Alaska Statutes Title 46, Chapter 46.17 - Supervision of Safety of Dams and Reservoirs

• Sec. 46.17.010 Purpose.
  It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the regulation, supervision, and periodic inspection by the department of privately owned and state-owned...
• Sec. 46.17.020 Administration and Staffing.
  The department shall supervise the safety of dams and reservoirs. The department shall employ a licensed and qualified engineer, experienced in the design and...
• Sec. 46.17.030 Regulations and Orders.
  The department shall adopt regulations and issue orders necessary to carry out this chapter.
• Sec. 46.17.040 Approval Required.
  (a) Except in the performance of routine maintenance and operations not affecting structural safety, a person may not construct, enlarge, repair, alter, remove, maintain,...
• Sec. 46.17.050 Inspections.
  At least once every five years the department shall inspect every dam and reservoir that is subject to this chapter. The department may require...
• Sec. 46.17.060 Entry Upon Property.
  (a) If the department has given two weeks' written notice of intent to inspect a dam or reservoir and the owner refuses to allow...
• Sec. 46.17.070 Determining Danger.
  In determining whether a dam or reservoir, or proposed dam or reservoir, constitutes or would constitute a danger to life or property, the department...
• Sec. 46.17.080 Injunction and Damages.
  With the assistance of the attorney general, the department may seek an injunction and damages in the enforcement of this chapter, a department order...
• Sec. 46.17.090 Judicial Review.
  A final action of the department under this chapter is subject to judicial review as provided in AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act).
• Sec. 46.17.100 Other Government Agencies.
  (a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with municipalities and other state and federal agencies to carry out this chapter.(b) If the action...
• Sec. 46.17.110 Action Against State for Damages.
  (a) Except as provided in (b) of this section, a person may not bring an action against the state, the department, or agents or...
• Sec. 46.17.120 Duties of Owner.
  This chapter does not relieve an owner of a dam or reservoir of the duties or liabilities incident to the ownership or operation of...
• Sec. 46.17.150 Penalties.
  (a) A person is guilty of a class A misdemeanor if the person knowingly(1) violates a provision of this chapter,(2) violates the terms of...
• Sec. 46.17.900 Definitions.
  In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,(1) "alteration" means only an alteration that might directly affect the safety of the dam or reservoir,...

Last modified: November 15, 2016