A bill to add close to 8,000 acres to the state park that includes much of the Kenai River. The purpose is to protect public access and habitat, he said. Torgerson said he is working on a bill that would allow the Department of Natural Resources instead to sell the land, with restrictions yet to be defined, to private owners. They don't have any management plan other than to build cabins or trails. It's not right to lock up this land without see what you can do and put restrictions on it.
Cities do it all the time.
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