Alaska Stat. § 41.10.130 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.10 / Section 41.10.130
Creation and boundaries of soil and water conservation districts.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may, on the recommendation of the board, create soil and water conservation districts in the state upon petition signed by 25 or more land users setting out the proposed boundaries of the proposed district. The commissioner shall fix a time for and give notice of a public hearing based on the petition at a convenient location or locations within the boundaries of the proposed district. The commissioner may fix the boundaries of the district created, supervise the election of, prescribe the duties of, and install a governing body of five land users to be known as district supervisors for each district created, and delegate to the district supervisors powers as the commissioner considers necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter within the district boundaries.

(b) The area of the state that is not located within a district organized under (a) of this section shall be governed by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.160 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.160
Purpose of AS 41.21.160  41.21.167.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 41.21.160  41.21.167 is to establish the state-owned land and water areas described in AS 41.21.161 as the Wood-Tikchik State Park. The primary purposes of creating the Wood-Tikchik State Park are to protect the area's fish and wildlife breeding and support systems and to preserve the continued use of the area for subsistence and recreational activities. The state park is also created to protect the area's recreational and scenic resources. AS 41.21.160  41.21.167 are intended to close the described land and water to multiple-purpose use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and to dedicate it as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, § 7 of the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.164 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.164
Management plan.
Status: in_force

The Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council shall develop a management plan for the park with the advice and assistance of the department. The management plan shall be presented at a public meeting before approval and implementation.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.286 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.286
Jonesville Public Use Area.
Status: reserved

Subject to valid existing rights, the vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the state land and water acquired in the future that lie within the following boundaries described in this section are designated as the Jonesville Public Use Area, are reserved for all uses compatible with their primary function as public use land, and are assigned to the department for control and management: (1) Township 19 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian

Section 1: That portion easterly of Moose Creek

Section 12: That portion of N1/2, N1/2SW1/4, and N1/2SE1/4 easterly of Moose Creek

Section 13: NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, and S1/2

Section 24: All;

(2) Township 19 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian

Section 2: All

Section 3: All Section 4: All

Section 5: All

Section 6: All

Section 7: All

Section 8: All

Section 9: All

Section 10: All

Section 11: All

Section 14: NE1/4

Section 15: N1/2NE1/4 and the North 960 feet of the East 1,815 feet of the NW1/4 for each Record of Survey filed as 86-85RS P.R.D.

Section 16: All

Section 17: All

Section 18: All

Section 19: NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, and Government Lots 1, 2, and 4

Section 20: N1/2NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4, and SW1/4NW1/4;

(3) Township 20 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian

Section 36: That portion easterly of Moose Creek;

(4) Township 20 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian

Section 31: All

Section 32: All

Section 33: All

Section 34: All

Section 35: All.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.305 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.305
Long-term monitoring and maintenance.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct long-term monitoring and maintenance of a storage facility that has been issued a certificate of completion under AS 41.06.170 .

(b) Under this section, the authority of the department applies to all land in the state lawfully subject to the police power of the state, including private land, municipal land, state land, land of the United States, and land subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The department may enter, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, the site of a storage facility that has been issued a certificate of completion under AS 41.06.170 .

(c) The state, the department, and the commission have no obligation to pay costs associated with long-term monitoring and maintenance of a storage facility in an amount greater than the amount attributable to that storage facility and separately accounted for under AS 37.14.850 .

(d) The department may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes of this section.

(e) In this section, (1) commission means the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission created under AS 31.05.005 ;

(2) long-term monitoring and maintenance means an activity associated with monitoring and maintenance of a storage facility that has been issued a certificate of completion under AS 41.06.170 and may include (A) operational and long-term inspecting, testing, and monitoring of the storage facility site, wells, and remaining facilities;

(B) remediation measures arising from the storage facility site, including remediation of property and mechanical problems associated with wells and remaining facilities;

(C) repairing mechanical leaks at the storage facility site;

(D) plugging and abandoning wells;

(E) converting wells for use as observation wells;

(F) purchasing or paying insurance costs for a storage facility, whether commercially or through government funding;

(3) storage facility has the meaning given in AS 41.06.210 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.080 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.080
Regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) regarding forest practices such as (1) road construction and maintenance, including (A) road location, construction, maintenance, and post-operation management or removal;

(B) landing location and construction;

(C) drainage structures;

(D) material sources and spoil disposal sites;

(2) timber harvesting, including (A) timber harvest unit planning and design;

(B) felling and bucking;

(C) cable yarding, shovel, tractor, and wheeled skidder systems;

(D) landing clean-up;

(E) slash disposal;

(3) log transfer, sort yards, and storage facilities, including (A) location, design, and construction;

(B) maintenance;

(C) closure;

(D) log storage, rafting, and identification;

(4) reforestation, including (A) site preparation and rehabilitation;

(B) prescribed burning;

(C) exemptions from reforestation requirements;

(5) prevention and suppression of forest insects and diseases;

(6) salvage logging;

(7) vegetative management; and

(8) fire and flood hazard management.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations specifying the information to be submitted under AS 41.17.090 (c) in the detailed plan of operations to enable the division to determine whether the activities comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(c) The commissioner may establish regions, districts, or other subdivisions of forest land in the state in which different regulations apply to reflect varying conditions in the state or to facilitate administration. In adopting regulations, the commissioner shall make appropriate distinctions between public and private land.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt only those regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and shall avoid regulations that increase operating costs without yielding significant benefits to public resources.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.041 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.041
Board of Forestry.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Forestry is established in the division.

(b) The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor: (1) a representative of a commercial fishermen's organization;

(2) a representative of a Native corporation established under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act);

(3) a representative of an environmental organization;

(4) a representative of a forest industry trade association;

(5) a professional fish or wildlife biologist who is not employed in that capacity by a state, municipal, or federal government agency, except for university employment;

(6) a professional forester who is not employed in that capacity by a state, municipal, or federal government agency, except for university employment;

(7) a representative of a mining organization;

(8) a representative of a recreational organization; and

(9) the state forester, who serves ex officio and without a vote.

(c) The state forester is the presiding officer of the board and shall, in consultation with the board, establish procedures for scheduling and organizing board meetings. Seven voting members of the board constitute a quorum. Each decision of the board requires the affirmative vote of each voting member present less one.

(d) A board member who is unable to attend a meeting may designate an alternate who possesses the same qualifications as the board member.

(e) The division shall serve as staff to the board. The department, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Environmental Conservation shall provide technical staffing and information as needed by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.950 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.950
Penalty.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.618 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.618
Traditional uses.
Status: in_force

Continued opportunities for traditional uses of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve at levels and by methods and means that are compatible with the protection of the bald eagle population are guaranteed. These historically compatible uses include but are not limited to hunting, trapping, fishing, berry picking, other subsistence and recreational uses, operation of motorized vehicles, and the harvesting of personal-use firewood. The level and method or means of traditional use may continue subject to reasonable regulation unless the director of the division of parks of the department, after consultation with the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council, makes a finding that the level or method and means of use is causing significant resource damage that is inconsistent with AS 41.21.610 (a) and (b). The director of the division of parks shall hold a public hearing in Haines and Klukwan before restricting a traditional use permitted under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.230 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.230
Disbursement.
Status: in_force

Upon authorization of the governor, disbursements from the fire suppression fund shall be paid by the proper state officer on presentation of vouchers signed by the governor or the governor's authorized representative.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.166 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.166
Fish and wildlife breeding areas.
Status: in_force

The fish and wildlife habitat breeding areas in the Wood-Tikchik State Park shall be managed to sustain the fish and wildlife resources of the park in perpetuity.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.900 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.900
Observance of Arbor Day.
Status: in_force

To increase public awareness of the vital importance of the conservation and propagation of trees and forests to the everyday life of the citizens of Alaska, the third Monday in May of each year is designated Arbor Day. It shall be observed by appropriate school assemblies and programs and shall be the occasion for other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public in general.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.131 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.131
Kachemak Bay State Park established.
Status: reserved

(a) The presently state-owned land and water, and all that acquired in the future by the state, lying within the parcels described in this section are designated as the Kachemak Bay State Park. In order to protect and preserve this land and water for its unique and exceptional scenic value, the park is established and shall be managed as a scenic park. The land and water lying within the following described parcels is reserved from all uses incompatible with its primary function as a scenic park and is assigned to the department for control, development, and maintenance:

(1) Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian Chugachik Island

Sections 31  32;

(2) Township 5 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian

Section 2: Lot 1, excluding Tract A

Section 3: Lots 1  8, SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4

Section 4: Lots 1  4, S1/2N1/2, SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4

Section 8: E1/2NE1/4, SE1/4

Section 9: Lots 1 and 2, NW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4, W1/2NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4SW1/4, SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4, excluding Lot 6

Section 10: Lot 1

Section 16: Lot 1

Section 17: Lots 1, 3, 4, NW1/4SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4

Section 18: Lot 4, SE1/4, E1/2NE1/4

Section 19: Lots 1  6, NW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4

Section 20: Lot 1

Sections 24  25, excluding tide and submerged land within the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area

Section 26: SE1/4, excluding tide and submerged land within the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area

Section 35, excluding tide and submerged land within the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area

Section 36;

(3) Township 6 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian;

(4) Township 7 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  4

Section 5: N1/2

Sections 7  36;

(5) Township 7 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian

Section 12, except N1/2NE1/4

Section 13

Sections 19  36;

(6) Township 7 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 25  26

Sections 35  36;

(7) Township 8 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  8

Section 9: N1/2

Section 10: N1/2

Section 11: N1/2

Section 12: N1/2

Sections 17  18;

(8) Township 8 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian;

(9) Township 8 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  2

Sections 10  14

Section 15: E1/2

Section 23: N1/2 and SE1/4

Sections 24  25

Section 26: E1/2

Section 35: E1/2

Section 36;

(10) Township 9 South, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian

Section 2: W1/2

Section 3  10

Sections 15  22

Sections 27  34;

(11) Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian;

(12) Township 9 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 10  15

Sections 22  27

Sections 34  36;

(13) Township 9 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  6

Section 8: NE1/4

Sections 9  12

Section 13: N1/2

Section 14: N1/2;

(14) Township 9 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  2;

(15) Township 10 South, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 4  8

Sections 17  19;

(16) Township 10 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian

Sections 1  4

Sections 10  15

Sections 22  24.

(b) The following public domain land shall be selected by the state, and classified as scenic park land and designated as part of Kachemak Bay State Park immediately upon receipt of management authority by the state:

(1) Township 6 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian: W1/2;

(2) Township 7 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian: W1/2;

(3) Township 8 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian

Section 6

Section 7: N1/2.

(c) Land lying within the parcels described in (a) and (b) of this section upon which there are valid entries or upon which there are valid applications for lease filed under AS 38.05 before May 9, 1970, is excepted from (a) and (b) of this section. However, if any land excepted under this subsection is subsequently relinquished to the state, it shall be included as part of Kachemak Bay State Park.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.087 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.087
Variation from requirements.
Status: in_force

(a) A forest landowner, timber owner, or operator may propose for a particular activity a variation from a requirement imposed by this chapter or the regulations adopted under this chapter. If the state forester determines that the harm intended to be avoided by the requirement is not likely to occur because of site-specific circumstances relating to the particular activity and is not likely to cause significant harm to fish habitat or water quality, the state forester shall agree to the proposed variation. If the state forester does not agree to the proposed variation, a forest landowner, timber owner, or operator may appeal to the commissioner. The appellants shall conform to the requirement during the pendency of the appeal.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations that specify the standards under which a variation will be granted for harvesting timber within the riparian area of (1) a low gradient Type I-A water body with a width of five feet or less; and

(2) other appropriate water body types.

