Title 38, Public Land

Conveyances by the municipal corporation to a preference right holder, or any other conveyance, lease, or disposal by the municipality under this chapter shall be in accordance with AS 38.05 except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

The commissioner of natural resources, upon recommendation of the director, may establish reasonable procedures and adopt reasonable regulations necessary to carry out this chapter.

The systems of rectangular plane coordinates established by the National Geodetic Survey, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth in this state are adopted. T…

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

In any land description in which a coordinate system is used a zone of the coordinate system is designated the “Alaska Coordinate System of 1927, Zone ....................,” the “Alaska Coordinate System of 1983, Zone ....................,” or the “Alaska Coordinate System of 202…

The plane coordinates of a point on the earth's surface, to be used in expressing the position or location of the point in the appropriate zone of this system, consist of two distances, expressed in U.S. survey feet and decimals of a U.S. survey foot when using the Alaska Coordin…

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.

(a) The position of in-state gasline project coordinator is created in the Office of the Governor. The Office of the Governor shall provide administrative support for the position. The position shall continue until one year after commencement of commercial operation of the in-sta…

(a) [Renumbered as AS 31.25.007.] (b) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, a state agency or entity may not include in any project certificate, right-of-way, permit, or other authorization a term or condition that is not required by law if the in-state gasline project c…

In this chapter, (1) “Alaska Gasline Development Corporation” means the corporation created under AS 31.25.010; (2) “in-state natural gas pipeline” and “natural gas pipeline” have the meanings given in AS 31.25.390.

(a) The natural resources of this state in crude oil and natural gas and in its land for transportation of these resources and their products by pipeline toward markets both in and out of the state are capable of making a significant contribution to the general welfare of the peo…

The commissioner has all powers necessary and proper to implement the policy, purposes, and provisions of this chapter, so as to subserve, as the exercise of reasoned discretion determines, the public interest, convenience and necessity, including but not limited to (1) granting …

(a) Consistent with and in furtherance of the statements of general state policy guiding resource development set out in art. VIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the State of Alaska, that the resources of the state be developed “by making them available for maximum use consistent with …

(a) Rights-of-way on state land, including rights-of-way over, under, along, across, or on the right-of-way of a public road or highway or the right-of-way of a railroad or other public utility, or across, on, over, or under a river or other body of water or land belonging to or …

A lessee may not abandon any portion of a pipeline that is subject to a lease granted under this chapter, or operation or transportation, service, or sale by it, or reduce or impair service, except in accordance with the terms of the lease or AS 38.35.040.

The commissioner may, either upon a request made in the form required by regulation, or in the exercise of discretion without request, authorize or require temporary or emergency rendering of service or temporary or emergency abandonment, reduction, or impairment of service by a …

(a) A person or persons desiring to own a pipeline which is proposed to be located in whole or in part on state land, shall apply for a noncompetitive right-of-way lease of the state land. (b) Applications under (a) of this section shall be made in a form and manner prescribed by…

Upon receiving an application under AS 38.35.050, the commissioner shall (1) cause notice of it to appear in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the vicinity of the location of the proposed pipeline, the notice to include: (A) a general description of the land i…

(a) The commissioner shall, within a reasonable time after receiving the application, prepare an analysis of the application or of the matter of which the commissioner was notified, including a proposal for action if feasible; a proposed lease and a general statement of the basis…

When the commissioner receives within a 30-day period two or more applications relating to the same or substantially the same subject matter, the commissioner shall consider the applications upon a comparative basis. The commissioner may extend the time within which a carrier may…

(a) The commissioner shall promptly determine, in a written finding, on an application filed under AS 38.35.050, whether the applicant is fit, willing, and able to perform the transportation or other acts proposed in a manner that will be required by the present or future public …

(a) Each lease of state land for pipeline right-of-way purposes must contain a provision that the lease shall run for a specified term of not greater than 30 years, and shall be renewable for additional periods of up to 30 years each, so long as the lessee is in commercial operat…

(a) Except as provided for a natural gas pipeline subject to AS 38.35.121, a noncompetitive lease of state land for a right-of-way for an oil or natural gas pipeline valued at $1,000,000 or more may be granted only upon the condition that the lessee expressly covenants in the lea…

(a) For a lease of state land for a right-of-way for which an applicant has applied as a contract carrier under AS 42.08, a noncompetitive lease of state land for a right-of-way for a natural gas pipeline valued at $1,000,000 or more may be granted only on the condition that the …

The commissioner has discretion to include any or all of the terms set out in AS 38.35.120 in leases of state land for products pipeline right-of-way purposes or carbon dioxide transportation pipeline right-of-way purposes.

(a) The lessee may, if the commissioner delegates the function to it, condemn, by declaration of taking, under AS 09.55.420 — 09.55.450, real property and acquire leases of or easements or rights-of-way on land in the state required for right-of-way purposes for a pipeline subjec…

(a) The lease price for a right-of-way lease shall be the annual fair market rental of the state land included in the right-of-way based on the appraised fair market value of the land. The lease price is payable annually in advance on or before the anniversary of the lease. The a…

(a) To accommodate preliminary work in advance of the receipt of an application for a lease under this chapter, the department may enter into an agreement with a prospective lessee desiring to own an oil or natural gas pipeline that is proposed to be located in whole or in part o…

Failure to begin construction of the pipeline facility within a reasonable time of the granting of a right-of-way lease under this chapter for reasons within the control of the lessee or failure of an owner of an interest in the granted right-of-way substantially to comply with t…

(a) When in the judgment of the commissioner a person has violated or is about to violate a provision of this chapter or an obligation, condition, or provision of a right-of-way lease, the attorney general, on advice of the commissioner, shall seek a prohibition or mandatory inju…

(a) AS 44.62.010 — 44.62.319, 44.62.640, and 44.62.950 apply to regulations adopted by the commissioner under the authority of this chapter. (b) [Repealed, § 18 ch 3 FSSLA 1973.] (c) [Repealed, § 18 ch 3 FSSLA 1973.] (d) [Repealed, § 18 ch 3 FSSLA 1973.]

(a) An applicant or competing applicant or a person who has a direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the publication of notice under AS 38.35.070 are the only persons with standing to seek judicial review of a decision of the commi…

A judicial finding that any term or condition of a right-of-way lease issued under this chapter is unlawful or invalid may not operate to invalidate the lease or any other term or condition of the lease.

The commissioner may delegate to an employee of the Department of Natural Resources or the Department of Law the authority granted under this chapter, except for the authority to execute leases.

(a) Natural gas carriers that operate as public utilities holding easements, rights-of-way, or permits for pipelines on state public land on May 20, 1972, are unaffected by this chapter within the scope of their existing operations, normal expansions, and extensions thereof so lo…

By entering into a lease under this chapter, the lessee is bound by all the covenants provided for in the lease to the full extent of the power of the state to impose those covenants under its authority as owner of the land to be leased or under its police or regulatory powers or…

In this chapter, (1) “carbon dioxide” has the meaning given in AS 41.06.210. (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources; (3) “coordinate agencies” includes Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Depar…

This chapter may be cited as the Alaska Right-of-Way Leasing Act.

(a) When it is in the best interest of the state, and subject to the requirements of this chapter and the notice provisions of AS 38.05.945, the director may, with the consent of the commissioner, dispose of state land or interest in land, including the land estate, the mineral e…