HB 321: "An Act relating to state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the hunting of brown bear; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 321 01 "An Act relating to state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas; 02 relating to the hunting of brown bear; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 05 to read: 06 LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the state's existing 07 game refuges, game sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas be uniformly 08 managed as wildlife refuges and wildlife sanctuaries. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 02.20.050(d) is amended to read: 10 (d) Unless closed for public safety reasons by a notice to airmen (NOTAM) 11 provided to the Federal Aviation Administration or by publication in the appropriate 12 aeronautical charts and publications published by the Federal Aviation Administration, 13 unless closed or restricted under the authority provided in AS 16.05.050, 16.05.251, 14 16.05.255, 16.05.270, AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.162, or 16.20.550 - 16.20.690 [16.20.500
01 - 16.20.690], or unless closed or restricted under authority consistent with 02 AS 38.04.200 or AS 41.21.020(e), navigable water in the state or a suitable landing 03 site on public land that is not subject to a surface lease, easement, or permit issued by 04 the Department of Natural Resources is presumed open for operation of aircraft. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.343(c) is amended to read: 06 (c) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 07 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to four harvest permits each year for 08 each of the following species: emperor goose, Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, brown or 09 grizzly bear, black bear, moose, caribou, goat, elk, and wolf. Subject to regulations, if 10 the department issues permits that allow persons to view bears in the McNeil River 11 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary established under AS 16.20.160 and 16.20.162, 12 the department may issue up to four of the viewing permits through a competitive 13 auction or raffle. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department may authorize a qualified 14 organization selected under (e) of this section to conduct the auction or raffle on 15 behalf of the department. If the department does authorize a qualified organization to 16 conduct an auction or raffle for a species, the department shall make available to a 17 qualified organization at least one harvest permit for that species. A person who is 18 issued a harvest permit under this subsection shall receive, upon the person's request, a 19 complimentary hunting license and, if applicable, a big game tag for the species for 20 which the harvest permit is issued. A hunting license issued under this subsection must 21 bear the inscription "Governor's license" or a similar designation. Notwithstanding an 22 inscription as a "Governor's license" or a similar designation, the commissioner shall 23 issue licenses under this section. A person who receives a harvest permit, hunting 24 license, or big game tag under this subsection may exercise the privileges conveyed by 25 the permit, license, or tag only in accordance with applicable law. In this subsection, 26 "qualified organization" means an organization selected under (e) of this section. 27 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: 28 Sec. 16.05.793. Prohibiting the hunting of brown bear in Katmai area. The 29 hunting of brown bear is prohibited in the following described areas: 30 (1) on presently owned state land and water, and land and water acquired 31 in the future by the state, between the boundaries of the McNeil River
01 Wildlife Sanctuary established under AS 16.20.160 and Katmai National 02 Park and Preserve: 03 Township 14 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian 04 Sections 13 - 14 05 Sections 23 - 26 06 Sections 31 - 36 07 (2) to the extent permitted by federal law, on state and federal land 08 between the Kamishak River and Cape Douglas: 09 Township 13 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 3 11 Sections 10 - 15 12 Sections 19 - 36 13 Township 13 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian 14 Township 13 South, Range 28 West, Seward Meridian 15 Township 13 South, Range 27 West, Seward Meridian 16 Township 13 South, Range 26 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 3 - 10 18 Sections 15 - 21 19 Sections 29 - 32. 20 * Sec. 5. AS 16.20.010(a) is amended to read: 21 (a) The legislature recognizes that 22 (1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except 23 in those areas where it has assented to federal control; 24 (2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in 25 (A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and 26 Wildlife Refuges while the state was a United States territory; and 27 (B) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable 28 waters within or adjoining the park and preserve; 29 (3) special recognition of the value to the state and the nation of areas 30 of unspoiled habitat and the game characteristic to it will be demonstrated by 31 designating as state wildlife [GAME] refuges those federal lands that were National
