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Article 1. Legislative Findings and Purpose.
Sec. 27.21.010. Findings and declaration of purpose. - (a) The legislature finds and declares that (1) the Congress...
Article 2. Surface Coal Mining.
Sec. 27.21.020. Jurisdiction. - The commissioner of natural resources has exclusive jurisdiction over surface...
Sec. 27.21.030. General powers. - To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may...
Sec. 27.21.040. Provisions of regulations and permits. - The provisions of a regulation adopted or a permit issued...
Sec. 27.21.050. Conflict of interest. - An employee of the department or a private contractor performing...
Sec. 27.21.060. Permits. - (a) Beginning eight months after May 2, 1983, a person...
Sec. 27.21.070. Term of permit. - (a) Permits will be issued for a term of five...
Sec. 27.21.080. Renewal of permit. - (a) A permit issued under this chapter includes the right...
Sec. 27.21.090. Application fee. - An application for a new permit, permit renewal, or transfer...
Sec. 27.21.100. Public information and inspection. - (a) An applicant for a permit shall file a copy...
Sec. 27.21.110. Contents of application. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations relating to the contents of...
Sec. 27.21.120. Small operator assistance. - (a) The provisions of this section apply when the commissioner...
Sec. 27.21.130. Public notice of application. - At the time an applicant submits an application for a...
Sec. 27.21.140. Objection to application; informal conference. - (a) A person who is or may be adversely affected...
Sec. 27.21.150. Hearings. - (a) Within 30 days after an applicant is notified under...
Sec. 27.21.160. Performance bond; exceptions. - (a) Except as provided in (c) and (g) of this...
Sec. 27.21.170. Request and release of performance bonds or deposits. - (a) A permittee may file a request with the commissioner...
Sec. 27.21.180. Application approval or denial. - (a) Within 120 days after receipt of a complete application...
Sec. 27.21.190. Revision and transfer of permit. - (a) During the term of a permit, the permittee may...
Sec. 27.21.200. Coal exploration permits. - (a) A person may conduct coal exploration activities that substantially...
Sec. 27.21.210. Performance standards. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with the environmental performance...
Sec. 27.21.220. Surface effects of underground coal mining. - (a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the surface...
Sec. 27.21.230. Inspections and monitoring. - (a) The commissioner shall provide for an inspection of a...
Sec. 27.21.240. Enforcement. - (a) If, on the basis of an inspection under AS...
Sec. 27.21.250. Penalties. - (a) The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a...
Sec. 27.21.260. Areas unsuitable for surface coal mining. - (a) The commissioner shall use competent and scientifically sound data...
Article 3. Abandoned Mines.
Sec. 27.21.270. Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. - The commissioner may take the actions necessary to ensure state...
Sec. 27.21.280. Eligible land and water. - Land and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures...
Sec. 27.21.290. Entry onto abandoned mine area. - (a) The commissioner may enter real property that has been...
Sec. 27.21.300. Acquisition of abandoned mine areas. - (a) The commissioner may, by purchase, donation, or condemnation in...
Sec. 27.21.310. Liens on abandoned mine areas. - (a) Within six months after the completion of a project...
Sec. 27.21.320. Filling voids and sealing tunnels. - The commissioner may authorize the filling of voids, sealing open...
Sec. 27.21.330. Emergency powers in abandoned mine areas. - (a) In emergency situations the commissioner may use money available...
Sec. 27.21.340. Miscellaneous powers regarding abandoned mine lands. - (a) The commissioner may request the attorney general to initiate,...
Article 4. General Provisions.
Sec. 27.21.900. Mining by government agencies. - A federal, state, or municipal government agency, including a publicly...
Sec. 27.21.910. Exemptions. - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the...
Sec. 27.21.920. Experimental practices. - In order to encourage advances in mining and reclamation practices,...
Sec. 27.21.930. Water rights and replacement. - (a) Nothing in this chapter may be construed to affect...
Sec. 27.21.940. Certification of blasters. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations requiring the training, examination, and...
Sec. 27.21.950. Civil actions. - (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a...
Sec. 27.21.960. Inconsistencies with federal act. - (a) A provision of this chapter that is inconsistent with...
Sec. 27.21.970. Relationship to other laws. - (a) Nothing in this chapter abrogates or modifies the power...
Sec. 27.21.975. Severability. - If any provision of this chapter or the applicability of...
Sec. 27.21.980. Administrative Procedure Act. - Unless otherwise provided in AS 44.37.011 or other law, AS...
Sec. 27.21.998. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “alluvial valley floors” means the unconsolidated...
Sec. 27.21.999. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Surface Coal...