Sec. 38.35.145. Agreement to provide for payment of preapplication costs.

AK Stat § 38.35.145 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) To accommodate preliminary work in advance of the receipt of an application for a lease under this chapter, the department may enter into an agreement with a prospective lessee desiring to own an oil or natural gas pipeline that is proposed to be located in whole or in part on state land. The agreement must provide that the prospective lessee reimburse the department for the reasonable costs of work incurred in preparing for activities before receipt of an application.

(b) Expenditure of amounts received by the department under (a) of this section is subject to appropriation by the legislature. Appropriations made to satisfy the requirement of (a) of this section may be made by general appropriations of program receipts conditioned on compliance with the program review provisions of AS 37.07.080(h).

(c) [Repealed, § 1 ch 21 SLA 2004.]