Alaska Statutes
Title 41. Public Resources

Sec. 41.08.017. Hydrological and seismic hazard data declared to be of public interest. - (a) Systematic collection, recording, evaluation, and distribution of data on...

Sec. 41.08.020. Powers and duties. - (a) The state geologist shall conduct geological and geophysical surveys...

Sec. 41.08.030. Printing and distribution of reports. - The state geologist shall print and publish an annual report...

Sec. 41.08.035. Regulations. - The department may adopt regulations relating to and providing for...

Sec. 41.08.040. Cooperation with other agencies. - The state geologist, with the consent of the commissioner, may...

Sec. 41.08.045. Fees for facilities, equipment, products, and services. - (a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the...

Chapter 10. Soil and Water Conservation

Sec. 41.10.010. Declaration of policy. - The farm, forest, and grazing land of the state is...

Sec. 41.10.030. Purpose of chapter. - The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the...

Sec. 41.10.040. Natural Resource Conservation and Development Board. - The Alaska Natural Resource Conservation and Development Board is composed...

Sec. 41.10.045. Executive director. - The commissioner shall appoint an executive director and clerical staff...

Sec. 41.10.050. Appointment. - The governor shall appoint members of the board subject to...

Sec. 41.10.060. Qualifications of board members. - Members of the board shall be resident bona fide users...

Sec. 41.10.065. Major land areas of the state. - The five major land areas of the state are: (1)...

Sec. 41.10.070. Term of office. - The term of office of members is three years.

Sec. 41.10.075. Board meetings. - The board shall hold one regular meeting annually at the...

Sec. 41.10.080. Vacancies. - The governor shall fill vacancies by appointment for the unexpired...

Sec. 41.10.090. Compensation and per diem. - Members receive no salary but receive the same per diem...

Sec. 41.10.100. Duties of board. - (a) At the request of the commissioner, the board shall...

Sec. 41.10.110. Powers of commissioner. - The commissioner has the power to (1) conduct land capability...

Sec. 41.10.120. Approval of land user. - A survey, investigation or plan for land may not be...

Sec. 41.10.130. Creation and boundaries of soil and water conservation districts. - (a) The commissioner may, on the recommendation of the board,...

Sec. 41.10.140. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “board” means the Alaska Natural Resource...

Chapter 14. Rivers, Lakes, and Streams -

Chapter 15. Forests

Article 1. Protection of Forested Land.

Sec. 41.15.010. Intent. - It is the intent of AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170 to...

Sec. 41.15.020. Regulations. - The commissioner shall, by regulation, make provision for the protection...

Sec. 41.15.025. Fire protection on mental health trust land. - Land that is in the mental health trust is, for...

Sec. 41.15.030. Contracts for forest protection; emergency firefighters. - (a) The commissioner may enter into necessary protection contracts. (b)...

Sec. 41.15.040. Right of entry to control and suppress fires. - (a) Upon approval by the commissioner or an authorized agent,...

Sec. 41.15.045. Civil immunity. - (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person may not...

Sec. 41.15.050. Fire season. - The period from April 1 to August 31, inclusive, of...

Sec. 41.15.060. Permits. - (a) The commissioner shall, by regulation, prescribe the conditions of...

Sec. 41.15.070. Disposal of burning materials. - During the fire season, a burn closure, or restriction established...

Sec. 41.15.090. Building or leaving fires. - (a) A person may not start a fire in or...

Sec. 41.15.100. Setting fires without consent. - A person may not set on fire forested land or...

Sec. 41.15.110. Uncontrolled spread of fire; leaving fire unattended. - (a) A person who knows of a fire or sets...

Sec. 41.15.120. Requirement to assist in preventing or suppressing fires. - If an officer or employee of the United States or...

Sec. 41.15.130. Backfires and burnouts excluded. - AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.040 and 41.15.050 - 41.15.170 do not...

Sec. 41.15.140. Penalty. - Except as provided in AS 41.15.150, a person who (1)...

Sec. 41.15.150. Criminal burning of forested land in the first degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of criminal burning of...

Sec. 41.15.155. Criminal burning of forested land in the second degree. - (a) A person commits the crime of criminal burning of...

Sec. 41.15.160. Double damages in civil actions. - In addition to the criminal punishment provided for by AS...

