00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 309                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the adoption and use of a unified application, review, decision, and                                
02 appeal process for certain project permits; and providing for an effective date."                                       
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE.  It is the purpose of this Act to provide an efficient                                       
07 permitting system for projects in Alaska that encourages responsible resource development                               
08 and public participation in the permit review process.                                                                  
09    * Sec. 2.  AS 44.19 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                     
10               Article 5A.  Unified Permit Application and Process.                                                    
11            Sec. 44.19.851.  Unified permit application center.  The Resource Permitting                               
12       Center is established in the Office of the Governor.                                                              
13            Sec. 44.19.852.  Unified permit application.  (a)  The center shall, in                                    
14       consultation with the resource agencies, develop a unified permit application form.                               
01       The center may develop different versions of the form applicable to specific activities.                          
02       All versions of the form must be approved by the commissioner of each resource                                    
03       agency before use.  The form must require the applicant to provide the following                                  
04       information and any other information necessary to meet the statutory and regulatory                              
05       permit requirements of a resource agency:                                                                         
06                 (1)  the applicant's name;                                                                              
07                 (2)  the applicant's contact information, including the applicant's                                     
08                      (A)  address;                                                                                      
09                      (B)  telephone number;                                                                             
10                      (C)  electronic mail address, if any;                                                              
11                      (D)  facsimile number, if any;                                                                     
12                 (3)  a description of the project, including                                                            
13                      (A)  a complete and detailed description of the proposed project,                                  
14            with sufficient specificity for the reviewing agencies to determine the purpose                              
15            of the proposed project;                                                                                     
16                      (B)  maps, diagrams, technical data, and other relevant material                                   
17            that precisely describe the site location, topographical information, township,                              
18            range, section, meridian, and other site-specific information of the project;                                
19                 (4)  the proposed start and end dates for the project; and                                              
20                 (5)  for a project that requires a federal or resource agency permit that                               
21       is subject to the Alaska coastal management program, a consistency certification that                             
22       states, "The proposed project complies with the applicable enforceable policies of the                            
23       Alaska coastal management program and will be conducted in a manner consistent                                    
24       with the program."                                                                                                
25            (b)  Following adoption of a unified permit application form by the center and                               
26       the resource agencies, a unified permit application shall be the only application                                 
27       required for any state permitting action, including a consistency review under the                                
28       Alaska coastal management program.                                                                                
29            (c)  Through a collaborative process, the center and the resource agencies may,                              
30       from time to time, revise the unified permit application form as necessary to conform                             
31       to changes in applicable statutes and regulations.                                                                
01            Sec. 44.19.853.  Project questionnaire.  The center shall develop a project                                
02       questionnaire to solicit information regarding the project description and site                                   
03       information from a prospective applicant.                                                                         
04            Sec. 44.19.854.  Preapplication assistance.  (a)  The center shall, on request,                            
05       assist a prospective applicant in identifying the permits needed for a project.                                   
06            (b)  At the time a prospective applicant requests assistance under this section,                             
07       the prospective applicant shall, at a minimum, provide a brief description of the                                 
08       proposed project.  To the extent feasible, the applicant shall provide the center with                            
09                 (1)  a completed project questionnaire on a form approved by the center                                 
10       in consultation with the resource agencies;                                                                       
11                 (2)  a map identifying the location of the project and adjacent facilities;                             
12       and                                                                                                               
13                 (3)  a description of any structures or natural features that are at or                                 
14       adjacent to the project site.                                                                                     
15            (c)  The applicant may request that the center provide information, including                                
16                 (1)  information about the project questionnaire and review process;                                    
17                 (2)  preliminary identification of local governments and coastal                                        
18       resource districts that may have an interest in the project;                                                      
19                 (3)  preliminary identification of each permit that is likely to be needed                              
20       for the project;                                                                                                  
21                 (4)  to the extent feasible, an estimate of the time for the project review;                            
22       and                                                                                                               
23                 (5)  to the extent feasible, preliminary identification of information that                             
24       may be required to determine compliance with the requirements for each resource                                   
25       agency permit and potential mitigation requirements.                                                              
