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2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.080. Ernie Haugen Public Use Area.

(a) The state-owned land above the mean low water line and land above the mean low water line acquired by the state in the future lying within the parcels described in this subsection are designated as the Ernie Haugen Public Use Area:
Township 61 South, Range 82 East, Copper River Meridian
Section 28: that portion in the W1/2W1/2, SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4, W1/2E1/2SW1/4 that is south of the right-of-way of the Mitkof Highway
Section 29: that portion south of the right-of-way of the Mitkof Highway
Section 30: that portion south of the right-of-way of the Mitkof Highway
Section 31: that portion south of the right-of-way of the Mitkof Highway
Section 32: N1/2NW1/4.
(b) Subject to valid existing rights, the land described in (a) of this section is designated as a special purpose area under art. VIII, sec. 7, Constitution of the State of Alaska.
(c) Subject to a finding of public need by the Department of Natural Resources, the development of transportation facilities including roads, expansion of the existing boat launching ramp and related parking, highways, and ferry terminals by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and electric power transmission facilities and other public utilities within the land described in (a) of this section is consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.050 - 41.23.080.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.100. Purpose of AS 41.23.100 - 41.23.130.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.110. Management.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.120. Incompatible uses.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.130. Hatcher Pass Public Use Area.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.140. Purpose of AS 41.23.140 - 41.23.170.

The purpose of AS 41.23.140 - 41.23.170 is to protect, maintain, enhance, and perpetuate the present use of the area described in AS 41.23.170 as the Goldstream Public Use Area. The Goldstream Public Use Area is established to
(1) protect, maintain, perpetuate, and enhance year-round general public recreation;
(2) protect, maintain, perpetuate, and enhance public enjoyment and use of fish and wildlife;
(3) allow additional public uses of the area in a manner compatible with the purposes specified in (1) - (2) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.150. Management.

(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Goldstream Public Use Area. After adequate public hearings, the commissioner shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Goldstream Public Use Area. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the management plan and each revision to the chairs of the resource committees of the legislature within 30 days of its adoption or revision. The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.
(b) Subject to valid existing rights, the commissioner may not dispose of the surface estate in state land within the Goldstream Public Use Area.
(c) Consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.140(1) - (3), the commissioner shall allow uses within the Goldstream Public Use Area, including but not limited to horseback riding, hiking, mining, all terrain vehicle driving, bicycling, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, skijoring, snowmachining, camping, and other traditional public uses of fish and wildlife populations such as fishing, hunting, trapping, viewing, and photographing of moose, trumpeter swan and other waterfowl, otter, beaver, mink, muskrat, and fox.
(d) The Goldstream Public Use Area is 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 41.23.140(1) - (2). Each valid existing right or permit remains valid and continues in full force and effect according to its terms. The commissioner shall permit the exploration, development, and extraction of subsurface resources in a manner that is compatible with the purposes specified in AS 41.23.140(1) - (2).
(e) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately-owned land within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.170 but may acquire privately-owned land located within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.170 by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Goldstream Public Use Area.
(f) The commissioner may not manage the Goldstream Public Use Area as a unit of the state park system.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.160. Incompatible uses.

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict uses determined to be incompatible with the purposes of the Goldstream Public Use Area under AS 41.23.140(1) - (2) within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.170.
(b) Consistent with AS 41.23.140 - 41.23.170, the Department of Fish and Game may engage in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within the area described in AS 41.23.170.
(c) The commissioner may not restrict fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Goldstream Public Use Area.
(d) The commissioner shall allow access to the Goldstream Public Use Area by motorized or nonmotorized means of transportation to private land, interests in private land, and for hunting, fishing, trapping, mining, and recreational purposes in a manner that is compatible with purposes specified in AS 41.23.140(1) - (2). Existing trails remain open to public use.
(e) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Fish and Game may 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 Goldstream Public Use Area, the commissioner shall state in the management plan adopted or revised under AS 41.23.150
(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.170. Goldstream Public Use Area.

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 boundaries described in this section are designated as the Goldstream 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 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian
Section 2: Lots 7 - 8 west of the centerline of Goldstream Road, Lot 11
Lots 9 - 10
Section 3: Lots 5 - 13
Section 4: Lots 9 - 11
Section 5: SW1/4SW1/4
Section 7: Lot 4, S1/2NE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4, S1/2SE1/4
Section 8: E1/2, NE1/4NW1/4, S1/2NW1/4, SW1/4
Section 9: Lots 1 - 2, E1/2NE1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2NW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, SW1/4, W1/2NE1/4SE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4
Section 10: NW1/4NW1/4
Section 11: Lots 1 - 5
Section 12: Lots 2 - 3
Section 17: NW1/4NW1/4
Section 18: N1/2NE1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4NE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, SE1/4;
(2) Township 1 North, Range 2 West, Fairbanks Meridian
Section 13: SE1/4, E1/2E1/2E1/2SW1/4
Section 23: NE1/4SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, W1/2SE1/4SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4SE1/4, W1/2NE1/4SE1/4SE1/4
Section 24: E1/2
Section 26: W1/2W1/2NW1/4NW1/4
Section 27: N1/2NE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4NE1/4NE1/4.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.180. Purpose of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230.

