Complex sentence: In mid-August 2015 control of the facility and its equipment was turned over to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, which is making the facilities available for researchers on a pay-per-use basis.
Split into simpler sentences: In mid-August 2015 control of the facility and its equipment was given to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The University plans to make the facilities available for researchers on a pay-per-use basis.