Sec. 29.35.500. Reporting.
(a) If a municipality establishes a program for the reporting of hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, and hazardous wastes, then the municipality shall require a business or a government agency that handles hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, or hazardous wastes to submit to a designated person or office of the municipality, on a form approved by the […]
Sec. 29.35.510. Inspections; penalties.
A municipality may conduct inspections, and establish and impose penalties, necessary to ensure compliance with reporting requirements adopted under AS 29.35.500.
Sec. 29.35.520. Fees.
A municipality may impose appropriate fees to fully or partially compensate for the cost of processing reports and administering inspections under AS 29.35.500 – 29.35.510.
Sec. 29.35.530. Duties of municipalities; powers of other agencies.
(a) The municipality, at the request of a business or government agency required to submit an inventory under AS 29.35.500, shall provide (1) a descriptive summary of the hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, and hazardous wastes that are required to be included in an inventory; and (2) inventory forms approved by the Alaska State Emergency Response […]
Sec. 29.35.540. Public access to information.
Information obtained by a municipality under AS 29.35.500, 29.35.510, and 29.35.530 shall be made readily available to the public for inspection and copying.
Sec. 29.35.550. Application.
AS 29.35.500 – 29.35.590 apply to home rule and general law municipalities.
Sec. 29.35.560. Municipal liability.
The establishment by a municipality of a program for the reporting of hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, and hazardous wastes does not increase the liability that may otherwise be imposed on the municipality for damages resulting from hazardous chemicals, hazardous materials, or hazardous waste.
Sec. 29.35.590. Definitions.
In AS 29.35.500 – 29.35.590, (1) “acute hazardous waste” means a waste listed by the administrator or the Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with the criteria in 40 C.F.R. 261.11(a)(2); (2) “extremely hazardous substance” means a substance listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 355, Appendix A and B; (3) “handles” includes disposes of, generates, processes, stores, […]