Sec. 41.15.170. Definitions. - In AS 41.15.010 - 41.15.170, (1) “criminal negligence” has the...

Article 2. Forest Reserve Fund.

Sec. 41.15.180. National forest income. - (a) When the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development...

Article 3. Fire Suppression Fund.

Sec. 41.15.200. Statement of purpose. - The purpose of AS 41.15.200 - 41.15.230 is to provide...

Sec. 41.15.210. Fire suppression fund. - A fire suppression fund is established in the state treasury...

Sec. 41.15.220. Composition of fund. - The legislature may appropriate from the following sources to the...

Sec. 41.15.230. Disbursement. - Upon authorization of the governor, disbursements from the fire suppression...

Sec. 41.15.240. Records of fire suppression fund. - The department shall maintain accounting records showing the income and...

Article 4. Haines State Forest Resource Management Area.

Sec. 41.15.300. Haines State Forest Resource Management Area. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.15.300 - 41.15.330 is to...

Sec. 41.15.305. Establishment and boundaries. - (a) Subject to valid existing rights, the land and water...

Sec. 41.15.310. Coordinated management. - (a) The division of forestry and fire protection shall consult...

Sec. 41.15.315. Multiple-use management. - (a) The Haines State Forest Resource Management Area shall be...

Sec. 41.15.320. Management plan and regulations. - In adopting a forest management plan for the Haines State...

Sec. 41.15.325. Cooperative management agreements. - The department may enter into cooperative management agreements with a...

Sec. 41.15.330. Existing rights. - The establishment of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area...

Article 5. Miscellaneous Provisions.

Sec. 41.15.900. Observance of Arbor Day. - To increase public awareness of the vital importance of the...

Article 6. General Provisions.

Sec. 41.15.950. Enforcement authority. - (a) The following persons are peace officers of the state...

Sec. 41.15.960. Bail schedules. - The supreme court shall establish by rule or order a...

Chapter 17. Forest Resources and Practices

Article 1. Administration and Management.

Sec. 41.17.010. Declaration of intent. - The legislature declares that (1) the forest resources of Alaska...

Sec. 41.17.020. Division of forestry and fire protection established. - (a) The governor may establish, within the department, a division...

Sec. 41.17.030. Responsibilities of division. - (a) The division shall manage state forests and, as directed...

Sec. 41.17.041. Board of Forestry. - (a) The Board of Forestry is established in the division....

Sec. 41.17.043. Terms of office. - The term of office of a member of the board...

Sec. 41.17.045. Removal of members. - (a) The governor may initiate the removal of a board...

Sec. 41.17.047. Powers and duties of board. - (a) The board shall review and comment to the commissioner...

Sec. 41.17.055. Powers and duties of the commissioner. - (a) The commissioner may designate and operate experimental and research...

Sec. 41.17.060. Regulatory and administrative standards. - (a) All regulations, administrative actions, and other activities and duties...

Sec. 41.17.070. Administrative plan and report. - (a) The commissioner shall develop and continually maintain a long-range...

Sec. 41.17.080. Regulations. - (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to accomplish the...

Sec. 41.17.081. Civil immunity. - (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person may not...

Sec. 41.17.082. Control of infestations and disease. - (a) All forest clearing operations and silvicultural systems shall be...

Sec. 41.17.083. Clearing of forest land for non-timber purposes. - A state agency, municipality, or public utility shall determine whether...

Sec. 41.17.085. Permit applications. - (a) [Repealed, § 4, ch 23 SLA 2003.] (b) Where...

Sec. 41.17.087. Variation from requirements. - (a) A forest landowner, timber owner, or operator may propose...

Sec. 41.17.090. Notification of plans to harvest timber. - (a) Operations on forest land shall be reviewed under this...

Sec. 41.17.098. Interagency coordination and reevaluation. - (a) In administering this chapter, the commissioner shall coordinate with...

Sec. 41.17.100. Deployment of broadcast chemicals. - The commissioner of environmental conservation, in consultation with the commissioner,...

Sec. 41.17.110. Conversion of forest land to other uses. - An intention to convert forest land to other uses after...

Article 2. Riparian Management.

Sec. 41.17.115. Management of riparian areas; regulations. - (a) The commissioner shall protect riparian areas from the significant...

Sec. 41.17.116. Riparian standards for private land. - (a) Private forest land adjacent to the following types of...

