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AK Stat § 46.03.465 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.465. Information-gathering requirements; exemption.

(a) The owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel shall maintain daily records related to the period of operation while in the state, detailing the dates, times, and locations, and the volumes and flow rates of any discharges of sewage, graywater, or other wastewaters into the marine waters of the state, and provide electronic copies of those records on a monthly basis to the department not later than five days after each calendar month of operation in state waters. (b) While a commercial passenger vessel is present in the marine waters of the state, the owner or operator of the vessel shall provide an hourly report of the vessel's location based on Global Positioning System technology and collect routine samples of the vessel's treated sewage, graywater, and other wastewaters being discharged into marine waters of the state with a sampling technique approved by the department. (c) While a commercial passenger vessel is present in the marine waters of the state, the department, or an independent contractor retained by the department, may collect additional samples of the vessel's treated sewage, graywater, and other wastewaters being discharged into the marine waters of the state. (d) The owner or operator of a vessel required to collect samples under (b) of this section shall ensure that all sampling techniques and frequency of sampling events are approved by the department in a manner sufficient to ensure demonstration of compliance with all discharge requirements under AS 46.03.462. (e) The owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel shall pay for all reporting, sampling, and testing of samples under this section. (f) If the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel has, when complying with another state or federal law that requires substantially equivalent information gathering, gathered the information required under (a), (b), or (d) of this section, the owner or operator shall be considered to be in compliance with that subsection so long as the information is also provided to the department. (g) [Repealed, § 9, ch. 56, SLA 2007]  (h) On request, the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel discharging wastewater under AS 46.03.462(b) shall provide the department with information relating to wastewater treatment, pollution avoidance, and pollution reduction measures used on the vessel, including testing and evaluation procedures and economic and technical feasibility analyses. (i) The department may exempt from the requirements of (a) - (d) of this section the owner or operator of a small commercial passenger vessel who has a plan for alternative terms and conditions of vessel discharges approved under AS 46.03.462(k).
AK Stat § 46.03.470 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.470. Record keeping requirements.

An owner or operator subject to AS 46.03.465 shall record the information required to be gathered under that section and shall maintain the records for three years after the date the information was gathered.
AK Stat § 46.03.475 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.475. Reporting requirements.

(a) An owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel who becomes aware of a discharge in violation of AS 46.03.463 shall immediately report that discharge to the department. There is no audit report privilege under AS 09.25.450 for this information. (b) If the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel operating in the marine waters of the state is required by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the secretary of the federal department in which the United States Coast Guard is operating to collect samples and test sewage, graywater, or other wastewater and keep records of the sampling and testing, the owner or operator shall, within 21 days after the sewage, graywater, or other wastewater is tested, submit to the department a copy of the records. (c) Within 21 days after the testing required under AS 46.03.465(d), the owner or operator shall submit a written report to the department that contains the measurements required under AS 46.03.465(d) and describes the sampling technique and analytical testing methods used. The information in the report required under this subsection may be provided by referring to, and including copies of, other reports that are required by substantially equivalent state or federal reporting requirements. (d) If the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel operating in the marine waters of the state is required by the laws of the United States or by the laws of Canada or of a province or territory of Canada to file a report or provide notice of a discharge or offloading of a hazardous waste, as defined in AS 46.03.900, or of a hazardous substance, as defined in AS 46.03.826, that was generated, discharged, or offloaded while the vessel was operating in the marine waters of the state, the owner or operator shall submit to the department a copy of the report or notice within 21 days after having provided the report or notice to an agency of the government of the United States or to an agency of the government of Canada or of a province or territory of Canada. (e) Before the operation of a commercial passenger vessel in the marine waters of the state, the owner or operator of the vessel shall provide to the department a plan that describes the vessel's policies and procedures for (1) offloading in this state or disposing into the marine waters of the state of nonhazardous solid waste other than sewage; and (2) offloading of hazardous waste or a hazardous substance from the vessel while it is operating in the marine waters of the state to the extent that the offloading is not covered by (d) of this section. (f) Upon request of the department, the information required under this section shall be submitted electronically. (g) This section does not relieve the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel from other applicable reporting requirements of state or federal law.
AK Stat § 46.03.476 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.476. Ocean rangers.

(a) An owner or operator of a large commercial passenger vessel entering the marine waters of the state is required to have an ocean ranger hired or retained by the department on board the vessel to act as an independent observer for the purpose of monitoring state and federal requirements pertaining to marine discharge and pollution requirements and to insure that passengers, crew, and residents at ports are protected from improper sanitation, health, and safety practices. (b) The ocean ranger shall monitor, observe, and record data and information related to the engineering, sanitation, and health related operations of the vessel, including but not limited to registration, reporting, record-keeping, and discharge functions required by state and federal law. (c) Any information recorded or gathered by the ocean ranger shall be promptly conveyed to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the United States Coast Guard on a form or in a manner approved by the commissioner of environmental conservation. The commissioner may share information gathered with other state and federal agencies. (d) In this section, “ocean ranger” means (1) a marine engineer licensed by the United States Coast Guard; or (2) a person who holds a degree in marine safety and environmental protection, or an equivalent course of study approved by the department, from an accredited maritime educational institution.
AK Stat § 46.03.480 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.480. Fees.

