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AK Stat § 40.17.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.075. Account.

Under AS 37.05.146(c), fees for services of the recorder collected under this chapter shall be accounted for separately, and appropriations from the account are not made from the unrestricted general fund.
AK Stat § 40.17.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.080. Effect of recording on title and rights; constructive notice.

(a) Subject to (c) and (d) of this section, from the time a document is recorded in the records of the recording district in which land affected by it is located, the recorded document is constructive notice of the contents of the document to subsequent purchasers and holders of a security interest in the same property or a part of the property. (b) A conveyance of real property in the state, other than a lease for a term of less than one year, is void as against a subsequent innocent purchaser in good faith for valuable consideration of the property or a part of the property whose conveyance is first recorded. An unrecorded conveyance is valid as between the parties to it and as against one who has actual notice of it. In this subsection, “purchaser” includes a holder of a consensual interest in real property that secures payment or performance of an obligation. (c) The recording of an assignment of a security interest is not in itself notice to the debtor. The debtor may pay the assignor unless the debtor has actual notice of the assignment. (d) A recorded option or agreement to enter into a contract in the future ceases to be constructive notice for any purpose (1) when six months have elapsed after the date of recording of the option or agreement, if the recorded option or agreement contains no expiration date; (2) when 30 days have elapsed after the expiration date of the option or agreement, if the recorded option or agreement contains an expiration date.
AK Stat § 40.17.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.100. Recording a reconveyance.

When the parties to a recorded conveyance absolute in its terms intend it to serve only as security for repayment of a debt, the conveyance is absolute as to all persons who rely upon it in good faith and for value before a reconveyance is recorded.
AK Stat § 40.17.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.110. Documents eligible for recording.

(a) Subject to (b) - (d) of this section, a document that meets the requisites for recording under AS 40.17.030 may be recorded. (b) If the document to be recorded is a conveyance, power of attorney, contract for the sale or purchase of real property, or option for the purchase of real property, the document must be acknowledged. (c) If the document to be recorded is a subdivision plat, the document must comply with the requirements of AS 40.15. (d) If the document is a declaration under AS 34.08, it must comply with the requirements of AS 34.08.090(b).
AK Stat § 40.17.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.120. Recording memorandum of lease.

(a) Recording a memorandum of lease substantially complying with (b) of this section has the same effect as recording the lease. (b) A memorandum of lease is a document signed by the lessor and lessee and containing a reference to an unrecorded lease, sublease, or agreement to lease or sublease, and supplying at least the following information: (1) the names of the parties; (2) addresses of the parties set out in the lease; (3) the date of the lease; (4) a description of the real property leased or subleased; (5) the commencement and termination dates of the lease if fixed and, if not fixed, the method by which the dates are to be fixed; and (6) a statement of the conditions upon which a party may exercise a right to extend or renew the lease or to exercise a right to purchase or refuse to purchase the real property or part of it.
AK Stat § 40.17.125 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.125. Recording affidavits related to manufactured homes.

(a) A recorder shall record an affixation affidavit and a severance affidavit if the affidavit meets the requirements for recording under AS 40.17.030 and is offered for recording in the recording district where the real property to which the manufactured home affixed is located. (b) A recording officer shall place on the recorded affidavit (1) the indexing information for the recorded affidavit; and (2) an indication that the recorded affidavit was recorded. (c) In this section, (1) “affidavit” means an affixation affidavit or a severance affidavit; (2) “affixation affidavit” has the meaning given in AS 34.85.190; (3) “manufactured home” has the meaning given in AS 45.29.102; (4) “recorded affidavit” means an affidavit recorded under this section; (5) “severance affidavit” has the meaning given in AS 34.85.190.
AK Stat § 40.17.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.130. Action against recorder and state.

If the recorder fails to record and index a document properly, the recorder may be compelled to record and index the document properly by an action filed in the superior court.
AK Stat § 40.17.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.140. Application of electronic provisions.

(a) The provisions of AS 09.80 (Uniform Electronic Transactions Act) apply to this chapter. (b) In applying this chapter, the department shall accept notarial acts performed for remotely located individuals under AS 44.50.075.
AK Stat § 40.17.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 17. Recording of Documents|Sec. 40.17.900. Definitions.

In this chapter, (1) “acceptance” means the determination by the recorder that a document is recordable under this chapter accompanied by marking an identifying code on the document and entering the document in a daily log; (2) “certified copy” means a copy of a document certified as correct by the custodian or other person authorized to make the certification; (3) “conveyance” means a transfer of an interest in real property other than by will or operation of law; (4) “department” means the Department of Natural Resources; (5) “document” means a writing, plat, plan, or map, and includes information in a form, such as electronic, mechanical, or magnetic storage; microfilm; or electronic data transmission signals, that can be converted into legible writing, plat, plan, or map form by a machine or device; (6) “place of recording” means a place designated by the department where documents recordable under this chapter are recorded; (7) “record” means the acceptance of a document by the recorder that the recorder has determined is recordable under this chapter and that is presented for recording in the place of recording designated for the recording district where affected property is located whether or not the place of recording is in that district, and whether or not under applicable law the recorder is directed to record the document; (8) “recorder” means the commissioner of the department or the commissioner's designee; (9) “recording district” means a part of the state designated a recording district under AS 44.37.025; and (10) “recording information” means information needed to find a document in the public records such as book and page, document number, electronic retrieval code, or other specific information.
AK Stat § 40.19.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 19. Recording Federal Liens|Sec. 40.19.010. Applicability.

