Sec. 29.35.200. First class borough powers.

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(a)A first class borough may exercise by ordinance on a nonareawide basis any power not otherwise prohibited by law.

(b)A first class borough may by ordinance exercise the following powers on an areawide basis:

(1)provide transportation systems;

(2)provide water pollution control;

(3)provide air pollution control in accordance with AS 46.14.400 ;

(4)license day care facilities;

(5)license, impound, and dispose of animals;

(6)establish an energy and resilience improvement assessment program under AS 29.55.100 — 29.55.165.

(c)In addition to powers conferred by

(b)of this section, a first class borough may, on an areawide basis, exercise a power not otherwise prohibited by law if the power has been acquired in accordance with AS 29.35.300 .

(d)A first class borough that exercises power necessary to contain, clean up, or prevent a release or threatened release of oil or a hazardous substance, and exercises a power granted to a municipality under AS 46.04 , AS 46.08 , or AS 46.09 shall exercise its authority in a manner that is consistent with a regional master plan prepared by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.04.210 .