Sec. 27.21.999. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Surface Coal Mining Control and Reclamation Act.
Sec. 27.21.960. Inconsistencies with federal act.
(a) A provision of this chapter that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 as determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior under 30 U.S.C. 1255(b) is invalid from the date of the secretary’s determination. (b) If a provision of the Surface […]
Sec. 27.21.970. Relationship to other laws.
(a) Nothing in this chapter abrogates or modifies the power of a state agency to enforce laws and regulations within its jurisdiction, except as specifically stated in this chapter and regulations adopted under it. The commissioner shall coordinate permitting procedures to prevent unnecessary duplication in permit review. (b) Surface coal mining operations for coal that […]
Sec. 27.21.975. Severability.
If any provision of this chapter or the applicability of it to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of that provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Sec. 27.21.980. Administrative Procedure Act.
Unless otherwise provided in AS 44.37.011 or other law, AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to this chapter.
Sec. 27.21.998. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “alluvial valley floors” means the unconsolidated stream-laid deposits holding streams where water availability is sufficient for subirrigation or flood irrigation agricultural activities but does not include upland areas that are generally overlain by a thin veneer of colluvial deposits composed chiefly of debris from sheet erosion, deposits by unconcentrated runoff or […]
Sec. 27.21.300. Acquisition of abandoned mine areas.
(a) The commissioner may, by purchase, donation, or condemnation in accordance with AS 09.55.240 – 09.55.460, acquire real property that has been adversely affected by past surface coal mining practices if the commissioner determines that (1) acquisition of the real property is necessary to the successful reclamation of the real property and is in the […]
Sec. 27.21.310. Liens on abandoned mine areas.
(a) Within six months after the completion of a project under AS 27.21.290 to restore or reclaim privately owned real property or to abate, control, or prevent the adverse effects of past surface coal mining practice on privately owned real property, the commissioner shall itemize the money spent on the project. If the project results […]
Sec. 27.21.320. Filling voids and sealing tunnels.
The commissioner may authorize the filling of voids, sealing open and abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways resulting from any previous mining operation and reclaim surface impacts of underground and surface mines to the extent authorized by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior.
Sec. 27.21.330. Emergency powers in abandoned mine areas.
(a) In emergency situations the commissioner may use money available to the state in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for the purposes of AS 27.21.290(a) if the commissioner finds that (1) an emergency exists that constitutes a danger to the public health, safety, or general welfare; and (2) no other person or agency will act […]