(a) Deposits of coal, phosphates, oil shale, sodium, potassium, oil, gas, geothermal resources and state land containing these deposits are subject to disposition under regulations, recommended by the director and adopted by the commissioner, and the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 38.05.145 – 38.05.181. In applying the acreage limitations the commissioner may apply the rule of approximation. The uses of the rule of approximation made before March 31, 1960, by the commissioner are ratified.
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 38.05.145

  • commissioner: means the commissioner of natural resources. See Alaska Statutes 38.05.965
  • director: means the director of the division of lands of the Department of Natural Resources. See Alaska Statutes 38.05.965
  • geothermal resources: means the natural heat of the earth at temperatures greater than 120 degrees Celsius, measured at the point where the highest-temperature resources encountered enter or contact a well or other resource extraction device, and includes
    (A) the energy, including pressure, in whatever form present in, resulting from, created by, or that may be extracted from that natural heat. 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(b)[Repealed, Sec. 6 ch 155 SLA 1978].
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