Title 38, Public Land

(a) The commissioner shall issue a patent to homestead entry land if the permit holder (1) resides and lives on the homestead entry land for not less than 25 months within five years after the issuance of the homestead entry permit; (2) submits an aliquot parts description or com…

If it is impractical to brush the boundaries of a homestead entry, an applicant shall flag the boundaries.

The commissioner shall issue a homestead entry permit to the first applicant for land to comply with AS 38.09.020(b).

(a) If a municipality has filed a selection of state land under AS 29.65 or former AS 29.18.201 — 29.18.213 with the commissioner, the state land selected may not be designated for homestead entry; if the commissioner determines that land selected by a municipality is not availab…

(a) If an applicant complies with the requirements of AS 38.09.050(a)(2), (4), and (5) and pays to the commissioner an amount equal to five percent of the fair market value within two years of the issuance of an entry permit, an applicant may purchase the land under AS 38.05.065.…

(a) A lessee of a remote parcel under former AS 38.05.077 may elect to obtain title to the remote parcel under AS 38.09.050. If a lessee of a remote parcel elects to obtain title under AS 38.09.050, July 28, 1983, shall be considered the date of the issuance of the homestead entr…

(a) The commissioner may not include the conditions of former AS 38.05.078(d) in a remote parcel purchase contract issued on or after July 1, 1997. (b) The commissioner shall amend a remote parcel or homestead entry land purchase contract or patent issued before July 1, 1997 to r…

The commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter.

In this chapter, (1) “brush” means to clear a swath along the boundary lines of a homestead entry so that the boundary lines may be identified from the ground; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources; (3) “resident” means an individual who has resided in th…