(c) A determination by the state forester under (a) of this section and regulations by the commissioner under (b) of this section shall give due deference under AS 41.17.098 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.510 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.510
Definition.
Status: in_force

In AS 41.23.400  41.23.510, recreation river corridor means the uplands within a recreation river established under AS 41.23.500 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.490 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.490
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the boundaries of the Chena River State Recreation Area in accordance with the requirements of AS 41.21.020 (a)(13) and 41.21.470, and those incompatible uses designated shall be prohibited or restricted, as provided by regulation. The regulations may not prohibit (1) work on valid mineral leases or mining claims;

(2) the legal taking of fur-bearing animals;

(3) the traditional use of roads and trails by any means of transportation, including a vehicle propelled by machinery, if the use occurred regularly in the area of the state recreation area before June 18, 1967;

(4) the cutting of dead and down or burnt timber.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.493 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.493
Comprehensive management plan.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall develop and adopt a comprehensive management plan for the Willow Creek State Recreation Area with the concurrence of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.400 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.400
Purposes.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.23.400  41.23.510 is to establish as recreation rivers the land and water now owned by the state and the land and water acquired in the future by the state that lies within the recreation rivers and the river corridors described in AS 41.23.500 .

(b) The primary purpose for the establishment of the six recreation rivers is the maintenance and enhancement of the land and water described in AS 41.23.500 for recreation.

(c) The primary purposes for the management of the six recreation rivers are (1) the management, protection, and maintenance of the fish and wildlife populations and habitat on a sustained-yield basis;

(2) continued recreation and economic use, including the uses described in (3) and (4) of this subsection, and enjoyment by the public and individuals of recreational activities that include hunting, fishing, trapping, camping, boating, hiking, snowmachining, skiing, dog mushing, and wildlife viewing, while ensuring the scenic and natural integrity of the recreation river;

(3) multiple use management of upland activities within the recreation river corridor to ensure that mitigation measures to alleviate potential adverse effects on water quality and stream flow will take place; and

(4) accommodation of access for resource uses, including recreation and tourism, within or adjacent to the river corridor.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.010 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.010
Waste prohibited; investigation.
Status: in_force

The waste of geothermal resources in the state is prohibited. The commission may investigate to determine whether waste exists or is imminent, or whether other facts exist that justify or require action by the commission to prohibit waste.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.480 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.480
Eminent domain authorized to acquire necessary access.
Status: in_force

The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the Chena River State Recreation Area unless it is for the purpose of providing necessary access to state land.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.152 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.152
Eminent domain prohibited.
Status: in_force

The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land for inclusion in the Denali State Park.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.081 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.081
Civil immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person may not bring a civil action for damages for death, personal injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in performing or failing to perform activities or duties arising out of prevention, monitoring, control, or suppression of fires authorized to be performed under regulations adopted under AS 41.17.080 (a)(8) against (1) the state or its officers, agents, and employees;

(2) a political subdivision of the state or its officers, agents, and employees;

(3) any organization authorized to prevent, control, or suppress fires; or

(4) others assisting in the control or suppression of fires at the request of an officer or employee of the United States or the state.

(b) This section does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.916 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.916
Hostel facility.
Status: in_force

Each youth hostel facility shall be equipped with suitable toilet and kitchen facilities. Each facility shall be supervised under regulations adopted by the division of parks.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.020 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.020
Management.
Status: in_force

(a) Management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Nelchina Public Use Area is the responsibility of the department. After adequate public hearings the commissioner may designate incompatible uses and shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Nelchina Public Use Area. With regard to the management of land within the central caribou calving area described in AS 41.23.040 (b), the commissioner shall obtain the concurrence of the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan. With regard to the management of land within the public use area described in AS 41.23.040 (c), the commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.

(b) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources and public use of fish and wildlife in the Nelchina Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.010 .

(c) The Nelchina Public Use Area shall be open to mineral entry under AS 38.05.185  38.05.275, and the commissioner may adopt regulations to achieve the purposes specified in AS 41.23.010 . Each valid existing right or permit shall remain valid and continue in full force and effect according to its terms. Exploration, development, and extraction of subsurface resources shall be allowed in a manner that is compatible with the purposes specified in AS 41.23.010 (1)  (4).

(d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within or abutting state-owned land described in AS 41.23.040 but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Nelchina Public Use Area.

(e) The commissioner may not manage the Nelchina Public Use Area as a unit of the state park system.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.055 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.055
Powers and duties of the commissioner.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may designate and operate experimental and research forests on state land consistent with the limitations of AS 38.05.300 . Laboratories and other facilities may be employed in conjunction with those forests.

(b) The commissioner may establish and maintain forest vegetation nurseries and greenhouses for planting stock to be made available, with or without charge, to organizations, institutions, government agencies, individuals, and businesses for reforestation, afforestation, and related purposes.

(c) The commissioner is authorized to undertake cooperative forestry programs, extension services, and education programs, and to otherwise offer a full range of professional management services to the interested public. When the commissioner considers it beneficial, the commissioner may participate in federal assistance programs by accepting assistance in whatever form offered.

(d) The commissioner may develop regulations under this chapter as part of the state program for control of nonpoint source pollution under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended. However, the Department of Environmental Conservation is the lead agency for water quality and control of nonpoint source pollution under that Act, and the regulations are therefore subject to the approval of the commissioner of environmental conservation.

(e) In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner shall consult with and draw upon the expertise of interested organizations, enterprises, individuals, government agencies, educational institutions, and landowners. The commissioner may enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with them to carry out this chapter.

(f) The commissioner shall locate department personnel with forestry expertise throughout the state to facilitate public access to professional management services and other forest resources programs.

(g) The commissioner may take other actions necessary and proper for the administration of this chapter, including the adoption of regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) and AS 41.17.047 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.522 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.522
Acquisitions authorized; eminent domain prohibited.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may acquire by gift or purchase in the name of the state title to or interest in real property within the Business Park Wetlands Special Management Area. The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land for inclusion in the Business Park Wetlands Special Management Area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.180 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.180
Penalties.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the penalties in (b)  (d) of this section, a person who violates a provision of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, a regulation adopted under AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, or an order or term of a permit issued by the commission under AS 41.06.105  41.06.210 is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $100,000 for the initial violation and not more than $10,000 for each day thereafter on which the violation continues.

(b) A person who knowingly commits an act specified in AS 11.46.630 (a) for the purpose of evading a provision of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, a regulation adopted under AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(c) A person who knowingly violates a provision of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, a regulation adopted under AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission is guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 a day for each day of violation.

(d) A person who knowingly aids or abets another person in the violation of a provision of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, a regulation adopted under AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, or an order, stipulation, or term of a permit issued by the commission is subject to the same penalty as that prescribed in this section for the violation by the other person.

(e) The commission may assess the civil penalties provided in this section, and, if not paid, the penalties are recoverable by suit filed by the attorney general in the name and on behalf of the commission in the superior court. The payment of a penalty does not relieve a person on whom the penalty is imposed from liability to any other person for damages arising out of the violation.

(f) In determining the amount of a penalty assessed under (a) of this section, the commission shall consider (1) the extent to which the person committing the violation was acting in good faith in attempting to comply;

(2) the extent to which the person committing the violation acted in a wilful or knowing manner;

(3) the extent and seriousness of the violation and the actual or potential threat to public health or the environment;

(4) the economic or environmental harm or injury to the public caused by the violation;

(5) the economic value or other benefits derived by the person committing the violation from the commission of the violation;

(6) any history of previous violations by the person committing the violation;

(7) the need to deter similar behavior by the person committing the violation and others similarly situated at the time of the violation or in the future;

(8) the effort made by the person committing the violation to correct the violation and prevent future violations; and

(9) other matters justice requires.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.491 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.491
Willow Creek State Recreation Area.
Status: in_force

(a) The surface estate in the land and water owned by the state as of June 9, 1987, and all land and water acquired by the state in the future, including shore and submerged land, lying within the parcels described in this subsection is designated as the Willow Creek State Recreation Area: (1) Township 19 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian

section 5: lot 3, lot 4, s1/2ne1/4ne1/4, se1/4nw1/4ne1/4, sw1/4ne1/4, n1/2nw1/4se1/4, s1/2nw1/4

Section 6: Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5, SE1/4NW1/4;

(2) Township 19 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian

Section 1: SE1/4, W1/2, Tract A, Tract B, Tract C

Section 2

Section 3: N1/2;

(3) Township 20 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian

Section 34

Section 35

Section 36: S1/2.

(b) The department may agree to manage land owned by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough that is within the parcels described in (a) of this section and that is designated by ordinance or resolution of the borough as a part of the Willow Creek State Recreation Area.

(c) Subject to valid existing rights, the land and water described in (a) of this section is designated as a special purpose area under art. VIII, sec. 7, Constitution of the State of Alaska.

(d) Except for oil and gas leasing under AS 38.05.180 and carbon storage licensing and leasing under AS 38.05.700  38.05.795, the mineral estate in the state-owned land and water described in (a) of this section is closed to mineral entry under AS 38.05.181  38.05.275.
Alaska Stat. § 41.10.075 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.10 / Section 41.10.075
Board meetings.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold one regular meeting annually at the state capital and one or more additional meetings at a time and place in the state selected by the board.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.300 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.300
Haines State Forest Resource Management Area.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.15.300  41.15.330 is to establish the land and water presently owned by the state and all land and water acquired in the future by the state lying within the boundaries described in AS 41.15.305 (a) as the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area. The primary purposes for the establishment of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area are the utilization, perpetuation, conservation, and production of the land and water including but not limited to the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources through multiple-use management and the continuation of other beneficial uses including traditional uses and other recreational activities.

(b) The responsibility for the management, control, development, and maintenance of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area established under AS 41.15.300  41.15.330 is assigned to the department.

(c) The state land and water designated within the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under AS 41.15.305 (a) may be used for a carbon offset project under AS 38.95.400  38.95.499.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.200 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.200
State forest purposes and management.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.17.200  41.17.230 is to permit the establishment of designated state-owned or acquired land and water areas as state forests. The primary purpose in the establishment of state forests is timber management that provides for the production, utilization, and replenishment of timber resources while allowing other beneficial uses of public land and resources.

(b) In managing a state forest, the commissioner shall, consistent with the primary purpose of a state forest under (a) of this section, restrict the public use of the land and its resources, including timber, fish and wildlife, and minerals, only when necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c) A carbon offset project under AS 38.95.400  38.95.499 may be undertaken on land identified in AS 41.17.200  41.17.230.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.496 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.496
Certain lands excepted.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020 (a)(6) or 41.21.491  41.21.495, state-owned land in the following described parcels may be leased in accordance with AS 38.35 (Right-of-Way Leasing Act) for the purpose of construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope: the East 1/2 of Section 2, Township 19 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian and the East 1/2 of Section 35, Township 20 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian.

(b) A state or federal survey does not remove land from the parcels described in (a) of this section.

(c) The department shall manage any state-owned land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Willow Creek State Recreation Area as part of Willow Creek State Recreation Area until the land is leased under AS 38.35 . State-owned land described in this section will revert to Willow Creek State Recreation Area upon release of the land from a right-of-way through termination of the lease or otherwise and upon satisfaction of the lessee's obligations to restore and revegetate the land.

