(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.
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