Alaska Administrative Code
Title 17 - Transportation and Public Facilities
Chapter 45 - Rural Airports
Article 1 - Rural Airports Generally
17 AAC 45.127 - Rental and fee rates

Universal Citation: 17 AK Admin Code 17 AAC 45.127

Current through August 30, 2024

(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) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Type

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-aeronautical Land Uses

Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,066

$0,079

unpaved and lighted

0.085

0.103

paved and unlighted

0.085

0.103

paved and lighted

0.098

0.119

Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,098

$0,119

unpaved and lighted

0.128

0.155

paved and unlighted

0.128

0.155

paved and lighted

0.148

0.178

(2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Type

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-aeronautical Land Uses

Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,073

$0,087

unpaved and lighted

0.094

0.113

paved and unlighted

0.094

0.113

paved and lighted

0.108

0.131

Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,108

$0,131

unpaved and lighted

0.141

0.171

paved and unlighted

0.141

0.171

paved and lighted

0.163

0.196

(3) beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Type

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-aeronautical Land Uses

Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,080

$0,096

unpaved and lighted

0.103

0.124

paved and unlighted

0.103

0.124

paved and lighted

0.119

0.144

Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,119

$0,144

unpaved and lighted

0.155

0.188

paved and unlighted

0.155

0.188

paved and lighted

0.179

0.216

(4) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Type

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-aeronautical Land Uses

Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,088

$0,106

unpaved and lighted

0.113

0.136

paved and unlighted

0.113

0.136

paved and lighted

0.131

0.158

Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,131

$0,158

unpaved and lighted

0.171

0.207

paved and unlighted

0.171

0.207

paved and lighted

0.197

0.238

(5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Type

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-aeronautical Land Uses

Airports where the longest runway is under 5,000 feet long between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,097

$0,113

unpaved and lighted

0.124

0.147

paved and unlighted

0.124

0.147

paved and lighted

0.144

0.169

Airports where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$0,144

$0,169

unpaved and lighted

0.188

0.220

paved and unlighted

0.188

0.220

paved 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) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Location

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-Aeronautical Land Uses

Aniak

$0,140

$0,110

Bethel

0.148

0.256

Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake

0.052

0.048

Big Lake

0.078

0.050

Birchwood

0.098

0.119

Cold Bay

0.096

0.058

Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith)

0.148

0.131

Cordova Municipal

0.066

None

Dillingham

0.148

0.125

Fort Yukon

0.090

0.060

Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.)

0.096

0.062

Gulkana

0.089

0.037

Gustavus

0.148

0.120

Haines

0.104

0.119

Homer, including Beluga Lake

0.148

0.156

Iliamna

0.085

0.080

King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land

0.148

0.120

King Salmon, Naknek River frontage

0.148

0.174

land

Klawock

0.148

0.178

Kodiak

0.148

0.256

Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial)

0.148

0.256

Nome, excluding Nome City Field

0.148

0.168

Nome City Field

0.066

None

Northway

0.120

0.120

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land

0.148

0.250

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land

None

0.130

St. Mary's

0.114

0.068

Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez)

0.148

0.256

Talkeetna

0.098

0.119

Tok Junction

0.082

0.030

Unalaska, including revetment lots

0.098

0.170

Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will

0.148

0.256

Rogers Memorial)

Valdez

0.148

0.040

Willow

0.078

0.050

Wrangell, filled land

0.148

None

Wrangell, unfilled land

None

0.120

Yakutat

0.148

0.178

(2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2019, the annual rental rates are as follows :

Airport Location

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-Aeronautical Land Uses

Aniak

$0,140

$0,110

Bethel

0.163

0.282

Settles, including Settles VOR Lake

0.057

0.053

Big Lake

0.086

0.055

Birchwood

0.108

0.131

Cold Bay

0.106

0.060

Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith)

0.163

0.144

Cordova Municipal

0.073

None

Dillingham

0.163

0.138

Fort Yukon

0.090

0.060

Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.)

