Title 35 — Public Buildings, Works, and Improvements
10 chapters · 154 sections in this title.
AS 35.20.010 Acquisition of land, rights-of-way, and materials by purchase or eminent domain.
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The department, on behalf of the state and as part of the cost of constructing or maintaining a public work, may purchase in the open market, acquire, take over, or condemn under the right and power of eminent domain land in fee simple or easements that it considers necessary for…
AS 35.20.020 Declaration of taking.
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A declaration of taking, in the form of an order signed by the commissioner, declaring that the real property, or an interest in it, or any easement is necessary for the public use of the state is sufficient to vest title in the state. However, a declaration of taking is not effe…
AS 35.20.030 Acquisition and disposal of excess land.
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When a part of a parcel of land is taken and the remainder is in such shape or condition as to be of little value to its owner, or gives rise to claims or litigation concerning severance or other damage, the department may acquire the whole parcel and may sell the remainder or ex…
AS 35.20.040 Authority to condemn or acquire publicly owned property for the purpose of exchange.
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When property that is devoted to or held for another public use for which the power of eminent domain may be exercised is taken for purposes set out in this title, the department may, with the consent of the person or agency in charge of the other public use, condemn the real pro…
AS 35.20.050 Authority to purchase property for the purpose of exchange.
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When the commissioner formally declares that it is in the best public interest of the state to do so, the department may acquire by purchase or otherwise privately or publicly owned land or an interest in it for the purpose of exchanging it for privately or publicly owned land th…
AS 35.20.060 Sale of obsolete equipment and material.
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The department may sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of obsolete machinery, equipment, and material no longer needed, required, or useful for construction or maintenance purposes. Money derived from the sale of the property shall be credited to the fund from which the purchase…
AS 35.20.070 Vacating of land or rights in land.
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The department may vacate land, or part of it, or rights in land acquired for public work purposes by executing and recording a deed in the appropriate recording district. Upon vacating, title reverts to the persons, heirs, successors, or assigns in whom it was vested at the time…