(d) Any right-of-way lease issued under AS 38.35 across land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Willow Creek State Recreation Area must (1) reserve to the state the interests necessary to provide for public access by foot, snow machine, dog sled, and other traditional means of access along and across the leased corridor;

(2) preserve, to the maximum extent practicable, the recreational, scenic, cultural, historical, and habitat values consistent with the leasehold's location within the exterior boundaries of Willow Creek State Recreation Area; and

(3) provide for termination of the lease if construction of the pipeline has not begun 10 years after the effective date of the lease.

(e) AS 38.35.130 does not apply to land within the exterior boundaries of Willow Creek State Recreation Area.

(f) A natural gas pipeline right-of-way lease may not be issued across land described in this section unless the lease becomes effective before January 1, 2025.

Article 5. Special Management Areas.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.500 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.500
Purpose of AS 41.21.500  41.21.514.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 41.21.500  41.21.514 is (1) to designate as a unit of the state park system under this chapter the land and water described in AS 41.21.502 (a);

(2) to protect and perpetuate the fishery and wildlife resources and habitat in the unit and adjacent area; and

(3) to manage recreational uses and development activities in the unit and adjacent area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.100 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.100
Deployment of broadcast chemicals.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of environmental conservation, in consultation with the commissioner, shall formulate necessary plans and measures to ensure that application of broadcast chemicals and other substances foreign to the state's forest ecosystem do not lead to results contrary to the objectives and provisions of this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations relating to renewable resources. Regulations adopted by the commissioner of environmental conservation may include requirements for advance testing, posting of security, written reports, and other matters.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.902 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.902
Alaska Conservation Action Corps created.
Status: in_force

There is created in the division of parks of the department the Alaska Conservation Action Corps.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.035 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.035
Reservoir management; commission's regulations.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue well-spacing and pooling orders, place limits on production, and impose reinjection requirements for the purpose of preventing waste and to protect correlative rights in a geothermal system.

(b) The commission may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) and issue orders appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of AS 41.06.005  41.06.060 for duties assigned to the commission, including orders regarding the establishment of drilling units for pools as set out in AS 31.05.100 and orders regarding unitized operation and integration of interests as set out in AS 31.05.110 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.110 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.110
Authority of the commission.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority of the commission applies to all land (1) in the state lawfully subject to the police power of the state, including private land, municipal land, state land, federal land, and land subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; and

(2) included in a voluntary cooperative or unit plan of development or operation entered into in accordance with AS 38.05.725 .

(b) When land that is subject to the commission's authority is committed to a unit agreement involving land subject to federal jurisdiction, the operation of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210 may be suspended if (1) the unit operations are regulated by the United States; and

(2) conservation of resources in the reservoir or pool is accomplished in the agreement.

(c) The commission has the authority to (1) regulate activities related to a storage facility, including the construction, operation, and closure of the facility;

(2) require that storage operators provide assurance, including bonds, that money is available to fulfill the storage operator's duties;

(3) enter, at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, a storage facility to (A) inspect equipment and facilities;

(B) observe, monitor, and investigate operation; and

(C) inspect records required to be maintained at the facility;

(4) exercise continuing jurisdiction over storage operators and storage facilities, including the authority, after notice and hearing, to amend provisions in a permit and to revoke a permit; and

(5) dissolve or change the boundaries of an oil or gas field or unit established by the commission that is within or near the boundaries of a storage reservoir.

(d) To the extent AS 31.05 does not conflict with AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, the provisions of AS 31.05 are applicable to wells drilled in search of, in support of, and for carbon storage.

(e) Nothing in AS 41.06.105  41.06.210 limits the authority of the Department of Natural Resources under AS 38.05.700  38.05.795 or AS 41.06.305 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.167 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.167
Compatible and incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) The land and water areas described in AS 41.21.161 are not open to mineral entry under AS 38.05.135  38.05.275 or 38.05.700  38.05.795.

(b) The regulations adopted under AS 41.21.165 shall recognize that the current practice of traditional subsistence and recreational activities includes the use of small outboard motors and snow machines. Reasonable access by aircraft for recreational purposes shall be permitted.

(c) Development and operation of a hydroelectric site at Lake Elva or Grant Lake is not considered an incompatible use.

(d) Development and operation of campsites on or adjacent to major spawning and breeding areas are incompatible uses unless it can be shown by a preponderance of evidence that the fishery and wildlife habitat and breeding areas will not be adversely affected to a significant degree by the development and operation.

(e) The development and operation of a hydroelectric site at the Nuyakuk River Falls is a compatible use if the development and operation (1) does not include a dam that fully spans a river;

(2) maintains at least 70 percent of the daily upstream water flow of an affected river along the natural course of the river; and

(3) after July 1, 2024, is licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.345 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.345
Officers.
Status: in_force

At the first meeting of each year, the commission shall elect a chair from among its members.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.120 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.120
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict incompatible uses under the management plan adopted under AS 41.23.110 within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.130 .

(b) Nothing in AS 41.23.100  41.23.130 prohibits the Department of Fish and Game from engaging in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within an area described in AS 41.23.130 that is consistent with the purposes stated in AS 41.23.100 .

(c) The commissioner may not restrict lawful fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.

(d) The commissioner shall designate routes for motorized and nonmotorized access within or across the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.

(e) The commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of fish and game shall have necessary access for fish and game management, research, and enforcement purposes.

(f) If the commissioner determines that a use is incompatible with one or more other uses in a portion of the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area, the commissioner shall state in the management plan adopted or revised under AS 41.23.110 (1) each determination of incompatibility;

(2) the specific area where the incompatibility is determined to exist;

(3) the time within which the incompatibility is determined to exist; and

(4) the reasons for each determination of incompatibility.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.430 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.430
Purpose of AS 41.21.430  41.21.445.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 41.21.430  41.21.445 is to empower the governor to restrict state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.435 to use as a public recreation area. Under AS 38.05.300 , state land, water, or land and water containing more than 640 acres may be closed to multiple purpose use only by act of the legislature. Because the area described in AS 41.21.435 exceeds 640 acres, AS 41.21.430  41.21.445 are intended to provide for the closing of the described land and water to multiple purpose use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and its subsequent designation as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, § 7, of the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.465 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.465
Purchase authorized.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of the state, title to or interest in real property lying within the boundaries of the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.460 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.460
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the boundaries of the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area in accordance with the requirements of AS 41.21.450 , and those incompatible uses designated shall be prohibited or restricted, as provided by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.315 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.315
Multiple-use management.
Status: in_force

(a) The Haines State Forest Resource Management Area shall be managed under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield and under AS 41.17 .

(b) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources in the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under applicable law and in a manner consistent with AS 41.15.300  41.15.330 except that an opportunity for continued traditional use of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area at levels and by traditional methods and means is guaranteed. The traditionally compatible uses include but are not limited to fishing, hunting, trapping, berry picking, subsistence, and recreational uses, operation of motorized vehicles, and the harvest of personal-use firewood.

(c) The control of highway access within the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area is the responsibility of the department except that the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is responsible for the repair and maintenance of public roads in the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area.

(d) The state land and water described in AS 41.15.305 (a) are closed to sale under state land disposal laws. The commissioner may lease the land described in AS 41.15.305 (a) under AS 38.05.070  38.05.105 for a purpose consistent with AS 41.15.300 (a) and a municipality may select land in the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under law. The commissioner may manage the land and water described in AS 41.15.305 (a) for purposes consistent with AS 38.95.400  38.95.499.

(e) A carbon offset project under AS 38.95.400  38.95.499 undertaken on land identified in AS 41.15.305 must be consistent with the applicable management plan under AS 41.15.320 , and the management plan must identify the land appropriate for the carbon offset project. The department may amend a management plan under AS 41.15.320 to allow for a carbon offset project.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.860 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.860
Federal financial assistance.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is authorized to consider the feasibility of any form of financial assistance available to the state for the planning, acquisition, or development of trails under 16 U.S.C. 460d, 460l-4 to 460l-11 and 23 U.S.C. 120 (note) (P.L. 88-578, Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965).
Alaska Stat. § 41.08.017 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.08 / Section 41.08.017
Hydrological and seismic hazard data declared to be of public interest.
Status: in_force

(a) Systematic collection, recording, evaluation, and distribution of data on the quantity, location, and quality of water of the state in the ground, on the surface of the ground, or along the coasts, are in the public interest and necessary to the orderly domestic and industrial development of the state.

(b) Systematic collection, evaluation, archival, and distribution of geologic data and information on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and engineering geology and identification of potential seismic, volcanic, and other geological hazards throughout the state are in the public interest and necessary to orderly, safely, and cost-effective development in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.010 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.010
Declaration of intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that (1) the forest resources of Alaska are among the most valuable natural resources of the state, and furnish timber and wood products, fish and wildlife, tourism, outdoor recreation, water, soil, air, minerals, and general health and welfare;

(2) economic enterprises and other activities and pursuits derived from forest resources warrant the continuing recognition and support of the state;

(3) the state has a fundamental obligation to ensure that management of forest resources guarantees perpetual supplies of renewable resources, provides nonrenewable resources in a manner consistent with that obligation, and serves the needs of all Alaska for the many products, benefits, and services obtained from them;

(4) government administration of forest resources should combine professional management services, regulatory measures, and economic incentives in a complementary fashion, and should draw upon the expertise of professional foresters in conjunction with other disciplines;

(5) under the leadership of the Department of Environmental Conservation as lead agency, the state should exercise its full responsibility and authority for control of nonpoint source pollution with respect to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended;

(6) subject to AS 41.17.098 (c), the provisions of this chapter, and regulations adopted under this chapter, with the approval of the Department of Environmental Conservation, establish the nonpoint source pollution requirements under state law and sec. 319 of the Clean Water Act for activities subject to this chapter;

(7) except for activities subject to AS 16.05.841 or 16.05.871 and regulations authorized by those sections, this chapter and regulations adopted under this chapter establish the fish habitat protection standards, policies, and review processes under state law.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.135 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.135
Permit provisions.
Status: in_force

The commission may include in a permit or order any parameters necessary to carry out the objectives of AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, prevent waste, protect correlative rights, and ensure the health and safety of persons affected by the permit.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.080 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.080
Permits.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may issue a permit for the investigation, excavation, gathering, or removal from the natural state, of any historic, prehistoric, or archeological resources of the state. A permit may be issued only to persons or organizations qualified to make the investigations, excavations, gatherings, or removals and only if the results of these authorized activities will be made available to the general public through institutions and museums interested in disseminating knowledge on the subjects involved. If the historic, prehistoric, or archeological resource involved is one which is, or is located on a site which is, sacred, holy, or of religious significance to a cultural group, the consent of that cultural group must be obtained before a permit may be issued under this section.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.030 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.030
Unitization.
Status: reserved

(a) The commissioner shall require the filing and approval of a plan of development and operation on a geothermal system that includes state land.

(b) Lessees of all or part of a geothermal system that includes state land may enter into a unit agreement for cooperative development, with the approval of the commissioner. The commissioner may suspend or modify the approved development plan in accordance with the unit agreement.

(c) If the owners of at least two-thirds of the leasehold interests in a geothermal system ratify a unit agreement approved under (b) of this section by the commissioner, the commissioner may enforce the agreement as to lessees not a party to the agreement by allocating production under the principle of correlative rights and by apportioning costs and revenues.

(d) [Repealed, § 18 ch 38 SLA 2010.] (e) The commissioner may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to carry out the purposes and intent of AS 41.06.005  41.06.060 for duties assigned to the department, including the promotion of maximum economic recovery.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.030 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.030
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict incompatible uses under the management plan adopted under AS 41.23.020 within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.040 .

(b) Nothing in AS 41.23.010  41.23.040 prohibits the Department of Fish and Game from engaging in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within an area described in AS 41.23.040 .

