Alaska Statutes
Chapter 15. Water Use Act
Article 2. Appropriation and Use of Water.

Sec. 46.15.030. Water reserved to the people. - Wherever occurring in a natural state, the water is reserved...

Sec. 46.15.035. Appropriation or removal of water out of hydrologic units to other hydrologic units; water conservation fee; reservation of water for fish. - (a) Water may not be removed from the hydrologic unit...

Sec. 46.15.037. Sale of water by the state. - (a) The commissioner may provide for the sale of water...

Sec. 46.15.040. Right to appropriate. - (a) A right to appropriate water can be acquired only...

Sec. 46.15.050. Priority. - (a) Priority of appropriation gives prior right. Priority of appropriation...

Sec. 46.15.060. Existing rights. - A water right acquired by law before July 1, 1966...

Sec. 46.15.065. Determination of existing rights. - (a) A claimant of an existing right under AS 46.15.060...

Sec. 46.15.080. Criteria for issuance of permit. - (a) The commissioner shall issue a permit if the commissioner...

Sec. 46.15.090. Preference in granting permits. - When there are competing applications for water from the same...

Sec. 46.15.100. Terms of permit. - The commissioner may issue a permit for less than the...

Sec. 46.15.110. Time for construction and completion. - A permit may place a time limit for beginning construction...

Sec. 46.15.120. Certificates. - Upon completion of construction of the works and commencement of...

Sec. 46.15.133. Notices; objections. - (a) If the commissioner proposes a sale of water or...

Sec. 46.15.140. Abandonment, forfeiture, and reversion of appropriations. - (a) The commissioner may declare an appropriation to be wholly...

Sec. 46.15.145. Reservation of water. - (a) The state, an agency or a political subdivision of...

Sec. 46.15.150. Preferred use. - (a) An applicant who asserts and proves a preferred use...

Sec. 46.15.155. Authorization for temporary use of water. - (a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this chapter, the commissioner...

Sec. 46.15.160. Transfer and change of appropriations. - (a) The right to use water under an appropriation or...

Sec. 46.15.165. Administrative adjudications. - (a) The commissioner may, by order, initiate an administrative adjudication...

Sec. 46.15.166. Judicial adjudications. - (a) Instead of initiating an adjudication under AS 46.15.165, the...

Sec. 46.15.167. Effect of decision. - The final order of the commissioner under AS 46.15.165 and...

Sec. 46.15.168. Other actions. - (a) The state may timely intervene as a party in...

Sec. 46.15.169. Federal reserved water rights. - This chapter does not represent a commitment by the state...

Sec. 46.15.170. Effect of recording. - (a) A deed, lease, contract, assignment of permit, or other...

Sec. 46.15.175. Termination of permit for violation. - (a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a...

Sec. 46.15.180. Crimes. - (a) A person may not (1) construct works for an...

Sec. 46.15.185. Appeals. - Appeals to the superior court under this chapter are subject...