18 AAC 60.305. Airport safety

(a) The owner or operator of a new or existing MSWLF or a lateral expansion located within 10,000 feet of an airport runway end used by turbojet aircraft, or within 5,000 feet of an airport runway end used by only piston-type aircraft, shall demonstrate that the MSWLF is designed and operated so that it does not pose a bird hazard to aircraft.

(b) An owner or operator proposing to site a new MSWLF or a lateral expansion within a five-mile radius of an airport runway end used by turbojet or piston-type aircraft shall notify the affected airport and the Federal Aviation Administration at the time the permit application is submitted to the department.

(d) In this section,

(1) "airport" means a place for the landing and take-off of aircraft, which place is open to the public without prior permission; and

(2) "bird hazard" means an increase in the likelihood of bird-aircraft collisions that might cause damage to the aircraft or injury to its occupants.

History: Eff. 1/28/96, Register 137

Authority: AS 44.46.020

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