(c) The commissioner may not restrict lawful sport and subsistence fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Nelchina Public Use Area.

(d) The commissioner shall allow traditional access to the Nelchina Public Use Area by motorized or nonmotorized means of transportation to private land, interests in private land, and for lawful sport and subsistence hunting, fishing, trapping, and recreational purposes in a manner that is compatible with purposes specified in AS 41.23.010 (1)  (4).

(e) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Fish and Game shall have necessary access for fish and game management, research, and enforcement purposes.

(f) If the commissioner determines that a use is incompatible with one or more other uses in a portion of the Nelchina Public Use Area, the commissioner shall state in the management plan adopted or revised under AS 41.23.020 (1) each determination of incompatibility;

(2) the specific area where the incompatibility is determined to exist;

(3) the time within which the incompatibility is determined to exist; and

(4) the reasons for each determination of incompatibility.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.210 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.210
State forests.
Status: reserved

(a) The governor may propose to the legislature the establishment of state forests consisting primarily of commercially valuable forest land determined by the governor to be necessary for retention in state ownership for management under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield and consistent with AS 38.04.005 . The proposal of the governor must include a report and recommendations of the commissioner including (1) a preliminary forest inventory;

(2) a summary of the testimony offered at public hearings held on the management of the proposed state forest in communities proximately located to a proposed state forest;

(3) [Repealed, § 16 ch 153 SLA 2003.] (4) [Repealed, § 16 ch 153 SLA 2003.] (5) an estimate of the cost of a full implementation of an operational level forest inventory and the management plan.

(b) A state forest established by the legislature shall be retained in state ownership.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.130 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.130
Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.
Status: reserved

The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the state land and water acquired in the future that lie within the boundaries described in this section are designated as the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area, are reserved for all uses compatible with their primary function as public use land, and are assigned to the department for control and management:

Township 19 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Section 1: NW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4NE1/4NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4NW1/4

Section 2: NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4NW1/4, SW1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4SE1/4, W1/2NE1/4SE1/4, NE1/4NE1/4SE1/4

Section 10: E1/2E1/2

Section 11: W1/2, NW1/4NE1/4

Section 14: W1/2

Section 15: E1/2E1/2

Section 22: E1/2E1/2

Section 23: W1/2

Section 26: W1/2SW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4

Section 27: E1/2E1/2

Township 20 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Section 25: S1/2S1/2SE1/4

Section 35: SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4NE1/4

Section 36: NE1/4, SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, NW1/4NE1/4SE1/4, NW1/4SW1/4SE1/4

Township 20 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian Section 9: E1/2SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4NE1/4

Section 10: W1/2SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, E1/2NW1/4NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4SW1/4, NW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4

Section 15: W1/2W1/2NW1/4

Section 16: SE1/4, E1/2NE1/4, E1/2W1/2NE1/4

Section 21: E1/2SW1/4, E1/2SW1/4SW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4SW1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, W1/2SW1/4SE1/4, NE1/4SW1/4SE1/4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2NE1/4NE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, E1/2NE1/4NW1/4, SW1/4NE1/4NW1/4

Section 28: NW1/4, W1/2NW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4SW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4SW1/4, NW1/4NE1/4SW1/4

Section 29: E1/2SE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, S1/2 NW1/4SE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4, S1/2NE1/4SW1/4

Section 30: S1/2S1/2S1/2, S1/2SE1/4

Section 31: NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4, N1/2S1/2NE1/4

Section 32: N1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4NW1/4NE1/4.
Alaska Stat. § 41.37.240 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.37 / Section 41.37.240
Suit.
Status: in_force

The commission may request the attorney general to file suit against a federal official or agency if the commission determines that the federal official or agency is acting in violation of an Act of Congress, congressional intent, or the best interests of the state.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.284 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.284
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict uses determined to be incompatible with the purposes of the Jonesville Public Use Area under AS 41.23.280 within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.286 .

(b) Nothing in AS 41.23.280  41.23.289 prohibits the Department of Fish and Game from engaging in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within an area described in AS 41.23.286 that is consistent with the purposes stated in AS 41.23.280 .

(c) The commissioner may not restrict (1) lawful fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Jonesville Public Use Area;

(2) the use of weapons, including firearms, in the Jonesville Public Use Area, except in locations where the commissioner determines that the use of weapons constitutes a threat to public safety; or

(3) lawful mineral exploration and development activities within the Jonesville Public Use Area.

(d) The commissioner shall (1) allow the Jonesville Public Use Area to be used for activities that (A) are compatible with the reasons for establishing the public use area in AS 41.23.280 ; and

(B) include operating all-terrain vehicles on trails or in areas designated or constructed for their use, aircraft, and watercraft; snowmachining, horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, skijoring, camping, hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife viewing, photography, berry picking; and, where permitted, rifle and pistol ranges, parking of vehicles, and lawful mineral exploration and mining; and

(2) recognize the existing off-road motor vehicle trails and the access those trails provide within the Jonesville Public Use Area, make accommodations that will provide the shortest possible route to avoid critical habitat, conduct trail rehabilitation in a way that minimizes damage, maintain and enhance off-road motor vehicle options and opportunities in the Jonesville Public Use Area, and provide for responsible use of the public use area.

(e) The commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of fish and game shall have necessary access to the Jonesville Public Use Area for fish and game management, research, and enforcement purposes.

(f) If the commissioner determines that a use is incompatible with one or more other uses in a portion of the Jonesville Public Use Area, the commissioner shall state in the management plan adopted or revised under AS 41.23.282 (1) each determination of incompatibility;

(2) the specific area where the incompatibility is determined to exist;

(3) the time within which the incompatibility is determined to exist; and

(4) the reasons for the determination of incompatibility.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.170 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.170
Declaration of purpose.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.21.170  41.21.178 is to establish, subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned or acquired land and water described in AS 41.21.172 as the Shuyak Island State Park. In accordance with the covenants and deed restrictions set by the Kodiak Island Borough that support the basic tenets of the Alaska lifestyle, the primary purpose of establishing the Shuyak Island State Park is to preserve, protect, and enhance traditional public access to and use of the area's natural resources for various activities including sport and subsistence hunting, sport, subsistence, and commercial fishing, and trapping.

(b) Under the provisions of AS 38.05.300 , state land, water, or land and water containing more than 640 acres may be closed to multiple purpose use only by act of the legislature. Because the area described in AS 41.21.172 exceeds 640 acres, AS 41.21.170  41.21.178 are intended to close the described land and water to multiple purpose use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and to dedicate them as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, § 7, Constitution of the State of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.060 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.060
Power to acquire historic, prehistoric, or archeological properties.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, with the recommendation of the commission, may acquire real and personal properties that have statewide historic, prehistoric, or archeological significance by gift, purchase, devise, or bequest. The department shall preserve and administer property so acquired. The department may acquire property adjacent to the property having historic, prehistoric, or archeological significance when it is determined to be necessary for the proper use and administration of the significant property.

(b) If an historic, prehistoric, or archeological property which has been found by the department, upon the recommendation of the commission, to be important for state ownership is in danger of being sold or used so that its historic, prehistoric, or archeological value will be destroyed or seriously impaired, or is otherwise in danger of destruction or serious impairment, the department may establish the use of the property in a manner necessary to preserve its historic, prehistoric, or archeological character or value. If the owner of the property does not wish to follow the restrictions of the department, the department may acquire the property by eminent domain under AS 09.55.240  09.55.460.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.310 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.310
Coordinated management.
Status: in_force

(a) The division of forestry and fire protection shall consult with the division of parks, the Department of Fish and Game, including each local fish and game advisory committee with jurisdiction in the area, and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council to promote effective, efficient, and coordinated administration of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve for the values for which each is established.

(b) Resource studies undertaken by the department shall be designed to benefit the management and administration of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.010 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.010
Intent.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of AS 41.15.010  41.15.170 to provide protection from wildland fire and other destructive agents, commensurate with the values at risk, on forested land that is owned privately, by the state, or by a municipality.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.302 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.302
Management of marine parks.
Status: in_force

(a) The state land and water described in AS 41.21.304 is assigned to the department for control, maintenance, and development consistent with the purposes and provisions of AS 41.21.300  41.21.306.

(b) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources on the state land and water described in AS 41.21.304 consistent with the purposes of AS 41.21.300  41.21.306. The Department of Fish and Game shall give written notice to and consult with the department before adoption of regulations governing fish and game management in a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system.

(c) The department shall develop a management plan for each marine park unit of the Alaska state park system to determine the specific purposes and uses for the unit. The commissioner shall give written notice and consult with the Department of Fish and Game, proximately located municipalities of the state, proximately located private landowners, the United States Forest Service, organizations concerned with conservation, recreation, and tourism, and other interested parties during the preparation of a management plan for a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system. A management plan required under this subsection shall be completed by June 14, 1995, for each marine park unit established before June 14, 1990, and within five years of the establishment of the unit for units established after June 13, 1990.

(d) The commissioner may not prohibit fishing, hunting, or trapping within a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system. The commissioner may not restrict the exercise of fishing, hunting, or trapping rights permitted under law or under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system.

(e) The commissioner shall allow the development of aquaculture facilities within a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system under terms and conditions that ensure that the development is compatible with AS 41.21.300  41.21.306.

(f) The commissioner may enter into a cooperative agreement for (1) the management of a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system with a federal agency, a municipality of the state, or a proximately located private landowner for a purpose stated under AS 41.21.020 (a)(7); or

(2) the management of proximately located federal, municipal, or private land as part of a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system.

(g) In the management of a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system the commissioner shall consult and cooperate with a Native corporation that owns an historical or cultural site granted under 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1) (sec. 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and that is proximately located to a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system. In the management of a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system the commissioner shall address the potential conflicts with the cultural and historical values of land granted to a Native corporation under 43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(1) (sec. 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) and shall provide for appropriate protection to these values.

(h) Nothing in AS 41.21.300  41.21.306 precludes the use of or access to land proximately located to a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system or to mineral claims and leases. The commissioner shall permit adequate and feasible access across state land within a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system to and from private and public land within or outside a unit. In the granting of such access the commissioner may adopt reasonable regulations to protect the natural and other values of the marine park unit land and water.

(i) The commissioner may enter into a concession contract under AS 41.21.027 and AS 36 to provide services or construct facilities in a marine park unit of the Alaska state park system.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.112 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.112
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the boundaries of the Chilkat State Park in accordance with AS 41.21.110 , and those incompatible uses designated shall be prohibited or restricted, as provided by regulation. Nothing in this section affects the rights and uses of water and facilities of the city of Haines located within the boundaries of this area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.100 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.100
Excavation and removal of historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains on private land.
Status: in_force

Before any historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains are excavated or removed from private land by the department, the written approval of the owner shall first be secured. When the value of the private land is diminished by the excavation or removal, the owner of the land shall be compensated for the loss at a monetary sum mutually agreed on by the department and the owner or at a monetary sum set by the court.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.282 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.282
Management.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Jonesville Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.280 . After adequate public hearings, the commissioner may designate incompatible uses and shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Jonesville Public Use Area to the extent workload permits. The management plan must include provisions for the enforcement of the plan and compliance with the requirements of the plan. The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.

(b) The commissioner of fish and game, the Board of Fisheries, and the Board of Game are responsible for the management of fish and game resources and the public use of fish and wildlife in the Jonesville Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.280 .

(c) The Jonesville Public Use Area may not be managed as a unit of the state park system.

