Lobbying contracts prohibited.

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, the following entities may not contract with a person to pay the person money or other thing of value to lobby the state, a municipality of the state, or an agency of the state or municipality: (1) Alaska Aerospace Corporation;

(2) Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank;

(3) Alaska Energy Authority;

(4) Alaska Housing Finance Corporation;

(5) Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority;

(6) Alaska Medical Facility Authority;

(7) Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority;

(8) Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority;

(9) Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation;

(10) Alaska Railroad Corporation;

(11) [Repealed, § 8 ch 2 SLA 2004.] (12) Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute;

(13) Alaska Student Loan Corporation.

(b) In this section, (1) “lobby a municipality or an agency of a municipality” means to engage in an activity for the purpose of influencing municipal legislative or administrative action if the activity is substantially the same as activity that would have required registration under AS 24.45.121 if the activity was for the purpose of influencing state legislative or administrative action;

(2) “lobby the state or an agency of the state” means to engage in an activity for which registration is required under AS 24.45.121 .