Alaska § 46.03.488 - Activities of the department.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 46.03.488 — Activities of the department., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 46.03.488. Activities of the department.
The department may engage in the following activities relating to commercial passenger vessels operating in the marine waters of the state: (1) direct in-water monitoring of discharges or releases of sewage, graywater, and other wastewater and direct monitoring of the opacity of air emissions from those vessels;
(2) monitoring and studying of direct or indirect environmental effects of those vessels; and
(3) researching ways to reduce effects of the vessels on marine waters and other coastal resources.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46.03.488 ("Activities of the department.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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