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Founding Documents

• Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America (1867). Popularly known as the Alaska Purchase Treaty, this treaty between the U.S. and Russia resulted in Alaska becoming a U.S. territory. Through the Avalon Project at Yale University.
• Alaska Statehood Act. P.L. 85-508, 72 Stat. 339 (July 7, 1958). The federal act which granted statehood to Alaska. Congress passed the act in 1958; Alaska became a state on January 3, 1959. This site from Alaska Pacific University's Institute of the North also provides case law related the the Act.

Alaska Constitution

• Alaska Constitution. From the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.
• Alaska Constitution. Word-searchable "infobase" from the Alaska Legislature.
• Alaska Constitutional Convention Minutes. From the Alaska Department of Law.
• Alaska's Constitution: A Citizen's Guide, 3rd edition by Gordon S. Harrison. Juneau: Alaska Legislative Research Agency, September 1992.

Alaska Statutes
Online versions of the Alaska Statutes are kept relatively current by the Alaska Legal Resource Center and the Alaska Legislature.

• Alaska Statutes. Word-searchable "infobases" from the Alaska Legislature of current Alaska Statutes as well as statutes for prior years from 1993.
• Alaska Statutes. From the Alaska Legal Resource Center. This version is easiest for most users.
• Bill Action and Status Inquiry System (BASIS). For session laws (see Passed Legislation) and current bills pending in the Alaska Legislature.
• For further information on legislative process, see Alaska State Legislature.

Orders issued by the Office of the Governor

• Alaska Executive Orders. Orders issued by the governor under the authority of Article III, Sec. 23, of the Alaska Constitution, which provides for "changes in the organization of the executive branch or in the assignment of functions among its units which [the governor] considers necessary for efficient administration." Word-searchable "infobase" from the Alaska Legislature.
• Administrative orders. Issued under authority of Alaska statutes.

Alaska Administrative Code
Regulations promulgated by executive branch agencies.

• Alaska Administrative Code. Word-searchable "infobase" from the Alaska Legislature.
• Alaska Administrative Code. From the Alaska Legal Resource Center.
• Drafting Manual for Aministrative Regulations, 14th ed. Alaska Department of Law, September 2000. Prepared for use by state officials, agency staff, and the public in the development, processing, and adoption of state administrative regulations.

Online Public Notice System
The online public notice system replaced the Alaska Administrative Journal in providing notice of proposed and final changes to the Alaska Administrative Code, executive orders, attorney general opinions, competitive solicitations, and other timely information from executive branch agencies.

• Alaska Administrative Journal. Archive site for 1986-2000 issues of the Alaska Administrative Journal. Effective May 12, 2000, the AAJ was eliminated and replaced with the Online Public Notice System.

Alaska Administrative Manual
A guide for state employees to conducting the State of Alaska's business, this manual compiles policy statements concerning the internal operations of state government.