The provisions of this chapter do not apply to

1. (1) contracts for professional witnesses to provide professional services or testimony relating to existing or probable lawsuits to which the authority is or might become a party;
2. (2) acquisitions or dispositions of real property or an interest in real estate;
3. (3) the purchase or sale of securities or other financial instruments;
4. (4) purchase of books, newspapers, periodicals, audiovisual materials, network information services, including financial informational electronic services, all media advertising, professional memberships, archival materials, objects of art, or archival acquisitions;
5. (5) contracts for supplies or services for research projects funded by the federal government or private grants;
6. (6) guest speakers, professional instructors, or performers for management and educational training forums, conferences, or associated programs;
7. (7) expenditures, not to include services of bond counsel or financial advisors, associated with the issuance of authority debt obligations;
8. (8) expenditures for valuation appraisals for real estate owned by the authority;
9. (9) premium expenditures for all required insurance coverage.

(Eff. 9/17/2011, Register 199)

Authority: AS 19.75.111, AS 36.30.015