01 Bird and Wildlife Refuges or Ranges at the time that Alaska achieved statehood. 02 * Sec. 6. AS 16.20.020 is repealed and reenacted to read: 03 Sec. 16.20.020. Purposes. (a) The purposes of AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 and 04 16.20.550 - 16.20.690 are to protect and preserve fish and wildlife populations and 05 areas crucial to the perpetuation of fish and wildlife in certain designated areas of the 06 state and to restrict all other uses not compatible with the purposes. 07 (b) Subject to (a) of this section, the department shall allow hunting, trapping, 08 fishing, subsistence activities, wildlife viewing, photography, recreation, and other 09 public uses of wildlife refuges under AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 and 16.20.550 - 10 16.20.690. 11 (c) The department, the Board of Fisheries, and the Board of Game, as 12 appropriate, may adopt regulations to achieve the purposes described in this section. 13 * Sec. 7. AS 16.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: 14 Sec. 16.20.028. Restrictions on the discharge of firearms and public access. 15 (a) The discharge of firearms during lawful activities, including hunting, trapping, and 16 fishing is permitted within the boundaries of a wildlife refuge established under 17 AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 or 16.20.550 - 16.20.690, except that the department may 18 by regulation close all or part of a wildlife refuge to the discharge of firearms for 19 purposes of public safety. 20 (b) The department may by regulation close all or a part of a wildlife refuge 21 established under AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 or 16.20.550 - 16.20.690 to protect the 22 public's health and safety. 23 * Sec. 8. AS 16.20.030(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) The land areas now included in the National Wildlife Refuge System that 25 are cited in this subsection are designated as state wildlife [GAME] refuges, and the 26 board shall assign them appropriate refuge names: 27 (1) Aleutian Islands Refuge (except Umnak, Unalaska, Akun, Akutan, 28 Sanak, and Tigalda Islands); 29 (2) Bering Sea Refuge (St. Matthews and Hall Islands [,] and Pinnacle 30 Islet in Bering Sea); 31 (3) Bogoslof Island Refuge;
01 (4) Chamisso Island Refuge; 02 (5) Forrester Island Refuge; 03 (6) Hazen Bay (Nunivakchak and Kirgegag Islands); 04 (7) Hazy Islands Refuge; 05 (8) Kenai National Moose Range; 06 (9) Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge; 07 (10) Nunivak Island Refuge; 08 (11) St. Lazaria Island Refuge; 09 (12) Semidi Islands Wildlife Refuge; 10 (13) Tuxedni Refuge (Islands in Tuxedni Harbor); 11 (14) Izembek Refuge, including the tide and submerged land described 12 as follows: 13 (A) Township 58 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 1 - 4 15 Sections 9 - 13 [9 - 12] 16 (B) Township 58 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 1 - 12 18 Sections 16 - 17 [1 - 9 19 SECTION 16] 20 (C) Township 57 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 21 Section 13 22 Sections 24 - 26 23 Sections 34 - 36 [35 - 36] 24 (D) Township 57 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 25 Sections 1 - 36 26 (E) Township 57 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 27 Sections 5 - 7 28 Sections 18 - 19 29 Section 30 [5 - 6] 30 (F) Township 56 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 31 Sections 1 - 6
01 Sections 10 - 11 02 (G) Township 56 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 03 Sections 1 - 23 04 Sections 27 - 33 [27 - 32] 05 (H) Township 55 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 06 Sections 1 - 36 07 (I) Township 56 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 08 Sections 1 - 36 09 (J) Township 55 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 36 11 (K) Township 55 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 12 Sections 1 - 36 13 (L) Township 55 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 6 - 7 15 Sections 18 - 19 16 Sections 30 - 31 17 (M) Township 56 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 18 Sections 1 - 36 19 (N) Township 54 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections 35 - 36 21 (O) Township 54 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 22 Section 31 [(ENTIRE TOWNSHIP)]; 23 (15) Cape Newenham National Wildlife Range, including tide and 24 submerged land in Chagvan Bay described as follows: 25 (A) Township 16 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 1 - 2 [SECTION 1] 27 Sections 11 - 15 28 Sections 22 - 27 29 Sections 34 - 36 30 (B) Township 16 South, Range 74 West, Seward Meridian 31 Sections 5 - 9 [7 - 9]
