00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 232                                                                          
01 "An Act permitting state residents to purchase remote recreational cabin sites."                                        
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 38.05 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
04            Sec. 38.05.610.  Remote recreational cabin site purchase program. (a)                                      
05       Notwithstanding AS 38.04 and AS 38.05.045 - 38.05.069, the commissioner shall, at                                 
06       the request of a prospective purchaser, sell state land for a remote recreational cabin                           
07       site if the land and the purchaser meet the requirements of this section and the sale is                          
08       consistent with the public interest.  The purchase price of the land shall be the fair                            
09       market value of the land as determined by appraisal under this section.                                           
10            (b)  To qualify to purchase land under this section, a prospective purchaser                                 
11       shall                                                                                                             
12                 (1)  at the time of application have attained the age of 18;                                            
13                 (2)  have been a state resident for at least one year immediately                                       
14       preceding the date of application and submit proof of that fact as the commissioner                               
15       requires by regulation; for purposes of this subsection "state resident" has the meaning                          

01       given in AS 43.23.095; and                                                                                        
02                 (3)  not have purchased land previously under this section.                                             
03            (c)  A parcel sold under this section may not exceed two and one-half acres.  A                              
04       parcel sold under this section may include lake, river, or other navigable water                                  
05       frontage, subject to the following limitations:                                                                   
06                 (1)  the lake, river, or other navigable water frontage must be at least                                
07       300 feet and may not exceed 400 feet;                                                                             
08                 (2)  only one parcel with frontage on a lake may be sold under this                                     
09       section for each 10 acres of water of that lake; and                                                              
10                 (3)  a parcel sold under this section with frontage on a river must be                                  
11       located at least two meander miles from any other parcel with river frontage sold                                 
12       under this section.                                                                                               
13            (d)  State land classified for retention in state ownership and state land selected                          
14       by a municipality may not be sold under this section.                                                             
15            (e)  To apply to purchase a parcel under this section, a prospective purchaser                               
16       shall stake the desired parcel.  Within 30 days after staking the parcel, the prospective                         
17       purchaser shall apply to the commissioner to purchase the parcel, certifying that the                             
18       prospective purchaser is qualified under this section.  Within 30 days after receipt of                           
19       an application, the commissioner shall determine whether the application is complete                              
20       and the prospective purchaser is qualified to purchase a parcel under this section, and                           
21       shall notify the prospective purchaser.  The commissioner shall provide a qualified                               
22       prospective purchaser with a list of approved appraisers.  The prospective purchaser                              
23       shall, within 24 months after notification, complete a survey and appraisal of the                                
24       parcel, at the applicant's expense, using a surveyor registered under AS 08.48 and an                             
25       appraiser from the list of approved appraisers provided by the commissioner.  If the                              
26       parcel is unencumbered and available for sale under this section, the commissioner                                
27       shall issue a deed within 30 days after payment of the purchase price of the parcel.