(a) There is imposed an environmental compliance fee on each commercial passenger vessel operating in the marine waters of the state. (b) The fee imposed by (a) of this section for all commercial passenger vessels, other than vessels operated by the state, is a separate fee for each voyage during which the commercial passenger vessel operates in the marine waters of the state. The fee shall range from $.70 to $1.75 per berth, based on the overnight accommodation capacity of the vessel, determined with reference to the number of lower berths, according to the following categories: (1) $75 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 50 but not more than 99 passengers for hire; (2) $175 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 100 but not more than 249 passengers for hire; (3) $375 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 250 but not more than 499 passengers for hire; (4) $750 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 500 but not more than 999 passengers for hire; (5) $1,250 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 1,000 but not more than 1,499 passengers for hire; (6) $1,750 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 1,500 but not more than 1,999 passengers for hire; (7) $2,250 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 2,000 but not more than 2,499 passengers for hire; (8) $2,750 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 2,500 but not more than 2,999 passengers for hire; (9) $3,250 for a commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for at least 3,000 but not more than 3,499 passengers for hire; (10) $3,750 for each commercial passenger vessel with overnight accommodations for 3,500 or more passengers for hire. (c) The fee imposed by (a) of this section for a commercial passenger vessel that is operated by this state shall be determined by agreement between the commissioner of environmental conservation and the commissioner of transportation and public facilities. (d) An additional fee in the amount of $4 per berth is imposed on all large commercial passenger vessels, other than vessels operated by the state, for the purpose of operating the Ocean Ranger program established in AS 46.03.476; said program shall be subject to legislative appropriation. (e) A commercial passenger vessel operating in the marine waters of the state is liable for the fee imposed by this section. The fee is due and payable to the department in the manner and at the times required by the department by regulation.
AK Stat § 46.03.481 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.481. Citizens' suits.

(a) Any citizen of the State of Alaska may commence a civil action (1) against an owner or operator of a large passenger vessel alleged to have violated any provision of this chapter, or (2) against the department where there is an alleged failure to perform any act or duty under this chapter which is not discretionary. No civil action may be commenced under this section, however, prior to 45 days after the plaintiff has provided written notice of the intent to sue to the Attorney General of Alaska. (b) Subject to appropriation, as necessary, up to 50 percent and not less than 25 percent of any fines, penalties, or other funds recovered as a result of enforcement of this chapter shall be paid to the person or entity, other than the defendant, providing information sufficient to commence an investigation and enforcement of this chapter under this provision.
AK Stat § 46.03.482 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.482. Commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance fund.

(a) The commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance fund is created in the general fund. (b) The fund consists of the following, all of which shall be deposited in the fund upon receipt: (1) money received by the department in payment of fees under AS 46.03.480; (2) money received under AS 46.03.760(e) as a result of a violation related to AS 46.03.460 - 46.03.490 unless the money would otherwise be deposited in the oil and hazardous substance release prevention and response fund established by AS 46.08.010; (3) money appropriated to the fund by the legislature; (4) earnings on the fund. (c) The legislature may make appropriations from the fund to the department to pay for the department's operational costs necessary to prepare reports that assess the information received by the department for the cruise ship seasons of 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003 and for the department's operational costs necessary to carry out activities under AS 46.03.460 - 46.03.490 relating to commercial passenger vessels. (d) The unexpended and unobligated balance of an appropriation made from the fund to the department for the purposes described in (c) of this section lapses into the fund on December 31 following the end of the period for which the appropriation was made. (e) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.
AK Stat § 46.03.485 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.485. Recognition program.

The department may engage in efforts to encourage and recognize superior environmental protection efforts made by the owners or operators of commercial passenger vessels that exceed the requirements established by law.
AK Stat § 46.03.487 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.487. Exemption for vessels in innocent passage.

AS 46.03.460 - 46.03.490 do not apply to a commercial passenger vessel that operates in the marine waters of the state solely in innocent passage. For purposes of this section, a vessel is engaged in innocent passage if its operation in marine waters of the state, regardless of whether the vessel is a United States or foreign-flag vessel, would constitute innocent passage under the (1) Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, April 29, 1958, 15 U.S.T. 1606; or (2) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, December 10, 1982, United Nations Publication No. E.83.V.5, 21 I.L.M. 1261 (1982), were the vessel a foreign-flag vessel.
AK Stat § 46.03.488 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 7. Commercial Passenger Vessel Environmental Compliance Program.|Sec. 46.03.488. Activities of the department.

The department may engage in the following activities relating to commercial passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of the state: (1) direct in-water monitoring of discharges or releases of sewage, graywater, and other wastewater and direct monitoring of the opacity of air emissions from those vessels; (2) monitoring and studying of direct or indirect environmental effects of those vessels; and (3) researching ways to reduce effects of the vessels on marine waters and other coastal resources.
AK Stat § 46.03.520 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.520. Sampling and testing procedures.