01 Sections 17 - 19 02 Section 30; 03 (16) Clarence Rhodes National Wildlife Range; 04 (17) Arctic National Wildlife Range. 05 * Sec. 9. AS 16.20.030(a)(14), as amended by sec. 2, ch. 119, SLA 2010, is amended to 06 read: 07 (14) Izembek Refuge, including the tide and submerged land described 08 as follows: 09 (A) Township 58 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 4 11 Sections 9 - 13 [9 - 12] 12 (B) Township 58 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 13 Sections 1 - 12 14 Sections 16 - 17 [1 - 9 15 SECTION 16] 16 (C) Township 57 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 17 Section 13 18 Sections 24 - 26 19 Sections 34 - 36 [35 - 36] 20 (D) Township 57 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 21 Sections 1 - 36 22 (E) Township 57 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 23 Sections 5 - 7 [5 - 6] 24 Section 12, N1/2, N1/2N1/2S1/2 25 Sections 18 - 19 26 Section 30 27 (F) Township 56 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections 1 - 6 29 Sections 10 - 11 30 Sections 26 - 35 31 (G) Township 56 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian
01 Sections 1 - 23 02 Section 25 03 Sections 27 - 33 [27 - 32] 04 Section 36 05 (H) Township 55 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 06 Sections 1 - 36 07 (I) Township 56 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 08 Sections 1 - 36 09 (J) Township 55 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 36 11 (K) Township 55 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 12 Sections 1 - 36 13 (L) Township 55 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 6 - 7 15 Sections 18 - 19 16 Sections 30 - 31 17 (M) Township 56 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 18 Sections 1 - 36 [(ENTIRE TOWNSHIP)] 19 (N) Township 57 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections 1 - 6 21 (O) Township 54 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 35 - 36 23 (P) Township 54 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 24 Section 31; 25 * Sec. 10. AS 16.20.030(a)(14), as amended by sec. 3, ch. 119, SLA 2010, is amended to 26 read: 27 (14) Izembek Refuge, including the tide and submerged land described 28 as follows: 29 (A) Township 58 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 30 Sections 1 - 4 31 Sections 9 - 13 [9 - 12]
01 (B) Township 58 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections 1 - 12 03 Sections 16 - 17 [1 - 9 04 SECTION 16] 05 (C) Township 57 South, Range 91 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 13 07 Sections 24 - 26 08 Sections 34 - 36 [35 - 36] 09 (D) Township 57 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 36 11 (E) Township 57 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 12 Sections 5 - 7 13 Sections 18 - 19 14 Section 30 [5 - 6] 15 (F) Township 56 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 16 Sections 1 - 6 17 Sections 10 - 11 18 (G) Township 56 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 19 Sections 1 - 23 20 Sections 27 - 33 [27 - 32] 21 (H) Township 55 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 36 23 (I) Township 56 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections 1 - 36 25 (J) Township 55 South, Range 89 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 1 - 36 27 (K) Township 55 South, Range 88 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections 1 - 36 29 (L) Township 55 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 30 Sections 6 - 7 31 Sections 18 - 19
01 Sections 30 - 31 02 (M) Township 56 South, Range 90 West, Seward Meridian 03 Sections 1 - 36 04 (N) Township 54 South, Range 87 West, Seward Meridian 05 Sections 35 - 36 06 (O) Township 54 South, Range 86 West, Seward Meridian 07 Section 31 [(ENTIRE TOWNSHIP)]; 08 * Sec. 11. AS 16.20.030(c) is amended to read: 09 (c) The presently owned state land, tideland, submerged tideland, submerged 10 land and water, and the land and water acquired in the future by the state, lying within 11 the parcels described in (1) - (2) of this subsection are established as the Goose Bay 12 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 13 (1) Township 15 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 17 - 20, 29, 30: All; 15 (2) Township 15 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian 16 Section 1: W1/2W1/2 17 Sections 2 - 3: All 18 Section 4: Lot 1, SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2SE1/4 19 Section 9: Lots 1, 2, 3, NE1/4NE1/4 20 Sections 10 - 11: All 21 Section 12: S1/2 22 Sections 13 - 15: All 23 Section 23: N1/2NE1/4 24 Section 24: All 25 The following protracted and fractional parts within Tract A: 26 Section 9: E1/2 27 Section 10: All 28 Section 15: All 29 Section 16: All 30 Section 21: N1/2 31 Section 22: N1/2.