(d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.286 for inclusion in the Jonesville Public Use Area. However, the state may acquire privately owned land located within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.286 by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Jonesville Public Use Area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.028 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.028
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 41.21.026  41.21.028, (1) ordinary use means a use that is not generally associated with developed facilities, including fishing, hunting, walking, swimming in a natural body of water, picnicking, or automobile parking associated with another ordinary use;

(2) park unit means a unit of the state park system.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.410 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.410
Compatible activities.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall allow the following activities on a recreation river or within a recreation river corridor when they are compatible with AS 41.23.400 and consistent with a management plan adopted under AS 41.23.440 : (1) the use of aircraft, powerboats, snow machines, all-terrain vehicles, motorized transportation, and transportation by animal;

(2) the sale and harvest of wood products under AS 41.23.470 (b);

(3) sand and gravel extraction under AS 41.23.470 (b);

(4) the construction and operation of recreation facilities; and

(5) other uses permitted in the management plan required by AS 41.23.440 , including mining and mineral development.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.040 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.040
Regulations; requirements; inspections.
Status: reserved

(a) The commission shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), issue orders, and take other appropriate action to carry out the purposes and intent of AS 41.06.005  41.06.060, including adopting regulations to prevent (1) geothermal resources, water or other fluids, and gases from escaping into strata other than that in which they are found, unless in accordance with an approved reinjection program;

(2) contamination of surface and groundwater;

(3) premature degradation of a geothermal system by water encroachment or otherwise;

(4) blowouts, cavings, and seepage; and

(5) unreasonable disturbance or injury to neighboring properties, prior water rights, prior oil or gas rights, human life, health, and the natural environment.

(b) The commission shall require the operator of a geothermal well to file an adequate individual or blanket surety bond to ensure compliance with regulations adopted under this section.

(c) The commission shall require a geothermal operator to notify the commission if the operator discovers significant quantities of hydrocarbon substances, helium, or fissionable materials.

(d) The commission and its staff may enter upon any property, public or private, to inspect a geothermal operation for compliance with regulations adopted under this section.

(e) [Repealed, § 18 ch 38 SLA 2010.]
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.440 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.440
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the boundaries of the Caines Head State Recreation Area in accordance with AS 41.21.435 , and those incompatible uses designated are prohibited or restricted, as provided by regulation.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.613 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.613
Eminent domain prohibited.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may not acquire private land or University of Alaska grant land located partially or completely within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve by eminent domain for any purpose.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.854 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.854
Uniform marker.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish a uniform marker for the wilderness trails system.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.195 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.195
Carbon storage capacity of a storage reservoir.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt a written policy establishing procedures and criteria that the commission will use to determine the carbon storage capacity of a storage reservoir, including for the purpose of enhanced oil or gas recovery.

(b) The purpose of determining the carbon storage capacity of a storage reservoir is to facilitate calculating the amount of stored carbon dioxide for matters including carbon credits, allowances, trading, emissions allocations, and offsets. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to a person requesting a capacity determination. The commission shall set the fee by regulation. The commission shall deposit fees received under this subsection in the carbon dioxide storage facility administrative fund established in AS 41.06.160 .

(c) In this section, carbon storage capacity of a storage reservoir means the maximum injected volume in a storage reservoir at which the pressure in the reservoir does not pose a risk to the integrity of the reservoir or its ability to maintain carbon storage.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.141 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.141
Certain land excepted.
Status: in_force

Land lying within the parcels described in AS 41.21.140 upon which there are valid entries or upon which there are valid applications for leases filed under AS 38.05 before March 9, 1972, or that is withdrawn for or selected by Native village or regional corporations under 43 U.S.C. 1610, 1611, and 1613 (P.L. 92-203, §§ 11, 12, and 14 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act), is excepted from AS 41.21.140 . However, if any land excepted under this subsection is subsequently relinquished to the state, it shall be included as part of Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.615 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.615
Fish and game management.
Status: in_force

The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve (1) under applicable law and consistent with the purposes of AS 41.21.610  41.21.630;

(2) subject to the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to permit the taking of bald eagles for the religious purposes of an Indian tribe under 16 U.S.C. 668a (§ 2, Bald Eagle Protection Act).
Alaska Stat. § 41.08.045 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.08 / Section 41.08.045
Fees for facilities, equipment, products, and services.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the division of geological and geophysical surveys may charge and collect a fee for facilities, equipment, products, or services that the division offers, including (1) rental of space for confidential sample storage;

(2) rental of sample viewing facilities;

(3) retrieval, cutting, splitting, processing, or sampling of geological materials;

(4) use of equipment, including microscopes; and

(5) analyses, maps, reports, data, or products authorized by the division.

(b) The division of geological and geophysical surveys shall establish fees that may be charged and collected under (a) of this section by regulation. Before setting the fees, the division shall consider, at public hearings, the (1) cost to the state of operating the facility or providing the service or equipment;

(2) normal fees charged for similar facilities, equipment, or services by governmental and nongovernmental entities;

(3) cost of administering a fee collection program for the facility, equipment, or service; and

(4) public interest.

(c) The division shall waive fees under this section for a student who uses facilities, equipment, products, or services for educational purposes.

(d) Fees collected under this section shall be separately accounted for under AS 37.05.142 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.143 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.143
Appeals and judicial review.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision by a hearing officer under AS 41.17.136 or 41.17.138 or by the commissioner under AS 41.17.082 (b), 41.17.087, or 41.17.131(a) constitutes final agency action that may be appealed to the superior court within 30 days after it is issued. Judicial review shall be as provided in AS 44.62.560 and 44.62.570.

(b) An operator, forest landowner, or timber owner may request the commissioner to reconsider the decision of a hearing officer within 30 days after it is issued. Reconsideration is not a precondition of judicial review under (a) of this section. If reconsideration is requested, the final agency action for purposes of judicial review is a decision by the commissioner to affirm, modify, or reverse the hearing officer or to deny the request for reconsideration.

(c) The commissioner may stay or modify a directive or order pending administrative or judicial review. A stay or modification may not be appealed separately from an appeal of the substantive decision.

(d) A person, except the aggrieved forest landowner, timber owner, or operator, may not maintain an administrative or judicial appeal, or other action or proceeding of any kind, challenging a decision or failure to act by the department with respect to the compliance of a timber operation on private forest land with this chapter or a regulation, standard, directive, or order issued under this chapter. This subsection does not prohibit the maintenance of an action (1) for an alleged violation of a constitutional right; or

(2) against the department regarding a regulation, standard, or systematic course of conduct that does not involve a challenge to, or attempt to enjoin, stay, modify, or otherwise affect a timber operation on private forest land subject to this chapter.

Article 4. State Forest System.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.620 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.620
Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area.
Status: reserved

The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the state land and water acquired in the future that lie within 100 feet of either ordinary high water or mean high tide of the banks of the creeks or rivers described in this section are designated as the Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area, are reserved from all uses incompatible with the purposes of AS 41.23.600 , and are assigned to the department for control and management: Township 20 North, Range 10 East, Seward Meridian (1) That portion of Caribou Creek located in Section 28: W1/2

Section 29: E1/2

(2) That portion of the Matanuska River located in Section 32: SE1/4

Section 33: NE1/4, NW1/4, SW1/4.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.176 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.176
Incompatible uses; access.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may designate by regulation incompatible uses within the land and water of the Shuyak Island State Park.

(b) Possession and use of a weapon in the Shuyak Island State Park shall be allowed at all times and use of the weapon may be restricted only under extraordinary circumstances and only in such areas where public safety is threatened.

(c) The commissioner may not restrict lawful sport, subsistence, or commercial fishing, sport or subsistence hunting, or trapping permitted under law or under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Shuyak Island State Park.

(d) The commissioner shall allow traditional access to (1) Shuyak Island State Park for recreational purposes and for lawful sport, subsistence, and commercial fishing, sport and subsistence hunting, and trapping;

(2) private land within the park.

(e) If the commissioner determines that a use is incompatible with one or more other uses in a portion of the Shuyak Island State Park, the commissioner shall state (1) each determination of incompatibility;

(2) the specific area where the incompatibility is determined to exist;

(3) the time within which the incompatibility is determined to exist; and

(4) the reasons for each determination of incompatibility.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.192 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.192
Designation of management responsibility.
Status: in_force

The state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.191 is assigned to the department for control, maintenance, and development consistent with the purposes and provisions of AS 41.21.190  41.21.194.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.100 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.100
Purpose of AS 41.23.100  41.23.130.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.23.100  41.23.130 is to establish the area described in AS 41.23.130 as the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.

(b) The Hatcher Pass Public Use Area is established to (1) provide for public recreation activities;

(2) protect and enhance the fishery, waterfowl, and wildlife resources and habitat and provide for public use of the fishery and wildlife resources, including fishing, grazing, hunting, and trapping;

(3) protect the water quality and scenic resources within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.047 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.047
Powers and duties of board.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall review and comment to the commissioner on regulations proposed for adoption under this chapter.

(b) The board shall provide a forum for representatives of affected interests to discuss and attempt to resolve issues relevant to this chapter and to the forest resources of the state.

(c) The board, working with the department, the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Fish and Game, other affected agencies and parties, and the forest-dependent industries, shall conduct an annual survey of research needs related to forest practices. The board shall review research proposals and shall make recommendations to promote research projects that would address these needs to the governor and the legislature.

(d) The board shall coordinate the monitoring of the implementation and effectiveness of this chapter, the regulations, and best management practices adopted under this chapter in meeting state water quality standards, fish and wildlife habitat requirements, and other forestry objectives. The board shall report annually to the governor on the effectiveness of this chapter and regulations adopted under it, with its recommendations for changes and for needed research and monitoring. The board shall notify the legislature that the annual report is available. The state forester, the Department of Fish and Game, and the Department of Environmental Conservation shall each present an annual report, independently, to the board on the effectiveness of this chapter, the regulations, and best management practices adopted under this chapter that protect the resources for which they have statutory responsibility, and shall make recommendations for changes to correct procedural or substantive problems. The board shall include the reports as part of its annual report. The board shall hold hearings at least once annually in southeast, southcentral, and interior Alaska for purposes of taking public testimony on the subjects.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.610 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.610
Purpose of AS 41.21.610  41.21.630.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.21.610  41.21.630 is to establish the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.611 (b) as the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve as part of the state park system. The primary purpose for establishing the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is to protect and perpetuate the Chilkat bald eagles and their essential habitats within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in recognition of their statewide, nationally, and internationally significant values in perpetuity.

(b) The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is also established to (1) protect and sustain the natural salmon spawning and rearing areas of the Chilkat River and Chilkoot River systems within the preserve in perpetuity;

(2) provide continued opportunities for research, study, and enjoyment of bald eagles and other wildlife;

(3) ensure to the maximum extent practicable water quality and necessary water quantity under applicable laws;

(4) provide for other public uses consistent with the primary purpose for which the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is established; and

(5) provide an opportunity for the continued traditional and natural resource based lifestyle of the people living in the general areas described in AS 41.21.611 (b), consistent with the other purposes of this subsection and (a) of this section.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature in enacting AS 41.21.610  41.21.630 to provide sufficient protection for the purposes for which the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is established. Accordingly, the establishment of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under AS 41.15.305 is determined to represent a proper balance between the reservation of state public domain land and water for bald eagle preserve purposes and state public domain land and water more appropriate for multiple use. Therefore, the legislature determines that there is no need for legislation expanding or contracting the boundary of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in the future; the legislature further determines that study by a state agency of the expansion or contracting of the boundary of the preserve shall be conducted under AS 41.21.621 .

(d) Inasmuch as the area described in AS 41.21.611 (b) exceeds 640 acres, AS 41.21.610  41.21.630 are intended to close the area to multiple use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and the land is dedicated as a special purpose site under art. VIII, § 7 of the state constitution.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.188 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.188
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may designate by regulation incompatible uses within the land and water of the Afognak Island State Park.

