Alaska Statutes: AS 46.40.180. Approval of Plans in Coastal Resource Service Areas.

Alaska Statutes. Title 46. Water, Air, Energy, and Environmental Conservation Chapter 40. The Alaska Coastal Management Program Section 180. Approval of Plans in Coastal Resource Service Areas.

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AS 46.40.180. Approval of Plans in Coastal Resource Service Areas.

(a) Before adoption by a coastal resource service area board, a district coastal management plan shall be submitted for review to each city or village within the coastal resource service area. The council of a city or traditional village council shall consider the plan submitted for review. Within 60 days of submission, the council of a city or traditional village council shall either approve the plan or enter objections to all or any portion of the plan.
(b) If a city or village within a coastal resource service area fails to approve a portion of the district coastal management plan prepared and submitted for approval under (a) of this section, the governing body shall advise the coastal resource service area board of its objections to the proposed plan and suggest alternative elements or components for inclusion in the district coastal management plan. New matter submitted by a city or village that meets the statewide standards and district plan criteria adopted under this chapter shall be accepted and the district coastal management plan modified accordingly. If a city or village fails to provide objections and suggested alternatives within the time limits established in this section, the coastal resource service area board may adopt the district coastal management plan as initially offered.
(c) Objection by a city council under (b) of this section is limited to objection to elements of the plan affecting resources or the use of resources within the corporate limits of the city. Objection by a traditional village council under (b) of this section is limited to objection to elements of the plan affecting resources or the use of resources within the village or within two miles of the village.
(d) For purposes of this section, "village" means an unincorporated community where at least 25 persons reside as a social unit as determined by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

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