The provisions of this chapter apply to federal tax liens and to other federal liens notice of which under an Act of Congress or a regulation adopted under the authority of an Act of Congress is required or permitted to be filed or recorded in the same manner as a notice of federal tax lien.
AK Stat § 40.19.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 19. Recording Federal Liens|Sec. 40.19.020. Place of recording.

(a) Notices of liens, certificates, and other notices affecting a federal tax lien or other federal lien shall be recorded under this chapter. (b) Notices of lien upon real property for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the lien shall be recorded in the records of the recording district in which the real property subject to the lien is situated. (c) Notices of federal lien upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for obligations payable to the United States and certificates and notices affecting the lien shall be recorded in the records of the recording district where the person against whose interest the lien applies resides at the time of recording of the notice of lien. (d) For purposes of (c) of this section, the residence of a corporation or partnership is the place in which the principal executive office of the business is located.
AK Stat § 40.19.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 19. Recording Federal Liens|Sec. 40.19.030. Execution of notices and certificates.

Certification of notices of lien, certificates, or other notices affecting federal liens by the United States Secretary of the Treasury or by the designee of the United States Secretary of the Treasury, or by an official or entity of the United States responsible for filing, recording, or certifying, of notice of any other lien, entitles the notices or certificates to be recorded and further attestation, certification, or acknowledgement is not necessary.
AK Stat § 40.19.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 19. Recording Federal Liens|Sec. 40.19.040. Duties of recorder.

(a) If a notice of federal lien, a rerecording of notice of federal lien, or a notice of revocation of a certificate described in (b) of this section is presented to the recorder under AS 40.17, the recorder shall endorse on the notice an identification and the date and time of recording and enter it first in the daily log of documents and then in an alphabetical index showing the name of the person named in the notice, the date and time of recording, the title of the official or entity certifying the lien, and the total amount appearing on the notice of lien. (b) If a rerecorded notice of federal lien referred to in (a) of this section or a certificate of release, nonattachment, discharge, or subordination of lien or a revocation of any of these certificates is presented to the recorder for recording, the recorder shall record it in the way a document listed in (a) of this section would be recorded and shall enter the rerecorded notice or the certificate or revocation with the date of recording in the alphabetical index together with a reference to the recording information for the original notice or certificate to which it relates. (c) A lien on file with records of a recording district on January 1, 1989 is considered to have been recorded at the date and time it was filed. (d) The provisions of this section apply to a notice of a lien created under AS 14.43.149(a) and to documents relating to that lien. (e) In this section, “rerecording” includes recording of a lien previously filed.
AK Stat § 40.19.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 40. Public Records and Recorders|Chapter 19. Recording Federal Liens|Sec. 40.19.050. Uniformity of application and construction.

To the extent the provisions of this chapter follow the Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act (1978) they shall be applied and construed to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among the states enacting it.
AK Stat § 41.06.005 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.005. Jurisdiction over geothermal resources.

(a) The commission has jurisdiction under this chapter over geothermal wells to prevent waste, to protect correlative rights, and to ensure public safety. (b) The Department of Natural Resources has jurisdiction under this chapter over management of geothermal leases and units in the public interest and to effect development.
AK Stat § 41.06.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.010. Waste prohibited; investigation.

The waste of geothermal resources in the state is prohibited. The commission may investigate to determine whether waste exists or is imminent, or whether other facts exist that justify or require action by the commission to prohibit waste.
AK Stat § 41.06.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.020. Authority of commission; application.

(a) The commission has jurisdiction over all persons and property, public and private, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. (b) The authority of the commission applies to all land in the state lawfully subject to the police power of the state, including private land, municipal land, state land, land of the United States, and land subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and to all land included in a voluntary cooperative or unit plan of development or operation entered into in accordance with AS 38.05.181. When land that is subject to the commission's authority is committed to a unit agreement involving land subject to federal jurisdiction, the operation of this chapter or a part of this chapter may be suspended if (1) the unit operations are regulated by the United States; and (2) the conservation of geothermal resources is accomplished under the unit agreement. (c) This chapter applies (1) to wells drilled in search of, in support of, or for the recovery or production of geothermal resources; (2) when a person engaged in drilling activity not otherwise subject to the provisions of this chapter encounters geothermal resources, fluid, or water of sufficient heat or pressure to constitute a threat to human life or health unless the drilling operation is subject to oil and gas drilling regulation under AS 31.05; (3) in areas and under conditions in which the commission determines that drilling may encounter geothermal resources, fluid, or water of sufficient heat or pressure to constitute a threat to human life or health. (d) To the extent the provisions of AS 31.05 do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of AS 31.05 are applicable to wells drilled in search of, in support of, or for the recovery or production of geothermal resources. (e) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the department (1) over geothermal resources under AS 38.05.181; or (2) to approve and manage geothermal units or operations that include state land.
AK Stat § 41.06.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.030. Unitization.