01 * Sec. 12. AS 16.20.030(d) is amended to read: 02 (d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 03 state-owned land specified in (c) of this section for inclusion in the Goose Bay 04 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, 05 in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) [THE 06 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT (AS 44.62)], zoning regulations governing 07 privately owned land within the Goose Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 08 * Sec. 13. AS 16.20.031(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING DESCRIBED] state-owned land and water, 10 and land and water acquired in the future by the state, within the described area 11 is established as the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge and shall be managed as a 12 state wildlife [GAME] refuge for the protection of waterfowl, shorebirds, salmon, and 13 other fish and wildlife species [,] and their habitat and for the use and enjoyment of the 14 people of the state: 15 (1) Township 13 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian 16 Section 20: SE1/4 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 17 SE1/4NE1/4 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 18 Section 29: E1/2 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 19 SW1/4 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 20 Section 30: SE1/4SE1/4 21 Section 31: All seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour except 22 NW1/4NW1/4 23 Section 32: All seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour; 24 (2) Township 13 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 25 Section 36: S1/2, S1/2N1/2; 26 (3) Township 12 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian 27 Sections 6 - 9: Seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 28 Section 15: NW1/4 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 29 SW1/4NE1/4 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 30 Government Lot 5 and the remainder of the W1/2SE1/4, all 31 SW1/4
01 Section 16: Seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 02 Sections 17 - 22 03 Section 23: Government Lot 1 and the remainder of the SW1/4, 04 all seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 05 Government Lot 2 and the remainder of the S1/2NW1/4, all 06 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 07 Government Lots 3 and 4, and the remainder of the SE1/4, 08 all seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 09 Section 24: Tract A, Shorecrest Subdivision (Plat No. 81-68, 10 Anchorage Recording District) 11 Section 25: Government Lots 1 and 2, and the remainder of the 12 W1/2, all 13 Tract A, Johns Park Estates, and the remainder of the NE1/4, 14 excluding Skyway Park Estates, Addition No. 1 all seaward 15 of the 20 foot elevation contour 16 Government Lots 3 and 4, and the remainder of the SE1/4, 17 all 18 Sections 26 - 36; 19 (4) Township 12 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections 1 - 2 21 Sections 11 - 14 22 Sections 23 - 26 23 Sections 35 - 36; 24 (5) Township 12 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian 25 Section 29: That portion of the SW1/4 southwesterly of the 26 Alaska Railroad right-of-way and southerly of Oceanview 27 Subdivision, Addition No. 6 28 Section 30: That portion of Tract A, Johns Park Estates, 29 seaward of the 20 foot elevation contour 30 Government Lot 2 and that portion of the SE1/4NW1/4 31 southwesterly of Oceanview West Subdivision, Addition
01 No. 1 02 Government Lots 3 and 4 and the remainder of the SW1/4, 03 all 04 That portion of the SW1/4NE1/4 and the SE1/4 05 southwesterly of Oceanview Subdivision, Addition No. 4 06 and Addition No. 6 07 Section 31 08 Section 32: All land southwesterly of the Alaska Railroad right- 09 of-way 10 Section 33: All land westerly of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 11 way 12 Lots 238 and 205; 13 (6) Township 11 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian 14 Section 3: Government Lot 5 15 Section 4: That portion southwesterly of the Old Seward 16 Highway right-of-way and The Landings Subdivision which is 17 northeasterly of the New Seward Highway right-of-way 18 That portion southwesterly of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 19 way 20 Sections 5 - 8 21 Section 9: That portion southwesterly of the Alaska Railroad 22 right-of-way 23 That portion northeasterly of the New Seward Highway 24 right-of-way 25 Section 10: That portion westerly of the Old Seward Highway 26 right-of-way which is northeasterly of the New Seward 27 Highway right-of-way 28 Lots 26 and 27; 29 That portion southwesterly of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 30 way; 31 (7) Township 11 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian
