AK HB205

Increases civil penalties for oil discharges by environment type: from $10 to $40 per gallon for anadromous streams/freshwater, from $2.50 to $10 per gallon for estuarine/intertidal waters, and from $1 to $4 per gallon for unconfined saltwater/public land

Raises penalties for large crude oil spills exceeding 18,000 gallons from $8 to $20 per gallon for the first 420,000 gallons and from $12.50 to $30 per gallon for amounts beyond that, with a maximum penalty of $500 million

Quadruples general environmental violation penalties from $500-$100,000 to $2,000-$400,000 for initial violations, and increases daily continuing violation penalties from $5,000 to $25,000

Creates new administrative penalties of $500 to $10,000 per violation for serious or repeat oil discharges, allowing the Department of Environmental Conservation to assess penalties without court action

Requires automatic adjustment of all penalty amounts every 10 years based on the Consumer Price Index for urban Alaska, using January 2025 as the base index, with an effective date of January 1, 2026