Title 41 — Public Resources
24 chapters · 391 sections in this title.
AS 41.21.610 Purpose of AS 41.21.610 — 41.21.630.
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(a) The purpose of AS 41.21.610 — 41.21.630 is to establish the state-owned land and water described in AS 41.21.611(b) as the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve as part of the state park system. The primary purpose for establishing the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is to pr…
AS 41.21.611 Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve established.
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(a) Subject to valid existing rights, the land and water presently owned by the state and all land and water acquired in the future by the state lying within the boundaries described in (b) of this section are designated the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and assigned to the …
AS 41.21.612 Land excluded.
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(a) Private land, approved or pending Native allotments, pending and approved land selections made by the Haines Borough under state law on July 1, 1982, University of Alaska grant land not located within the Chilkat River Critical Habitat Area established by AS 16.20.585, and ex…
AS 41.21.613 Eminent domain prohibited.
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The commissioner may not acquire private land or University of Alaska grant land located partially or completely within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve by eminent domain for any purpose.
AS 41.21.614 Native allotments.
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Approved or pending Native allotments located partially or completely within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve are not adversely affected by the establishment of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve and all approved allotments and all pending allotments located partially o…
AS 41.21.615 Fish and game management.
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The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve (1) under applicable law and consistent with the purposes of AS 41.21.610 — 41.21.630; (2) subject to the authority of the Secretary of the Inter…
AS 41.21.616 Regulations.
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The department shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, a local governing body of a municipality, any local fish and game advisory committees, and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council established by AS 41.…
AS 41.21.617 Other uses generally.
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The state land and water described in AS 41.21.611(b) is closed to mineral entry under AS 38.05.135 — 38.05.275 and 38.05.700 — 38.05.795, to commercial harvest of timber, and to sale under state land disposal laws. The commissioner may lease the land described in AS 41.21.611(b)…
AS 41.21.618 Traditional uses.
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Continued opportunities for traditional uses of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve at levels and by methods and means that are compatible with the protection of the bald eagle population are guaranteed. These historically compatible uses include but are not limited to hunting…
AS 41.21.619 Access and rights-of-way.
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If privately owned land, University of Alaska grant land, a valid mining right, an existing mineral lease, a subsurface right on private land, or other valid occupancy is surrounded by state land of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve or if privately owned land, University of …
AS 41.21.620 Management plan.
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(a) The director of the division of parks and the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Advisory Council established under AS 41.21.625, in written consultation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of Fish and Game, the Chilkat Indian Village, the Chilkoot Indian …
AS 41.21.621 Additions or deletions to preserve.
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An agency of the state may not participate or cooperate with a federal or private study considering additions to or deletions from the area of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve without giving 90 days' prior notice to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. T…
AS 41.21.622 Historical, cultural and burial sites.
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Historical, cultural, and burial sites identified in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve management plan are not available for surface disposal under AS 41.21.617 and shall be managed by the director of the division of parks to prevent vandalism, destruction, and desecration.
AS 41.21.625 Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council.
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(a) A 12-member Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council is established. The members of the advisory council shall be selected under this section. (b) The governor shall appoint individuals to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council representing the fol…
AS 41.21.630 Existing rights.
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Article 7. Historic or Scenic Sites, Roadside Rests, and Beaches. The establishment of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve under AS 41.21.610 — 41.21.630 does not enlarge, diminish, add to, or waive a requirement of law otherwise applicable to the management or use of the stat…
AS 41.21.800 Selection of sites.
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The department and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall jointly select sites of 10 acres or less for their historic or scenic value, or for recreation beaches along waterways, roadside rests for travelers resting, camping, or parking, and determine what fa…
AS 41.21.805 Construction and maintenance of facilities.
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Article 8. Trails, Footpaths, and Campsites. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may construct and maintain facilities at scenic sites, recreation beaches or roadside rests as are determined to be necessary and desirable. Facilities may include, but are not lim…
AS 41.21.850 Wilderness trails and campsites.
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There is established in the state a system of wilderness trails and campsites.
AS 41.21.852 Selection.
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The department, in consultation with the Departments of Fish and Game and Transportation and Public Facilities, shall designate a system of wilderness trails and campsites throughout the state. Significant in the selection shall be the scenic, historic, natural, or cultural quali…
AS 41.21.854 Uniform marker.
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The commissioner shall establish a uniform marker for the wilderness trails system.
AS 41.21.856 Regulations.
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The commissioner shall adopt regulations concerning the use, management, development, and administration of the trails.
AS 41.21.858 Campsites; work by prisoners.
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(a) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may construct and maintain campsites throughout the wilderness trails system. Campsites may include any type of shelter or camp facility considered necessary and desirable for the benefit and convenience of travelers. (b)…
AS 41.21.860 Federal financial assistance.