26            Sec. 44.19.855.  Notice to local government and coastal resource district.                                 
27       (a)  The center shall inform a local government and coastal resource district of a                                
28       proposed project                                                                                                  
29                 (1)  within the boundaries of the local government or coastal resource                                  
30       district; or                                                                                                      
31                 (2)  that may have an effect within the local government or district                                    
01       boundaries.                                                                                                       
02            (b)  The center shall invite representatives of a potentially affected local                                 
03       government and coastal resource district to attend any preapplication meeting                                     
04       scheduled.                                                                                                        
05            Sec. 44.19.856.  Submission of permit application; initial review.  (a)  An                                
06       applicant for permits from two or more resource agencies shall complete a unified                                 
07       permit application on a form provided by the center and submit the application to the                             
08       center.                                                                                                           
09            (b)  Within seven days after receipt of a unified permit application, the center                             
10       shall determine whether the application is complete.                                                              
11            (c)  An application is complete if the application                                                           
12                 (1)  contains the information described in AS 44.19.852; and                                            
13                 (2)  is sufficient to begin a review under the statutory and regulatory                                 
14       requirements for each resource agency from which a permit is required.                                            
15            (d)  If the center determines that the application is incomplete, the center shall                           
16       notify the applicant and identify the information necessary to complete the application.                          
17       Once the center has determined that an application is complete, it shall immediately                              
18       submit a copy of the application to each member of the regional project review team                               
19       for the region or regions in which the project will be located.                                                   
20            Sec. 44.19.857.   Unified permit application review.  (a)  Within 14 days                                  
21       after receipt of a complete unified permit application, a project review team member                              
22       shall request from the center any additional information the team member's agency                                 
23       needs to conduct the agency's review of the application.  The center shall submit a                               
24       consolidated request for additional information to the applicant.  The center shall                               
25       supply any additional information provided by the applicant to each project review                                
26       team member reviewing the application.                                                                            
27            (b)  Within seven days after receiving the additional information provided by                                
28       the applicant from the center, the regional project review team member requesting the                             
29       information shall notify the center whether the information is adequate.  If the                                  
30       information is not adequate, the project review team member shall                                                 
31                 (1)  explain how the information submitted is inadequate; and                                           
01                 (2)  identify                                                                                           
02                      (A)  the information that is needed to satisfy the original                                        
03            request; and                                                                                                 
04                      (B)  any information needed to analyze issues raised by the                                        
05            response to the original request for additional information.                                                 
06            Sec. 44.19.858.  Regional project review teams.  (a)  The center, in                                       
07       consultation with the resource agencies, shall establish regional project review teams                            
08       to review proposed projects within each of the following geographic regions:                                      
09                 (1)  Northwest Alaska, including the North Slope Borough and the                                        
10       Northwest Arctic Borough;                                                                                         
11                 (2)  Bering Strait, including the Bering Strait regional educational                                    
12       attendance area;                                                                                                  
13                 (3)  Southwest Alaska, including the area within the Lower Yukon,                                       
14       Lower Kuskokwim, and Southwest regional educational attendance areas and the Lake                                 
15       and Peninsula and Bristol Bay Boroughs;                                                                           
16                 (4)  Kodiak-Aleutians, including the Kodiak Island and Aleutian East                                    
17       Boroughs and the Aleutian, Adak, and Pribilof regional educational attendance areas;                              
18                 (5)  Upper Cook Inlet, including the Municipality of Anchorage and the                                  
19       Matanuska-Susitna Borough;                                                                                        
20                 (6)  Lower Cook Inlet, including the Kenai Peninsula Borough;                                           
21                 (7)  Prince William Sound, including the area east of the Kenai                                         
22       Peninsula Borough to 141 West longitude;                                                                          
23                 (8)  northern Southeast Alaska, including the area southeast of 141                                     
24       West longitude and north of 57 North latitude, including the City and Borough of                                  
25       Sitka;                                                                                                            
26                 (9)  southern Southeast Alaska, including that portion of Southeast                                     
27       Alaska not contained within the area described in (8) of this subsection; and                                     
28                 (10)  Interior Alaska, including the Fairbanks North Star Borough.                                      