Sec. 41.17.118. Riparian standards for state land. - (a) The riparian standards for state land are as follows:...

Sec. 41.17.119. Minimum riparian standards for other public land. - The riparian standards for other public land are as follows:...

Article 3. Enforcement.

Sec. 41.17.120. Inspections and investigations. - The commissioner may inspect and investigate forest land and activities...

Sec. 41.17.125. Enforcement coordination. - All state agencies with enforcement authority over an activity subject...

Sec. 41.17.131. Penalties for violations. - (a) An operator, forest landowner, or timber owner who violates...

Sec. 41.17.136. Directives. - (a) Upon a determination that a planned or ongoing activity...

Sec. 41.17.138. Stop work orders. - (a) Upon a determination that a violation of this chapter...

Sec. 41.17.139. Hearing procedures. - (a) Unless otherwise specified, proceedings under AS 41.17.131 - 41.17.139...

Sec. 41.17.143. Appeals and judicial review. - (a) A decision by a hearing officer under AS 41.17.136...

Article 4. State Forest System.

Sec. 41.17.200. State forest purposes and management. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.17.200 - 41.17.230 is to...

Sec. 41.17.210. State forests. - (a) The governor may propose to the legislature the establishment...

Sec. 41.17.220. Management of state forests. - Land within a state forest or within a unit of...

Sec. 41.17.230. Management plans. - (a) The commissioner shall prepare a forest management plan consistent...

Article 5. State Land Reforestation.

Sec. 41.17.300. State land reforestation fund. - A state land reforestation fund is established in the department....

Sec. 41.17.310. Appropriations to state land reforestation fund. - (a) The state land reforestation fund consists of money appropriated...

Sec. 41.17.320. Report. - The commissioner shall prepare an annual report on the uses...

Article 6. State Forests.

Sec. 41.17.400. Tanana Valley State Forest. - (a) Subject to valid existing rights and except for land...

Sec. 41.17.500. Southeast State Forest. - (a) Subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned or acquired...

Article 7. General Provisions.

Sec. 41.17.900. Applicability of chapter; relationship to other law. - (a) Unless otherwise specified, this chapter applies to forest land...

Sec. 41.17.910. Wildlife habitat on private land. - (a) The Department of Fish and Game and the commissioner...

Sec. 41.17.950. Definitions. - In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, (1) “anadromous...

Sec. 41.17.955. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Forest Resources and...

Chapter 21. Parks and Recreational Facilities

Article 1. Administration.

Sec. 41.21.010. Purpose. - It is the purpose of AS 41.21.010 - 41.21.040 to...

Sec. 41.21.020. Duties and powers of Department of Natural Resources; limitations. - (a) The department shall (1) develop a continuing plan for...

Sec. 41.21.022. Discharge of firearms. - The discharge of firearms during lawful hunting, trapping, and fishing...

Sec. 41.21.024. Easements and rights-of-way for access to private land. - The department may grant a public easement or public right-of-way...

Sec. 41.21.025. Zoning of private land within state parks. - (a) The department may adopt, under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure...

Sec. 41.21.026. Fees for the use of state park system facilities. - (a) Notwithstanding (b) of this section, the department may charge...

Sec. 41.21.027. Concession contracts in the state park system. - (a) Subject to the restrictions in this section, the state...

Sec. 41.21.028. Definitions. - In AS 41.21.026 - 41.21.028, (1) “ordinary use” means a...

Sec. 41.21.030. Disposition of funds. - (a) All money received from the operation of parks and...

Sec. 41.21.040. Division within department. - The commissioner may establish within the department a separate division...

Article 2. State Parks.

Sec. 41.21.110. Purpose of AS 41.21.110 - 41.21.113. - The purpose of AS 41.21.110 - 41.21.113 is to empower...

Sec. 41.21.111. Authority to designate Chilkat State Park. - The governor may designate by proclamation the state-owned land and...

Sec. 41.21.112. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.113. Eminent domain prohibited. - The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned...

Sec. 41.21.120. Purpose of AS 41.21.120 - 41.21.125. - The purpose of AS 41.21.120 - 41.21.125 is to restrict...

Sec. 41.21.121. Chugach State Park established. - The presently state-owned land and water, and all that acquired...

Sec. 41.21.122. Management responsibility. - The state land and water described in AS 41.21.121 as...