01 Sections 1 - 4 02 Sections 10 - 12. 03 * Sec. 14. AS 16.20.032(a) is amended to read: 04 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and land and 05 water acquired in the future by the state, within the described area is established 06 as the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 07 (1) Township 16 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian 08 Sections 1 - 12 09 Section 13: N1/2 10 Sections 14 - 18 11 Section 20: NE1/4 12 Section 21: N1/2; 13 (2) Township 17 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian 14 Section 25 15 Section 26: S1/2, S1/2 N1/2, N1/2 NE1/4, NE1/4 NW1/4 16 Section 27: S1/2, SE1/4 NE1/4 17 Section 31: Lot 4, SE1/4, E1/2 SW1/4, SE1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 18 SW1/4, NE1/4 19 Section 32: S1/2, S1/2 NE1/4, NE1/4 NE1/4, SE1/4 NW1/4 20 Sections 33 - 36; 21 (3) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian 22 Section 19: Lots 3 and 4, E1/2 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4 23 Section 21: N1/2 SE1/4, S1/2 S1/2 24 Section 22: 25 excluding NW1/4 NW1/4 26 excluding N1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4 27 excluding NE1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 28 excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 29 Section 25 [: LOTS 1 - 6, NW1/4, N1/2 NE1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, 30 SW1/4 SW1/4] 31 Section 26:
01 SE1/4 NE1/4[,] 02 S1/2, excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 03 Matanuska TWNST (USS 1169) Block 31, Lots 1 and 2 04 Section 27: Lot 1, N1/2, N1/2 S1/2, SE1/4 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4 05 Section 28: Lots 1 - 2, N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2 SE1/4, SW1/4 SE1/4 06 Section 29: N1/2, N1/2 SW1/4, SE1/4 07 Section 30: Lots 1 - 4, E1/2, E1/2 W1/2 08 Section 31 [: LOTS 1 - 10, NE1/4 NW1/4, SW1/4 NE1/4, N1/2 09 NE1/4] 10 Section 32: Lots 3 - 7, NE1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, NE1/4 SE1/4, 11 including all state tide and submerged land 12 Section 33: Lots 5 - 9, S1/2 SE1/4, SW1/4 NW1/4, including all 13 state tide and submerged land 14 Section 34: Lots 1 - 3, E1/2 NW1/4, SW1/4, E1/2, excluding all 15 portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 16 Section 35: [LOTS 1 - 5, NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, 17 N1/2 NE1/4, SW1/4 NE1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4,] excluding all 18 portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 19 Section 36 [: LOTS 1 - 10, SE1/4 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4, NE1/4 20 SE1/4]; 21 (4) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 19 - 21: Tracts B and D, according to Plat No. 2012- 23 110, Palmer Recording District; 24 (5) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian 25 U.S. Survey No. 1169: Lots 1 and 2, Block 31, within Section 26 26; 27 (6) Township 16 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian 28 Sections 4 - 9 29 Section 17: N1/2 30 Section 18: N1/2; 31 (7) Township 16 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian
01 Section 2: That portion lying westerly of Lot 7 and Parcel F of 02 U.S. Survey No. 9023 03 Section 3: That portion lying westerly of Lot 7, Lot 8, and 04 Parcel F of U.S. Survey No. 9023 05 Section 10: That portion lying westerly of Lot 4, Lot 5, and 06 Parcel C of U.S. Survey No. 9023 07 Section 15: That portion northerly of the left bank of the Knik 08 River and lying westerly of Lot 3, Lot 4, and Parcel A of U.S. 09 Survey No. 9023 10 Section 16: That portion northerly of the left bank of the Knik 11 River; 12 (8) Township 16 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian 13 Section 1: All, excluding South Hayfield Road right-of-way 14 Section 2: Lot 5 15 Section 11: Lots 1 and 3 - 6, N1/2 NE1/4 16 Section 12: Lots 1 - 4, N1/2 NW1/4, NE1/4 NE1/4; 17 (9) Township 17 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian 18 Section 36: That portion of the S1/2 S1/2 lying easterly of the 19 South Hayfield Road right-of-way. 20 * Sec. 15. AS 16.20.032(c) is amended to read: 21 (c) Land selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Township 17, North 22 Range 1 East S.M. shall be included in the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE 23 GAME] Refuge, subject to borough approval. If the borough relinquishes the selection 24 of the land, the selected land becomes part of the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE 25 GAME] Refuge. 26 * Sec. 16. AS 16.20.032(d) is amended to read: 27 (d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 28 state-owned land specified in (c) of this section for inclusion in the Palmer Hay Flats 29 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, 30 in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), zoning regulations 31 governing privately owned land within the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE
