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AK Stat § 46.03.317 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 4. Radiation and Hazardous Waste Protection.|Sec. 46.03.317. Hazardous waste reduction matching grants.

(a) A hazardous waste reduction grant account is established in the general fund. It consists of appropriations made to it. (b) The department may issue matching grants from money in the account to businesses, local governments, industry trade associations, labor organizations, or nonprofit organizations for the purpose of feasibility analysis and evaluation of ways to implement hazardous waste reduction. (c) Grants under this section (1) must be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the grantee in cash or in kind; (2) may not exceed $10,000 for any single proposal or project. (d) The department shall establish an advisory committee, consisting of five members, to assist the department in reviewing and evaluating grant applications under this section. The advisory committee must include (1) an officer or employee of the department; (2) a representative of the University of Alaska; (3) a professional civil or chemical engineer with experience in environmental engineering; (4) an owner or representative of a small business; and (5) a public member.
AK Stat § 46.03.320 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 5. Pesticide Control.|Sec. 46.03.320. Regulation of pesticides and broadcast chemicals.

(a) The department may (1) regulate the transportation, testing, inspection, packaging, labeling, handling, and advertising of pesticides and broadcast chemicals offered for sale or placed in commerce for use in the state; (2) regulate and supervise the distribution, application, or use of pesticides and broadcast chemicals in any state project or program or by a public agency under the jurisdiction of the state; (3) regulate or prohibit the use of pesticides and broadcast chemicals; (4) register pesticides and broadcast chemicals for sale or distribution. (b) The department may provide by regulation for the licensing of or temporary license waiver for private applicators of restricted-use pesticides, for persons engaged in the custom, commercial, or contract spraying or application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals, and for other persons engaged in the spraying or application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals in public places. A person engaged in the custom, commercial, or contract spraying or application of pesticides and broadcast chemicals may, by regulation, be required to secure a surety bond or liability insurance. (c) A person may not apply a pesticide or broadcast chemical in a public place unless licensed by the department or otherwise authorized under a regulation of the department. The department shall by regulation provide for reasonable public notification, including written notice posted on the application site, when pesticides and broadcast chemicals are applied in a public place. In this subsection, “public place” means (1) common areas of an apartment building or other multi-family dwelling; (2) that portion of a government office or facility to which access is not ordinarily restricted to employees; and (3) plazas, parks, and public sports fields. (d) In this section, “multi-family dwelling” means a building that includes more than four single-family dwellings.
AK Stat § 46.03.330 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 5. Pesticide Control.|Sec. 46.03.330. Public pesticide programs.

(a) An officer, agent, or employee of the state, or of a borough or city of any class, may not direct, carry out, or participate in the spraying or application of a pesticide or broadcast chemical in any program or project involving funds, materials, or equipment of the state, borough, or city, except in accordance with regulations adopted by the department under AS 46.03.320. (b) Before a public project that would affect land owned separately by two or more persons is initiated, the person directing the program shall give public notice of the program in the manner required by regulations of the department. The department shall conduct a public hearing on the proposed program if a hearing is requested by the governing body of the affected borough or city, or by a petition signed by at least 50 residents. The requirement for public notice or public hearing may be waived if the commissioner determines that a public emergency exists. (c) The provisions of this section apply to home rule municipalities.
AK Stat § 46.03.365 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.365. Regulation of underground petroleum storage tank systems.

