Alaska Statutes (Last Updated: January 11, 2017) |
Title 27. MINING. |
Chapter 27.21. ALASKA SURFACE COAL MINING CONTROL AND RECLAMATION ACT. |
Article 27.21.04. GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
Section 27.21.960. Inconsistencies with federal act.
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(a) A provision of this chapter that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 as determined by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior under 30 U.S.C. 1255(b) is invalid from the date of the secretary's determination.
(b) If a provision of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 or of the regulations promulgated under that Act by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior is deleted, amended, set aside, enjoined, or declared invalid by Congress, the secretary, or in a final, unappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, then the commissioner shall review the changes made and make an appropriate recommendation as to whether changes in this chapter or the regulations adopted under it should be made.
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History
(Sec. 1 ch 29 SLA 1982)