SB 159: "An Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources from classifying state land, water, or land and water so that mining, mineral entry and location, mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing are precluded or are designated an incompatible use without an act of the legislature if the area involved contains more than 640 acres except in certain situations; and providing for an effective date."
00SENATE BILL NO. 159 01 "An Act prohibiting the commissioner of natural resources from classifying state 02 land, water, or land and water so that mining, mineral entry and location, 03 mineral prospecting, and mineral leasing are precluded or are designated an 04 incompatible use without an act of the legislature if the area involved contains 05 more than 640 acres except in certain situations; and providing for an effective 06 date." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 38.05.300(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) The commissioner shall classify for surface use land in areas considered 10 necessary and proper. This section does not prevent reclassification of land where the 11 public interest warrants reclassification, nor does it preclude multiple purpose use of 12 land whenever different uses are compatible. If the area involved contains more 13 than 640 acres, state [STATE] land, water, or land and water area may not, except 14 by act of the state legislature, (1) be closed to multiple purpose use, or (2) be
01 otherwise classified by the commissioner so that mining, mineral entry or location, 02 mineral prospecting, or mineral leasing is precluded or is designated an 03 incompatible use, except when the classification is necessary for a land disposal 04 or is for the development of utility or transportation corridors or projects or 05 similar projects or infrastructure [IF THE AREA INVOLVED CONTAINS MORE 06 THAN 640 ACRES]. 07 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).