The Alaska Historical Commission consists of the following persons:
- (1) the lieutenant governor;
- (2) the state historic preservation officer appointed under 16 U.S.C. 470 — 470n (P.L. 89-665, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966);
- (3) three persons with professionally relevant backgrounds appointed from each of the following fields: history, architecture, and archeology;
- (4) one person appointed to represent Indigenous ethnic groups;
- (5) two persons appointed from a list of recommended nominees, containing at least four names, submitted each year by the Alaska Historical Society;
- (6) one other person.