00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 204(RES)                                                                                       
01 "An Act providing the commissioner of natural resources with the authority to                                           
02 make grants of state land to municipalities for the construction and operation of                                       
03 sport and recreational facilities and structures."                                                                      
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
05    * Section 1.  AS 38.05.810 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
06  (j)  The commissioner may grant undeveloped state land to a municipality for                                          
07 the construction and operation of sport or recreational facilities or structures for public                             
08 purposes.  Land granted under this subsection may be used to trade for other land that                                  
09 is necessary for the construction and operation of a particular sport or recreational                                   
10 facility or structure.  Land granted under this subsection, or land received in a trade                                 
11 for land granted under this subsection, must be developed for the sport or recreational                                 
12 facilities and structures within four years of receipt of the grant.  Land granted under                                
13 this subsection does not count against a municipality's general grant land entitlement                                  
14 under AS 29.65.