Alaska Admin. Code tit. 17, § 45.127 – Rental and fee rates

(a) Except as otherwise specified in this section, 17 AAC 45.205, or another applicable provision of this chapter, the department will charge and an airport user shall pay, the following annual rental rates in United States dollars, for the stated use of airport land:
1. (1) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:
2. (2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, the annual rental rates are as follows:
3. (3) beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:
4. (4) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:
5. (5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:
Airport Type Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land Uses
Airports where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet
long between thresholds isunpaved and unlighted $ 0.066 $ 0.079unpaved and lighted 0.085 0.103paved and unlighted 0.085 0.103paved and lighted 0.098 0.119Airports where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and is unpaved and unlighted $ 0.098 $ 0.119unpaved and lighted 0.128 0.155paved and unlighted 0.128 0.155paved and lighted 0.148 0.178
Airport Type Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAirports where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet
long between thresholds and is unpaved and unlighted $ 0.073 $ 0.087unpaved and lighted 0.094 0.113paved and unlighted 0.094 0.113paved and lighted 0.108 0.131Airports where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $ 0.108 $ 0.131unpaved and lighted 0.141 0.171paved and unlighted 0.141 0.171paved and lighted 0.163 0.196
Airport Type Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAirports where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet
long between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $ 0.080 $ 0.096unpaved and lighted 0.103 0.124paved and unlighted 0.103 0.124paved and lighted 0.119 0.144Airports where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $ 0.119 $ 0.144unpaved and lighted 0.155 0.188paved and unlighted 0.155 0.188paved and lighted 0.179 0.216
Airport Type Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAirports where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet
long between thresholds is unpaved and unlighted$ 0.088$ 0.106unpaved and lighted 0.113 0.136paved and unlighted 0.113 0.136paved and lighted 0.131 0.158Airports where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$ 0.131$ 0.158unpaved and lighted 0.171 0.207paved and unlighted 0.171 0.207paved and lighted 0.197 0.238
Airport Type Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAirports where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet
long between thresholds is
unpaved and unlighted $ 0.097 $ 0.113unpaved and lighted 0.124 0.147paved and unlighted 0.124 0.147paved and lighted 0.144 0.169Airports where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and is unpaved and unlighted $ 0.144 $ 0.169unpaved and lighted 0.188 0.220paved and unlighted 0.188 0.220paved and lighted 0.217 0.253
(b) Except as otherwise specified under (c) - (t) of this section, 17 AAC 45.205, or another applicable provision of this chapter, the department will charge and an airport user shall pay, the following annual rental rates in United States dollars for the use of land at the listed airports:
1. (1) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:
2. (2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, the annual rental rates are as follows:
3. (3) beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:
4. (4) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:
5. (5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:
Airport Location Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAniak$0.140$0.110Bethel 0.1480.256Bettles, including
Bettles VOR Lake 0.052 0.048Big Lake 0.078 0.050Birchwood 0.098 0.119Cold Bay 0.096 0.058Cordova (Merle K.
"Mudhole" Smith) 0.148 0.131Cordova Municipal 0.066 NoneDillingham 0.148 0.125Fort Yukon 0.090 0.060Galena (Edward
G. Pitka Sr.) 0.096 0.062Gulkana 0.089 0.037Gustavus 0.148 0.120Haines 0.104 0.119Homer, including
Beluga Lake 0.148 0.156Iliamna 0.085 0.080King Salmon, ex-
cluding Naknek
River frontage
land 0.148 0.120King Salmon,
Naknek River
frontage land 0.148 0.174Klawock 0.148 0.178Kodiak 0.148 0.256Kotzebue (Ralph
Wien Memorial) 0.148 0.256Nome, excluding
Nome City Field 0.1480.168Nome City Field 0.066NoneNorthway 0.1200.120Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), filled
land 0.148 0.250Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), un-
filled land None0.130St. Mary's 0.1140.068Sitka (Rocky Guti-
errez) 0.1480.256Talkeetna 0.0980.119Tok Junction 0.0820.030Unalaska, includ-
ing revetment lots 0.098 0.170Utqia/Agvik (Bar-
row) (Wiley
Post/Will Rogers
Memorial) 0.148 0.256Valdez 0.148 0.040Willow 0.078 0.050Wrangell, filled
land 0.148 NoneWrangell, unfilled
landNone 0.120Yakutat0.148 0.178
Airport Location Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAniak$0.140$0.110Bethel 0.163 0.282Bettles, including
Bettles VOR Lake 0.057 0.053Big Lake 0.086 0.055Birchwood 0.108 0.131Cold Bay 0.106 0.060Cordova (Merle K.