The purpose of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 is to establish the area described in AS 41.23.230 as the Knik River Public Use Area. The Knik River Public Use Area is established to
(1) perpetuate and enhance
(A) general public recreation;
(B) public enjoyment of fish and wildlife;
(2) protect and maintain migratory waterfowl nesting areas; habitats for moose, Dall sheep, and brown bear; and other fish and wildlife habitat so that traditional public use of fish and wildlife populations may continue;
(3) provide an area for the public to enjoy the full spectrum of public uses, including maintenance and enhancement of off-road motorized vehicle and nonmotorized recreational opportunities;
(4) allow
(A) continued motorized access for miners and owners of private property in the Knik River Public Use Area; and
(B) additional public uses of the area determined by the commissioner to be compatible with this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.190. Management.

(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the land and mineral estate within the Knik River Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.180. After adequate public hearings, the commissioner may designate incompatible uses and shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Knik River Public Use Area. The management plan must include provisions for the enforcement of the plan and compliance with the requirements of the 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 public use of fish and wildlife in the Knik River Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.180.
(c) The Knik River Public Use Area may not be managed as a unit of the state park system.
(d) The commissioner shall identify wetland areas within the Knik River Public Use Area and provide for the protection and use of the wetland areas in the management plan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.200. Incompatible uses.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.210. Enforcement authority.

(a) In the Knik River Public Use Area described in AS 41.23.230, the following persons are peace officers of the state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 and regulations adopted under AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230:
(1) an employee of the department or other person authorized by the commissioner;
(2) a peace officer, as that term is defined in AS 01.10.060.
(b) A person designated in (a) of this section may, when enforcing the provisions of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 or a regulation adopted under AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230,
(1) execute a warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction;
(2) administer or take an oath, affirmation, or affidavit; and
(3) issue a citation or arrest a person who violates a provision of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 or a regulation adopted under AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230.
(c) A citation issued under (b) of this section must comply with the provisions of AS 12.25.175 - 12.25.230.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.220. Penalty.

(a) Except for conduct that is a violation of AS 11.46.420, a person who violates a provision of AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 or a regulation adopted under AS 41.23.180 - 41.23.230 is guilty of a violation as defined in AS 11.81.900.
(b) Except for conduct that is a violation of AS 11.46.420, the supreme court shall establish by order or rule a schedule of bail amounts for violations under (a) of this section that allow the disposition of a citation without a court appearance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.230. Knik River Public Use Area.

Subject to valid existing rights, 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 Knik River 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 15 North, Range 4 East, Seward Meridian;
(2) Township 15 North, Range 5 East, Seward Meridian;
(3) Township 15 North, Range 6 East, Seward Meridian;
(4) Township 15 North, Range 7 East, Seward Meridian
Section 3: NW1/4NW1/4
Section 4: N1/2NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4
Section 5: N1/2NE1/4, NW1/4
Section 6: SW1/4SE1/4, N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4, N1/2
Section 7: SW1/4NW1/4, N1/2NW1/4;
(5) Township 16 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian
Section 1: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 2: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 3: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River;
(6) Township 16 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 3
Section 4: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 5: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 6: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 9: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 10: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Sections 11 - 13
Section 14: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 23: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Section 24: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River;
(7) Township 16 North, Range 4 East, Seward Meridian;
(8) Township 16 North, Range 5 East, Seward Meridian;
(9) Township 16 North, Range 6 East, Seward Meridian;
(10) Township 16 North, Range 7 East, Seward Meridian
Section 6: NW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SE1/4, W1/2
Section 7
Sections 17 - 20
Section 28: NW1/4SW1/4, S1/2SW1/4
Sections 29 - 32
Section 33: S1/2NE1/4, SE1/4, W1/2
Section 34: SE1/4SW1/4, W1/2SW1/4;
(11) Township 17 North, Range 2 East, Seward Meridian
Section 36: Portions located below the ordinary high water of Knik River;
(12) Township 17 North, Range 3 East, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 5
Sections 9 - 16
Section 17: S1/2
Sections 20 - 29
Section 31: NE1/4NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4, SE1/4, SW1/4 located below the ordinary high water of Knik River
Sections 32 - 36;
(13) Township 17 North, Range 4 East, Seward Meridian;
(14) Township 17 North, Range 5 East, Seward Meridian;
(15) Township 17 North, Range 6 East, Seward Meridian;
(16) Township 18 North, Range 6 East, Seward Meridian.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.240. Purpose and establishment of the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area.

