0:19
45:18 - 45:38
“it invites at certain points in the regulatory process challenges to actions that the board takes that then become subject to litigation and can have other effects that, you know, may lead to the board having to take additional action and to finalize regulations.”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 45:18 – 45:38
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Alaska
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
Yes, there's a couple of questions in there through the chair. Mr. Commissioner, so I want to be very clear up front. That the board's existing process as it exists now, it is valid. It complies with the APA. However, it invites at certain points in the regulatory process challenges to actions that the board takes that then become subject to litigation and can have other effects that, you know, may lead to the board having to take additional action into finalized regulations.
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