"Mudhole" Smith) 0.163 0.144Cordova Municipal 0.073 NoneDillingham 0.163 0.138Fort Yukon 0.090 0.060Galena (Edward
G. Pitka Sr.) 0.106 0.068Gulkana 0.098 0.041Gustavus 0.163 0.132Haines 0.114 0.131Homer, including
Beluga Lake 0.163 0.172Iliamna 0.094 0.080King Salmon, ex-
cluding Naknek
River frontage
land 0.163 0.120King Salmon,
Naknek River
frontage land 0.163 0.191Klawock 0.163 0.196Kodiak 0.163 0.282Kotzebue (Ralph
Wien Memorial) 0.163 0.282Nome, excluding
Nome City Field 0.163 0.185Nome City Field 0.073 NoneNorthway0.1320.132Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), filled
land 0.163 0.275Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), un-
filled land None 0.130St. Mary's 0.125 0.075Sitka (Rocky Guti-
errez) 0.163 0.282Talkeetna 0.108 0.131Tok Junction 0.090 0.030Unalaska, includ-
ing revetment lots 0.108 0.187Utqia/Agvik (Bar-
row) (Wiley
Post/Will Rogers
Memorial) 0.163 0.282Valdez 0.160 0.040Willow 0.086 0.055Wrangell, filled
land0.163None
Wrangell, unfilled
land None 0.120Yakutat 0.163 0.180
Airport Location Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAniak $0.140$0.110Bethel 0.179 0.310Bettles, including
Bettles VOR Lake 0.063 0.058Big Lake 0.095 0.061Birchwood 0.119 0.144Cold Bay 0.117 0.060Cordova (Merle K.
"Mudhole" Smith) 0.179 0.158Cordova Municipal 0.080 NoneDillingham 0.179 0.152Fort Yukon 0.090 0.060Galena (Edward
G. Pitka Sr.) 0.117 0.075Gulkana 0.108 0.045Gustavus 0.179 0.145Haines 0.125 0.140Homer, including
Beluga Lake 0.179 0.189Iliamna 0.103 0.080King Salmon, ex-
cluding Naknek
River frontage
land 0.179 0.120King Salmon,
Naknek River
frontage land 0.179 0.210Klawock 0.179 0.200Kodiak 0.179 0.310Kotzebue (Ralph
Wien Memorial) 0.179 0.310Nome, excluding
Nome City Field 0.179 0.204Nome City Field 0.080 NoneNorthway 0.145 0.145Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), filled
land 0.179 0.303Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), un-
filled land None 0.130St. Mary's 0.138 0.083Sitka (Rocky Guti-
errez) 0.179 0.310Talkeetna 0.119 0.144Tok Junction 0.090 0.030Unalaska (includ-
ing revetment lots) 0.119 0.206Utqia/Agvik (Bar-
row) (Wiley
Post/Will Rogers
Memorial) 0.179 0.310Valdez 0.160 0.040Willow 0.095 0.061Wrangell, filled
land 0.179 NoneWrangell, unfilled
land None 0.120Yakutat 0.179 0.180
Airport Location Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAniak$0.140$0.110Bethel 0.197 0.341Bettles, including
Bettles VOR Lake 0.069 0.064Big Lake 0.105 0.067Birchwood 0.131 0.158Cold Bay 0.120 0.060Cordova (Merle K.
