Alaska Statutes: AS 42.04.070. Powers and Duties of Commission Chair.

Alaska Statutes. Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers Chapter 4. Regulatory Commission of Alaska Section 70. Powers and Duties of Commission Chair.

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AS 42.04.070. Powers and Duties of Commission Chair.

(a) The chair of the commission shall

(1) employ the commission staff;

(2) establish and implement a time management system for the commission;

(3) assign the work of the commission to members and staff of the commission so that matters before the commission are resolved as expeditiously and competently as possible; when assigning a matter, the chair shall also set a date by which time the matter should be completed.
(b) The chair of the commission may appoint a hearing examiner or an administrative law judge to hear a matter that has come before the commission; a member of the commission may serve as hearing examiner or, if qualified, as an administrative law judge.
(c) The chair of the commission shall request the attorney general to participate as a party in a matter when the commission believes that it is in the public interest for the attorney general to do so.

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This version of the Alaska Statutes is current through December, 2004. The Alaska Statutes were automatically converted to HTML from a plain text format. Every effort has been made to ensure their accuracy, but this can not be guaranteed. If it is critical that the precise terms of the Alaska Statutes be known, it is recommended that more formal sources be consulted. For statutes adopted after the effective date of these statutes, see, Alaska State Legislature If any errors are found, please e-mail Touch N' Go systems at E-mail. We hope you find this information useful.