(a) If the owner of the property for which notice was received under AS 46.03.500(b) desires to determine if the property is fit for use, the owner shall cause the site to be sampled and tested for the substances covered in regulations adopted under AS 46.03.530, using the procedures and laboratory services specified under (b) and (c) of this section. The property owner shall inform the laboratory used for sampling or testing under this subsection that the sampling and testing are related to property that has been determined to be an illegal drug manufacturing site. (b) The department shall establish procedures for sampling and testing property that may have been an illegal drug manufacturing site. (c) The department shall establish and maintain a list of laboratories in the state that have notified the department that they have the capacity to perform the sampling and testing procedures and that they wish to be on the list maintained under this subsection. A laboratory may not be included on the list unless the laboratory agrees to send the department a copy of test results related to properties whose owners have informed the laboratory that the test results are for property that has been determined to be an illegal drug manufacturing site.
AK Stat § 46.03.530 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.530. Standards for determining fitness.

(a) Property for which a notice was received under AS 46.03.500(b) is not fit for use if sampling and testing of the property under AS 46.03.520 shows the presence of substances for which the department has set a limit under (b) of this section. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall annually submit a list of substances to the Department of Environmental Conservation. The department shall adopt regulations that set the limit for each substance specified by the Department of Public Safety for purposes of determining whether the property for which a notice was received under AS 46.03.500 is fit for use. The department may also determine whether there are other substances associated with illegal drug manufacturing sites that may pose a substantial risk of harm to persons who occupy or use the site or to public health and may adopt regulations that set limits for those substances for the purposes of determining whether the property for which notice was received under AS 46.03.500 is fit for use.
AK Stat § 46.03.540 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.540. Decontamination requirements.

(a) If the owner desires to decontaminate the property for which a notice has been issued under AS 46.03.500, the owner shall follow the guidelines established by the department under (b) of this section. (b) The department shall establish guidelines for decontamination of sites that are determined to be unfit for use under AS 46.03.530. The department shall provide a copy of the guidelines to any person who requests a copy.
AK Stat § 46.03.550 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.550. Fitness for use.

(a) Property for which a notice has been issued under AS 46.03.500 shall be determined by the department to be fit for use if the owner certifies to the department under penalty of unsworn falsification in the second degree that (1) based on sampling and testing procedures established by the department under AS 46.03.520(b) and performed by laboratories that are on the list maintained by the department under AS 46.03.520(c), the limits on substances specified in regulations adopted under AS 46.03.530 are not exceeded on the property; (2) if the property was ever sampled and tested under AS 46.03.520 and the test results showed the property to be unfit for use under AS 46.03.530, decontamination procedures were performed in accordance with the guidelines established under AS 46.03.540(b) and the requirements of (1) of this subsection have been met; or (3) a court has held that the determination that the property was an illegal drug manufacturing site was not made in compliance with AS 46.03.500(a). (b) The department shall maintain a list of properties for which the department has received notice under AS 46.03.500(c). When the department determines under (a) of this section that a property on the list is fit for use, the department shall note on the list maintained on its Internet website under AS 46.03.500(f), and on any other list or database it maintains related to illegal drug manufacturing sites, that the property is fit for use and shall notify the owner of the property that the property is fit for use. The property shall remain on the lists or databases for five years after it is determined that the property is fit for use and shall be removed from the lists or databases within three months after the five-year period has elapsed. On request, the department shall give a copy of the list maintained under this section to any person who requests the list.
AK Stat § 46.03.560 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.560. Securing the property.

The owner of property for which a notice was received under AS 46.03.500(b) shall ensure that the property is vacated and secured against use (1) within four days after receiving the notice if the owner does not test the property under AS 46.03.520 within four days after receiving the notice; or (2) within four days after receiving the test results if the owner tests the property within four days after receiving the notice, the test shows the presence of a substance that exceeds the limits set in regulations adopted under AS 46.03.530, and the owner does not begin decontamination procedures under AS 46.03.540 within four days after receiving the test results.
AK Stat § 46.03.570 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.570. Duties of the department; regulations.

The department shall adopt regulations implementing AS 46.03.500 - 46.03.599.
AK Stat § 46.03.599 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 8. Cleanup of Illegal Drug Sites.|Sec. 46.03.599. Definitions.

In AS 46.03.500 - 46.03.599, (1) “illegal drug manufacturing site” means property on which there is reasonable cause to suspect contamination with chemicals associated with the manufacturing of a controlled substance and where (A) activity involving the unauthorized manufacture of a controlled substance listed on schedule I or II in AS 11.71 or a precursor chemical or necessary chemical for the substances has occurred; or (B) there are kept, stored, or located any of the devices, equipment, things, or substances used for the unauthorized manufacture of a controlled substance listed on schedule I or II in AS 11.71; (2) “site” means an illegal drug manufacturing site.
AK Stat § 46.03.710 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 9. Prohibited Acts, Penalties, and Damages.|Sec. 46.03.710. Pollution prohibited.

A person may not pollute or add to the pollution of the air, land, subsurface land, or water of the state.