"Mudhole" Smith) 0.197 0.174Cordova Municipal 0.088 NoneDillingham 0.197 0.167Fort Yukon 0.090 0.060Galena (Edward
G. Pitka Sr.) 0.129 0.083Gulkana 0.119 0.050Gustavus 0.197 0.160Haines 0.138 0.140Homer, including
Beluga Lake 0.197 0.208Iliamna 0.113 0.080King Salmon, ex-
cluding Naknek
River frontage
land 0.197 0.120King Salmon,
Naknek River
frontage land 0.197 0.231Klawock 0.197 0.200Kodiak 0.197 0.341Kotzebue (Ralph
Wien Memorial) 0.197 0.341Nome, excluding
Nome City Field 0.197 0.224Nome City Field 0.088 NoneNorthway 0.160 0.160Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), filled
land 0.197 0.333Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), un-
filled land None 0.130St. Mary's 0.152 0.091Sitka (Rocky Guti-
errez) 0.197 0.341Talkeetna 0.131 0.158Tok Junction 0.090 0.030Unalaska (includ-
ing revetment lots) 0.131 0.227Utqia/Agvik (Bar-
row) (Wiley
Post/Will Rogers
Memorial) 0.197 0.341Valdez 0.160 0.040Willow 0.105 0.067Wrangell, filled
land 0.197 NoneWrangell, unfilled
land None 0.120Yakutat 0.197 0.180
Airport Location Rate Per Square Foot Aeronautical
Land UsesNon-aeronautical
Land UsesAniak$0.140$0.110Bethel 0.217 0.375Bettles, including
Bettles VOR Lake 0.076 0.070Big Lake 0.116 0.074Birchwood 0.144 0.174Cold Bay 0.120 0.060Cordova (Merle K.
"Mudhole" Smith) 0.217 0.180Cordova Municipal 0.097 NoneDillingham 0.217 0.184Fort Yukon 0.090 0.060Galena (Edward
G. Pitka Sr.) 0.142 0.091Gulkana 0.131 0.055Gustavus 0.217 0.176Haines 0.152 0.140Homer, including
Beluga Lake 0.217 0.229Iliamna 0.124 0.080King Salmon, ex-
cluding Naknek
River frontage
land 0.217 0.120King Salmon,
Naknek River
frontage land 0.217 0.254Klawock 0.217 0.200Kodiak 0.217 0.375Kotzebue (Ralph
Wien Memorial) 0.217 0.375Nome, excluding
Nome City Field 0.217 0.246Nome City Field 0.097 NoneNorthway 0.176 0.176Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), filled
land 0.217 0.340Petersburg (James
A. Johnson), un-
filled land None 0.130St. Mary's 0.167 0.100Sitka (Rocky Guti-
errez) 0.217 0.375Talkeetna 0.144 0.174Tok Junction 0.090 0.030Unalaska (includ-
ing revetment lots) 0.144 0.250Utqia/Agvik (Bar-
row) (Wiley
Post/Will Rogers
Memorial) 0.217 0.375Valdez 0.160 0.040Willow 0.116 0.074Wrangell, filled
land 0.217 NoneWrangell, unfilled
land None 0.120Yakutat 0.217 0.180
(c) The following annual rental rates apply to land at the Deadhorse Airport:
1. (1) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:
  1. (A) $0.148 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;
  2. (B) $0.322 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
  3. (C) $0.214 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and
  4. (D) $0.422 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
2. (2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:
  1. (A) $0.163 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;
  2. (B) $0.354 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
  3. (C) $0.235 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and
  4. (D) $0.464 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
3. (3) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:
  1. (A) $0.179 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;
  2. (B) $0.389 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
  3. (C) $0.259 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and
  4. (D) $0.510 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
4. (4) beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:
  1. (A) $0.197 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;
  2. (B) $0.428 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
  3. (C) $0.285 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and
  4. (D) $0.561 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
5. (5) beginning January 1, 2025, the annual rental rates are as follows:
  1. (A) $0.217 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;
  2. (B) $0.471 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad;
  3. (C) $0.314 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and
  4. (D) $0.617 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a state-owned gravel pad.
