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Alaska Stat. § 38.06.055 (2026)
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Sec. 38.06.055. Legislative approval.
(a) In addition to the recommendation by the board required under AS 38.06.050, the commissioner of natural resources may not enter into a sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas or of the rights or waiver of the rights to receive future production of royalty oil or gas under AS 38.05.183 without the prior approval of the legislature. The legislature may approve a sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas or of the rights or of a waiver of the rights to receive future production of royalty oil or gas only by enacting legislation.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to
(1) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas for one year or less if the sale, exchange, or other disposition is entered into to relieve storage or market conditions;
(2) contracts for the sale of state-owned royalty gas or oil that specify the sale and delivery of not more than
(A) 400 barrels of crude oil per day;
(B) 460 barrels of natural gas liquids per day; and
(C) 2,400 Mcf of natural gas per day.
(c) A sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas under (b)(1) of this section may not be continued after the end of one year or renewed with the same party without the prior approval of the legislature under (a) of this section. This subsection does not apply to a sequential competitively bid sale of oil or gas made with the same party under (b)(1) of this section.
(a) In addition to the recommendation by the board required under AS 38.06.050, the commissioner of natural resources may not enter into a sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas or of the rights or waiver of the rights to receive future production of royalty oil or gas under AS 38.05.183 without the prior approval of the legislature. The legislature may approve a sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas or of the rights or of a waiver of the rights to receive future production of royalty oil or gas only by enacting legislation.
(b) The provisions of (a) of this section do not apply to
(1) the sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas for one year or less if the sale, exchange, or other disposition is entered into to relieve storage or market conditions;
(2) contracts for the sale of state-owned royalty gas or oil that specify the sale and delivery of not more than
(A) 400 barrels of crude oil per day;
(B) 460 barrels of natural gas liquids per day; and
(C) 2,400 Mcf of natural gas per day.
(c) A sale, exchange, or other disposition of oil or gas under (b)(1) of this section may not be continued after the end of one year or renewed with the same party without the prior approval of the legislature under (a) of this section. This subsection does not apply to a sequential competitively bid sale of oil or gas made with the same party under (b)(1) of this section.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1980–1981 · leading case: State v. A.L.I.V.E. Voluntary, 606 P.2d 769 (Alaska 1980).
State v. A.L.I.V.E. Voluntary, 606 P.2d 769 (Alaska 1980). “94 in 1976; motor vehicle inspection regulations, annulled by Senate Concurrent Resolution No.”
McKinnon v. Alpetco Co., 633 P.2d 281 (Alaska 1981). “Until 1980, AS 38.06.055 provided, in part, that “no sale, exchange or other disposition of oil or gas .”
— Alaska Stat. § 38.06.055(a) — 2 cases
State v. A.L.I.V.E. Voluntary, 606 P.2d 769 (Alaska 1980). “94 in 1976; motor vehicle inspection regulations, annulled by Senate Concurrent Resolution No.”
McKinnon v. Alpetco Co., 633 P.2d 281 (Alaska 1981). “Until 1980, AS 38.06.055 provided, in part, that “no sale, exchange or other disposition of oil or gas .”
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