Sec. 41.21.123. Incompatible uses. - (a) The commissioner shall designate by regulation, adopted in accordance...

Sec. 41.21.125. Purchase authorized. - The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of...

Sec. 41.21.130. Purpose of AS 41.21.130 - 41.21.142. - The purpose of AS 41.21.130 - 41.21.142 is to restrict...

Sec. 41.21.131. Kachemak Bay State Park established. - (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and all that...

Sec. 41.21.132. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.134. Purchase authorized; eminent domain prohibited. - The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of...

Sec. 41.21.140. Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park established. - (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and all that...

Sec. 41.21.141. Certain land excepted. - Land lying within the parcels described in AS 41.21.140 upon...

Sec. 41.21.142. Stream rehabilitation permitted. - Nothing in AS 41.21.140 - 41.21.142 prohibits the Department of...

Sec. 41.21.150. Purpose of AS 41.21.150 - 41.21.153. - The purpose of AS 41.21.150 - 41.21.153 is to restrict...

Sec. 41.21.151. Denali State Park established. - The state-owned land and water and that acquired in the...

Sec. 41.21.152. Eminent domain prohibited. - The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned...

Sec. 41.21.153. Certain land excepted. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020(a)(6), 41.21.150, or 41.21.151, state-owned land in...

Sec. 41.21.160. Purpose of AS 41.21.160 - 41.21.167. - The purpose of AS 41.21.160 - 41.21.167 is to establish...

Sec. 41.21.161. Wood-Tikchik State Park established. - (a) The state-owned or acquired land and water lying within...

Sec. 41.21.162. Designation of management responsibility. - The land and water described in AS 41.21.161 is assigned...

Sec. 41.21.163. Management Council created. - A seven-member Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council is created and...

Sec. 41.21.164. Management plan. - The Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council shall develop a management...

Sec. 41.21.165. Regulations. - The department shall consult with Department of Fish and Game...

Sec. 41.21.166. Fish and wildlife breeding areas. - The fish and wildlife habitat breeding areas in the Wood-Tikchik...

Sec. 41.21.167. Compatible and incompatible uses. - (a) The land and water areas described in AS 41.21.161...

Sec. 41.21.170. Declaration of purpose. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.21.170 - 41.21.178 is to...

Sec. 41.21.172. Designated state land and water. - The upland, shoreland, tideland, land underlying tidally influenced inland water,...

Sec. 41.21.174. Designation of management responsibility. - (a) The state land and water described in AS 41.21.172...

Sec. 41.21.176. Incompatible uses; access. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.21.178. Additions to park. - Land and water outside of the boundaries established in AS...

Sec. 41.21.180. Purpose of AS 41.21.180 - 41.21.183. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.21.180 - 41.21.183 is to...

Sec. 41.21.181. Point Bridget State Park established. - The state-owned land and water within the following described parcels...

Sec. 41.21.182. Purchase or exchange authorized. - If requested by an owner of land, the department may...

Sec. 41.21.183. Designation of management responsibility. - (a) The state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.181...

Sec. 41.21.185. Purpose of AS 41.21.185 - 41.21.189. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.21.185 - 41.21.189 is to...

Sec. 41.21.186. Afognak Island State Park established. - The upland, shoreland, tideland, land underlying tidally influenced inland water,...

Sec. 41.21.187. Designation of management responsibility. - (a) The state land and water described in AS 41.21.186...

Sec. 41.21.188. Incompatible uses. - (a) The commissioner may designate by regulation incompatible uses within...

Sec. 41.21.189. Additions to park. - Land and water outside of the boundaries established under AS...

Sec. 41.21.190. Purpose of AS 41.21.190 - 41.21.194. - The purpose of AS 41.21.190 - 41.21.194 is to establish,...

Sec. 41.21.191. Fort Rousseau Causeway State Historical Park established. - Except for upland, shoreland, tideland, and water overlying the land...

Sec. 41.21.192. Designation of management responsibility. - The state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.191 is...

Sec. 41.21.193. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner may designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.194. Additions to park. - Land and water outside of the boundaries established under AS...

Article 3. Alaska Marine Parks.

Sec. 41.21.300. Declaration of purpose. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.21.300 - 41.21.306 is to...

Sec. 41.21.302. Management of marine parks. - (a) The state land and water described in AS 41.21.304...

Sec. 41.21.304. Designated land and water. - The state-owned land and water and that land and water...

