Section 11.86.107. Payments and refunds.

	(a)  All payments required under this chapter, except for production royalty payments described in 11 AAC 86.769, may be made either by mail or in person as provided in this section.  
	(b)  The proper office for payment made by mail is the financial office of the department. However, on or after June 1, 2002, the rental for a new mining claim, leasehold location, or prospecting site location, other than a converted MTRSC location established under 11 AAC 86.250, may be mailed to the applicable recording district office, if accompanied by the certificate of location to be recorded and by a completed rental payment worksheet provided by the department.  
	(c)  The proper office for payment made in person is either the Anchorage or Fairbanks office of the department. However, on or after June 1, 2002, the rental for a new mining claim, leasehold location, or prospecting site location, other than a converted MTRSC location established under 11 AAC 86.250, may be paid at the applicable recording district office, if accompanied by the certificate of location to be recorded and by a completed rental payment worksheet provided by the department.  
	(d)  If a rental payment is received in an amount in excess of that due for a location, the department will credit the excess amount to rent that might become due for that location, unless a refund is requested. The department will refund the excess amount only if it receives a written request for the refund within 90 days after the date of payment.  
	(e)  A rental payment received for a closed location does not convey mineral rights to that location. The department will refund a payment received for a closed location if it receives a written request for a refund within 90 days after the date of the payment.  
	(f)  The department may not refund a rental payment except as provided in (d) and (e) of this section.  
	(g)  The department may not make a refund of a cash payment of annual labor.  

Authorities

38.05.020;38.05.035;38.05.210;38.05.211

Notes

Reference

11 AAC 86.115
11 AAC 86.215
11 AAC 86.220
11 AAC 86.221
11 AAC 86.313
11 AAC 86.422
11 AAC 86.541

Authority

AS 38.05.020 AS 38.05.035 AS 38.05.210 AS 38.05.211 Editor's note: The mailing address for payment by mail is: State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Support Services Division, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1410, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, Attention: Financial Services. The geographic address for payment in person in Anchorage is: Department of Natural Resources, Public Information Center, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1260, Robert B. Atwood Building, Anchorage, Alaska. The geographic address for payment in person in Fairbanks is: Department of Natural Resources, Public Information Center, 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, Alaska. The internet site address for payment by credit card of annual rental billed by the department in a rental form is: www.dnr.state.ak.us/pic/

History

Eff. 5/18/90, Register 114; am 8/26/98, Register 147; am 8/16/2000, Register 155; am 1/19/2002, Register 161