0.106

0.068

Gulkana

0.098

0.041

Gustavus

0.163

0.132

Haines

0.114

0.131

Homer, including Beluga Lake

0.163

0.172

Iliamna

0.094

0.080

King Salmon, excluding Naknek River

0.163

0.120

frontage land

King Salmon, Naknek River frontage

0.163

0.191

land

Klawock

0.163

0.196

Kodiak

0.163

0.282

Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial)

0.163

0.282

Nome, excluding Nome City Field

0.163

0.185

Nome City Field

0.073

None

Northway

0.132

0.132

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled

0.163

0.275

land

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled

None

0.130

land

St. Mary's

0.125

0.075

Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez)

0.163

0.282

Talkeetna

0.108

0.131

Tok Junction

0.090

0.030

Unalaska, including revetment lots

0.108

0.187

Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial)

0.163

0.282

Valdez

0.160

0.040

Willow

0.086

0.055

Wrangell, filled land

0.163

None

Wrangell, unfilled land

None

0.120

Yakutat

0.163

0.180

(3) beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Location

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-Aeronautical Land Uses

Aniak

$0,140

$0,110

Bethel

0.179

0.310

Settles, including Settles VOR Lake

0.063

0.058

Big Lake

0.095

0.061

Birchwood

0.119

0.144

Cold Bay

0.117

0.060

Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith)

0.179

0.158

Cordova Municipal

0.080

None

Dillingham

0.179

0.152

Fort Yukon

0.090

0.060

Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.)

0.117

0.075

Gulkana

0.108

0.045

Gustavus

0.179

0.145

Haines

0.125

0.140

Homer, including Beluga Lake

0.179

0.189

Iliamna

0.103

0.080

King Salmon, excluding Naknek River

0.179

0.120

frontage land

King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land

0.179

0.210

Klawock

0.179

0.200

Kodiak

0.179

0.310

Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial)

0.179

0.310

Nome, excluding Nome City Field

0.179

0.204

Nome City Field

0.080

None

North way

0.145

0.145

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land

0.179

0.303

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled

None

0.130

land

St. Mary's

0.138

0.083

Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez)

0.179

0.310

Talkeetna

0.119

0.144

Tok Junction

0.090

0.030

Unalaska (including revetment lots)

0.119

0.206

Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will

0.179

0.310

Rogers Memorial)

Valdez

0.160

0.040

Willow

0.095

0.061

Wrangell, filled land

0.179

None

Wrangell, unfilled land

None

0.120

Yakutat

0.179

0.180

(4) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Location

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-Aeronautical Land Uses

Aniak

$0,140

$0,110

Bethel

0.197

0.341

Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake

0.069

0.064

Big Lake

0.105

0.067

Birchwood

0.131

0.158

Cold Bay

0.120

0.060

Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith)

0.197

0.174

Cordova Municipal

0.088

None

Dillingham

0.197

0.167

Fort Yukon

0.090

0.060

Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.)

0.129

0.083

Gulkana

0.119

0.050

Gustavus

0.197

0.160

Haines

0.138

0.140

Homer, including Beluga Lake

0.197

0.208

Iliamna

0.113

0.080

King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land

0.197

0.120

King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land

0.197

0.231

Klawock

0.197

0.200

Kodiak

0.197

0.341

Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial)

0.197

0.341

Nome, excluding Nome City Field

0.197

0.224

Nome City Field

0.088

None

Northway

0.160

0.160

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land

0.197

0.333

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land

None

0.130

St. Mary's

0.152

0.091

Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez)

0.197

0.341

Talkeetna

0.131

0.158

Tok Junction

0.090

0.030

Unalaska, including revetment lots

0.131

0.227

Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will

0.197

0.341

Rogers Memorial)

Valdez

0.160

0.040

Willow

0.105

0.067

Wrangell, filled land

0.197

None

Wrangell, unfilled land

None

0.120

Yakutat

0.197

0.180

(5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:

Airport Location

Rate Per Square Foot

Aeronautical Land Uses

Non-Aeronautical Land Uses

Aniak

$0,140

$0,110

Bethel

0.217

0.375

Bettles, including Bettles VOR Lake

0.076

0.070

Big Lake

0.116

0.074

Birchwood

0.144

0.174

Cold Bay

0.120

0.060

Cordova (Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith)

0.217

0.180

Cordova Municipal

0.097

None

Dillingham

0.217

0.184

Fort Yukon

0.090

0.060

Galena (Edward G. Pitka Sr.)

