Alaska Statutes Title 38, Chapter 38.05, Article 07 - Leasing of Mineral Land and Large-Scale Mine Legislative Approval

• Sec. 38.05.135 Leasing Generally; Royalty and Net Profit Share Payments and Interest.
  (a) Except as otherwise provided, valuable mineral deposits in land belonging to the state shall be open to exploration, development, and the extraction of...
• Sec. 38.05.137 Leasing Agreements.
  The commissioner is authorized to enter into cooperative mineral leasing agreements with the United States regarding land which is the subject of a title...
• Sec. 38.05.140 Limitations.
  (a) A person may not take or hold coal leases or permits during the life of coal leases on state land exceeding an aggregate...
• Sec. 38.05.142 Legislative Approval Required for Certain Large-Scale Mines.
  (a) In addition to permits and authorizations otherwise required by law, a final authorization must be obtained from the legislature for a large-scale metallic...
• Sec. 38.05.145 Leasing Procedure.
  (a) Deposits of coal, phosphates, oil shale, sodium, potassium, oil, gas, geothermal resources and state land containing these deposits are subject to disposition under...
• Sec. 38.05.150 Coal.
  (a) The commissioner may, and upon the petition of a qualified applicant, shall divide coal land or the deposits of coal owned by the...
• Sec. 38.05.152 Sodium.
  (a) The commissioner may grant a prospecting permit to a qualified applicant. The permit gives the exclusive right to prospect for chlorides, sulphates, carbonates,...
• Sec. 38.05.154 Sulphur.
  (a) Under regulations adopted by the commissioner, the commissioner shall grant a prospecting permit for sulphur to a qualified applicant. The permit gives the...
• Sec. 38.05.155 Phosphates.
  (a) The commissioner may lease to qualified applicants land belonging to the state which contains deposits of phosphates and associated and related minerals, when...
• Sec. 38.05.157 Potassium.
  (a) Under regulations adopted by the commissioner, the commissioner may grant a prospecting permit to a qualified applicant. The permit gives the applicant the...
• Sec. 38.05.160 Oil Shale.
  (a) The commissioner may lease to a qualified person deposits of oil shale belonging to the state and the surface of as much of...
• Sec. 38.05.165 [Renumbered As As 38.05.152 ].
  
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 38.05.170 [Renumbered As As 38.05.154 ].
  
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 38.05.175 [Renumbered As As 38.05.157 ].
  
  Repealed or Renumbered
• Sec. 38.05.177 Nonconventional Gas Leases.
  (a) The provisions of this section apply to nonconventional gas.(b) [Repealed, Sec. 58 ch 49 SLA 2004]. (c) [Repealed, Sec. 58 ch 49 SLA...
• Sec. 38.05.180 Oil and Gas and Gas Only Leasing.
  (a) The legislature finds that(1) the people of Alaska have an interest in the development of the state's oil and gas resources to(A) maximize...
• Sec. 38.05.181 Geothermal Resources.
  (a) The commissioner may, under regulations adopted by the commissioner, grant prospecting permits and leases to a qualified person to explore for, develop, or...
• Sec. 38.05.182 Royalty on Natural Resources.
  (a) Any royalty provided for in AS 38.05.135 - 38.05.181 may be taken in kind rather than in money if the commissioner determines that...
• Sec. 38.05.183 Sale of Royalty.
  (a) The sale, exchange, or other disposal of a mineral obtained by the state as a royalty under AS 38.05.182 , the sale, exchange,...
• Sec. 38.05.184 Limitation on Oil and Gas Leases in Kachemak Bay.
  (a) The legislature finds that Kachemak Bay is an area of extraordinary abundance and diversity of marine life that has provided, and will continue...

Last modified: November 15, 2016