{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-42.40.010","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 42.40.010","heading":"Establishment of the corporation.","body":"There is established the Alaska Railroad Corporation. The corporation is a public corporation and is an instrumentality of the state within the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The corporation has a legal existence independent of and separate from the state. The continued operation of the Alaska Railroad by the corporation as provided in this chapter is considered an essential government function of the state.","path":["Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.","Chapter 40. Alaska Railroad Corporation."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#42.40.010","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:21Z","sha256":"d5e62b0b1ca13d57d849a6d5ae08ae707bde286de40be7dbcf6e8fc103123d56","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-42.30.490","next":"us-ak/as-42.40.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}