29            (b)  Each regional project review team must include at least one member                                      
30       appointed by the commissioner of each resource agency.                                                            
31            (c)  Each team member shall review the completed unified permit application                                  
01       under the statutes and regulations of that team member's agency.  No agency shall                                 
02       have veto authority over another agency's review findings.                                                        
03            (d)  For a project subject to the requirements of the Alaska coastal management                              
04       program, each regional project review team member shall review a unified permit                                   
05       application for consistency with applicable statewide standards and coastal resource                              
06       district enforceable policies.  When considering coastal district enforceable policies,                           
07       the review team shall defer to the coastal district in interpretation and application of                          
08       the enforceable policy.                                                                                           
09            (e)  A project review team shall                                                                             
10                 (1)  work cooperatively to reach preliminary and final unified permit                                   
11       decisions;                                                                                                        
12                 (2)  meet established deadlines;                                                                        
13                 (3)  represent the best interest of the state in the review of a proposed                               
14       project;                                                                                                          
15                 (4)  consult with the applicant, affected local governments, coastal                                    
16       resource districts, federal agencies, and the public to ensure an effective review                                
17       process that addresses state and local concerns; and                                                              
18                 (5)  make use of the best available scientific information and applicable                               
19       local knowledge in the decision-making process.                                                                   
20            Sec. 44.19.859.  Scope of review.  The scope of the review by the project                                  
21       review team shall, at a minimum, include each project activity that requires a resource                           
22       agency permit and each activity that requires a federal permit subject to the Alaska                              
23       coastal management program.                                                                                       
24            Sec. 44.19.860.  Phased project reviews.  (a)  With the consent of the                                     
25       applicant, the review team may limit a project review to a discrete phase of the project                          
26       when                                                                                                              
27                 (1)  at the time the project review is initiated, there is insufficient                                 
28       information to evaluate and make a unified permit decision for the entirety of the                                
29       proposed project;                                                                                                 
30                 (2)  the proposed project is capable of proceeding in discrete phases,                                  
31       and information is being developed and was not available to the applicant at the time                             
01       the previous phase was subject to review; and                                                                     
02                 (3)  each subsequent phase of the proposed project is subject to the                                    
03       discretion to implement alternative decisions, including permit denial, based on                                  
04       developing information.                                                                                           
05            (b)  When a project review is limited to a review of a discrete phase under (a)                              
06       of this section, the review team shall describe in the preliminary and final unified                              
07       permit decision the reasons for its decision to conduct the review in phases.                                     
08            (c)  Each phase of a proposed project will require an individual review subject                              
09       to the requirements of AS 44.19.851 - 44.19.869.                                                                  
10            Sec. 44.19.861.  Timeline for review.  (a)  A project review team shall issue a                            
11       preliminary unified permit decision within 30 days after the team's receipt of a                                  
12       complete application, or within 30 days after the team's receipt of any additional                                
13       information required to complete an application, unless the commissioner of a                                     
14       resource agency finds that additional time is necessary for that agency to fulfill                                
15       statutory requirements and  responsibilities.                                                                     
16            (b)  At the time a preliminary decision under (a) of this section is issued, a                               
17       project review team shall establish the period for receiving public comment based on                              
18       the complexity, size, and effect of the project; a minimum of 20 days for receipt of                              
19       public comment shall be provided for all projects.                                                                
20            (c)  A project review team shall issue a final unified permit decision within 10                             
21       days after the close of the period for public comment unless the commissioner of a                                
22       resource agency finds that additional time is necessary for that agency to fulfill                                
23       statutory requirements and responsibilities.                                                                      
24            Sec. 44.19.862.  Form of preliminary unified permit decision.  (a)  The                                    
25       preliminary unified permit decision must                                                                          
26                 (1)  be in writing;                                                                                     
27                 (2)  contain a                                                                                          
28                      (A)  description of the proposed project;                                                          
29                      (B)  list of required resource agency permits;                                                     
30                      (C)  description of the scope of the project subject to review;                                    
31                 (3)  provide sufficient information to serve as a basis for public                                      
01       comment;                                                                                                          
02                 (4)  identify any conditions necessary to ensure the project complies                                   
03       with resource agency statutes and regulations that relate to the permit and is consistent                         
04       with applicable coastal program statewide standards and coastal resource district                                 
05       enforceable policies; and                                                                                         
06                 (5)  for a project subject to the Alaska coastal management program,                                    
