Alaska Statutes Title 27, Chapter 27.21, Article 02 - Surface Coal Mining

• Sec. 27.21.020 Jurisdiction.
  The commissioner of natural resources has exclusive jurisdiction over surface coal mining and reclamation operations in the state.
• Sec. 27.21.030 General Powers.
  To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commissioner may(1) in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) adopt, amend, and enforce regulations pertaining...
• Sec. 27.21.040 Provisions of Regulations and Permits.
  The provisions of a regulation adopted or a permit issued by the commissioner may vary for particular conditions, types of coal being extracted, or...
• Sec. 27.21.050 Conflict of Interest.
  An employee of the department or a private contractor performing a function or duty under this chapter may not have a direct or indirect...
• Sec. 27.21.060 Permits.
  (a) Beginning eight months after May 2, 1983, a person may not conduct a surface coal mining and reclamation operation in the state without...
• Sec. 27.21.070 Term of Permit.
  (a) Permits will be issued for a term of five years. However, the commissioner may grant a permit for a longer term if the...
• Sec. 27.21.080 Renewal of Permit.
  (a) A permit issued under this chapter includes the right of successive renewal upon expiration, for areas within the boundaries of the permit area....
• Sec. 27.21.090 Application Fee.
  An application for a new permit, permit renewal, or transfer of a permit must be accompanied by an application fee. The commissioner shall adopt...
• Sec. 27.21.100 Public Information and Inspection.
  (a) An applicant for a permit shall file a copy of the application for public inspection at a location designated by the commissioner near...
• Sec. 27.21.110 Contents of Application.
  The commissioner shall adopt regulations relating to the contents of an application for a permit under this chapter that include a reclamation plan and...
• Sec. 27.21.120 Small Operator Assistance.
  (a) The provisions of this section apply when the commissioner finds that the probable total annual production of all of the surface coal mining...
• Sec. 27.21.130 Public Notice of Application.
  At the time an applicant submits an application for a permit or for a revision of a permit, the applicant shall give notice in...
• Sec. 27.21.140 Objection to Application; Informal Conference.
  (a) A person who is or may be adversely affected by the issuance or revision of a permit or a federal, state or municipal...
• Sec. 27.21.150 Hearings.
  (a) Within 30 days after an applicant is notified under AS 27.21.140(c) of the commissioner's decision concerning the application, the applicant or a person...
• Sec. 27.21.160 Performance Bond; Exceptions.
  (a) Except as provided in (c) and (g) of this section, after an application for a permit has been approved and before the permit...
• Sec. 27.21.170 Request and Release of Performance Bonds or Deposits.
  (a) A permittee may file a request with the commissioner for the release of all or part of the permittee's performance bonds or deposit....
• Sec. 27.21.180 Application Approval or Denial.
  (a) Within 120 days after receipt of a complete application for a permit or for revision or renewal of a permit, the commissioner shall...
• Sec. 27.21.190 Revision and Transfer of Permit.
  (a) During the term of a permit, the permittee may submit to the commissioner an application for revision of the permit, with necessary revisions...
• Sec. 27.21.200 Coal Exploration Permits.
  (a) A person may conduct coal exploration activities that substantially disturb the natural land surface only according to regulations adopted by the commissioner. Before...
• Sec. 27.21.210 Performance Standards.
  The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with the environmental performance standards of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the regulations...
• Sec. 27.21.220 Surface Effects of Underground Coal Mining.
  (a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the surface effects of underground coal mining. However, the commissioner shall consider the inherent difference between...
• Sec. 27.21.230 Inspections and Monitoring.
  (a) The commissioner shall provide for an inspection of a surface coal mining and reclamation operation to evaluate compliance with this chapter, and, for...
• Sec. 27.21.240 Enforcement.
  (a) If, on the basis of an inspection under AS 27.21.230 , the commissioner determines that a person or a person's operation is in...
• Sec. 27.21.250 Penalties.
  (a) The commissioner may assess a civil penalty against a person if the person or the person's operation violates a condition of a permit...
• Sec. 27.21.260 Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining.
  (a) The commissioner shall use competent and scientifically sound data and information in order to make objective decisions as to which areas of land...

Last modified: November 15, 2016