Sec. 41.21.306. Incompatible uses. - (a) The commissioner may prohibit or restrict by regulation except...

Article 4. State Recreation Areas.

Sec. 41.21.410. Purpose of AS 41.21.410 - 41.21.426. - The purpose of AS 41.21.410 - 41.21.426 is to empower...

Sec. 41.21.415. Authority to designate Captain Cook State Recreation Area. - The governor may designate by proclamation the state-owned land and...

Sec. 41.21.420. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.425. Negotiated purchase authorized. - The commissioner may acquire, by negotiated purchase only in the...

Sec. 41.21.426. Certain land excepted. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020(a)(6), 41.21.410 - 41.21.425, or a regulation...

Sec. 41.21.430. Purpose of AS 41.21.430 - 41.21.445. - The purpose of AS 41.21.430 - 41.21.445 is to empower...

Sec. 41.21.435. Authority to designate Caines Head State Recreation Area. - The governor may designate by proclamation the state-owned land and...

Sec. 41.21.440. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.445. Purchase authorized; eminent domain prohibited. - The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of...

Sec. 41.21.450. Purpose of AS 41.21.450 - 41.21.466. - The purpose of AS 41.21.450 - 41.21.466 is to restrict...

Sec. 41.21.455. Nancy Lake State Recreation Area established. - (a) The presently state-owned land and water and all that...

Sec. 41.21.460. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.465. Purchase authorized. - The commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of...

Sec. 41.21.466. Certain land excepted. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020(a)(6) or 41.21.450 - 41.21.465, state-owned land...

Sec. 41.21.470. Purpose of AS 41.21.470 - 41.21.490. - The purpose of AS 41.21.470 - 41.21.490 is to restrict...

Sec. 41.21.475. Chena River State Recreation Area established. - The presently state-owned land and water, vacant and unappropriated, and...

Sec. 41.21.480. Eminent domain authorized to acquire necessary access. - The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned...

Sec. 41.21.485. Zoning of private land. - The department may adopt, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative...

Sec. 41.21.490. Incompatible uses. - The commissioner shall designate by regulation incompatible uses within the...

Sec. 41.21.491. Willow Creek State Recreation Area. - (a) The surface estate in the land and water owned...

Sec. 41.21.492. Designation of management responsibilities. - (a) The land and water described in AS 41.21.491(a), including...

Sec. 41.21.493. Comprehensive management plan. - The commissioner shall develop and adopt a comprehensive management plan...

Sec. 41.21.494. Regulations. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure...

Sec. 41.21.495. Cooperative management agreements. - The commissioner may enter into cooperative management agreements with a...

Sec. 41.21.496. Certain lands excepted. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020(a)(6) or 41.21.491 - 41.21.495, state-owned land...

Article 5. Special Management Areas.

Sec. 41.21.500. Purpose of AS 41.21.500 - 41.21.514. - The purpose of AS 41.21.500 - 41.21.514 is (1) to...

Sec. 41.21.502. Kenai River Special Management Area. - (a) The surface estate in the land and water presently...

Sec. 41.21.504. Designation of management responsibilities. - (a) The land and water described in AS 41.21.502(a) is...

Sec. 41.21.506. Comprehensive management plan; regulations. - (a) The commissioner shall develop and adopt a comprehensive management...

Sec. 41.21.508. Acquisition of additional land; adjustment of boundaries. - (a) The commissioner may acquire title to or an interest...

Sec. 41.21.510. Advisory committee. - (a) In developing and implementing the management plan required by...

Sec. 41.21.512. Cooperative management agreements. - The commissioner may enter into cooperative management agreements with a...

Sec. 41.21.514. Civil enforcement. - In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the...

Sec. 41.21.518. Business Park Wetlands Special Management Area established. - The present and future state-owned land and water within the...

Sec. 41.21.520. Incompatible uses. - (a) The commissioner may designate by regulation incompatible uses for...

Sec. 41.21.522. Acquisitions authorized; eminent domain prohibited. - The commissioner may acquire by gift or purchase in the...

Article 6. Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

Sec. 41.21.610. Purpose of AS 41.21.610 - 41.21.630. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.21.610 - 41.21.630 is to...

Sec. 41.21.611. Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve established. - (a) Subject to valid existing rights, the land and water...

