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Alaska Oil and Gas Laws and Regulations Annotated is an essential handbook for attorneys and professionals working in the oil and gas industry in Alaska.
Comprehensive coverage includes statutes from Oil and Gas, Public Land, Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation, Public Resources, Public Utilities and Carriers, Revenue and Taxation, and many more. Other selected regulations cover natural resources, revenue, practice and procedure, environmental conservation, the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, and more. Other key features include:
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Sections Affected by 2020 Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Administrative Code Provisions Affected by Register 233. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Administrative Code Provisions Affected by Register 234. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Administrative Code Provisions Affected by Register 235. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
Administrative Code Provisions Affected by Register 236. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
Alaska Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Alaska.
Article VIII. Natural Resources, §§ 1 — 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Alaska Statutes
Title 9. Code of Civil Procedure.
Chap. 25. Evidence, Presumptions, and Privileges, [Renumbered]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chap. 40. Provisional Remedies, § 09.40.235 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.
Chap. 56. Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, § 18.56.086 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Title 31. Oil and Gas.
Chap. 05. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Act, §§ 31.05.005 — 31.05.170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chap. 15. Common Purchasers of Oil, §§ 31.15.010 — 31.15.050. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chap. 25. Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, §§ 31.25.005 — 31.25.390 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chap. 30. Miscellaneous Provisions, § 31.30.010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Title 37. Public Finance.
Chap. 05. Fiscal Procedures Act, § 37.05.610 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Title 38. Public Land.
Chap. 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface, §§ 38.04.005 — 38.04.015,
38.04.050 — 38.04.058, 38.04.060 — 38.04.070, 38.04.200, 38.04.910 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chap. 05. Alaska Land Act, §§ 38.05.005 — 38.05.037, 38.05.080, 38.05.096, 38.05.125 —
38.05.145, 38.05.150, 38.05.160, 38.05.177, 38.05.180 — 38.05.185, 38.05.190,
38.05.285, 38.05.300, 38.05.800 — 38.05.860, 38.05.910 — 38.05.965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chap. 06. Alaska Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board, §§ 38.06.010 —
38.06.080 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chap. 34. In-State Natural Gas Pipeline, §§ 38.34.010 — 38.34.099. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Chap. 35. Right-of-Way Leasing Act, §§ 38.35.010 — 38.35.260 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Chap. 95. Miscellaneous Provisions, §§ 38.95.150, 38.95.160. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Title 40. Public Records and Recorders.
Chap. 25. Public Record Disclosures, §§ 40.25.100, 40.25.110 — 40.25.120, 40.25.122 —
40.25.125, 40.25.140, 40.25.220 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Title 41. Public Resources.
Chap. 06. Geothermal Resources, §§ 41.06.005 — 41.06.060 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chap. 09. Oil and Gas Exploration Incentive Credits, §§ 41.09.010 — 41.09.090 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chap. 21. Parks and Recreational Facilities, §§ 41.21.153, 41.21.426, 41.21.466, 41.21.496 131
Chap. 41. Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs.
Chap. 04. Regulatory Commission of Alaska, § 42.04.080. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Chap. 05. Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act, §§ 42.05.010 — 42.05.995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Chap. 06. Pipeline Act, §§ 42.06.010 — 42.06.640. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Chap. 08. In-State Pipeline Contract Carrier, §§ 42.08.010 — 42.08.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Title 43. Revenue and Taxation.
Chap. 05. Administration of Revenue Laws, §§ 43.05.010, 43.05.040, 43.05.045, 43.05.060,
43.05.070, 43.05.220, 43.05.225, 43.05.230, 43.05.260, 43.05.290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Chap. 20. Alaska Net Income Tax Act, §§ 43.20.012, 43.20.043, 43.20.046, 43.20.047,
43.20.049, 43.20.052, 43.20.053, 43.20.072, 43.20.144 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Chap. 40. Motor Fuel Tax, § 43.40.007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Chap. 55. Oil and Gas Production Tax and Oil Surcharge, §§ 43.55.010 — 43.55.900. . . . . . . . . 210
Chap. 56. Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, and Pipeline Transportation Property Taxes,
§§ 43.56.010 — 43.56.210. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Chap. 70. Alaska Business License Act, §§ 43.70.025, 43.70.028 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Chap. 82. Alaska Stranded Gas Development Act, §§ 43.82.010 — 43.82.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Chap. 90. Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, §§ 43.90.010 — 43.90.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Chap. 98. Miscellaneous Provisions, §§ 43.98.040 — 43.98.070 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Title 44. State Government.
