Title 46 — Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation
22 chapters · 376 sections in this title.
AS 46.09.010 Report of hazardous substance releases.
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(a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person in charge of a vehicle, vessel, or container from which, or a place at which, a hazardous substance is released shall report the release to the department and appropriate public safety agencies promptly after learning of the…
AS 46.09.020 Containment and cleanup of a released hazardous substance.
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(a) A person who causes a release of a hazardous substance shall make reasonable efforts to contain and clean up the hazardous substance promptly after learning of the release, unless the commissioner determines (1) after consulting the United States Environmental Protection Agen…
AS 46.09.030 Disaster emergencies.
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The commissioner of environmental conservation or the adjutant general of the Department of Military and Veterans' Affairs may request the governor to determine that an actual or imminent release of a hazardous substance constitutes a disaster emergency under AS 26.23. The commis…
AS 46.09.040 Hazardous substances containment and cleanup.
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The department may contract with a person or a municipality for personnel, equipment, or services that may be useful to carry out the requirements of this chapter. If the department determines that it is infeasible to contract with a person or a municipality, the department may e…
AS 46.09.050 Compacts authorized.
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The governor may enter into supplementary agreements, reciprocal arrangements, and compacts with another state or country for the implementation of this chapter subject to the approval of the Congress of the United States, if required, under the Constitution of the United States.
AS 46.09.060 Municipalities.
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(a) If a provision of this chapter or of a regulation adopted by the commissioner under this chapter conflicts with the charter, ordinance, or regulation of a municipality, the provisions of this chapter or of the regulation adopted by the commissioner under this chapter prevails…
AS 46.09.070 Regulations.
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The commissioner shall periodically review the minimum quantities of hazardous substances established under federal law and may adopt regulations establishing minimum quantities of substances for all or any portion of the substances to which this chapter otherwise applies. The co…
AS 46.09.900 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of environmental conservation; (2) “containment and cleanup” includes the direct and indirect efforts associated with the prevention, abatement, containment, or removal of a hazardous substance, and the restoration of the…