Sec. 41.21.612. Land excluded. - (a) Private land, approved or pending Native allotments, pending and...

Sec. 41.21.613. Eminent domain prohibited. - The commissioner may not acquire private land or University of...

Sec. 41.21.614. Native allotments. - Approved or pending Native allotments located partially or completely within...

Sec. 41.21.615. Fish and game management. - The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the...

Sec. 41.21.616. Regulations. - The department shall consult with the Department of Fish and...

Sec. 41.21.617. Other uses generally. - The state land and water described in AS 41.21.611(b) is...

Sec. 41.21.618. Traditional uses. - Continued opportunities for traditional uses of the Alaska Chilkat Bald...

Sec. 41.21.619. Access and rights-of-way. - If privately owned land, University of Alaska grant land, a...

Sec. 41.21.620. Management plan. - (a) The director of the division of parks and the...

Sec. 41.21.621. Additions or deletions to preserve. - An agency of the state may not participate or cooperate...

Sec. 41.21.622. Historical, cultural and burial sites. - Historical, cultural, and burial sites identified in the Alaska Chilkat...

Sec. 41.21.625. Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. - (a) A 12-member Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council...

Sec. 41.21.630. Existing rights. - The establishment of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve under...

Article 7. Historic or Scenic Sites, Roadside Rests, and Beaches.

Sec. 41.21.800. Selection of sites. - The department and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities...

Sec. 41.21.805. Construction and maintenance of facilities. - The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may construct and...

Article 8. Trails, Footpaths, and Campsites.

Sec. 41.21.850. Wilderness trails and campsites. - There is established in the state a system of wilderness...

Sec. 41.21.852. Selection. - The department, in consultation with the Departments of Fish and...

Sec. 41.21.854. Uniform marker. - The commissioner shall establish a uniform marker for the wilderness...

Sec. 41.21.856. Regulations. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations concerning the use, management, development,...

Sec. 41.21.858. Campsites; work by prisoners. - (a) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may construct...

Sec. 41.21.860. Federal financial assistance. - The commissioner is authorized to consider the feasibility of any...

Sec. 41.21.864. Grants for the establishment of trails and footpaths. - (a) Within the limits of available appropriations, a city or...

Sec. 41.21.866. Paths and trails along highways. - The commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall administer the...

Sec. 41.21.868. Authorization of funds. - (a) An amount of not less than three-eighths of one...

Sec. 41.21.870. Use and marking of trails and footpaths. - Trails established under AS 41.21.864(a) may be used for more...

Sec. 41.21.872. Reports. - Cities and boroughs receiving grants under AS 41.21.864 - 41.21.872...

Article 9. Conservation Action Corps; Youth Hostel System.

Sec. 41.21.900. Purpose of AS 41.21.900 - 41.21.908. - The purpose of AS 41.21.900 - 41.21.908 is to provide...

Sec. 41.21.902. Alaska Conservation Action Corps created. - There is created in the division of parks of the...

Sec. 41.21.904. Activities of corps. - The corps may be assigned (1) to provide staff services...

Sec. 41.21.906. Compensation. - (a) Part-time corps members shall be paid on an hourly...

Sec. 41.21.908. Nonapplicability of child labor laws. - AS 23.10.325 - 23.10.370 do not apply to AS 41.21.900...

Sec. 41.21.910. Alaska Youth Hostel System established. - There is established the Alaska youth hostel system administered by...

Sec. 41.21.912. Duties of division. - The division shall (1) after consultation with community organizations or...

Sec. 41.21.914. Hostel locations. - In developing the statewide system of Alaska youth hostels, the...

Sec. 41.21.916. Hostel facility. - Each youth hostel facility shall be equipped with suitable toilet...

Sec. 41.21.918. Duties of coordinator. - The director of the division of parks shall designate a...

Article 10. General Provisions.

Sec. 41.21.950. Penalty. - A person who violates a provision of this chapter or...

Sec. 41.21.955. Enforcement authority. - (a) For offenses committed within parks and recreational facilities subject...

Sec. 41.21.960. Form and issuance of citation. - (a) When a peace officer stops or contacts a person...

Sec. 41.21.990. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “scenic park” means relatively spacious areas...

Chapter 23. Multiple Use Management of Public Resources

Article 1. Public Use Areas.

