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(c) If an applicant or recipient notifies the department that an individual whose resources have not been disregarded under (a) of this section is now receiving APA or SSI payments, the department will redetermine the assistance unit’s resource eligibility, disregarding that individual’s resources. (d) If the department or the federal government considers a resource in determining that a member of an economic unit is eligible for APA or SSI benefits, the department will not consider that resource in determining the eligibility of the assistance unit for ATAP benefits. The department will, however, prorate all jointly held resources as described in 7 AAC 45.310(c). (Eff. 8/5/92, Register 123; am 10/1/97, Register 143; am 1/7/2005, Register 173) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.27.005 7 AAC 45.300. Exempt resources. (a) Exempt resources are not considered in determining eligibility for ATAP benefits. A resource is not exempt unless it is determined to be wholly or partially exempt under this section or 7 AAC 45.301. (b) The physical structure that serves as the applicant’s or recipient’s residence, and the land upon which that structure is situated, are an exempt resource. For any other land to be exempt, it must be fully contiguous to the land upon which the residence is situated. (c) A business property is a nonexempt resource unless the property is also the applicant’s or recipient’s residence or is land that is fully contiguous to the land on which the residence is situated. (d) For purposes of (b) and (c) of this section, land is fully contiguous if it touches the land upon which a residence is located. An easement or right-of-way on the land does not cause that land to cease to be fully contiguous. Land is not fully contiguous if it can be sold separately from the land upon which the residence is located without platting or other intervention of a federal, state, or local government. (e) Land and stock distributed to Alaska Natives and their descendants under 43 U.S.C. 1601 - 1629h (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)) and held by an Alaska Native, or a descendant of that Alaska Native, to whom it was distributed, are exempt resources. The first $2,000 cash of distributions that an individual retains in a calendar year from a village or regional corporation established under ANCSA is an exempt resource. Any amount received and