07       contain a concurrence with or objection to a consistency certification or federal                                 
08       consistency determination.                                                                                        
09            (b)  The center, in consultation with the resource agency commissioners or                                   
10       designees, shall resolve any conflicting conditions proposed by project review team                               
11       members that deal with the same subject matter before issuing a preliminary permit                                
12       decision.  The center may extend the decision deadline as needed to resolve any                                   
13       disputed issues.                                                                                                  
14            Sec. 44.19.863.  Public notice.  The project review team shall provide public                              
15       notice of a preliminary unified permit decision issued under AS 44.19.860 and                                     
16       44.19.861.  The notice must                                                                                       
17                 (1)  contain sufficient information, expressed in commonly understood                                   
18       terms, to inform the public of the nature of the proposed project that is the subject of                          
19       the preliminary decision;                                                                                         
20                 (2)  explain how the public may comment on the preliminary decision;                                    
21                 (3)  specify the deadline for receipt of comments;                                                      
22                 (4)  be issued and publicized by one or more of the following methods:                                  
23                      (A)  publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the                                  
24            affected region; or                                                                                          
25                      (B)  posting                                                                                       
26                           (i)  on an Internet website dedicated to preliminary                                          
27                 decision public notices; and                                                                            
28                           (ii)  in at least two public places within each affected                                      
29                 community within the affected region; and                                                               
30                 (5)  be provided by mail, or by electronic format if the recipient has                                  
31       agreed to receive notices in electronic format, to each person who has requested public                           
01       notice from the center or the review team relating to                                                             
02                      (A)  the proposed project; or                                                                      
03                      (B)  any proposed project affecting a specific region.                                             
04            Sec. 44.19.864.  Public hearings.  The project review team may hold a public                               
05       meeting or hearing if considered appropriate by a resource agency or review team.                                 
06       The public meeting or hearing may be held jointly with local and federal permitting                               
07       entities.  The meeting or hearing may be structured in any manner that facilitates                                
08       meaningful public comment.                                                                                        
09            Sec. 44.19.865.  Final unified permit decision.  (a)  The final unified permit                             
10       decision  must                                                                                                    
11                 (1)  be in writing;                                                                                     
12                 (2)  contain a                                                                                          
13                      (A)  description of the proposed project;                                                          
14                      (B)  list of required resource agency permits;                                                     
15                      (C)  description of the scope of the project subject to review;                                    
16                      (D)  statement that the project meets resource agency statutory                                    
17            and regulatory requirements;                                                                                 
18                      (E)  statement of how public, local government, and coastal                                        
19            resource district comments have been addressed;                                                              
20                      (F)  statement identifying the availability of an administrative                                   
21            appeal to the center;                                                                                        
22                 (3)  identify any conditions necessary to ensure the project complies                                   
23       with resource agency statutes and regulations applicable to the permit and is consistent                          
24       with applicable coastal program statewide standards and coastal district enforceable                              
25       policies;                                                                                                         
26                 (4)  for a project subject to the Alaska coastal management program,                                    
27       contain a concurrence or objection to a consistency certification or federal consistency                          
28       determination; and                                                                                                
29                 (5)  for a federally permitted project subject to the Alaska coastal                                    
30       management program, contain a statement identifying the availability of an appeal                                 
31       under federal regulations.                                                                                        
01            (b)  A condition in a final unified permit decision is enforceable by the agency                             
02       or agencies that required the condition under the agency's statutory or regulatory                                
03       authority, including authority under the coastal management program.                                              
04            Sec. 44.19.866.  Administrative appeals.  (a)  The applicant or an eligible                                
05       person may appeal a final unified permit decision to the center within 30 days after                              
06       issuance of the decision.  A person other than the applicant is eligible if the person                            
07       participated in the public comment process by                                                                     
08                 (1)  submitting a timely written comment on the preliminary unified                                     
09       permit decision to the project review team; or                                                                    
10                 (2)  presenting oral testimony at a public hearing or meeting at which                                  
11       the permit was under review.                                                                                      
12            (b)  An appeal under this section must specify                                                               
13                 (1)  the final unified permit decision that is the source of the person's                               
14       grievance;                                                                                                        
15                 (2)  the basis of the challenge; and                                                                    
16                 (3)  the name and mailing address of the person making the appeal.                                      
