(a) The authority may not be considered to be or constitute (1) a political subdivision of the state as the term is used in AS 37.10.085, (2) a municipal corporation or political subdivision of the state as the terms are used in AS 29, or (3) except as provided in AS 30.17.360, a state agency as the term is used in AS 37, but for all other purposes the authority constitutes a political subdivision and an instrumentality of the state as provided in this chapter.
(b) The funds, income, or receipts of the authority may not be considered to be or constitute money of the state, nor may real property in which the authority has an interest be considered land owned in fee by the state or to which the state may become entitled or in any way land belonging to the state, or state land referred to in art. VIII, Constitution of the State of Alaska.