (3) of this section, that is not
27qualified under AS 08.48.251 to provide the architectural, engineering, land surveying,
28[OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior design services required by the
29contract; or
30(3)   a corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability
31partnership that is not authorized under AS 08.48.241 to offer the architectural,
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1engineering, land surveying, [OR] landscape architectural, or registered interior
2design services required by the contract.
3   * Sec. 42. AS 46.07.040(c) is amended to read:
4(c) In (a) of this section, "cost of the construction of a facility" includes, in
5addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all costs of financing
6and carrying out the project. These include [, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,] the
7costs of all necessary studies, surveys, plans and specifications, architectural,
8engineering, land surveying, landscape architectural, or other special services,
9acquisition of real property, site preparation and development, purchase, construction,
10reconstruction, and improvement of real property, and the acquisition of machinery
11and equipment as may be necessary in connection with the project; an allocable
12portion of the administrative and operating expenses of the grantee; the cost of
13financing the project, including interest on bonds issued to finance the project; and the
14cost of other items, including any indemnity and surety bonds and premiums on
15insurance, legal fees, fees and expenses of trustees, depositaries, financial advisors,
16and paying agents for the bonds issued as the issuer considers necessary.
17  * Sec. 43. AS 08.48.011(c) is repealed.
18  * Sec. 44. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
19 read:
20TRANSITION: BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Notwithstanding AS 08.48.031, an interior
21 designer appointed to the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land
22 Surveyors under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, must be certified by the
23 Council for Interior Design Qualification and have resided in the state for at least two years
24 immediately preceding appointment. On and after the effective date of sec. 4 of this Act, an
25 interior designer appointed to the board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this
26 Act, may continue to occupy the seat on the board reserved for the registered interior designer
27 until a registered interior designer is appointed to the seat. An interior designer appointed to
28 the board under AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act, is eligible for
29 reappointment to the board on or after the effective date of sec. 4 of this Act if the interior
30 designer meets the requirements of AS 08.48.011(b), as amended by sec. 4 of this Act.
31(b) Except for the civil engineer member whose term expires earlier than the term of
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1  the other civil engineer member appointed under AS 08.48.011(b), as that subsection read on
2  the day before the effective date of sec. 3 of this Act, each of the four remaining engineer
3  members of the State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
4  appointed under AS 08.48.011(b) who is serving on the day before the effective date of sec. 3
5  of this Act may continue to serve the remainder of the term for which the member was
6  appointed. Each of the four remaining engineer members appointed under AS 08.48.011(b),
7  as that subsection read on the day before the effective date of sec. 3 of this Act, shall be
8  replaced when the member's term expires with a person who meets the qualifications of
9  AS 08.48.011(b)(1), as amended by sec. 3 of this Act.
10  * Sec. 45. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to
11 read:
12RETROACTIVITY. Section 2 of this Act is retroactive to June 30, 2025.
13  * Sec. 46. Sections 2, 3, 44, and 45 of this Act take effect immediately under
14 AS 01.10.070(c).
15  * Sec. 47. Except as provided in sec. 46 of this Act, this Act takes effect May 31, 2026.
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