Sec. 31.05.030. Powers and duties of commission.
(a) The commission has jurisdiction and authority over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. (b) The commission shall investigate to determine whether or not waste exists or is imminent, or whether or not other facts exist which justify or require action by it. […]
Sec. 31.05.032. Certification of gas storage capacity.
(a) An owner of a gas storage facility that seeks an exemption under AS 38.05.180(u) or a credit under AS 43.20.046 shall apply to the commission for certification of the facility’s working gas storage capacity and certification of the facility’s gas withdrawal capability. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the commission. (b) […]
Sec. 31.05.035. Confidential reports.
(a) For all wells for which a permit to drill has been issued by the commission, the commission may require (1) the making and filing of reports, well logs, drilling logs, electric logs, lithologic logs, directional surveys, and all other subsurface information on a well for which a permit to drill has been issued by […]
Sec. 31.05.040. Regulations and orders.
(a) The commission shall adopt regulations governing practice and procedure before it under this chapter. (b) All orders issued by the commission shall be in writing, shall be entered in full and indexed in books kept by the commission for that purpose, and shall be public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable […]
Sec. 31.05.050. Notice.
(a) A notice required by this chapter shall be given in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). (b) Procedures to be followed under (a) of this section do not apply if the nature of the notice is not of a statewide or general application but is concerned only with operations on a single well […]
Sec. 31.05.060. Action by commission.
(a) The commission may act upon its own motion, or upon the petition of an interested person. On the filing of a petition concerning a matter within the jurisdiction of the commission under this chapter, the commission shall promptly fix a date for a hearing, and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given. […]
Sec. 31.05.070. Attendance and testimony of witnesses.
(a) The commission may summon witnesses, administer oaths, and require the production of records, books, and documents for examination at a hearing or investigation conducted by it. A person may not be excused from attending and testifying, or from producing books, papers, and records before the commission or a court, or from obedience to the […]
Sec. 31.05.080. Reconsiderations.
(a) Within 20 days after written notice of the entry of an order or decision of the commission, or such further time as the commission grants for good cause shown, a person affected by it may file with the commission an application for reconsideration of the matter determined by the order or decision, setting out […]
Sec. 31.05.085. Expenses of investigation or hearing.
(a) During a hearing or investigation held under this chapter, the commission may allocate the costs of the hearing or investigation among the parties, including the commission, as is just under the circumstances. In allocating costs, the commission shall consider the regulatory cost charge paid by a person under AS 31.05.093 and may consider the […]
Sec. 31.05.015. Compensation of members of the commission.
Members of the commission are in the exempt service and shall receive an annual salary.