(a) The commissioner shall require the filing and approval of a plan of development and operation on a geothermal system that includes state land. (b) Lessees of all or part of a geothermal system that includes state land may enter into a unit agreement for cooperative development, with the approval of the commissioner. The commissioner may suspend or modify the approved development plan in accordance with the unit agreement. (c) If the owners of at least two-thirds of the leasehold interests in a geothermal system ratify a unit agreement approved under (b) of this section by the commissioner, the commissioner may enforce the agreement as to lessees not a party to the agreement by allocating production under the principle of correlative rights and by apportioning costs and revenues. (d) [Repealed, § 18 ch 38 SLA 2010.] (e) The commissioner may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter for duties assigned to the department, including the promotion of maximum economic recovery.
AK Stat § 41.06.035 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.035. Reservoir management; commission's regulations.

(a) The commission may issue well-spacing and pooling orders, place limits on production, and impose reinjection requirements for the purpose of preventing waste and to protect correlative rights in a geothermal system. (b) The commission may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 and issue orders appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter for duties assigned to the commission, including orders regarding the establishment of drilling units for pools as set out in AS 31.05.100 and orders regarding unitized operation and integration of interests as set out in AS 31.05.110.
AK Stat § 41.06.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.040. Regulations; requirements; inspections.

(a) The commission shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), issue orders, and take other appropriate action to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including adopting regulations to prevent (1) geothermal resources, water or other fluids, and gases from escaping into strata other than that in which they are found, unless in accordance with an approved reinjection program; (2) contamination of surface and groundwater; (3) premature degradation of a geothermal system by water encroachment or otherwise; (4) blowouts, cavings, and seepage; and (5) unreasonable disturbance or injury to neighboring properties, prior water rights, prior oil or gas rights, human life, health, and the natural environment. (b) The commission shall require the operator of a geothermal well to file an adequate individual or blanket surety bond to ensure compliance with regulations adopted under this section. (c) The commission shall require a geothermal operator to notify the commission if the operator discovers significant quantities of hydrocarbon substances, helium, or fissionable materials. (d) The commission and its staff may enter upon any property, public or private, to inspect a geothermal operation for compliance with regulations adopted under this section. (e) [Repealed, § 18 ch 38 SLA 2010.]
AK Stat § 41.06.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.050. Permits to drill.

(a) A person shall apply for and receive a permit from the commission before drilling a well in (1) search of geothermal resources; or (2) support of the recovery or production of geothermal resources. (b) The application required in (a) of this section must contain sufficient information to enable the commission to determine if the operation of the well will interfere with or impair a prior water, oil, or gas right. (c) A person must submit a separate permit application for each well. The permit application must be in the form or format required by the commission and include all information required by the commission. (d) As soon as practicable after receiving an application under (a) of this section, the commission shall approve or deny the application for a permit to drill. (e) In making the determination under (d) of this section, the commission shall consider whether the (1) proposed well will significantly interfere with or substantially impair a prior water, oil, or gas right; (2) proposed well is contrary to a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted by the commission, another law, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission; and (3) applicant is in violation of a provision of this chapter, a regulation adopted by the commission, another law, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission; the commission shall consider the magnitude of the violation.
AK Stat § 41.06.055 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 41. Public Resources|Chapter 06. Geothermal Resources|Sec. 41.06.055. Regulatory cost charge for geothermal wells.

(a) Each person that, on the first day of a state fiscal year, operates a well within the jurisdiction of the commission for which a permit to drill has been issued under AS 41.06.050 shall pay to the commission an annual regulatory charge for each well that has not, before the first day of that state fiscal year, been (1) plugged and abandoned; and (2) reported as abandoned in accordance with regulations of the commission. (b) The commission shall annually determine the regulatory cost charge to be paid under this section. The regulatory cost charge to be paid by a person for a state fiscal year must be based on the total volume during the most recent calendar year for the wells described in (a) of this section of which the person was the operator on the first day of the fiscal year as a percentage of the total volume during the same calendar year for all wells described in (a) of this section. In this subsection, “total volume” means the sum of the volume of all geothermal resources produced from a well and all fluids and substances injected or otherwise artificially introduced into the well. (c) The commission shall determine the regulatory cost charges levied under this section so that the total amount to be collected approximately equals the appropriations made for the operating costs of the commission that have been incurred under this chapter for the fiscal year. (d) The commission shall collect the regulatory cost charges imposed under this section. The Department of Administration shall identify the amount of appropriations made for the operating costs of the commission under this chapter that lapse into the general fund each year. The legislature may appropriate an amount that is at least equal to the lapsed amount to the commission for its operating costs under this chapter for the next fiscal year. If the legislature makes an appropriation to the commission under this subsection that is equal to or greater than the lapsed amount, the commission shall reduce the total regulatory cost charge collected for that fiscal year by a comparable amount. (e) The commission may adopt regulations relating to the investigation of the accuracy of reported information and for collecting required payments under this section.