(d) If the department determines in writing that any of the conditions described in this subsection apply to a premises under a lease, permit, or concession, the department will reduce the rental rate established for the premises under (a), (b), or (c) of this section by the amount indicated for each of the conditions that applies. The conditions that will justify a rental rate reduction under this subsection, and the rental rate reductions allowed for each condition are as follows:
1. (1) 10 percent, if
  1. (A) at any location, except Deadhorse, unfilled land at Petersburg, and unfilled land at Wrangell, substantial fill or excavation by the lessee, permittee, or concessionaire is necessary so that the premises may be used in the manner authorized by the department; and
  2. (B) the department did not make fill material on the airport available at no charge to the lessee, permittee, or concessionaire;
2. (2) 10 percent, if no part of the premises is within 200 feet of the nearest reasonable point of connection to a public utility sewer system or to a public utility water system and that connection to a public utility sewer or water system is available within 200 feet of other premises on the airport;
3. (3) 10 percent, if no part of the premises is within 200 feet of the nearest reasonable point of connection to a public utility electric power distribution source and that connection to a public utility electric power distribution source is available within 200 feet of other premises on the airport;
4. (4) 10 percent, if no part of the premises is within 200 feet of an existing public access road;
5. (5) 10 percent, if the premises are aeronautical premises otherwise suitable for use by fixed wing aircraft, and no part of the premises is within 200 feet of a public-use runway, taxiway, or apron.
(e) A rent reduction applied to a lease, permit, or concession under (d)(1) of this section does not apply to a successive lease, permit, or concession having substantially the same premises.
(f) If within the previous three years the department has accepted an appraisal of a premises under 17 AAC 45.205(d) or 17 AAC 45.297, in place of the rental rate determined under (a) - (c) of this section, the department will charge fair market rent, as determined by the appraisal, for use of the appraised premises, unless improvements to the airport made after the appraisal have upgraded the airport to a higher type under (a) of this section. If the department enters into a successive lease or a new lease for substantially the same uses on a premises for which the fair market rental rate is established by appraisal under this subsection, the appraisal-based rate remains in effect for three years from the date that rental rate took effect, unless the department determines by a more recent appraisal that the appraisal is no longer the best estimate of fair market rent.
(g) At department-owned seaplane floats and turnaround facilities, excluding assigned space designated by the department for float-equipped aircraft under 17 AAC 45.500 - 17 AAC 45.590, the department will charge fair market rent for the use of land, tideland, dock frontage, and float space.
(h) In addition to the rent payable under this section for any land leased with the building, the department may establish the rent charged for use of, or use of space in, a department-owned building on an airport by
1. (1) performing a market survey of the rent charged by the owners of reasonably comparable property; as part of the market survey the department will collect orally or in writing, from at least three market participants at a particular airport or at one or more comparable airports or off-airport properties, information regarding current fees and rentals being paid for comparable space or privileges as of the effective date of the survey; if the market survey indicates a fair market rent
  1. (A) of $2,000 or less per month, the department will charge the rent determined by the market survey;
  2. (B) in excess of $2,000 per month, the department will establish the rent by appraisal; or
2. (2) prorating the department's actual or estimated costs of operating the building, plus a rate of return of not less than five percent or more than 15 percent as the department determines is reasonable for economic circumstances at the airport, to the rentable square footage in the building; for purposes of this paragraph, the department's costs include administration, maintenance, repair, security, insurance or risk management, utilities, and capital amortization.