0.142

0.091

Gulkana

0.131

0.055

Gustavus

0.217

0.176

Haines

0.152

0.140

Homer, including Beluga Lake

0.217

0.229

Iliamna

0.124

0.080

King Salmon, excluding Naknek River frontage land

0.217

0.120

King Salmon, Naknek River frontage land

0.217

0.254

Klawock

0.217

0.200

Kodiak

0.217

0.375

Kotzebue (Ralph Wien Memorial)

0.217

0.375

Nome, excluding Nome City Field

0.217

0.246

Nome City Field

0.097

None

Northway

0.176

0.176

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), filled land

0.217

0.340

Petersburg (James A. Johnson), unfilled land

None

0.130

St. Mary's

0.167

0.100

Sitka (Rocky Gutierrez)

0.217

0.375

Talkeetna

0.144

0.174

Tok Junction

0.090

0.030

Unalaska, including revetment lots

0.144

0.250

Utqiagvik (Barrow) (Wiley Post/Will Rogers Memorial)

0.217

0.375

Valdez

0.160

0.040

Willow

0.116

0.074

Wrangell, filled land

0.217

None

Wrangell, unfilled land

None

0.120

Yakutat

0.217

0.180

(c) The following annual rental rates apply to land at the Deadhorse Airport:

(1) beginning July 1, 2017 and ending December 31, 2018, the annual rental rates are as follows:
(A) $0.148 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;

(B) $0.322 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(C) $0.214 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and

(D) $0.422 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(2) beginning January 1, 2019 and ending December 31, 2022, the annual rental rates are as follows:
(A) $0.163 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;

(B) $0.354 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(C) $0.235 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and

(D) $0.464 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(3) beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2023, the annual rental rates are as follows:
(A) $0.179 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;

(B) $0.389 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(C) $0.259 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and

(D) $0.510 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(4) beginning January 1, 2024 and ending December 31, 2024, the annual rental rates are as follows:
(A) $0.197 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;

(B) $0.428 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(C) $0.285 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and

(D) $0.561 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(5) beginning January 1, 2025, the annual rental rates are as follows:
(A) $0.217 per square foot for an aeronautical use on undeveloped land;

(B) $0.471 per square foot for an aeronautical use on land with a stateowned gravel pad;

(C) $0.314 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on undeveloped land; and

(D) $0.617 per square foot for a non-aeronautical use on land with a stateowned 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) 10 percent, if
(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

(B) the department did not make fill material on the airport available at no charge to the lessee, permittee, or concessionaire;

(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) 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) 10 percent, if no part of the premises is within 200 feet of an existing public access road;

(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) 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
(A) of $2,000 or less per month, the department will charge the rent determined by the market survey;

(B) in excess of $2,000 per month, the department will establish the rent by appraisal; or

(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) food and non-alcoholic beverages, six percent;

(2) goods, eight percent;

(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) for land used only for crop cultivation purposes, $100 per acre; and

(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) $250 for a permit with a term of 120 days or less;

(2) $625 for a lease, permit, or concession with a term of 121 days to one year; and

(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) 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:

Tvpe 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

$330

$660

unpaved and lighted

432

858

paved and unlighted

432

858

paved and lighted

498

990

Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$498

$990

unpaved and lighted

648

1,290

paved and unlighted

648

1,290

paved and lighted

750

1,488

(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:

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

$363

$726

unpaved and lighted

475

944

paved and unlighted

475

944

paved and lighted

548

1,089

Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$548

$1,089

unpaved and lighted

713

1,419

paved and unlighted

713

1,419

paved and lighted

825

1,637

(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:

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

$799

unpaved and lighted

522

1,038

paved and unlighted

522

1,038

paved and lighted

602

1,198

Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$602

$1,198

unpaved and lighted

783

1,561

paved and unlighted

783

1,561

paved and lighted

906

1,801

(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:

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

$879

unpaved and lighted

522

1,142

paved and unlighted

522

1,142

paved and lighted

602

1,318

Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$602

$1,318

unpaved and lighted

783

1,717

paved and unlighted

783

1,717

paved and lighted

906

1,981

(5) beginning January 1, 2024, the annual boundary crossing fees for all airports, except the Tok Junction Airport, 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 is

unpaved and unlighted

$399

$897

unpaved and lighted

522

1,165

paved and unlighted

522

1,165

paved and lighted

602

1,345

Airport where the longest runway is 5,000 feet or longer between thresholds and is

unpaved and unlighted

$602

$1,345

unpaved and lighted

783

1,752

paved and unlighted

783

1,752

paved and lighted

906

2,021

(6) For the Tok Junction Airport, the annual boundary crossing fees are as follows:

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

1,318

Beginning 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) fuel to be used exclusively for building heating;

(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) 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.

Authority:AS 02.15.020

AS 02.15.060

AS 02.15.070

AS 02.15.090

AS 44.42.020

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