17            (c)  The center shall provide notice of the appeal to each resource agency                                   
18       involved in the review of the permit.  Each agency shall evaluate each point of appeal                            
19       and determine whether the point on appeal raises a relevant issue of fact or law                                  
20       material to the final unified permit decision.  Within five days after making its                                 
21       determinations, the agency shall notify the center of its determination for each point                            
22       on appeal.  If the agency determines that the appeal identifies a reasonable issue of                             
23       fact or law, the center shall accept the appeal for consideration.                                                
24            (d)  If an agency determines that the appeal does not raise a reasonable issue of                            
25       fact or law, the center shall notify the person making the appeal that the final unified                          
26       permit is the final administrative order and decision for purposes of appeal to the                               
27       superior court.                                                                                                   
28            (e)  The center shall prepare the record on appeal with the assistance of each                               
29       resource agency participating in the review of the permit.  The record on appeal                                  
30       consists of                                                                                                       
31                 (1)  the unified permit application;                                                                    
01                 (2)  public comments;                                                                                   
02                 (3)  relevant material supplied to the resource agencies by the applicant;                              
03                 (4)  other information used by the resource agencies as a basis for the                                 
04       unified permit decision; and                                                                                      
05                 (5)  the preliminary and final unified permit decision.                                                 
06            (f)  An appeal of a final unified permit decision shall be heard and decided by                              
07       the commissioner or commissioner's designee of each resource agency for which a                                   
08       point of appeal addresses a statutory or regulatory requirement within the resource                               
09       agency's authority or an enforceable policy within the resource agency's expertise.                               
10       When an appeal addresses a coastal resource district enforceable policy, each                                     
11       commissioner or designee shall consult with the coastal resource district and defer to                            
12       the coastal resource district's interpretation and application of the enforceable policy.                         
13            (g)  The center shall consolidate all decisions of each participating resource                               
14       agency into one final decision.  The center shall distribute a copy of the final decision                         
15       on appeal to each party to the appeal.                                                                            
16            (h)  Notwithstanding AS 44.62.330, procedures for an appeal under                                            
17       AS 44.19.851 - 44.19.869 need not conform to AS 44.62.330 - 44.62.630                                             
18       (Administrative Procedure Act).  Each agency participating in an appeal shall structure                           
19       the proceedings in a manner that provides for a fair and efficient decision-making                                
20       process.  Submission of new information is allowed as part of the record on appeal if                             
21       relevant to the unified permit decision.                                                                          
22            (i)  Only an eligible person who filed an administrative appeal under (a) of this                            
23       section may appeal a final unified permit decision issued under AS 44.19.865 to the                               
24       superior court.  An appeal to the superior court must be filed within the time allowed                            
25       under applicable court rules.                                                                                     
26            Sec. 44.19.867.  Minimal effect activities.  When a unified permit decision is                             
27       appealed, a minimal effect activity that is permitted under the unified permit decision                           
28       may proceed at the applicant's risk if the activity is not a subject of the appeal.  For                          
29       purposes of this section, "minimal effect activity" means an activity that is temporary                           
30       and expected to have insignificant direct or indirect effects on state resources.                                 
31            Sec. 44.19.869.  Definitions.  For purposes of AS 44.19.851 - 44.19.869,                                   
01                 (1)  "best available scientific information" means objective and                                        
02       repeatable analyses based on adequate empirical data collected with appropriate                                   
03       quality assurance and quality control procedures in place;                                                        
04                 (2)  "center" means Resource Permitting Center established in                                           
05       AS 44.19.851;                                                                                                     
06                 (3)  "enforceable policy" has the meaning given in 16 U.S.C. 1453;                                      
07                 (4)  "local knowledge" means a body of knowledge or information                                         
08       about the  regional environment or the human use of that environment, including                                   
09       information passed down through generations, if that information is                                               
10                      (A)  derived from experience and observations; and                                                 
11                      (B)  generally accepted by the local community;                                                    
12                 (5)  "permit" means each of the following permits or authorizations                                     
13       required to be obtained from a resource agency before constructing or operating a                                 
14       project in the state, or any other license, permit or authorization that may be                                   
15       designated by the commissioner of a resource agency:                                                              
16                      (A)  permit to apply pesticides;                                                                   
17                      (B)  air quality control construction permit;                                                      
18                      (C)  air quality control operating permit;                                                         
19                      (D)  solid waste disposal permit;                                                                  
20                      (E)  waste water disposal permit;                                                                  
21                      (F)  certificate of reasonable assurance section 401;                                              
22                      (G)  oil discharge contingency plan;                                                               
