(a) The authority of the commission applies to all land
- (1) in the state lawfully subject to the police power of the state, including private land, municipal land, state land, federal land, and land subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and
- (2) included in a voluntary cooperative or unit plan of development or operation entered into in accordance with AS 38.05.725.
(b) When land that is subject to the commission's authority is committed to a unit agreement involving land subject to federal jurisdiction, the operation of AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 may be suspended if
- (1) the unit operations are regulated by the United States; and
- (2) conservation of resources in the reservoir or pool is accomplished in the agreement.
(c) The commission has the authority to
- (1) regulate activities related to a storage facility, including the construction, operation, and closure of the facility;
- (2) require that storage operators provide assurance, including bonds, that money is available to fulfill the storage operator's duties;
(3) enter, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, a storage facility to
- (A) inspect equipment and facilities;
- (B) observe, monitor, and investigate operation; and
- (C) inspect records required to be maintained at the facility;
- (4) exercise continuing jurisdiction over storage operators and storage facilities, including the authority, after notice and hearing, to amend provisions in a permit and to revoke a permit; and
- (5) dissolve or change the boundaries of an oil or gas field or unit established by the commission that is within or near the boundaries of a storage reservoir.
- (d) To the extent AS 31.05 does not conflict with AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210, the provisions of AS 31.05 are applicable to wells drilled in search of, in support of, and for carbon storage.
- (e) Nothing in AS 41.06.105 — 41.06.210 limits the authority of the Department of Natural Resources under AS 38.05.700 — 38.05.795 or AS 41.06.305.