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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. 31.05.011. Quorum.

Two members of the commission constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, for the performance of a duty, or for the exercise of a power of the commission.

Sec. 31.05.013. Oath of office.

Each commissioner, before entering upon the duties of office, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed for principal officers of the state.

Sec. 31.05.005. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission created.

(a) There is created as an independent quasi-judicial agency of the state the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, composed of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature in joint session. In making appointments to the commission under AS 31.05.009 and this subsection, the governor shall consider and give preference to […]

Sec. 31.05.007. Term of office; vacancy; removal.

(a) The term of office of each member is six years. A commissioner, upon the expiration of a term, shall continue to hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. (b) A vacancy arising in the office of a commissioner shall be filled by appointment by the governor and confirmed by the legislature in […]

Sec. 31.05.009. Qualifications of members.

Members shall be qualified as follows: (1) one member shall be a petroleum engineer who (A) holds a certificate of registration as an engineer under AS 08.48 and, under regulations adopted to implement that chapter, has qualified as a petroleum engineer; or (B) has earned a degree from a university in the field of engineering […]