Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 29.35.200 - First class borough powers(a) A first class borough may exercise by ordinance on a nonareawide basis any power not otherwise prohibited by law.(b) A first class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on an areawide basis:(1) provide transportation systems;(2) provide water pollution control;(3) provide air pollution control in accordance with AS 46.14.400;(4) license day care facilities;(5) license, impound, and dispose of animals;(6) establish an energy and resilience improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 - 29.55.165.(c) In addition to powers conferred by (b) of this section, a first class borough may, on an areawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the power has been acquired in accordance with AS 29.35.300.(d) A first class borough that exercises power necessary to contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercises a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04, AS 46.08, or AS 46.09 shall exercise its authority in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210.Amended by SLA 2022, ch. 28,sec. 2, eff. 6/30/2022.Amended by SLA 2017, ch. 25,sec. 2, eff. 9/7/2017.