Alaska Statutes
Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.
Sec. 46.03.488. Activities of the department.

The department may engage in the following activities relating to commercial passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of the state:
(1) direct in-water monitoring of discharges or releases of sewage, graywater, and other wastewater and direct monitoring of the opacity of air emissions from those vessels;
(2) monitoring and studying of direct or indirect environmental effects of those vessels; and
(3) researching ways to reduce effects of the vessels on marine waters and other coastal resources.