Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 27.19.030 (2026)
Reclamation plan
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Sec. 27.19.030. Reclamation plan.
(a) Except as provided in AS 27.19.050, a miner may not engage in a mining operation until the commissioner has approved a reclamation plan for the mining operation.
(b) In reviewing a reclamation plan for state, federal, or municipal land under (a) of this section, the commissioner may consider, after consultation with the commissioners of environmental conservation and fish and game and with the concurrence of the miner and landowner, uses to which the land may be put after mining has been completed, including trails, lakes, recreation sites, fish and wildlife enhancement, commercial, and agriculture uses.
(a) Except as provided in AS 27.19.050, a miner may not engage in a mining operation until the commissioner has approved a reclamation plan for the mining operation.
(b) In reviewing a reclamation plan for state, federal, or municipal land under (a) of this section, the commissioner may consider, after consultation with the commissioners of environmental conservation and fish and game and with the concurrence of the miner and landowner, uses to which the land may be put after mining has been completed, including trails, lakes, recreation sites, fish and wildlife enhancement, commercial, and agriculture uses.
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case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Orutsararmiut Native Council, Chevak Native Vill., Native Vill. of Eek, Native Vill. of Kwigillingok, & Cook Inletkeeper v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp., Orutsararmiut Native Council & Native Vill. of Eek v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Alaska Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp. (Alaska 2025).
Orutsararmiut Native Council, Chevak Native Vill., Native Vill. of Eek, Native Vill. of Kwigillingok, & Cook Inletkeeper v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp., Orutsararmiut Native Council & Native Vill. of Eek v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Alaska Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp. (Alaska 2025). “37 AS 27.19.030(a); see AS 27.19.100(6) (“ ‘[R]eclamation plan’ means a plan submitted by a miner under regulations adopted by the commissioner for the reclamation of a proposed mining operation.”
— Alaska Stat. § 27.19.030(a) — 1 case
Orutsararmiut Native Council, Chevak Native Vill., Native Vill. of Eek, Native Vill. of Kwigillingok, & Cook Inletkeeper v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp., Orutsararmiut Native Council & Native Vill. of Eek v. John Boyle in his Off. Capacity as Comm'r of the Dep't of Nat. Resources, Alaska Dep't of Nat. Resources, Donlin Gold, LLC, & Calista Corp. (Alaska 2025). “37 AS 27.19.030(a); see AS 27.19.100(6) (“ ‘[R]eclamation plan’ means a plan submitted by a miner under regulations adopted by the commissioner for the reclamation of a proposed mining operation.”
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