Sec. 41.23.010. Purpose of AS 41.23.010 - 41.23.040. - The purpose of AS 41.23.010 - 41.23.040 is to establish...

Sec. 41.23.020. Management. - (a) Management of the surface and subsurface estate of the...

Sec. 41.23.030. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.040. Nelchina Public Use Area. - (a) The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and...

Sec. 41.23.050. Purpose of AS 41.23.050 - 41.23.080. - The purpose of AS 41.23.050 - 41.23.080 is to establish...

Sec. 41.23.060. Management. - (a) Management of the surface and subsurface estate of the...

Sec. 41.23.070. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.080. Ernie Haugen Public Use Area. - (a) The state-owned land above the mean low water line...

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...

Sec. 41.23.110. Management. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.120. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.130. Hatcher Pass Public Use Area. - The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the...

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,...

Sec. 41.23.150. Management. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.160. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.170. Goldstream Public Use Area. - Subject to valid existing rights, the vacant and unappropriated state-owned...

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...

Sec. 41.23.190. Management. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.200. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.210. Enforcement authority. - (a) In the Knik River Public Use Area described in...

Sec. 41.23.220. Penalty. - (a) Except for conduct that is a violation of AS...

Sec. 41.23.230. Knik River Public Use Area. - Subject to valid existing rights, state-owned land and water and...

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,...

Sec. 41.23.250. Management. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.260. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.270. Description of Kodiak Narrow Cape Public Use Area. - Subject to valid existing rights, the vacant and unappropriated state-owned...

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,...

Sec. 41.23.282. Management. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.284. Incompatible uses. - (a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner may...

Sec. 41.23.286. Jonesville Public Use Area. - Subject to valid existing rights, the vacant and unappropriated state-owned...

Sec. 41.23.288. Enforcement authority. - (a) In the Jonesville Public Use Area described in AS...

Sec. 41.23.289. Penalty. - (a) A person who violates a provision of, or regulation...

Article 2. Recreation Rivers.

Sec. 41.23.400. Purposes. - (a) The purpose of AS 41.23.400 - 41.23.510 is to...

Sec. 41.23.410. Compatible activities. - The commissioner shall allow the following activities on a recreation...

Sec. 41.23.420. General management of recreation rivers and corridors. - (a) The state-owned land and water within the area established...

Sec. 41.23.430. Advisory board. - (a) A 13-member Recreation Rivers Advisory Board is established. Board...

Sec. 41.23.440. Management plan. - (a) The commissioner, in consultation with representatives of affected municipalities,...

Sec. 41.23.450. Management of municipal land. - If a municipality commits land for inclusion in a recreation...

Sec. 41.23.460. Acquisition of additional land. - (a) The commissioner may acquire in the name of the...

Sec. 41.23.470. Application of public land laws. - (a) The provisions of AS 38.04, AS 38.05, AS 38.35,...

Sec. 41.23.480. Cooperative management agreements. - (a) The commissioner may enter into a cooperative management agreement...

Sec. 41.23.490. Limitation on establishment. - State-owned land and water may be established as a recreation...

Sec. 41.23.500. Establishment of recreation rivers and recreation river corridors. - Subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned land and water...

Sec. 41.23.510. Definition. - In AS 41.23.400 - 41.23.510, “recreation river corridor” means the...

Article 3. Recreational Mining Areas.

Sec. 41.23.600. Purpose. - The purpose of AS 41.23.600 - 41.23.620 is to establish...

Sec. 41.23.610. Management and regulations. - (a) The commissioner is responsible for the management of the...

Sec. 41.23.620. Caribou Creek Recreational Mining Area. - The vacant and unappropriated state-owned land and water and the...

Sec. 41.23.630. Petersville Recreational Mining Area. - (a) The purpose of this section is to establish the...

Chapter 35. Historic Preservation

Article 1. Alaska Historic Preservation Act.

Sec. 41.35.010. Declaration of policy. - It is the policy of the state to preserve and...

Sec. 41.35.020. Title to historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources; local display. - (a) The state reserves to itself title to all historic,...

Sec. 41.35.030. Designation of monuments and historic sites. - Upon the recommendation of the commission, the governor may declare...

Sec. 41.35.040. Administration and financial support of monuments and historic sites. - State-owned monuments, sites, and other historic, prehistoric, or archeological properties...

Sec. 41.35.050. Regulations. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations to carry out the purposes...