(b) Lawful use of a weapon in the Afognak Island State Park shall be allowed except in areas that may be closed for purposes of public safety by regulation by the commissioner.

(c) The regulations governing public use of the Afognak Island State Park must provide reasonable access for lawful sport and subsistence hunting and fishing, personal use fishing, trapping, recreational uses, and commercial fishing. Except to protect public safety, the commissioner may not restrict the exercise of sport or subsistence hunting or fishing, personal use fishing, trapping, or commercial fishing permitted under law or under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Afognak Island State Park.

(d) The commissioner may not designate as an incompatible use a use permitted by the Afognak Island Road Use Agreement executed on July 24, 1991, as amended.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.856 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.856
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt regulations concerning the use, management, development, and administration of the trails.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.030 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.030
Contracts for forest protection; emergency firefighters.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may enter into necessary protection contracts.

(b) The commissioner may hire emergency firefighting personnel, and shall establish classifications and rates of pay for the emergency firefighting personnel consistent with the compensation paid by other firefighting agencies. The commissioner may adjust the classifications and rates based on findings of the federal Bureau of Land Management for Alaska. The commissioner may assign emergency firefighting personnel to conduct fire suppression, hazard reduction, fire prevention, habitat restoration or improvement, and other related activities in emergency and nonemergency circumstances. The assignment of emergency firefighting personnel to nonemergency activities may not be used to replace permanent or seasonal state employees.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.914 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.914
Hostel locations.
Status: in_force

In developing the statewide system of Alaska youth hostels, the division shall, within the limits of available funding, and after receiving the recommendations of the coordinator of the Alaska youth hostel program, establish at least one youth hostel in each of the five following major regions of the state: arctic, southcentral, interior, southwestern, and southeastern. Hostel facilities shall be located, when possible, within major population areas within those regions. Other hostels may be established within the five regions as funding permits.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.960 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.960
Bail schedules.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall establish by rule or order a schedule of bail amounts for offenses under this chapter or under regulations adopted under this chapter that allow the disposition of a citation without a court appearance. The bail amount may not exceed the maximum fine authorized by law for that offense.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.142 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.142
Stream rehabilitation permitted.
Status: in_force

Nothing in AS 41.21.140  41.21.142 prohibits the Department of Fish and Game from engaging in stream rehabilitation enhancement and development under AS 16.05.092 on land lying within the parcels described in AS 41.21.140 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.185 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.185
Purpose of AS 41.21.185  41.21.189.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.21.185  41.21.189 is to establish, subject to valid existing rights including those rights created by the Afognak Island Road Use Agreement executed on July 24, 1991, and as amended from time to time, the state-owned or acquired land and water described in AS 41.21.186 as the Afognak Island State Park. The primary purposes of establishing the Afognak Island State Park are to protect the area's recreational and scenic resources; to protect the area's fish and wildlife habitat; to preserve and enhance the continued use of the area for sport and subsistence hunting and fishing, personal use fishing, trapping, recreational activities, and commercial fishing; and to restore and enhance resources and services injured by the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

(b) Under the provisions of AS 38.05.300 , state land, water, or land and water containing more than 640 acres may be closed to multiple purpose use only by act of the legislature. Because the area described in AS 41.21.186 exceeds 640 acres, AS 41.21.185  41.21.189 are intended to close the described land and water to multiple purpose use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and to dedicate them as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, sec. 7, Constitution of the State of Alaska.

(c) The legislature recognizes the rights of the owners of the private land that adjoins the Afognak Island State Park established in AS 41.21.185  41.21.189. The status of the land as a park will not impair the uses to which private land that adjoins the park may be put in the future.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.320 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.320
Appointment of members.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature meeting in joint session. The members of the commission serve at the pleasure of the governor.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.025 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.025
Fire protection on mental health trust land.
Status: in_force

Land that is in the mental health trust is, for the purpose of wild fire suppression, land owned by the state.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.070 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.070
Disposal of burning materials.
Status: in_force

During the fire season, a burn closure, or restriction established under AS 41.15.050 , a person may not discard any lighted tobacco, cigar, cigarette, match, firecracker, or other burning material on forested land.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.027 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.027
Concession contracts in the state park system.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the restrictions in this section, the state may enter into concession contracts under AS 36 to provide services or construct facilities in a park unit.

(b) The state may not enter into a concession contract under (a) of this section if the proposed contract involves estimated annual gross receipts of more than $100,000, construction of facilities, a term longer than four years, or the provision of services other than those normally provided at similar facilities managed by the state, unless the commissioner finds that the proposed concession contract (1) will implement the purposes of the park unit and is authorized by the park management plan, if any, that applies to the park unit;

(2) will enhance public use and enjoyment of the park unit while maintaining a high quality environment and the opportunity for high quality recreational experiences;

(3) will provide services or facilities that are not feasible or affordable for the state to provide directly;

(4) will not create unacceptable adverse environmental effects;

(5) is based on a need and desire of the public;

(6) recognizes and accommodates, at no cost, ordinary uses in a park unit;

(7) requires the contractor to hire residents of the state, to the extent available and qualified, when hiring persons to work in the park under the contract;

(8) provides the state with a fair and equitable portion, in money or services, of the contractor's receipts from the provision of the service or the operation of the facility;

(9) provides that the department retains control over the level of fees and the design and appearance of any facility to be constructed;

(10) encourages the contractor to accommodate visitors with special circumstances, including persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and school children; and

(11) provides that the contract may be terminated if the contractor fails to fulfill the requirements of this section or the contract.

(c) Before bids or proposals are sought or contract negotiations begun for a concession contract under (b) of this section, the commissioner shall (1) make a preliminary inquiry at the local level to identify community concerns;

(2) if it is appropriate to proceed further, make a preliminary decision that includes the findings required by (b) of this section and (A) an assessment of existing visitor uses that may be affected by the activities of the contractor;

(B) an assessment of the potential conflicts or significant effects on park wildlife, water, scenic values, or other resources;

(C) an identification of the types of services or goods that the contractor is to provide;

(D) the terms and conditions of the contract;

(E) a determination of whether the contract activity would be more appropriately located on land outside of the park or on private land within the park; and

(F) the views and comments of the park advisory board, when one exists, for the park unit in which the activity is being considered;

(3) after making a preliminary decision under (2) of this subsection, (A) seek public comment on the preliminary decision through reasonable public notice and, if facilities may be built under the concession contract, conduct public hearings;

(B) after considering the public comment obtained under this paragraph, issue a final decision on whether or not the state will proceed into a concession contract award process.

(d) The commissioner shall provide for public review and comment before a concession contract under this section is renewed or extended.

(e) The commissioner may adopt regulations to implement this section.

(f) A person who enters into a concession contract with the state under this section may not charge or collect a fee for an ordinary use of a park unit or for the use of a restroom in a park unit.

(g) With the exception of guided tours and noncompetitive commercial use permits, concessions or commercial activities are not permitted within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.864 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.864
Grants for the establishment of trails and footpaths.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the limits of available appropriations, a city or borough of any class is entitled to state grants for the purpose of acquiring land or rights-of-way over land and establishing and maintaining trails and footpaths on that land or those rights-of-way.

(b) Within the limits of available appropriations, the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is entitled to state grants for the establishment and maintenance of footpaths and trails along certain designated existing highways or when a highway, road or street is being constructed, reconstructed or relocated after June 7, 1972.

(c) Before a grant is awarded under this section, application shall be submitted to the commissioner of natural resources, accompanied by a comprehensive plan for the establishment of trails and paths. The plan may provide for ski trails, dog sled trails, motorized vehicle trails, bicycle paths, bridle paths, footpaths and other trails and paths, and designate separate and incompatible uses of these trails and paths.

(d) Upon approval of the plan, funds shall be utilized and disbursed to cities and boroughs and to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities according to regulations adopted by the commissioner of natural resources.

(e) Before the distribution of funds by the commissioner, consideration shall be given to the extent of funding available under other federal, local and state aid programs.

(f) Nothing in AS 41.21.864  41.21.872 prohibits a city or borough for which a grant is authorized from entering into an agreement with the Department of Natural Resources for the establishment and maintenance of trails and footpaths outside cities and boroughs.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.616 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.616
Regulations.
Status: in_force

The department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a local governing body of a municipality, any local fish and game advisory committees, and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council established by AS 41.21.625 before adoption of reasonable regulations governing public use and protection of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The Department of Fish and Game shall consult with the department and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council in proposing regulations governing fish and game management in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve for adoption by the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game. The Department of Fish and Game and the department shall cooperate with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in its administration of federal law governing the conservation of bald eagles.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.866 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.866
Paths and trails along highways.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall administer the plan and program providing for the establishment and maintenance of footpaths, bridle paths, bicycle paths, ski trails, dog sled trails, motorized vehicle trails, and other paths and trails along certain designated existing highways, or when a highway, road, or street is being constructed, reconstructed, or relocated after June 7, 1972. Trails established under an approved plan submitted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may be used for those types of uses written into the plan. A uniform system of marking the paths and trails established under this section shall be established by the commissioner of transportation and public facilities.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.119 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.119
Minimum riparian standards for other public land.
Status: in_force

The riparian standards for other public land are as follows: (1) in Region I, harvest of timber may not be undertaken within 100 feet of an anadromous or high value resident fish water body;

(2) in Region II, the standards are the same as for state land under AS 41.17.118 (a)(2)(A)  (F) and regulations adopted under this chapter;

(3) in Region III, the standards are the same as for state land under AS 41.17.118 (a)(3) and regulations adopted under this chapter.

Article 3. Enforcement.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.870 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.870
Use and marking of trails and footpaths.
Status: in_force

Trails established under AS 41.21.864 (a) may be used for more than one type of transportation, motorized or nonmotorized, as considered appropriate by the commissioner. Except along highways within the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the department shall provide a uniform system of marking trails and footpaths.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.625 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.625
Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council.
Status: in_force

(a) A 12-member Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council is established. The members of the advisory council shall be selected under this section.

(b) The governor shall appoint individuals to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council representing the following interests for a two-year term: (1) a resident of the Haines Borough representing a conservation organization;

(2) a representative of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and

(3) a member of the Upper Lynn Canal fish and game advisory committee.

(c) The mayor of the Haines Borough, the president of Klukwan, Inc., the chair of the Council of the Chilkat Indian Village, and the chair of the Chilkoot Indian Association are ex officio members of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. A member of the Haines Borough Assembly who has been selected by the Haines Borough Assembly is also an ex officio member of the advisory council. For this selection, preference shall be given to those members of the Haines Borough Assembly who do not also sit on boards that are already represented on the advisory council. The mayor of the Haines Borough may recommend to the governor for appointment to the advisory council the name of a resident of the Haines Borough for the representation of commercial or industrial interests.

(d) The commissioner of fish and game, the director of the division of parks, and the director of the division of forestry and fire protection, or their designees, serve ex officio as members of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council.

(e) The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council shall assist the department in the development and monitoring of a management plan for the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. The management plan shall be presented at public hearings in Haines and Klukwan before approval and implementation by the department.

