To be eligible to receive a payment under the national forest receipts program, a municipality or regional educational attendance area must

1. (1) apply to the department under the procedures set out in 3 AAC 132.050 - 3 AAC 132.160;

2. (2) be classified before July 1 of the application year, as a

   1. (A) municipality under AS 29.04.010 - 29.04.030;
   2. (B) municipality organized as an Indian reserve having formed a community development corporation under AS 29.60.365; or
   3. (C) regional educational attendance area under AS 14.08.031; and

3. (3) be located within

   1. (A) the national forest; or
   2. (B) 20 miles of the national forest.

(Eff. 10/23/94, Register 132; am 1/6/2005, Register 173)

Authority: AS 41.15.180, AS 44.33.020