(i) In addition to the rental rate of any premises used, the department may charge a concession fee for the value of the department's authorization to conduct a non-aeronautical business opportunity on airport premises. Except as limited by any existing contract right, the department will require any lease or permit authorizing the sale on a department-operated airport of food and non-alcoholic beverages, alcoholic beverages, goods, or lodging to include an obligation to pay a concession fee calculated as a percentage of the gross sales of the authorized business in addition to land rent, building rent, or a business activity permit fee under this section. The concession fee on all sales of alcoholic beverages under the lease or permit is 12 percent of gross sales. The concession fees on gross combined sales of food and non-alcoholic beverages, goods, and lodging in excess of $50,000 in a calendar year, or in excess of a proportional amount for any partial calendar year at the beginning or end of the concession, are the following percentages:
1. (1) food and non-alcoholic beverages, six percent;
2. (2) goods, eight percent;
3. (3) lodging, five percent.
(j) The department will charge the following annual rent for the agricultural use of airport land if the department allows the use after considering airport planning, operation, and management issues, including any potentially associated bird or wildlife hazard and other safety and security matters:
1. (1) for land used only for crop cultivation purposes, $100 per acre; and
2. (2) for land used only for livestock grazing or harvesting uncultivated vegetation, excluding timber, $50 per acre.
(k) Except where a different fee is specified in this chapter, such as for an airport boundary crossing permit fee under (l) of this section, a commercial passenger vehicle permit fee under 17 AAC 45.095(k), and a business activity permit fee under (p) of this section, the minimum charge for all rents and fees assessed under this section, including any concession fee, is
1. (1) $250 for a permit with a term of 120 days or less;
2. (2) $625 for a lease, permit, or concession with a term of 121 days to one year; and
3. (3) $625 per year for a lease, permit, or concession with a term of more than one year.
(l) Subject to (m) and (n) of this section, the department will charge and a permittee must pay each year the greater of $150 or the applicable land rental rate for the square footage area of any right-of-way used for access across airport land between the airport boundary and a public road or aircraft operation area on the airport, plus an annual fee, in United States dollars, for an airport boundary crossing permit issued under 17 AAC 45.285 based on the following schedules:
1. (1) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, are as follows:
2. (2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, are as follows:
3. (3) beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, are as follows:
4. (4) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, are as follows:
5. (5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, are as follows:
6. (6) For the Tok Junction Airport, the annual boundary crossing fees are as follows:
Type of Airport Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Airport where the longest runway
is under 5,000 feet long between
thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $330 $660unpaved and lighted 432 858paved and unlighted 432 858paved and lighted 498 990 Airport where the longest runway
is 5,000 feet or longer between
thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $498 $990unpaved and lighted 648 1,290paved and unlighted 648 1,290paved and lighted 750 1,488
Type of Airport Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Airport where the longest runway
is under 5,000 feet long
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted $363 $726unpaved and lighted 475 944paved and unlighted 475 944paved and lighted 548 1,089 Airport where the longest runway
is 5,000 feet or longer between
thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$548 $1,089unpaved and lighted 713 1,419paved and unlighted 713 1,419paved and lighted 825 1,637
Type of Airport Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Airport where the longest runway
is under 5,000 feet long
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$399 $799unpaved and lighted 5221,038paved and unlighted 5221,038paved and lighted 6021,198 Airport where the longest runway
is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$602$1,198unpaved and lighted 783 1,561paved and unlighted 783 1,561paved and lighted 906 1,801
Type of Airport Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Airport where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet long
between thresholds and is unpaved and unlighted$399 $879unpaved and lighted 5221,142paved and unlighted 5221,142paved and lighted 6021,318 Airport where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and is unpaved and unlighted$602$1,318unpaved and lighted 783 1,717paved and unlighted 783 1,717paved and lighted 906 1,981
Type of Airport Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Airport where the longest
runway is under 5,000 feet long
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$399$897unpaved and lighted 5221,165paved and unlighted 5221,165paved and lighted 6021,345 Airport where the longest
runway is 5,000 feet or longer
between thresholds and isunpaved and unlighted$602$1,345unpaved and lighted 783 1,752paved and unlighted 783 1,752paved and lighted 906 2,021
Effective Period Personal Use
Permit Fee Commercial Use
Permit Fee Beginning July 1, 2017
and ending December 31,
2018 $498 $990 Beginning January 1, 2019
and ending December 31,
2019 548 1,089 Beginning January 1, 2020
and ending December 31,
2022 603 1,198 Beginning January 1, 2023
and ending December 31,
2023 663 1,318Beginning January 1, 2024 675 1,450
(m) A personal-use airport boundary crossing permit fee will be assessed under (l) of this section if the use of the boundary crossing is solely for a personal or a non-governmental not-for-profit purpose. A commercial use airport boundary crossing permit fee will be assessed if the use of the boundary crossing is for or in connection with a for-profit business activity or a government agency function.