Chap. 37. Department of Natural Resources, §§ 44.37.010, 44.37.011, 44.37.020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Chap. 62. Administrative Procedure Act, §§ 44.62.310, 44.62.312, 44.62.319 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Chap. 88. Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, §§ 44.88.010, 44.88.070,
44.88.080, 44.88.088, 44.88.105, 44.88.172, 44.88.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Chap. 99. Miscellaneous Provisions and Policies, § 44.99.105. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation.
Chap. 03. Environmental Conservation, §§ 46.03.010, 46.03.020, 46.03.024, 46.03.050,
46.03.710, 46.03.740 — 46.03.760, 46.03.763, 46.03.765 — 46.03.790, 46.03.820 —
46.03.828, 46.03.850 — 46.03.900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Chap. 04. Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Control, §§ 46.04.010 — 46.04.900. . . . . . . . 319
Chap. 08. Oil and Hazardous Substance Releases, §§ 46.08.005 — 46.08.045 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Chap. 39. Coastal Management Administration, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Chap. 40. The Alaska Coastal Management Program, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Alaska Administrative Code
Title 2. Administration.
Chap. 96. Public Information, 2 AAC 96.100 — 2 AAC 96.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Title 3. Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.
Chap. 47. Regulatory Cost Charges for Public Utilities and Pipeline Carriers, 3 AAC 47.010 - 3 AAC 47.999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Chap. 48. Practice and Procedure, 3 AAC 48.010 — 3 AAC 48.110, 3 AAC 48.120 — 3 AAC
48.410, 3 AAC 48.430, 3 AAC 48.450 — 3 AAC 48.490, 3 AAC 48.600 — 3 AAC
48.661, 3 AAC 48.800 — 3 AAC 48.810, 3 AAC 48.820 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Title 6. Governor’s Office.
Chap. 96. Public Information, [Relocated to 6 AAC 96.100 — 6 AAC 96.900] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Title 11. Natural Resources.
Chap. 02. Appeals, 11 AAC 02.010 — 11 AAC 02.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Chap. 03. Disposition of Royalty Oil, Gas, or Gas Liquids, 11 AAC 03.010 — 11 AAC 03.250 418
Chap. 04. Payment of Oil and Gas Royalties, 11 AAC 04.010 — 11 AAC 04.199. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Chap. 05. Fees for Department Services, 11 AAC 05.010 — 11 AAC 05.900. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Chap. 22. Oil and Gas Conservation, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Chap. 24. Petroleum Safety, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Chap. 25. Royalty Election Under Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, 11 AAC 25.010 — 11 AAC
25.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
Chap. 26. Alaska Royalty Oil and Gas Development Advisory Board, 11 AAC 26.010 — 11
AAC 26.300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Chap. 80. Pipeline Right-of-Way Leasing, 11 AAC 80.005 — 11 AAC 80.085 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Chap. 82. Mineral Leasing Procedure, 11 AAC 82.100 — 11 AAC 82.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 484
Chap. 83. Oil and Gas Leasing, 11 AAC 83.100 — 11 AAC 83.1049 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Chap. 84. Other Leasable Minerals, 11 AAC 84.200 — 11 AAC 84.950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Chap. 87. Geothermal Drilling and Conservation, 11 AAC 87.010 — 11 AAC 87.290 . . . . . . . . . . 553
Chap. 88. Practice and Procedure, 11 AAC 88.100 — 11 AAC 88.185. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562
Chap. 89. Exploration Incentive Credit, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Chap. 96. Miscellaneous Land Use, 11 AAC 96.005 — 11 AAC 96.250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566
Chap. 110. Alaska Coastal Management Program Implementation, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
Chap. 112. Statewide Standards of the Alaska Coastal Management Program, [Repealed] . . . 588
Chap. 114. District Coastal Management Plan Requirements, [Repealed] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Title 15. Revenue.
Chap. 20. Alaska Net Income Tax, 15 AAC 20.110, 15 AAC 20.410 — 15 AAC 20.540. . . . . . . . . 591
Chap. 55. Oil and Gas Production Tax and Oil Surcharge, 15 AAC 55.010 — 15 AAC 55.9700 598
Chap. 56. Oil and Gas Exploration, Production and Pipeline Transportation Property Tax, 15
AAC 56.005 — 15 AAC 56.900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677
Chap. 90. Alaska Gasline Inducement Act Provisions, 15 AAC 90.010 — 15 AAC 90.900 . . . . . 687
Title 18. Environmental Conservation.
Chap. 75. Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control, 18 AAC 75.005 — 18 AAC
75.990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 692
Chap. 78. Underground Storage Tanks, 18 AAC 78.005 — 18 AAC 78.995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
Title 20. Miscellaneous Boards and Commissions.
Chap. 25. Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, 20 AAC 25.005 — 20 AAC 25.990 867
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1
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