(a) The department shall develop a program to abate and prevent pollution from underground petroleum storage tank systems through the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). Consistent with other provisions in AS 46.03.365 - 46.03.450, the regulations may govern (1) notification and registration; (2) inspection and record keeping; (3) construction, installation, and performance; (4) maintenance, operation, and repair; (5) technical standards, including standards for spill and overfill control, corrosion prevention, and release detection and reporting; (6) financial responsibility; (7) certification of underground petroleum storage tank system workers; (8) corrective action and cost recovery; (9) closure and abandonment; (10) enforcement of regulations; and (11) prevention of releases to protect the public health and environment. (b) In the regulations adopted under (a) of this section, the department may (1) distinguish among the sizes, types, classes, locations, and ages of underground petroleum storage tank systems; (2) provide for exemptions and deferrals determined to be necessary by the department; exemptions and deferrals under this paragraph must be consistent with those granted under federal laws and regulations. (c) When the regulations adopted under this section address areas governed by federal laws or regulations, the state regulations must be consistent with federal laws and regulations and may not be more stringent than the federal laws and regulations. (d) [Repealed, § 2 ch 102 SLA 2006.]
AK Stat § 46.03.370 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.370. Educational assistance.

The department shall provide (1) educational assistance to owners and operators of underground petroleum storage tank systems to help them comply with federal and state laws and regulations applicable to the tank systems, including the registration and notification requirements under AS 46.03.380 - 46.03.400; (2) the public with information to help the public understand the effects associated with the release of petroleum and chemical products into the environment, including releases from petroleum and chemical storage tank systems.
AK Stat § 46.03.375 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.375. Certification of storage tank workers.

(a) The department shall adopt regulations governing the certification of persons who install, test, close, repair, or significantly change the configuration of underground petroleum storage tanks and tank systems. The certification program shall be administered by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. In consultation with the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall make every reasonable attempt to ensure that opportunities for obtaining certification under this section are available throughout the state. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall organize presentation of national training courses that are available in the state and assist residents of isolated communities who request assistance in becoming certified. The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development may contract with the University of Alaska, a vocational technical school, or a regional nonprofit organization to provide the education and testing necessary for certification. (b) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall establish fees applicable to certification under this section in an amount necessary to cover the costs of the certification program. The fees shall be collected by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. (c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, a person may not install, test, close, repair, or significantly change the configuration of an underground petroleum storage tank or tank system unless that person is certified for the appropriate activity under (a) of this section. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. (d) A person may install, test, close, repair, or significantly change the configuration of an underground petroleum storage tank or tank system without being certified under this section if (1) the person performs the work under the direct supervision of another who is certified for that work under this section; (2) the supervisor inspects the work performed; and (3) after inspection, the supervisor approves the work in writing. (e) AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) applies to regulations and certifications under this section. (f) The department shall develop and maintain lists of persons certified under this section to perform the various activities related to underground petroleum storage tanks and tank systems. The department shall provide the lists on request to interested persons. (g) In this section, “close” means to remove petroleum and sludges from the tanks in the tank system and either fill the tanks with inert solid material or remove, dismantle, and dispose of the tanks.
AK Stat § 46.03.380 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.380. Registration of tanks and tank systems.

(a) A person, including a governmental entity or institution, or a public corporation, who intends to install, have installed, return to operation, or acquire ownership of an underground petroleum storage tank or tank system shall, before the installation or return to operation, or 30 days after acquisition, register the tank or tank system with the department on a form provided by the department and pay the tank registration fee required under AS 46.03.385. (b) The owner or operator of an underground petroleum storage tank or tank system that was installed before and is still in use on September 5, 1990 shall register the tank or tank system with the department on a form provided by the department and pay the tank registration fee required under AS 46.03.385. For each tank or tank system registered under this subsection that was installed before December 22, 1988, the owner or operator shall provide to the department at the time of registration (1) proof of plans for prompt site assessment or testing for tank tightness; (2) proof of tank tightness testing or site assessment that occurred within the previous 12 months and (A) satisfactory performance of the tank or tank system during the test, proof of noncontamination if a site assessment was performed, and proof of compliance with applicable state financial responsibility requirements; or (B) if the tank or tank system did not perform satisfactorily during the test, or the site assessment showed evidence of contamination, a summary of the upgrading, repair, containment, or cleanup efforts that have been or will be used for the tank, tank system, or site.
AK Stat § 46.03.385 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.385. Registration fee.

