Alaska Statutes Title 27, Chapter 27.21, Article 03 - Abandoned Mines

• Sec. 27.21.270 Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.
  The commissioner may take the actions necessary to ensure state participation to the fullest extent practicable in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund created in...
• Sec. 27.21.280 Eligible Land and Water.
  Land and water eligible for reclamation or drainage abatement expenditures under this chapter are those that were mined for coal or were affected by...
• Sec. 27.21.290 Entry Onto Abandoned Mine Area.
  (a) The commissioner may enter real property that has been adversely affected by past surface coal mining practices and other real property necessary for...
• Sec. 27.21.300 Acquisition of Abandoned Mine Areas.
  (a) The commissioner may, by purchase, donation, or condemnation in accordance with AS 09.55.240 - 09.55.460, acquire real property that has been adversely affected...
• Sec. 27.21.310 Liens on Abandoned Mine Areas.
  (a) Within six months after the completion of a project under AS 27.21.290 to restore or reclaim privately owned real property or to abate,...
• Sec. 27.21.320 Filling Voids and Sealing Tunnels.
  The commissioner may authorize the filling of voids, sealing open and abandoned tunnels, shafts, and entryways resulting from any previous mining operation and reclaim...
• Sec. 27.21.330 Emergency Powers in Abandoned Mine Areas.
  (a) In emergency situations the commissioner may use money available to the state in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund for the purposes of AS...
• Sec. 27.21.340 Miscellaneous Powers Regarding Abandoned Mine Lands.
  (a) The commissioner may request the attorney general to initiate, in addition to any other remedies provided for in this chapter, an action in...

Last modified: November 15, 2016