Sec. 46.16.030. - Responsibility of the review committee. - Alaska Statutes

(a) The review committee shall select a presiding officer and establish procedures necessary to implement its responsibilities.

(b) The review committee shall review each application for a grant filed under this chapter and make a recommendation to the commissioner of natural resources or to the commissioner of environmental conservation for action on the application.

(c) In making its recommendation, the committee shall consider the economic benefits to the placer mining industry, the environmental benefits to the public, and other benefits that each grant may offer.