01 GAME] Refuge. 02 * Sec. 17. AS 16.20.032(e) is amended to read: 03 (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, the land described in 04 this subsection is excluded from the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] 05 Refuge established under (a) of this section for the establishment of a transportation 06 and utility corridor. Land within the transportation and utility corridor that is 07 determined by the commissioner of transportation and public facilities to be 08 unnecessary for future transportation or utility corridors becomes a part of the Palmer 09 Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The commissioner of transportation and 10 public facilities is directed to provide access to the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE 11 GAME] Refuge during future development of state highways in the area. The land that 12 is excluded from the Palmer Hay Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge under this 13 subsection is described as 14 Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian 15 Section 22: SE1/4 NW1/4, W1/2 NE1/4, SE1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 NE1/4 16 NE1/4, NW1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4, W1/2 SE1/4 17 Sections 27 and 34: a corridor 300 feet on each side of the existing 18 highway centerline. 19 * Sec. 18. AS 16.20.033(a) is amended to read: 20 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and all land 21 and water acquired in the future by the state, lying within the parcels described in this 22 subsection are established as the Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 23 (1) Township 20 South, Range 13 East, Copper River Meridian 24 Section 11: SE1/4 25 Section 12: S1/2 26 Section 13 27 Section 14: E1/2 28 Sections 22 - 27 29 Sections 34 - 36; 30 (2) Township 20 South, Range 14 East, Copper River Meridian 31 Sections 7 - 12: S1/2
01 Sections 13 - 36; 02 (3) Township 20 South, Range 15 East, Copper River Meridian 03 Sections 7 - 12: S1/2 04 Sections 13 - 36; 05 (4) Township 20 South, Range 16 East, Copper River Meridian 06 Sections 7 - 9: S1/2 07 Sections 16 - 36; 08 (5) Township 21 South, Range 11 East, Copper River Meridian 09 Excluding that portion of Tract A-148 lying north and west 10 of Seal River: 11 Sections 1 - 2 12 Sections 3 - 4: North and east of the Seal River and its 13 associated lake system 14 Section 10: East of Seal River and one mile north of mean high 15 tide line on the Gulf of Alaska 16 Sections 11 - 12 17 Sections 13 - 14: above mean high tide line on the Gulf of 18 Alaska; 19 (6) Township 21 South, Range 111/2 East, Copper River Meridian 20 Sections 6 - 7 21 Section 18: Above mean high tide line on the Gulf of Alaska; 22 (7) Township 21 South, Range 12 East, Copper River Meridian 23 Sections 13 - 14: S1/2 24 Sections 23 - 26 25 Sections 35 - 36: Above mean high tide line on the Gulf of 26 Alaska; 27 (8) Township 21 South, Range 13 East, Copper River Meridian 28 Sections 1 - 21 29 Section 22: W1/2, E1/2 one mile north of mean high tide line on 30 the Gulf of Alaska 31 Sections 23 - 24: One mile north of mean high tide line on the
01 Gulf of Alaska; 02 (9) Township 21 South, Range 14 East, Copper River Meridian 03 Sections 1 - 12 04 Sections 13 - 15: One mile north of mean high tide line on the 05 Gulf of Alaska 06 Sections 16 - 18 07 Sections 19 - 22: One mile north of mean high tide line on the 08 Gulf of Alaska; 09 (10) Township 21 South, Range 15 East, Copper River Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 7 11 Sections 8 - 12: One mile north of mean high tide line on the 12 Gulf of Alaska; 13 (11) Township 21 South, Range 16 East, Copper River Meridian 14 Sections 1 - 6 15 Sections 7 - 12: One mile north of mean high tide line on the 16 Gulf of Alaska. 17 * Sec. 19. AS 16.20.033(b) is amended to read: 18 (b) The Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge is established to protect 19 the 20 (1) fish and wildlife habitat and populations, including salmon 21 spawning and rearing habitat and critical goat and moose winter habitat; 22 (2) public uses of fish and wildlife and their habitat, particularly 23 commercial, sport, and subsistence fishing, hunting, viewing, photography, and 24 general public recreation in a high quality environment; and 25 (3) the use and disposition of other resources when the activities are 26 not inconsistent with (1) and (2) of this subsection. 27 * Sec. 20. AS 16.20.033(d) is amended to read: 28 (d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain private land that is located 29 within the state-owned land specified in (a) of this section for inclusion in the 30 Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The state may acquire private land that is 31 located within the state-owned land specified in (a) of this section by purchase,