(f) Members of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council selected under (b)  (d) of this section may select alternates to act as members of the advisory council in their absence.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.110 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.110
Purpose of AS 41.21.110  41.21.113.
Status: in_force

The purpose of AS 41.21.110  41.21.113 is to empower the governor to restrict state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.111 to use as a state park. Under AS 38.05.300 , state land, water, or land and water containing more than 640 acres may be closed to multiple purpose use only by act of the legislature. Because the area described in AS 41.21.111 exceeds 640 acres, AS 41.21.110  41.21.113 are intended to provide for the closing of the described land and water to multiple purpose use in conformity with AS 38.05.300 and its subsequent designation as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, § 7, of the Constitution of the State of Alaska.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.220 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.220
Composition of fund.
Status: in_force

The legislature may appropriate from the following sources to the fire suppression fund: (1) money received in settlement of a claim or loss caused by damage as a consequence of a violation of AS 41.15.010  41.15.170;

(2) money received from federal, state, or other governmental unit, or from a private donor for actual fire suppression work;

(3) money received from other sources as the legislature may consider appropriate and necessary to satisfy the purpose of the fund.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.182 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.182
Purchase or exchange authorized.
Status: in_force

If requested by an owner of land, the department may purchase or enter into an exchange under AS 38.50 if the purchase or exchange will improve access to the park, consolidate the ownership of land, or otherwise enhance the purposes of the park as expressed in AS 41.21.180 . Land acquired by the department under this subsection becomes a part of the Point Bridget State Park.
Alaska Stat. § 41.10.110 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.10 / Section 41.10.110
Powers of commissioner.
Status: in_force

The commissioner has the power to (1) conduct land capability surveys and investigations of potential agricultural areas and of soil conservation and erosion control, including necessary preventative and control measures, in the state; to publish the results of these surveys and investigations and to disseminate information concerning the results of the surveys and investigations to prospective settlers and the general public;

(2) make technical guidance and other assistance available to settlers of new land to assure the development of the land in a manner that will permit it to be used in accordance with its capabilities and treated in accordance with its needs;

(3) carry out measures for soil conservation and erosion control within the state, including engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land, with the consent and cooperation of the land user or agency having jurisdiction of the land;

(4) cooperate with, furnish assistance to, and enter into agreements with, a user of land or agency within the state;

(5) construct, improve, and maintain soil erosion control and conservation structures as are necessary and practical for carrying out the purposes of this chapter;

(6) develop comprehensive plans for the conservation of soil and control of soil erosion within the state, cropping programs, tillage practices and changes in land use, and publish plans and information and bring them to the attention of users of land within the state;

(7) accept contributions in money, services, materials, or equipment from the United States or its agencies, from an agency of the state, and from any other source, for use in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Alaska Stat. § 41.35.020 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.35 / Section 41.35.020
Title to historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources; local display.
Status: in_force

(a) The state reserves to itself title to all historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources situated on land owned or controlled by the state, including tideland and submerged land, and reserves to itself the exclusive right of field archeology on state-owned or controlled land. However, nothing in AS 41.35.010  41.35.240 diminishes the cultural rights and responsibilities of persons of aboriginal descent or infringes upon their right of possession and use of those resources that may be considered of historic, prehistoric, or archeological value.

(b) Although title to historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources is in the state, local cultural groups may obtain from the state, or retain, for study or display, artifacts and other items of these resources from their respective cultures or areas if the commission created in AS 41.35.300 finds that (1) the group has a durable building with weatherproof and fireproof construction and humidity control and other factors necessary to serve as a museum which will assure safe preservation of the items, (2) the item sought to be obtained is not one for which there is an undue risk of damage during transportation, and (3) the item sought to be obtained or retained is not one requiring special treatment or care beyond the ability or means of the group requesting it. A group retaining such an item or obtaining one from the state shall house it in the museum building and shall make every reasonable effort to assure its safe preservation. If the commission finds that a local cultural group is not properly taking care of an item the group shall return it to the department.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.518 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.518
Business Park Wetlands Special Management Area established.
Status: reserved

The present and future state-owned land and water within the parcels described in this section, are designated as the Business Park Wetlands Special Management Area. The special management area is established to protect and preserve this land and water for its unique and exceptional fishery and wildlife resources and habitat and recreational and scenic resource values, and to designate it as a special purpose site in accordance with art. VIII, sec. 7, of the Constitution of the State of Alaska. The state-owned land and water within the following parcels is reserved from all uses incompatible with its primary function as a special management area, except for utility easements, and is assigned to the department:

Township 13 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian

Section 31: N1/2SW1/4NW1/4 Parcel 25

N1/2SE1/4NW1/4 Tract A Doubletree Center Subdivision

N1/2S1/2NW1/4NW1/4 Parcel 28

South 375 feet of Government Lot 1 except that portion included within the boundaries of the Pyhala Subdivision according to plat P  197.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.504 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.504
Designation of management responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(a) The land and water described in AS 41.21.502 (a) is assigned to the department for control, maintenance, and development consistent with the purposes of AS 41.21.500  41.21.514.

(b) Nothing in AS 41.21.500  41.21.514 affects the applicability of (1) AS 41.99.010 and AS 16 regarding the responsibilities of the Department of Fish and Game or the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game; or

(2) AS 46.03 regarding the responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.480 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.480
Cooperative management agreements.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may enter into a cooperative management agreement for the management of land and water described in AS 41.23.500 or of other adjacent land and water with a federal agency, a municipality, another agency of the state, or a private landowner.

(b) The commissioner may transfer the management of a specific site within a recreation river corridor described in AS 41.23.500 to a state agency, a municipality, or a private entity to carry out a program authorized by law or to enhance the objectives of the management plan adopted under AS 41.23.440 .

(c) The commissioner may not manage a recreation river corridor described in AS 41.23.500 as a unit of the state park system or as a game refuge, game sanctuary, or a critical habitat. The commissioner may assign management of a recreation facility or site such as a campground or a boat launch to the division of parks.
Alaska Stat. § 41.08.020 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.08 / Section 41.08.020
Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(a) The state geologist shall conduct geological and geophysical surveys to determine the potential of Alaskan land for production of metals, minerals, fuels, and geothermal resources; the locations and supplies of groundwater and construction materials; the potential geologic hazards to buildings, roads, bridges, and other installations and structures; and shall conduct such other surveys and investigations as will advance knowledge of the geology of the state. With the approval of the commissioner, the state geologist may acquire, by gift or purchase, geological and geophysical reports, surveys, and similar information.

(b) In addition, the division of geological and geophysical surveys shall: (1) collect, record, evaluate, and distribute data on the quantity, quality, and location of underground, surface, and coastal water of the state;

(2) publish or have published data on the water of the state;

(3) require the filing with it of the results and findings of surveys of water quality, quantity, and location;

(4) require of water well contractors, the filing with it of basic water and aquifer data normally obtained, including but not limited to well location, estimated elevation, well driller's logs, pumping tests and flow measurements, and water quality determinations;

(5) accept and spend funds for the purposes of this section, AS 41.08.017 , and 41.08.035 and enter into agreements with individuals, public or private agencies, communities, private industry, state agencies, and agencies of the federal government;

(6) collect, evaluate, and distribute geologic data on seismic events and engineering geology of the state;

(7) identify potential seismic hazards that might affect development in the state;

(8) inform public officials and industry about potential seismic hazards that might affect development in the state.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.912 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.912
Duties of division.
Status: in_force

The division shall (1) after consultation with community organizations or individuals and after maximum utilization of existing local effort, plan and facilitate the implementation of a statewide system of youth hostel facilities;

(2) administer a program of grants to eligible nonprofit corporations, municipalities, and organizations for construction, maintenance, and operation of youth hostels;

(3) cooperate and consult with national or international organizations established for the purpose of establishing or regulating youth hostel facilities and follow, where appropriate, the specific guidelines established by the American Youth Hostel Association and the International Youth Hostel Association;

(4) adopt, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), regulations governing the establishment and administration of youth hostel facilities.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.045 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.045
Civil immunity.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person may not bring a civil action for damages for death, personal injury, or property damage that results from an act or omission in performing or failing to perform activities or duties arising out of prevention, monitoring, control, or suppression of fires authorized to be performed under AS 41.15.010  41.15.170 against (1) the state or its officers, agents, and employees;

(2) a political subdivision of the state or its officers, agents, and employees;

(3) any organization authorized to prevent, control, or suppress fires; or

(4) others assisting in the control or suppression of fires at the request of an officer or employee of the United States or the state.

(b) This section does not apply to a civil action for damages as a result of intentional misconduct within the course and scope of employment or agency and with complete disregard for the safety and property of others.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.123 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.123
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall designate by regulation, adopted in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), incompatible uses within the boundaries of the Chugach State Park in accordance with AS 41.21.120  41.21.125, and those incompatible uses designated are prohibited or restricted as provided by regulation.

(b) In adopting regulations under this section and in complying with AS 44.62.210 , the commissioner shall provide the opportunity for the oral presentation of statements, arguments or contentions.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.170 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.170
Certificate of completion.
Status: in_force

(a) Once a storage operator discontinues carbon dioxide injections into a storage reservoir, and upon application by the storage operator, the commission may issue a certificate of completion (1) only after public notice and hearing; the commission shall establish notice requirements for a hearing under this paragraph;

(2) only after the commission consults with the Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Natural Resources, and all persons with an ownership interest in the storage reservoir; and

(3) after a period of at least 50 years, or another period approved by the commission for the storage reservoir based on requirements established in regulation, has elapsed since the last carbon dioxide injection into the storage reservoir.

(b) The commission may issue a certificate of completion only if the storage operator (1) has fully complied with all laws governing the storage facility;

(2) shows that the operator has addressed all pending claims regarding the operation of the storage facility;

(3) shows that the underground place or pore space in which the injected carbon dioxide is stored is not expected to pose a threat to human health, human safety, the environment, or underground sources of drinking water;

(4) shows that the stored or injected carbon dioxide is unlikely to cross an underground or pore space boundary and is not expected to endanger an underground source of drinking water or otherwise endanger human health, human safety, or the environment;

(5) shows that all wells, equipment, and facilities allowed to remain in place following post-injection site care and site closure are in good condition and retain mechanical integrity;

(6) shows that the operator has plugged wells, removed equipment and facilities, and completed reclamation work as required by the commission and the Department of Natural Resources;

(7) has paid all fees and surcharges owed for the storage facility; and

(8) meets any other regulatory requirements established by the state.

(c) Once a certificate of completion is issued, the department assumes primary responsibility for long-term monitoring and maintenance of the storage facility, as provided in AS 41.06.305 . The storage operator and all persons who generated injected carbon dioxide are released from liability to the state associated with the storage facility in an amount equal to the amount attributed to the storage facility in the carbon storage closure trust fund established in AS 37.14.850 . The state, the department, or the commission is not liable for damages arising out of, or in any manner connected with, long-term monitoring and maintenance of a storage facility if the amount for the storage facility separately accounted for in the carbon storage closure trust fund established in AS 37.14.850 is unavailable or insufficient. A bond posted by the storage operator under AS 41.06.110 (c)(2) must be released. In this subsection, long-term monitoring and maintenance has the meaning given in AS 41.06.305 (e).
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.150 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.150
Environmental protection; storage reservoir integrity.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall take action to ensure that (1) substances that compromise the integrity of a storage reservoir do not enter a storage reservoir; and

(2) carbon dioxide does not escape from a storage facility.

(b) For the purposes of this section, and in the application of other laws, carbon dioxide that is stored and remains in carbon storage under a permit is not considered a pollutant and does not constitute a nuisance.

(c) The commission's authority under (a) of this section does not limit the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.180 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.180
Purpose of AS 41.21.180  41.21.183.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of AS 41.21.180  41.21.183 is to establish, subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned or acquired land described in AS 41.21.181 as the Point Bridget State Park. The primary purposes of establishing the Point Bridget State Park are to protect the area's recreational and scenic resources and to preserve and enhance the continued use of the area for hunting and fishing and recreational activities.

