- (a) Upon a finding by the department that it is in the state's best interest, the department may make preliminary community assistance payments to eligible municipalities, communities, and reserves. The amount of the preliminary payment equals the sum of the basic payment calculated under AS 29.60.855.
- (b) Immediately after identifying and verifying all information necessary to calculate final community assistance payments, the department will calculate and distribute final payments to all eligible municipalities, communities, and reserves. The amount of the final payment for each eligible municipality, community, and reserve equals the difference between the amount of the total payments calculated under AS 29.60.855 and 29.60.860 and the amount distributed under (a) of this section.
(Eff. 5/15/2008, Register 186; am 10/8/2008, Register 188; am 12/22/2017, Register 224)
Authority: AS 29.60.855, AS 29.60.860, AS 44.33.020