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(a) The regions described in this subsection and depicted on the map at Figure 1 are established for the purpose of preparing a regional master oil and hazardous substance discharge prevention and contingency plan as required by AS 46.04.210 :
(1) Southeast Alaska Region: that area of the state east of 142ΓΈ W. longitude and south of a line just west of Icy Bay that connects the U.S.-Canadian border with the Gulf of Alaska, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(2) Prince William Sound Region: that area south of 63ΓΈ30' N. latitude, west of the region described in (1) of this subsection, and east of the region described in (3) of this subsection, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(3) Cook Inlet Region: that area encompassed by the boundaries of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the Municipality of Anchorage, and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(4) Kodiak Island Region: that area encompassed by the boundaries of the Kodiak Island Borough, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(5) Aleutian Region: those areas encompassed by the boundaries of the Aleutians East Borough, the Aleutians West Coastal Resource Service Area, and the Pribilof Islands, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(6) Bristol Bay Region: that area encompassed by the boundaries of the Bristol Bay Coastal Resource Service Area, the Bristol Bay Borough, and the Lake and Peninsula Borough, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(7) Western Alaska Region: that area north of the area described in (6) of this subsection, encompassed by the boundaries of the southernmost boundary of the Bering Straits Regional Corporation, and Regional Educational Attendance Areas 11 and 5, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(8) Northwest Arctic Region: that area encompassed by the Northwest Arctic Borough and the Bering Straits Regional Corporation, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured;
(9) North Slope Region: that area encompassed by the boundaries of the North Slope Borough, including adjacent shorelines and state waters, and having as its seaward boundary a line drawn in such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured; and
(10) Interior Alaska Region: that area of the state not included in (1) - (9) of this subsection.
(b) If the department finds that a discharge that could occur in an area beyond the territorial sea would not have a significant adverse impact on the resources of the state or on other interests of the state, the department will, in its discretion, adjust the seaward boundary of a region established in (a) of this section to exclude that area.
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History: Eff. 5/14/92, Register 122; am 11/27/2002, Register 164
Authority: AS 46.03.020
Editor's note: As of Register 164 (January 2003), the regulations attorney made a technical revision under AS 44.62.125 (b)(6), adding an authority citation for 18 AAC 75.495.
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