(a) Unless specifically provided otherwise in Alaska Stat. § 38.05.132 – 38.05.134, the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 38.05.005 – 38.05.037, 38.05.140(f), 38.05.180, 38.05.182 – 38.05.184, and 38.05.920 – 38.05.990 apply to the issuance of exploration licenses and leases for oil and gas, or for gas only, as appropriate, under Alaska Stat. § 38.05.132 – 38.05.134.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 38.05.131

  • Baseline: Projection of the receipts, outlays, and other budget amounts that would ensue in the future without any change in existing policy. Baseline projections are used to gauge the extent to which proposed legislation, if enacted into law, would alter current spending and revenue levels.
  • commissioner: means the commissioner of natural resources. See Alaska Statutes 38.05.965
  • land: means all land, including shoreland, tideland , and submerged land, or resources belonging to or acquired by the state. See Alaska Statutes 38.05.965
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The provisions of Alaska Stat. § 38.05.131 – 38.05.134 do not apply to land

(1) north of the Umiat baseline; and
(2) in the vicinity of Cook Inlet that is within the area bounded by

(A) the north boundary of Township 17 North, Seward Meridian;
(B) the Seward Meridian;
(C) the south boundary of Township 7 South, Seward Meridian; and
(D) the west boundary of Range 19 West, Seward Meridian.
(c) The commissioner shall make preliminary written determinations of the state land that may be subject to the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 38.05.132. The determinations shall be given public notice using the methods described in Alaska Stat. § 38.05.945(b). After completion of the comment period and evaluation of the comments received, the commissioner shall issue a written determination of the state land that is subject to the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 38.05.132.
(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to implement Alaska Stat. § 38.05.131 – 38.05.134.
(e) The commissioner may not issue exploration licenses to a licensee so that, at any one time, the licensee holds exploration licenses on more than 2,000,000 acres.
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