Section 30.30.095 - Duties and powers of the department The department shall, to the extent that funds are available from the derelict vessel prevention program fund (AS 30.30.096),
(1) establish and administer the derelict vessel prevention program to prevent and deter the abandonment and operation of derelict vessels in the waters of the state and on state, municipal, and private property and to ensure that all state and municipal entities have the authority to identify, remove, and discourage derelict vessels from being stored, operated, or abandoned on the waters of the state and on state or municipal property;(2) establish(A) education and community outreach programs, derelict vessel disposal programs, and funding options for derelict vessel removal efforts; and(B) a derelict vessel advisory council to implement education and community outreach programs that inform and incentivize the removal of derelict vessels from the waters of the state;(3) develop and maintain a publicly available database of known derelict vessels in the state.Added by SLA 2018, ch. 111,sec. 23, eff. 1/1/2019.