23                      (H)  fish habitat permit;                                                                          
24                      (I)  permit to operate a clam dredge;                                                              
25                      (J)  aquatic farm operations permit;                                                               
26                      (K)  fish and game special area permit;                                                            
27                      (L)  hatchery permit;                                                                              
28                      (M)  fish resource permit for mariculture site suitability;                                        
29                      (N)  lease of cleared or drained agricultural land;                                                
30                      (O)  aquatic farm site permit and lease;                                                           
31                      (P)  coal prospecting permit;                                                                      
01                      (Q)  lease of tidelands;                                                                           
02                      (R)  material sales;                                                                               
03                      (S)  offshore mining prospecting permit;                                                           
04                      (T)  oil and natural gas pipeline right-of-way leasing;                                            
05                      (U)  potassium compound prospecting permit and lease;                                              
06                      (V)  right-of-way or easement permit;                                                              
07                      (W)  sodium compound prospecting permit and lease;                                                 
08                      (X)  sulfur prospecting permit and lease;                                                          
09                      (Y)  upland mining lease;                                                                          
10                      (Z)  water use permit;                                                                             
11                      (AA)  land use permit;                                                                             
12                      (BB)  temporary water use permit;                                                                  
13                      (CC)  tideland use permit;                                                                         
14                      (DD)  geothermal prospecting permit;                                                               
15                      (EE)  geothermal well drilling approval;                                                           
16                      (FF)  geophysical exploration permit;                                                              
17                      (GG)  authorization to construct a structure in state parks;                                       
18                      (HH)  permit for access across state parks;                                                        
19                      (II)  state parks special use permit;                                                              
20                      (JJ)  archaeological permit;                                                                       
21                      (KK)  hazardous waste permit;                                                                      
22                 (6)  "project" means any new activity or expansion of or addition to an                                 
23       existing activity,  for which permits are required before construction or operation;                              
24                 (7)  "resource agency" means                                                                            
25                      (A)  the Department of Environmental Conservation;                                                 
26                      (B)  the Department of Fish and Game; or                                                           
27                      (C)  the Department of Natural Resources.                                                          
28    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
29 read:                                                                                                                   
30       REGULATIONS.  The Resource Permitting Center, in consultation with the resource                                   
31 agencies, may adopt regulations to implement AS 44.19.851 - 44.19.869, added by sec. 2 of                               
01 this Act.                                                                                                               
02    * Sec. 4.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
03 read:                                                                                                                   
04       ADOPTION OF INITIAL UNIFIED PERMIT APPLICATION FORM.  Under                                                       
05 AS 44.19.852, added by sec. 2 of this Act, the Department of Environmental Conservation,                                
06 the Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural Resources shall adopt the                                
07 initial unified permit application form within six months after the effective date of this                              
08 section.                                                                                                                
09    * Sec. 5.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
10 read:                                                                                                                   
11       TRANSITION.  On the effective date of this section, the resource agencies listed in                               
12 AS 44.19.869, added by sec. 2 of this Act, shall review the statutory authorities pertaining to                         
13 project permitting for the purpose of determining whether there are any conflicts that prohibit                         
14 compliance with this Act.  The resource agencies shall, within six months after the effective                           
15 date of this section, prepare and submit to the chair of the Senate Resources Committee and                             
16 the chair of the House Resources Committee recommendations for legislation that modifies or                             
17 repeals conflicting laws.                                                                                               
18    * Sec. 6.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
19 read:                                                                                                                   
20       TRANSITION.  A permit application filed before the effective date of AS 44.19.854,                                
21 44.19.855, 44.19.856, 44.19.857, 44.19.859, 44.19.860, 44.19.861, 44.19.862, 44.19.863,                                 
22 44.19.864, 44.19.865, 44.19.866, and 44.19.867, enacted in sec. 2 of this Act, must meet the                            
23 requirements for the permit in effect before those sections take effect.                                                
24    * Sec. 7.  AS 44.19.854, 44.19.855, 44.19.856, 44.19.857, 44.19.859, 44.19.860, 44.19.861,                         
25 44.19.862, 44.19.863, 44.19.864, 44.19.865, 44.19.866, and 44.19.867, enacted in sec. 2 of                              
26 this Act, take effect on the date that the governor notifies the revisor of statutes that the                           
27 resource agencies have developed the unified permit application described in AS 44.19.852,                              
28 as enacted in sec. 2 of this Act.                                                                                       
29    * Sec. 8.  Except as provided in sec. 7 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under                       
30 AS 01.10.070(c).