(a) At the time of registration under AS 46.03.380, and annually thereafter, the owner or operator shall pay to the department a registration fee for each tank registered unless the owner or operator has notified the department under AS 46.03.395 that the tank has been taken out of service. An underground storage tank that has leak detection, spill and overflow protection, and corrosion protection that meet requirements of the department is subject to a $50 annual registration fee, regardless of tank capacity. An underground storage tank system that lacks any or all of these features is subject to an annual registration fee of (1) $150 if the underground storage tank capacity is less than 1,000 gallons; (2) $300 if the underground storage tank capacity is 1,000 - 5,000 gallons; (3) $500 if the underground storage tank capacity is over 5,000 gallons. (b) An underground petroleum storage tank or tank system owned or operated by the federal or state government is exempt from the registration fee in (a) of this section. (c) A registration fee that is not paid within 30 days of when it is due shall be increased by a late payment fee equal to $10 per day until the day of payment. (d) The first annual fee under this section must be accompanied by the information required under AS 46.03.400. Subsequent annual fees must be accompanied by the names and addresses of the owner and operator of the tank system, and the location and capacity of, and substance being stored in, the tanks for which the fee is being submitted. (e) [Repealed, § 2 ch 102 SLA 2006.]
AK Stat § 46.03.390 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.390. Notification of changes in tank systems.

An owner or operator who intends to significantly change the configuration of an underground petroleum storage tank system shall notify the department before beginning work on the change by completing and returning to the department a notification form obtained from the department.
AK Stat § 46.03.395 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.395. Notification of tank system closure.

If an underground petroleum tank or storage tank system is taken out of operation, the owner or operator of the tank or tank system, or an agent on the owner's or operator's behalf, shall provide on forms obtained from the department (1) notification of that fact to the department at least 15 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date the tank or tank system will be taken out of operation unless the tank or tank system is taken out of operation because of an emergency; in emergency situations, the owner or operator shall provide notification as promptly as possible under the circumstances; and (2) evidence satisfactory to the department within 30 days after the tank or tank system is taken out of operation that the owner or operator has complied with applicable state and federal laws and regulations governing temporary or permanent tank closure.
AK Stat § 46.03.400 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.400. Registration forms.

The registration forms required under AS 46.03.380 - 46.03.395 must require information about the geographical location of a tank or tank system, the estimated age of the tanks and tank system, the total capacity, type of construction, internal and external protection, and piping of the tanks and tank system, and the substance currently or proposed to be stored in the tank system. If the tank or tank system is newly installed, the owner or operator shall certify that the owner or operator has complied with installation, release detection, corrosion protection, and financial responsibility requirements of state and federal law.
AK Stat § 46.03.405 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.405. Prohibitions.

A person, including a governmental entity or institution or a public corporation, may not operate an underground petroleum storage tank or tank system unless (1) the tank and tank system are registered with the department as provided in AS 46.03.365 - 46.03.450 or other law; and (2) the person has provided to the department proof of financial responsibility to the extent required under regulations adopted under AS 46.03.365 or proof of application for arrangements that would satisfy state financial responsibility requirements.
AK Stat § 46.03.440 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation|Chapter 03. Environmental Conservation|Article 6. Underground Storage Tank Systems.|Sec. 46.03.440. Confidentiality of financial records.

(a) Financial records submitted to the department or to the former Board of Storage Tank Assistance by the owner or operator of an underground petroleum storage tank system are confidential and not subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120. The department, in consultation with the affected owner or operator, shall determine which information is confidential under this subsection. (b) The confidentiality conferred by (a) of this section does not apply to statistical information compiled by the department about the number, capacity, and location of underground petroleum storage tank systems in the state.
AK Stat § 46.03.460 (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. 46.03.460. Program established.

(a) There is established the commercial passenger vessel environmental compliance program providing for (1) terms and conditions of vessel discharges; (2) independent verification of environmental compliance; and (3) allowing the department to monitor and supervise discharges from commercial passenger vessels through a registration system. (b) The department may adopt regulations to carry out the purposes of AS 46.03.460 - 46.03.490. The department shall use negotiated regulation making under AS 44.62.710 - 44.62.800, when appropriate, to develop those regulations.
AK Stat § 46.03.461 (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. 46.03.461. Registration requirements.

