Sec. 46.08.010. Fund established.
(a) There is established in the state general fund the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and response fund. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner. The fund is composed of two accounts, (1) the oil and hazardous substance release prevention account; (2) the oil and hazardous substance release response account. (b) Money from […]
Sec. 46.08.190. Definition of “office” for AS 46.08.100 – 46.08.190.
In AS 46.08.100 – 46.08.190, “office” means the oil and hazardous substance response office.
Sec. 46.08.020. Financing of the oil and hazardous substance release prevention account; prevention mitigation account.
(a) The legislature may appropriate from the following sources to the prevention account in the fund: (1) the annual estimated balance of the account maintained under AS 37.05.142 for deposits into the general fund of the proceeds of the oil conservation surcharge levied by AS 43.55.300; (2) money received from other state sources, from federal […]
Sec. 46.08.900. Definitions.
In this chapter, (1) “capital improvement” includes construction, renovation, repair of, and improvement to, a building, but does not include other improvements to real property, such as construction of a dike or retaining wall; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of environmental conservation; (3) “containment and cleanup” includes the direct and indirect efforts associated with the […]
Sec. 46.08.025. Financing of the oil and hazardous substance release response account; release mitigation account.
(a) The legislature may appropriate from the following sources to the oil and hazardous substance release response account in the fund: (1) the annual estimated balance of the account maintained under AS 37.05.142 for deposit into the general fund of the proceeds of the oil conservation surcharge levied by AS 43.55.201; (2) money received from […]
Sec. 46.08.030. Intent concerning the abatement of oil or hazardous substance releases.
It is the intent of the legislature and declared to be the public policy of the state that funds for the abatement of a release of oil or a hazardous substance will always be available.
Sec. 46.08.040. Uses of the fund.
(a) In addition to money in the response account of the fund that is transferred to the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development to make grants under AS 29.60.510 and to pay for impact assessments under AS 29.60.560, the commissioner of environmental conservation may use money (1) from the response account in the fund […]
Sec. 46.08.045. Use of the response account; declared disasters.
(a) The commissioner may use money from the response account in the fund to respond to a release or threatened release when the governor declares a disaster related to an oil or hazardous substance discharge emergency under AS 26.23.020(c). During the effective period of the disaster emergency, the commissioner may use money from the response […]
Sec. 46.08.050. Records of the fund.
(a) The department shall maintain accounting records showing the income and expenses of the fund. (b) A department that is appropriated or allocated money from the fund, either directly or through a reimbursable service agreement with the Department of Environmental Conservation, shall develop procedures governing the expenditure of, and accounting for, money it expends from […]
Sec. 46.08.060. Report.
(a) The commissioner shall make available a report to the legislature not later than the 10th day following the convening of each first regular session of the legislature. The commissioner shall notify the legislature that the report is available. The report may include information considered significant by the commissioner but must include (1) the amount […]