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The commissioner is authorized to consider the feasibility of any form of financial assistance available to the state for the planning, acquisition, or development of trails under 16 U.S.C. 460d, 460l-4 to 460l-11 and 23 U.S.C. 120 (note) (P.L. 88-578, Land and Water Conservation…
AS 41.21.864 Grants for the establishment of trails and footpaths.
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(a) Within the limits of available appropriations, a city or borough of any class is entitled to state grants for the purpose of acquiring land or rights-of-way over land and establishing and maintaining trails and footpaths on that land or those rights-of-way. (b) Within the lim…
AS 41.21.866 Paths and trails along highways.
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The commissioner of transportation and public facilities shall administer the plan and program providing for the establishment and maintenance of footpaths, bridle paths, bicycle paths, ski trails, dog sled trails, motorized vehicle trails, and other paths and trails along certai…
AS 41.21.868 Authorization of funds.
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(a) An amount of not less than three-eighths of one percent nor more than one percent of the total yearly state and federal matching sum combined, under the federal-aid highways program (23 U.S.C.), shall be appropriated annually from the general fund to the department for the pu…
AS 41.21.870 Use and marking of trails and footpaths.
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Trails established under AS 41.21.864(a) may be used for more than one type of transportation, motorized or nonmotorized, as considered appropriate by the commissioner. Except along highways within the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the de…
AS 41.21.872 Reports.
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Article 9. Conservation Action Corps; Youth Hostel System. Cities and boroughs receiving grants under AS 41.21.864 — 41.21.872 shall submit to the commissioner complete reports covering their expenditures relating to the establishment of trails and footpaths. Reports shall be sub…
AS 41.21.900 Purpose of AS 41.21.900 — 41.21.908.
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The purpose of AS 41.21.900 — 41.21.908 is to provide avenues of action for youth in the state interested in the preservation of a healthy environment by establishing a volunteer corps to teach and practice conservation on all levels of activities which are environment related. T…
AS 41.21.902 Alaska Conservation Action Corps created.
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There is created in the division of parks of the department the Alaska Conservation Action Corps.
AS 41.21.904 Activities of corps.
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The corps may be assigned (1) to provide staff services for public agencies involved in planning for the future of our environment; (2) tasks of cleaning litter from city streets, highways, local parks, neighborhoods, beaches, natural forests, rivers, creeks, state and national p…
AS 41.21.906 Compensation.
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(a) Part-time corps members shall be paid on an hourly basis, to be determined by the commissioner. (b) Compensation for corps members who are involved in continuous service in an away-from-home situation shall be set on a weekly or monthly basis to be determined by the commissio…
AS 41.21.908 Nonapplicability of child labor laws.
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AS 23.10.325 — 23.10.370 do not apply to AS 41.21.900 — 41.21.908.
AS 41.21.910 Alaska Youth Hostel System established.
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There is established the Alaska youth hostel system administered by the division of parks of the department.
AS 41.21.912 Duties of division.
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The division shall (1) after consultation with community organizations or individuals and after maximum utilization of existing local effort, plan and facilitate the implementation of a statewide system of youth hostel facilities; (2) administer a program of grants to eligible no…
AS 41.21.914 Hostel locations.
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In developing the statewide system of Alaska youth hostels, the division shall, within the limits of available funding, and after receiving the recommendations of the coordinator of the Alaska youth hostel program, establish at least one youth hostel in each of the five following…
AS 41.21.916 Hostel facility.
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Each youth hostel facility shall be equipped with suitable toilet and kitchen facilities. Each facility shall be supervised under regulations adopted by the division of parks.
AS 41.21.918 Duties of coordinator.
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Article 10. General Provisions. The director of the division of parks shall designate a member of the division staff as coordinator of the Alaska youth hostel program. The coordinator shall (1) recommend to the division of parks locations for the construction of youth hostels; (2…
AS 41.21.950 Penalty.
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A person who violates a provision of this chapter or a regulation adopted under this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
AS 41.21.955 Enforcement authority.
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(a) For offenses committed within parks and recreational facilities subject to the department's supervision, the following persons are peace officers of the state and they shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted under this chapter: (1) an employee…
AS 41.21.960 Form and issuance of citation.
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(a) When a peace officer stops or contacts a person concerning the commission of a misdemeanor offense committed within a park or recreational facility subject to the department's supervision, the officer may issue a citation to the person, subject to the provisions of AS 12.25.1…
AS 41.21.990 Definitions.
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In this chapter, (1) “scenic park” means relatively spacious areas of outstanding natural significance, where major values are in their natural geological, faunal, or floral characteristics, the purpose of which is directed primarily toward the preservation of its outstanding nat…