Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 27.21.210 (2026)
Performance standards
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Sec. 27.21.210. Performance standards.
The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with the environmental performance standards of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the regulations promulgated under that Act for both surface coal mining and reclamation operations and surface effects of underground mining with appropriate adjustments to the special physical, hydrological, biological, and climatic conditions in the state. All permits issued under this chapter shall require that surface coal mining and reclamation operations and coal exploration activities must comply with those environmental performance standards.
The commissioner shall adopt regulations consistent with the environmental performance standards of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 and the regulations promulgated under that Act for both surface coal mining and reclamation operations and surface effects of underground mining with appropriate adjustments to the special physical, hydrological, biological, and climatic conditions in the state. All permits issued under this chapter shall require that surface coal mining and reclamation operations and coal exploration activities must comply with those environmental performance standards.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Trs. for Alaska, Alaska Ctr. for the Env't v. Gorsuch, 835 P.2d 1239 (Alaska 1992).
Trs. for Alaska, Alaska Ctr. for the Env't v. Gorsuch, 835 P.2d 1239 (Alaska 1992). “AS 27.21.210. Trustees has not pointed to any evidence that Diamond's application violates the performance standards, but claim that DNR approved Diamond's application without *1249 sufficient evidence that it will restore wetlands functions.”
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