The purpose of AS 41.23.240 - 41.23.270 is to protect, maintain, enhance, and perpetuate the present use of the area described in AS 41.23.270 as the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area. The Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area is established to
(1) protect, maintain, perpetuate, and enhance year-round general public recreation;
(2) protect, maintain, perpetuate, and enhance public enjoyment and use of fish and wildlife;
(3) allow for continued use of the area for grazing and other purposes authorized in a land use plan adopted by the commissioner or by law;
(4) allow additional public uses of the area in a manner compatible with the purposes specified in (1) - (3) of this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.250. Management.

(a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area. After adequate public hearings, the commissioner may adopt and may revise a management plan for the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area. The commissioner shall provide a copy of the management plan and each revision to the chairs of the resource committees of the legislature within 30 days after its adoption or revision. The commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.
(b) Subject to valid existing rights, including existing rights for grazing leases and operations and the interagency land management agreement between the department and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation for the Kodiak Launch Complex, the commissioner may not dispose of the surface estate in state land within the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area.
(c) Grazing and missile launch activity are allowable uses within the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area. Consistent with the purposes of AS 41.23.240(1) and (2), the commissioner shall allow additional uses within the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area, including horseback riding, hiking, picnicking, berry picking, fossil collecting, tide pooling, all terrain and road vehicle driving, bicycling, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, skijoring, snow machining, camping, surfing, beachcombing, and other traditional public uses of fish and wildlife populations such as fishing, hunting, viewing, and photographing of gray whales and waterfowl.
(d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.270 but may acquire privately owned land located within the boundaries described in AS 41.23.270 by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area.
(e) The commissioner may not manage the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area as a unit of the state park system.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.260. Incompatible uses.

(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may prohibit or restrict uses determined to be incompatible with the purposes of the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area under AS 41.23.240(1) and (2) within the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.23.270.
(b) Consistent with AS 41.23.240 - 41.23.270, the Department of Fish and Game may engage in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and wildlife habitat within the area described in AS 41.23.270.
(c) The commissioner may not restrict fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game within the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area.
(d) The commissioner shall allow access to the Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area by motorized or nonmotorized means of transportation to private land, to interests in private land, and for hunting, fishing, trapping, mining, and recreational purposes in a manner that is compatible with purposes specified in AS 41.23.240(1) and (2). Existing trails remain open to public use.
(e) The Department of Public Safety and the Department of Fish and Game may 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 Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area, the commissioner shall state in the management plan adopted or revised under AS 41.23.250
(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.270. Description of Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area.

Subject to valid existing rights, the vacant and unappropriated state-owned land, tidelands, and submerged lands and the state land, tidelands, and submerged lands acquired in the future that lie within the boundaries described in this section are designated as the Kodiak Narrow Cape 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 30 South, Range 20 West, Seward Meridian
Section 25
Section 36
(2) Township 30 South, Range 18 West, Seward Meridian
Section 19
Sections 30 - 31
(3) Township 30 South, Range 19 West, Seward Meridian
Section 15
Sections 19 - 36
(4) Township 31 South, Range 19 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 11
Sections 15 - 22
Sections 27 - 34
(5) Township 31 South, Range 20 West, Seward Meridian
Section 1
Section 2: all land lying east of Pasagshak Bay Road
Section 12: E1/2
Section 13
Section 23: SE1/4
Sections 24 - 25
Section 26: Lot 1
Sections 34 - 36
(6) Township 32 South, Range 19 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 3 - 6
Sections 8 - 10
(7) Township 32 South, Range 20 West, Seward Meridian
Sections 1 - 3
Section 4: SE1/4
Sections 9 - 11
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.280. Purpose of AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289.

The purpose of AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289 is to protect, maintain, enhance, and perpetuate the present use of the area described in AS 41.23.286 as the Jonesville Public Use Area. The Jonesville Public Use Area is established to
(1) protect, maintain, perpetuate, and enhance year-round general public recreation;
(2) protect and maintain fish and wildlife habitat so that the public may continue to enjoy traditional uses of the Jonesville Public Use Area;
(3) provide opportunities for the public to enjoy the area through a full spectrum of public uses, including the maintenance and enhancement of off-road vehicle and nonmotorized recreational opportunities for the public; and
(4) allow
(A) continued mineral exploration and development activities;
(B) motorized access to private property, including property in which a person has a subsurface right, in the Jonesville Public Use Area; and
(C) additional public uses of the area determined by the commissioner to be compatible with this section.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.282. Management.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.284. Incompatible uses.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.286. Jonesville Public Use Area.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.288. Enforcement authority.

