(d) The fees
for authorizations and services under AS 38 for leasable minerals are as
follows:
(1) for an application for surface
or subsurface use for leasable mineral services and authorizations for coal,
for
(A) a competitive coal lease
(i) for a total of no more than 500 acres in
area, $750 for up to 30 hours of staff time;
(ii) for a total greater than 500 acres in
area but no more than 3,000 acres in area, $1,500 for up to 60 hours of staff
time;
(iii) for a total greater
than 3,000 in area but no more than 5,000 acres in area, $2,500 for up to 100
hours of staff time;
(iv) for a
total greater than 5,000 acres in area, the fee listed in (iii) of this
subparagraph plus $500 for up to 20 hours of staff time for each additional
1,000-acre area increment;
(v) if a
competitive coal lease sale is held by the department for land for which a fee
under this subparagraph has been paid, the fee may be credited to the bid of
the applicant who paid the fee or refunded if the bid is not successful;
otherwise, the fee is not refundable;
(B) a prospecting permit under
AS 38.05.150, a
one-time application and use fee, $1,000 for up to 40 hours of staff
time;
(C) a conversion of
prospecting permit to lease under
AS 38.05.150,
$2,000 for up to 80 hours of staff time;
(D) an assignment of prospecting permit or
lease under
AS 38.05.150,
$500 for up to 20 hours of staff time;
(E) an amendment or extension of prospecting
lease under
AS 38.05.150,
$500 for up to 20 hours of staff time; of staff time;
(F) establishment of a Coal Mining Unit
(CMU); $500 for up to 20 hours
(G)
rental and royalty relief, $500;
(H) suspension of production or operations
under
AS
38.05.140(d),
$500;
(I) modification of a work
commitment, $150;
(2)
for an application for surface or subsurface use for phosphates, sodium,
sulphur, oil shale and potassium authorizations the fees are the same as in (1)
of this subsection;
(3) for an
application for an oil and gas, gas only, gas storage or geothermal
authorization, for
(A) a geothermal
prospecting permit, $200;
(B)
conversion of a geothermal prospecting permit to a lease, $200;
(C) assignment of a geothermal prospecting
permit or lease, $450;
(D)
formation of a unit or Cook Inlet discovery royalty, $10,000;
(E) an amendment or expansion of unit
agreement, $1,500;
(F) a plan of
operations on leased land, $750 for each application;
(G) an amendment of a plan of operations on
leased lands, $250;
(H) a land use
permit for exploration on unleased land, $500;
(I) rental and royalty relief or reduction,
$500;
(J) suspension of production
or operations, $500;
(K) an oil and
gas or gas only storage lease, $500;
(L) modification of work commitment,
$150;
(M) transfer of an interest
in an oil and gas or gas only lease, oil and gas or gas only exploration
license, or gas storage lease, including initial separation of an overriding
royalty interest and working interest, $250;
(N) extension of an oil and gas or gas only
lease, $2,000;
(4) for
each additional hour in excess of the maximum hours listed in (1) or (2) of
this subsection $50.
