Title 38, Public Land

When a tract of land to be defined by a single description extends from one coordinate zone into another, the positions of all points on its boundaries may be referred to either of the two zones, the zone which is used being specifically named in the description.

The characteristics of the zones of the Alaska Coordinate Systems are the characteristics defined by the National Geodetic Survey maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as the National Geodetic Survey reads on November 7, 2022.

(a) The position of the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927 shall be as marked on the ground by triangulation or traverse stations established in conformity with the standards adopted by the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service whose geodetic positions have been rigidly …

Coordinates based on the Alaska Coordinate System, purporting to define the position of a point on a land boundary, may not be presented to be recorded in any public land records or deed records unless the point is within two miles of a horizontal control station established in c…

(a) The use of the term “Alaska Coordinate System of 1927” on a map, report of survey, or other document is limited to coordinates based on the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927 as defined in this chapter. (b) The use of the term “Alaska Coordinate System of 1983” on a map, report…

When coordinates based on the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, or the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022 are used to describe a tract of land, which in the same document is also described by reference to a subdivision, line, or corner of the U…

Nothing in this chapter requires a purchaser or mortgagee to rely on a description, any part of which depends exclusively on the Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, the Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, or the Alaska Coordinate System of 2022.