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(1) “executive authority,” “governor,” and “chief magistrate,” respectively, as applied to a request to return a person under AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 to or from the District of Columbia, include a justice of the supreme court of the District of Columbia and other authority; (2) “flight” and “fled” mean a voluntary or involuntary departure from the jurisdiction of the court where the proceedings mentioned in AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 have been instituted and are still pending, with the effect of avoiding, impeding, or delaying the action of the court in which the proceedings have been instituted or are pending, or a voluntary or involuntary departure from the state where the person demanded then was, if the person then was under detention by law as a person of unsound mind and subject to detention; (3) “state” includes states, territories, districts, and insular and other possessions of the United States. Sec. 47.30.460. Short title. AS 47.30.410 — 47.30.460 may be cited as the Uniform Act for the Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind. Article 3. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Sec. 47.30.470. Powers and duties of department. The department shall (1) ascertain and keep current a list of all institutions in the state that have available facilities for the care and treatment of alcoholics and drug abusers; (2) encourage the development and advancement of standards of treatment of alcoholics and drug abusers in institutions; (3) promote and encourage educational activities to make the public aware of the effects of intemperate use of alcoholic beverages and drugs, and promote and encourage the education of the general public about scientific facts regarding alcoholism and drug abuse; (4) identify and utilize whatever facilities and services are available or can be made available through community organization for carrying out the purposes of this section, including identification and utilization for detoxification of under-utilized hospital beds; (5) engage in research and educational activities that will aid in the understanding of alcoholism and drug abuse and in the treatment of alcoholics and drug abusers; (6) administer a community grant-in-aid program for alcoholism and drug abuse; (7) submit an annual report concerning alcoholism and drug abuse in the state and the grant- in-aid program within 10 days after the convening of the legislature in each regular session; (8) prepare that part of the plan for the integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 44.25.290 that relates to the services and facilities that are necessary for the care and treatment of persons identified as chronic alcoholics suffering from psychoses, as defined in AS 44.25.290(b)(3) and (f); in preparing the plan of services for persons identified in this paragraph, the department shall coordinate with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority and the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse;