Section 3.108.210. Eligibility and selection for circuit rider assistance.

	(a)  At the beginning of each fiscal year, to prioritize its circuit rider assistance for that year, the authority will evaluate and rank deficiencies and needs for circuit rider assistance that year  
		(1) for a utility that serves a community in this state that   
			(A) has a population of at least 20 but less than 2,000;  
			(B) is not predominately a military or industrial site;  
			(C) has a central community power system;  
			(D) is not connected to a power distribution system identified in 3 AAC 108.110(c)(4); and  
			(E) is located off an interconnected road system; and  
		(2) so that the ranking corresponds to the ranking under 3 AAC 108.110(c) for power system upgrade assistance to the community served by the utility, with modifications to that ranking as the authority considers necessary to address  
			(A) The authority's assessment under 3 AAC 108.220 (b) of the utility's major needs and the authority's ability to provide assistance for those needs;  
			(B) the risk of catastrophic system failure;  
			(C) the utility's management practices and operations;  
			(D) the utility's maintenance practices;  
			(E) the utility's ability to obtain and pay for assistance from other sources; and  
			(F) how recently the utility received circuit rider assistance from the authority.  
	(b)  The authority will respond to requests for circuit rider assistance from eligible utilities taking into account the prioritization under (a) of this section, the availability of appropriations, and the authority's ability to efficiently administer circuit rider assistance, including its ability to provide assistance in multiple communities during one circuit rider trip.  

Authorities

42.45.900;44.83.080;01.05.031;42.45.400;44.62.125

Notes

Reference

3 AAC 108.230

Authority

AS 42.45.900 AS 44.83.080 Editor's note: In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered former AS 42.45.400 as AS 42.45.900. As of Register 197 (April 2011), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 3 AAC 108.210, so that the citation to former AS 42.45.400 now refers to the renumbered statute, AS 42.45.900.

History

Eff. 3/25/2005, Register 173

References

3.108.210