(n) The department may perform an appraisal to determine the fee to be charged for an airport boundary crossing permit. If the fee based on an appraisal is higher than the fee charged under (l) of this section, the department will charge the annual fee for an airport boundary crossing permit based on the appraisal.
(o) A person who holds a lease, permit, or concession that authorizes operation of a commercial fueling service at an airport must pay to the department a fuel flowage fee in addition to the rent or other fee charged in the person's lease, permit, or concession. The fuel flowage fee is 5.0 cents per gallon of fuel sold, dispensed, or delivered by or on behalf of the person or otherwise under the person's authorization at the airport. The fuel flowage fee applies only once on a gallon of fuel at an airport. Unless the lease, permit, or concession provides otherwise, the following are exempt from the fuel flowage fee:
1. (1) fuel to be used exclusively for building heating;
2. (2) fuel delivered to an aircraft for carriage off the airport as manifested cargo in a container not connected to the aircraft's engine;
3. (3) fuel carried to an airport aboard an aircraft if off-loaded to or in a storage or transport container for use only off the airport.
(p) A person required to hold a business activity permit under 17 AAC 45.105 on an airport shall pay a non-refundable annual permit fee of $625.
(q) An appraisal for purposes of this section must be performed by a person who is certified under AS 08.87 as a general real estate appraiser. The department may establish written instructions for the appraiser that are reasonable and consistent with generally accepted real estate appraisal practices.
(r) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, all fees, including an application fee for a lease, permit, or concession under this chapter, are non-refundable.
(s) The department may charge an applicant, bidder, or proposer under this chapter a reasonable amount calculated to cover the cost of reproduction, printing, mailing, and distribution of relevant contract and solicitation documents.
(t) The rental rate for any portion of an area specifically designated under 17 AAC 45.020(c), 17 AAC 45.135, 17 AAC 45.140, or 17 AAC 45.145 for aeronautical or non-aeronautical land use may not be lower than the rate applicable to the class of use for which the land is designated. The provisions of this subsection apply regardless of authorized or actual use under the lease, unless, when aeronautical use land is not available, the department approves aeronautical use for land designated for non-aeronautical use. In these circumstances, the department may charge the rental rate for aeronautical use even if lower than the rental rate for the designated use.
(u) For purposes of this section, "public utility" means an entity that provides sewer, water, or electrical services that are available to all persons located within the area in which those services are provided.

(Eff. 3/28/2002, Register 161; am 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 3/22/2008, Register 185; em am 6/16/2008 — 10/13/2008, Register 187; am 4/23/2009, Register 190; am 4/4/2013, Register 206; am 3/20/2016, Register 217; am 7/1/2017, Register 222; am 5/14/2021, Register 238; am 1/19/2022, Register 241)

Authority: AS 02.15.020, AS 02.15.070, AS 44.42.020, AS 02.15.060, AS 02.15.090