(b) The legislature recognizes the rights of the owners of the private land that adjoin the Point Bridget State Park established in AS 41.21.180  41.21.183. The legislature further recognizes the value of the services provided by the owners of the adjacent land to the residents of the state. The establishment of the park will not impair the use of the private land by the owners of the private land or the right of a riparian owner of private land to seek title to accreted land.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.030 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.030
Responsibilities of division.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall manage state forests and, as directed by the commissioner, provide technical advice to the division of lands on sound forest practices necessary to ensure the continuous growing and harvesting of commercial forest species on other state land.

(b) The division shall regulate operations on private forest land as authorized by the provisions of this chapter or state law.

(c) The division shall provide public information and assistance regarding forest practices and timber management generally.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.320 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.320
Management plan and regulations.
Status: in_force

In adopting a forest management plan for the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under AS 41.17.230 , the department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game and the governing bodies of each municipality in the general area. The Department of Fish and Game shall consult with the department and local fish and game advisory committees, if any, before adopting regulations governing fish and wildlife management in the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area. Regulations may not be adopted by either department without prior review at a public hearing in Haines and Klukwan.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.030 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.030
Disposition of funds.
Status: reserved

(a) All money received from the operation of parks and recreational facilities, including money from concessions, rentals, or donations, shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.

(b) [Repealed, § 28 ch 90 SLA 1991.] (c) In (a) of this section, money from concessions means, for a concession contract under AS 41.21.027 , the consideration received by the state from the contract.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.110 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.110
Conversion of forest land to other uses.
Status: in_force

An intention to convert forest land to other uses after timber harvesting may be stated in the notification submitted under AS 41.17.090 . In that event, reforestation requirements adopted under this chapter do not apply, except that conversion shall be completed during the time set by regulation for minimum reforestation of the land, and other requirements for revegetation may be imposed to the extent permitted by law. If the commissioner finds at any time that the responsible party has failed to conform to the intent to convert as stated in the notification, the commissioner shall revoke approval of the conversion and require full compliance with reforestation requirements.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.110 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.110
Management.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the surface and subsurface estate within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.100 .

(b) The commissioner of fish and game, the Board of Fisheries, and the Board of Game are responsible for the management of fish and game resources and public use of fish and wildlife in the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.100 .

(c) After adequate public hearings and in consultation with the commissioner of fish and game, the commissioner shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area in consultation with local governments and other affected state agencies. The management plan adopted under this section must be consistent with the purposes stated in AS 41.23.100 . A management plan adopted or revised by the commissioner under this section shall be submitted to the legislature within the first 10 days of the first regular session of the legislature to convene after its adoption or revision by the commissioner.

(d) The provisions of AS 41.23.100  41.23.130 do not restrict a responsibility within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area of the commissioner of fish and game, the Board of Fisheries, the Board of Game, the commissioner of environmental conservation, or the commissioner of public safety.

(e) The Hatcher Pass Public Use Area is closed to mineral entry under AS 38.05.185  38.05.275 from September 1, 1986.

(f) Each valid existing mining claim on September 1, 1986, remains valid and shall continue in full force and effect according to its terms.

(g) Except for road construction, the state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within or abutting state-owned land described in AS 41.23.130 but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area from willing landowners.

(h) Except for valid existing rights on September 1, 1986, the commissioner may not sell state land within the Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.200 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.200
Incompatible uses.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict uses determined to be incompatible with the purposes of the Knik River Public Use Area under AS 41.23.180 within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.230 .

(b) Nothing in AS 41.23.180  41.23.230 prohibits the Department of Fish and Game from engaging in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within an area described in AS 41.23.230 that is consistent with the purposes stated in AS 41.23.180 .

(c) The commissioner may not restrict (1) lawful fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game in the Knik River Public Use Area; or

(2) the use of weapons, including firearms, in the Knik River Public Use Area except in locations where the commissioner determines that the use of weapons constitutes a threat to public safety.

(d) The commissioner shall (1) allow the Knik River Public Use Area to be used for activities that are compatible with the reasons for establishing the public use area in AS 41.23.180 and include all-terrain vehicles, aircraft, watercraft, airboats, snowmobiling, horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, skijoring, camping, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, photography, and, where permitted, mineral exploration and mining; and

(2) recognize the existing off-road motor vehicle trails and the access those trails provide to areas in the Knik River Public Use Area, make accommodations that will provide the shortest possible route to avoid critical habitat, conduct trail rehabilitation in a way that minimizes damage, maintain and enhance off-road motor vehicle options and opportunities in the Knik River Public Use Area, and provide for increased use of the public use area.

(e) The commissioner of public safety and the commissioner of fish and game shall have necessary access for fish and game management, research, and enforcement purposes.
Alaska Stat. § 41.15.090 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.15 / Section 41.15.090
Building or leaving fires.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not start a fire in or near forested land without first clearing the ground immediately around it free from materials that will carry fire.

(b) A person who starts a fire in or near forested land may not leave the fire before totally extinguishing the fire.
Alaska Stat. § 41.21.125 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.21 / Section 41.21.125
Purchase authorized.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of the state, title to or interest in real property lying within or abutting the boundaries of the Chugach State Park.
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.210 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.210
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In AS 41.06.105  41.06.210, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) carbon dioxide means carbon dioxide of a quality that will not compromise (A) the safety of carbon storage; and

(B) the properties of a storage reservoir that allow the reservoir to effectively enclose and contain a stored gas or stored supercritical fluid;

(2) carbon storage means the underground storage of carbon dioxide in a storage reservoir;

(3) commission means the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission created under AS 31.05.005 ;

(4) enhanced oil or gas recovery means the increased recovery of hydrocarbons, including oil and gas, from a common source of supply achieved by artificial means or by the application of energy extrinsic to the common source of supply, including pressuring, cycling, pressure maintenance or injection of a substance or form of energy, including injection of water, gas, carbon dioxide, or both gas and carbon dioxide, including immiscible and miscible floods, as long as the enhanced oil or gas recovery does not include injection of a substance or form of energy for the sole purpose of (A) aiding in the lifting of fluids in the well; or

(B) stimulation of the reservoir at or near the well by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or explosive means;

(5) permit means a storage facility permit issued under AS 41.06.120 ;

(6) pore space means a cavity or void in a subsurface sedimentary stratum;

(7) reservoir means a subsurface sedimentary stratum, formation, aquifer, cavity, or void, including pore space, oil and gas reservoirs, saline formations, and coal seams that are suitable, or capable of being made suitable, for injection and carbon storage;

(8) storage facility means the storage reservoir, underground equipment, well, and surface facilities and equipment used in accordance with a permit; storage facility does not include pipelines, compressors, surface facilities, and equipment used to transport carbon dioxide to the storage facility that are unrelated to well safety and metering;

(9) storage operator means a person holding or applying for a permit;

(10) storage reservoir means a reservoir proposed, authorized, or used for carbon storage;

(11) supercritical fluid means a substance at or above its critical temperature and critical pressure that is neither a liquid nor a gas but that has properties of both;

(12) waste means, in addition to its ordinary meaning, physical waste, and includes inefficient, excessive, or improper operation of a storage facility or well;

(13) well means a well that is drilled, converted, or reactivated for discovery, testing, or subsurface injection into a reservoir.

Article 3. Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance of Carbon Storage Facilities.
Alaska Stat. § 41.17.320 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.17 / Section 41.17.320
Report.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall prepare an annual report on the uses of the money in the state land reforestation fund, the proposed uses of the fund in the following fiscal year, and the balance in the fund. The commissioner shall notify the legislature within the first 10 days of each session of the legislature that the report is available.
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.420 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.420
General management of recreation rivers and corridors.
Status: in_force

(a) The state-owned land and water within the area established as a recreation river under AS 41.23.500 , including the recreation river corridor, is assigned to the commissioner for management consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.400 .

(b) The commissioner shall reserve to the state under AS 46.15.145 an instream flow or level for the water in the rivers described in AS 41.23.500 that is adequate to achieve the purposes of AS 41.23.400 .

(c) The commissioner may regulate boating, if necessary, under the management plan adopted under AS 41.23.440 .

(d) The provisions of AS 41.23.400  41.23.510 do not affect the authority of (1) the Department of Fish and Game, the Board of Fisheries, the Board of Game, or the Big Game Commercial Services Board under AS 08.54 , AS 16 , or AS 41.99.010 ; or

(2) the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 46.03 .

(e) The commissioner may not restrict the use of weapons, including firearms, within a recreation river and a recreation river corridor except in sites of high public use such as picnic areas, boat ramps, camping grounds, and parking areas when the commissioner determines that the use of weapons constitutes a threat to public safety. Except as provided in this subsection, the commissioner may not restrict fishing, hunting, or trapping within a recreation river and its recreation river corridor.

(f) The authority of the commissioner under AS 41.23.400  41.23.510 ceases where the land and water established as a recreation river under AS 41.23.400  41.23.510 meets land and water that is not established as a recreation river.
Alaska Stat. § 41.37.200 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.37 / Section 41.37.200
Compensation, expenses, and per diem.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the commission who is a legislator or a full-time employee of the state or of a municipality of the state shall suffer no loss of compensation from the state or a municipality of the state as a result of service to the commission.

(b) A member of the commission is entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.06.120 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.06 / Section 41.06.120
Storage facility permit.
Status: in_force

(a) A storage operator is required to obtain a permit from the commission to operate a storage facility.

(b) A permit may not be transferred unless the commission consents.

(c) A person applying for a permit shall (1) request a preapplication meeting with the commission staff;

(2) comply with application requirements;

(3) pay a fee in an amount determined by the commission; and

(4) pay the commission the cost the commission incurs in reviewing the person's application, publishing notices for hearings, and holding hearings on the person's permit application.

(d) A permit application must include sufficient information to enable the commission to determine whether the storage facility will interfere with or impair an existing water, oil, gas, or other mineral interest.

(e) The commission shall set the amount of the fee in (c)(3) of this section based on the anticipated cost to the commission associated with processing applications, including preliminary work in advance of receiving an application. The commission may enter into an agreement with a prospective applicant that requires the applicant to reimburse the commission for reasonable costs of work incurred in preparing for activities before the commission receives an application.

(f) The commission shall deposit fees collected under this section in the carbon dioxide storage facility administrative fund established in AS 41.06.160 .
Alaska Stat. § 41.23.470 — AK Code / Title 41 / Chapter 41.23 / Section 41.23.470
Application of public land laws.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of AS 38.04 , AS 38.05 , AS 38.35 , and AS 38.95 apply to land described in AS 41.23.500 except to the extent that a provision of AS 41.23.400  41.23.510 is inconsistent.

(b) The commissioner may conduct only a negotiated timber sale under AS 38.05.115 to provide for personal use, including house logs and firewood, or for a use incidental to the construction of access, or for habitat enhancement.

(c) The commissioner may permit mining leasing under AS 38.05.205 on upland within a recreation river corridor if leasing is allowed under a management plan that has been adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner shall establish appropriate conditions for permits, operating plans, and leases to mitigate the effects of mineral development activities on the environment and to prevent to the extent practicable degradation of the recreation uses of the river.

(d) To enhance public use and enjoyment of a recreation river corridor under a management plan adopted under AS 41.23.440 , the commissioner may provide for the construction and operation of commercial facilities such as lodges, campgrounds, and boat launches by (1) leasing land under AS 38.05.070 , including competitive leasing to a prequalified bidder; and

(2) contracting for the construction and operation of a facility under AS 36.30 so long as the facility is not in competition with a private facility or enterprise.

(e) The annual estimated balance in the account maintained by the commissioner of administration under AS 37.05.142 may be appropriated by the legislature to the department to carry out the purposes of AS 41.23.400  41.23.510.