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Management and Use of Water in Mining (Alaska Statutes: Title 46 Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation; Chapter 16)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Alaska
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Mineral resources, Water
Keyword
Mining Freshwater resources management Institution Subsidy/incentive Pollution control Access-to-information Freshwater pollution
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter of the Alaska Statutes regulates the management and use of water in mining. It notes that the mining water use review committee is established. The review committee is responsible for reviewing and making recommendations on applications for grants under this chapter. The chapter further provides for membership of the review committee; responsibility of the review committee; responsibility of commissioner of natural resources; responsibility of commissioner of environmental conservation; innovative gold recovery demonstration grant program; innovative pollution control demonstration grant program; access to information; and patents.

Full text
English
Website
www.akleg.gov