Sec. 41.35.060. Power to acquire historic, prehistoric, or archeological properties. - (a) The department, with the recommendation of the commission, may...

Sec. 41.35.070. Preservation of historic, prehistoric, and archeological resources threatened by public construction. - (a) The department shall locate, identify, and preserve in suitable...

Sec. 41.35.080. Permits. - The commissioner may issue a permit for the investigation, excavation,...

Sec. 41.35.090. Notice required of private persons. - Before any construction, alteration, or improvement of any nature is...

Sec. 41.35.100. Excavation and removal of historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains on private land. - Before any historic, prehistoric, or archeological remains are excavated or...

Sec. 41.35.200. Unlawful acts. - (a) A person may not appropriate, excavate, remove, injure, or...

Sec. 41.35.210. Criminal penalties. - A person who is convicted of violating a provision of...

Sec. 41.35.215. Civil penalties. - In addition to other penalties and remedies provided by law,...

Sec. 41.35.220. Enforcement authority. - The following persons are peace officers of the state and...

Sec. 41.35.230. Definitions. - In AS 41.35.010 - 41.35.240, unless the context otherwise requires,...

Sec. 41.35.240. Short title. - AS 41.35.010 - 41.35.240 may be cited as the Alaska...

Article 2. Alaska Historical Commission.

Sec. 41.35.300. Creation. - There is created in the department the Alaska Historical Commission.

Sec. 41.35.310. Composition of commission. - The Alaska Historical Commission consists of the following persons: (1)...

Sec. 41.35.320. Appointment of members. - Members of the commission are appointed by the governor and...

Sec. 41.35.330. Term of office. - The term of office for a member of the commission...

Sec. 41.35.340. Compensation. - The members of the commission serve without compensation but are...

Sec. 41.35.345. Officers. - At the first meeting of each year, the commission shall...

Sec. 41.35.347. Meetings and quorum. - The commission shall meet at least twice a year. Additional...

Sec. 41.35.350. Duties of the commission. - (a) The duties of the commission are to (1) survey,...

Sec. 41.35.375. Powers of chairman. - Subject to available appropriations, the chair may, with the concurrence...

Sec. 41.35.380. Gifts and income. - (a) There is established in the state general fund a...

Chapter 37. Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Areas in Alaska

Sec. 41.37.160. Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska. - The Citizens' Advisory Commission on Federal Management Areas in Alaska...

Sec. 41.37.170. Membership and officers. - (a) The commission is composed of 12 members appointed in...

Sec. 41.37.180. Qualifications of members. - The members of the commission appointed by the governor under...

Sec. 41.37.190. Term of members of the commission. - (a) A member of the commission appointed by the governor...

Sec. 41.37.200. Compensation, expenses, and per diem. - (a) A member of the commission who is a legislator...

Sec. 41.37.210. Staff of the commission. - The commission may employ staff and contract for services relating...

Sec. 41.37.220. Duties of the commission. - (a) The commission shall consider, research, and hold hearings on...

Sec. 41.37.230. Advisory groups of the commission. - (a) The commission may establish advisory groups in the state....

Sec. 41.37.240. Suit. - The commission may request the attorney general to file suit...

Sec. 41.37.250. Agency cooperation. - Each state department, agency, board, and commission shall cooperate with...

Sec. 41.37.260. Definition. - In this chapter, “commission” means the Citizens' Advisory Commission on...

Chapter 98. Miscellaneous Provisions; Nuclear Compact

Sec. 41.98.110. Western Interstate Nuclear Compact. - The Western Interstate Nuclear Compact, hereinafter called “the compact,” is...

Sec. 41.98.120. Appointment of board member. - The member of the Western Interstate Nuclear Board representing this...

Sec. 41.98.130. Appointment of deputy or assistant board member. - The deputy or assistant board member who may be appointed...

Sec. 41.98.140. Filing copies of bylaws. - The Western Interstate Nuclear Board shall file copies of its...

Sec. 41.98.150. Workers' compensation coverage. - The provisions of AS 23.30 (Alaska Workers' Compensation Act) and...

Chapter 99. General Provisions

Sec. 41.99.010. Fish and game management and enforcement. - Nothing in this title denies the Department of Fish and...

Sec. 41.99.900. Definitions for title. - In this title, unless the context requires otherwise, (1) “commissioner”...

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