(a) Except as provided in AS 46.03.487, each calendar year in which the owner or operator of a commercial passenger vessel intends to operate, or cause or allow to be operated, the vessel in the marine waters of the state, the owner or operator of the vessel shall register with the department. The registration shall be completed before the time any commercial passenger vessel of the owner or operator enters the marine waters of the state in that calendar year. The registration must include the following information: (1) the vessel owner's business name and, if different, the vessel operator's business name for each commercial passenger vessel of the owner or operator that is scheduled to be in the marine waters of the state during the calendar year; (2) the postal address, electronic mail address, telephone number, and facsimile number for the principal place of each business identified under (1) of this subsection; (3) the name and address of an agent for service of process for each business identified under (1) of this subsection; the owner and operator shall continuously maintain a designated agent for service of process whenever a commercial passenger vessel of the owner or operator is in the marine waters of the state, and the agent must be an individual resident of this state, a domestic corporation, or a foreign corporation having a place of business in and authorized to do business in this state; (4) the name or call sign of and Port of Registry for each of the owner's or operator's vessels that is scheduled either to call upon a port in this state or otherwise to be in the marine waters of the state during the calendar year and after the date of registration; and (5) an agreement to comply with the terms and conditions of vessel discharges specified under AS 46.03.462. (b) Registration under (a) of this section shall be executed under oath by the owner or operator. (c) Upon request of the department, the registrant shall submit registration information required under this section electronically.
AK Stat § 46.03.463 (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. 46.03.463. Prohibited discharges; limitations on discharges.

(a) Except as provided in (h) of this section, a person may not discharge untreated sewage from a commercial passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state. (b) Except as provided in (h) of this section or under a plan for a small commercial passenger vessel approved under AS 46.03.462(k), a person may not discharge sewage from a commercial passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state that has suspended solids greater than 150 milligrams per liter or a fecal coliform count greater than 200 colonies per 100 milliliters except that the department may by regulation adopt a protocol for retesting for fecal coliform, if this discharge limit for fecal coliform is exceeded, under which a discharger will be considered to be in compliance with the fecal coliform limit if the geometric mean of fecal coliform count in the samples considered under the protocol does not exceed 200 colonies per 100 milliliters. (c) Except as provided in (h) of this section or under a plan for a small commercial passenger vessel approved under AS 46.03.462(k), a person may not discharge graywater or other wastewater from a commercial passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state that has suspended solids greater than 150 milligrams per liter or a fecal coliform count greater than 200 colonies per 100 milliliters except that the department may by regulation adopt a protocol for retesting for fecal coliform, if this discharge limit for fecal coliform is exceeded, under which a discharger will be considered to be in compliance with the fecal coliform limit if the geometric mean of fecal coliform count in the samples considered under the protocol does not exceed 200 colonies per 100 milliliters. (d) [Repealed, § 5, 2006 Primary Election Ballot Measure No. 2.]  (e) An owner or operator may not discharge any treated sewage, graywater, or other wastewater from a large commercial passenger vessel into the marine waters of the state unless the owner or operator obtains a permit under AS 46.03.100 and 46.03.462, and provided that the vessel is not in an area where the discharge of treated sewage, graywater, or other wastewaters is otherwise prohibited. (f) Except as provided in (h) of this section, a person may not discharge sewage from a small commercial passenger vessel unless the sewage has been processed through a properly operated and properly maintained marine sanitation device. (g) [Repealed, § 5, 2006 Primary Election Ballot Measure No. 2.]  (h) The provisions of (a) - (f) of this section do not apply to discharges made for the purpose of securing the safety of the commercial passenger vessel or saving life at sea if all reasonable precautions have been taken for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the discharge.