Alaska § 29.35.210 - Second class borough powers.

§ 29.35.210. Second class borough powers.

 (a) A second class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on a nonareawide basis:        (1) provide transportation systems;

 (2) regulate the offering for sale, exposure for sale, sale, use, or explosion of fireworks;

 (3) license, impound, and dispose of animals;

 (4) subject to AS 29.35.050 , provide garbage, solid waste, and septic waste collection and disposal;

 (5) provide air pollution control under AS 46.14.400 ;

 (6) provide water pollution control;

 (7) participate in federal or state loan programs for housing rehabilitation and improvement for energy conservation;

 (8) provide for economic development;

 (9) provide for the acquisition and construction of local service roads and trails under AS 19.30.111 — 19.30.251;

 (10) establish an emergency services communications center under AS 29.35.130 ;

 (11) subject to AS 28.01.010 , regulate the licensing and operation of motor vehicles and operators;

 (12) engage in activities authorized under AS 29.47.460 ;

 (13) contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercise a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04 , AS 46.08 , or AS 46.09 ; the borough shall exercise its authority under this paragraph in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210 ;

 (14) establish an energy and resilience improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 — 29.55.165.

 (b) A second class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on an areawide basis:        (1) provide transportation systems;

 (2) license, impound, and dispose of animals;

 (3) provide air pollution control under AS 46.14.400 ;

 (4) provide water pollution control;

 (5) license day care facilities;

 (6) establish an energy and resilience improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 — 29.55.165.

 (c) In addition to powers conferred by (a) of this section, a second class borough may, on a nonareawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the exercise of the power has been approved at an election by a majority of voters living in the borough but outside all cities in the borough.

 (d) In addition to powers conferred by (b) of this section, a second 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 .