13 chapters · 123 sections in this title.
AS 27.19.010 Administration; applicability.
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(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall implement this chapter. (b) This chapter applies to state, federal, municipal, and private land and water subject to mining operations. (c) Except as provided in AS 27.19.040(b), this chapter does not apply to an activity regulated …
AS 27.19.020 Reclamation standard.
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A mining operation shall be conducted in a manner that prevents unnecessary and undue degradation of land and water resources, and the mining operation shall be reclaimed as contemporaneously as practicable with the mining operation to leave the site in a stable condition.
AS 27.19.030 Reclamation plan.
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(a) Except as provided in AS 27.19.050, a miner may not engage in a mining operation until the commissioner has approved a reclamation plan for the mining operation. (b) In reviewing a reclamation plan for state, federal, or municipal land under (a) of this section, the commissio…
AS 27.19.040 Reclamation financial assurance.
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(a) The commissioner shall require an individual financial assurance in an amount not to exceed an amount reasonably necessary to ensure the faithful performance of the requirements of the approved reclamation plan. The commissioner shall establish the amount of the financial ass…