2018 Alaska Statutes
Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation
Chapter 16. Management and Use of Water in Mining
Sec. 46.16.070. Innovative gold recovery demonstration grant program.
(a) The innovative gold recovery demonstration grant program is established as a direct grant program to give a person engaged in placer mining the opportunity to study and test new methods of gold recovery and water use reduction.
(b) The commissioner of natural resources may make a grant under this section to a person that has
(1) a proven history of successful placer mining in the state;
(2) the capability to produce verifiable results; and
(3) the capability to study and test new methods of gold recovery and water use reduction under actual operating conditions.
(c) The commissioner of natural resources may not make a grant under this section to a person in excess of $100,000.
(d) The commissioner of natural resources shall monitor and evaluate the results of grants made under this section.
