Section 11 AAC 84.700 - Purpose(a)11 AAC 84.700 - 11 AAC 84.790 establish procedures for the disposal by competitive lease and by noncompetitive prospecting permit of geothermal resources as defined by AS 38.05.965(6). (b) Both a noncompetitive prospecting permit and a competitive lease for geothermal resources constitute a disposal of an interest in state land. Any disposal of geothermal resources must be preceded by a determination under AS 38.05.035(e) that the disposal is in the best interest of the state. (c) The provisions of 11 AAC 82.200 and 11 AAC 82.205 apply to persons who apply for, obtain, or transfer an interest in a geothermal prospecting permit or lease. Eff. 9/5/74, Register 51; am 8/22/82, Register 83; am 5/8/83, Register 86In 1984 the revisor of statutes, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered paragraphs in AS 38.05.965 to place definitions in alphabetical order; as a result, the definition of "geothermal resources" was moved from AS 38.05.965(24) to AS 38.05.965(6). As of Register 211 (October 2014), the regulations attorney made a conforming technical revision under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 11 AAC 84.700(a), so that the cross-reference to former AS 38.05.965(24) now refers to the renumbered paragraph, AS 38.05.965(6).
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AS 38.05.035
AS 38.05.145
AS 38.05.181