(a) In the Jonesville Public Use Area described in AS 41.23.286, the following persons are peace officers of the state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289 and regulations adopted under AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289:
(1) an employee of the department or another person authorized by the commissioner;
(2) a peace officer, as that term is defined in AS 01.10.060.
(b) A person designated in (a) of this section may, when enforcing the provisions of AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289 or a regulation adopted under AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289,
(1) execute a warrant or other process issued by an officer or court of competent jurisdiction;
(2) administer or take an oath, affirmation, or affidavit; and
(3) issue a citation or arrest a person who violates a provision of AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289 or a regulation adopted under AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289.
(c) A citation issued under (b) of this section must comply with the provisions of AS 12.25.175 - 12.25.230.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 1. Public Use Areas. › Sec. 41.23.289. Penalty.

(a) A person who violates a provision of, or regulation adopted under, AS 41.23.280 - 41.23.289 is guilty of a violation as defined in AS 11.81.900.
(b) The supreme court shall establish by order or rule a schedule of bail amounts for violations under (a) of this section that allow the disposition of a citation without a court appearance.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.400. Purposes.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.410. Compatible activities.

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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.420. General management of recreation rivers and corridors.

(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.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.430. Advisory board.

(a) A 13-member Recreation Rivers Advisory Board is established. Board members serve without compensation and are not entitled to per diem and travel expenses authorized by law for boards and commissions under AS 39.20.180. The governor shall appoint members representing
(1) commercial fishing;
(2) sport fishing;
(3) sport hunting;
(4) conservation;
(5) subsistence;
(6) forest products;
(7) mining;
(8) powerboat users;
(9) recreationally-oriented commercial users;
(10) other recreational users;
(11) private property owners within the recreation river corridor;
(12) the Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Commission from the membership of the planning commission; and
(13) the mayor of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough or the designee of the mayor.
(b) The commissioner shall consult with the advisory board in preparing, adopting, and revising the recreation river management plan and regulations affecting use and management of the recreation rivers.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.440. Management plan.

(a) The commissioner, in consultation with representatives of affected municipalities, shall prepare and adopt and may revise a management plan for each of the six recreation rivers and their recreation river corridors. In preparing or revising the plan, the commissioner and each affected municipality shall consult with the public and state agencies, including the commissioner of fish and game and the advisory board established under AS 41.23.430. In preparation or revision of the plan, the commissioner shall comply with the notice requirements of AS 38.05.945 and provide written notice by first-class mail to private property owners in the recreation river corridors and shall hold at least two public hearings in municipalities and communities near the recreation river and the recreation river corridor. The management plan shall establish long-range guidelines and management practices consistent with AS 41.23.400 to
(1) establish guidelines and restrictions, if necessary, for an activity occurring under AS 41.23.410 to implement the purposes of AS 41.23.400;
(2) protect, maintain, or enhance the fish and wildlife habitat and the free-flowing nature of the river;
(3) identify special recreation values and manage the level of intensity and types of recreation uses;
(4) designate management guidelines for development activities;
(5) designate management guidelines for commercial recreation activities or development, including recreation services;
(6) provide for necessary public services, such as transportation and utility corridors, crossing or fording corridors, public safety, and law enforcement;
(7) allow reasonable access to public land and private inholdings, including municipal land that is offered for sale or lease, and to land beyond or adjacent to the recreation river and the recreation river corridor;
(8) establish criteria and expedient timelines to review future proposed uses for compatibility with AS 41.23.400.
(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations necessary to implement the management plan. The commissioner may not adopt regulations before a management plan takes effect. The commissioner may designate employees of the department as peace officers to enforce the provisions of AS 41.23.400 - 41.23.510.
(c) A management plan proposed by the commissioner under (a) of this section shall be submitted to the legislature for review within the first 10 days of the first regular session of the legislature to convene after completion of the plan by the commissioner. The plan takes effect 100 days after submission of the plan to the legislature unless rejected by an act of the legislature.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.450. Management of municipal land.

If a municipality commits land for inclusion in a recreation river corridor described in AS 41.23.500, the commissioner shall obtain the concurrence of the municipality to the management plan proposed under AS 41.23.440 as it applies to municipal land. The commissioner shall cooperate, at the request of a municipality, in planning for municipal land adjacent to a recreation river corridor. Municipal land not committed by a municipality for inclusion in a recreation river corridor is excluded from the operation of the management plan.
2023 Alaska Statutes › Title 41. Public Resources › Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources › Article 2. Recreation Rivers. › Sec. 41.23.460. Acquisition of additional land.

(a) The commissioner may acquire in the name of the state land that is adjacent to or located within the land described in AS 41.23.500 by purchase, lease, gift, or exchange for inclusion within a recreation river corridor.
(b) The commissioner may not acquire land for inclusion in a recreation river corridor by eminent domain.