(a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with municipalities and other state and federal agencies to carry out this chapter.

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 46.17.100

  • action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • 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) If the action would conflict with the powers and duties vested in the department, a municipality may not

(1) regulate, supervise, inspect, or provide for the regulation, supervision, or inspection of a dam or reservoir;
(2) provide for the construction, maintenance, operation, removal, or abandonment of a dam or reservoir; or
(3) limit the size of or the amount of water that may be stored in a dam or reservoir.
(c) This chapter does not apply to a federally-owned or operated dam or reservoir or a dam or reservoir regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
(d) This chapter does not affect the powers of the Department of Environmental Conservation or the Department of Fish and Game.
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