01 exchange, or otherwise from willing owners for inclusion in the Yakataga Wildlife 02 [STATE GAME] Refuge. 03 * Sec. 21. AS 16.20.033(e) is amended to read: 04 (e) The establishment of the Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge 05 under this section does not impair or alter valid existing rights including pending 06 Native allotment applications, access to set net sites, and access to and from private 07 land located within the Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 08 * Sec. 22. AS 16.20.033(f) is amended to read: 09 (f) The department shall allow commercial, sport, and subsistence fishing and 10 hunting within the Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge under regulations of 11 the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game. The department shall also permit 12 associated support activities when necessary and consistent with AS 16.20.010 - 13 16.20.075 [AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080] to support fishing and hunting permitted under 14 this section, including fish buying operations, aircraft support including landing strips, 15 and off-road vehicle use. 16 * Sec. 23. AS 16.20.033(g) is amended to read: 17 (g) Egress and ingress to and from private property within the parcels 18 described in (a) of this section shall be allowed through access corridors established by 19 agreement between the department, the Department of Natural Resources, and the 20 owners of private land involved. The establishment of the Yakataga Wildlife [STATE 21 GAME] Refuge does not impair or alter existing rights of access to set net lease sites. 22 * Sec. 24. AS 16.20.033(h) is amended to read: 23 (h) The department shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the 24 Yakataga Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 25 * Sec. 25. AS 16.20.034(a) is amended to read: 26 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land, and land acquired in 27 the future by the state, within the described area, including tide and submerged 28 land, [AND EXCLUDING PRIVATELY OWNED LAND,] is established as the 29 Mendenhall Wetlands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: Beginning at U.S.C.G.S. 30 Triangulation Station "Salmon" located on the northeastern shore of Douglas Island, 31 lying within the City and Borough of Juneau, First Judicial District, State of Alaska;
01 thence northeasterly across Gastineau Channel approximately .5 miles to U.S.C.G.S. 02 Triangulation Station "Creek," [,] said station being on the shore of Gastineau 03 Channel, 200 feet south of Salmon Creek; thence trend northerly to the intersection of 04 Egan Drive and Salmon Creek; thence trend northwesterly immediately adjacent to but 05 not on [UPON] or within the designated right-of-way of Egan Drive approximately 06 2.7 miles to the intersection with the easterly boundary of Sunny Point Park 07 Subdivision, recorded as Plat No. 333; thence southerly along said boundary; thence 08 along said right-of-way line to the intersection with the 22.7 foot extreme high tide 09 line; thence southerly and westerly on said 22.7 foot extreme high tide line, abutting 10 said Sunny Point Park Subdivision, U.S. Survey 2475, Sunny Point Subdivision (Plat 11 No. 307), and Egan Drive approximately one mile to the easterly line of the accreted 12 property to the U.S. Survey No. 1568; thence southerly and westerly, along the 13 boundary of said accreted property approximately .4 miles to Corner No. 14 of Alaska 14 Tidelands Survey No. 716; thence southerly and westerly along the west meander line 15 of U.S. Survey No. 716, approximately 2.6 miles to Corner No. 4 of said Tidelands 16 Survey; thence northerly along the west meander line of U.S. Survey No. 1742, 17 approximately 790 feet to the northwesterly corner of Juneau Airport property (Corner 18 No. AP-4 of survey dated 6-69); thence northwesterly approximately 440 feet to the 19 southerly meander line of U.S. Survey No. 1919; thence southerly and westerly, along 20 the southerly meanders of U.S. Surveys No. 1919 and No. 1042 (as accreted), 21 approximately .5 miles to the intersection with the south line of U.S. Survey No. 2136; 22 thence westerly, along said south line, approximately .6 miles to the intersection with 23 the 22.7 foot extreme high tide line; thence southerly, along said line approximately 24 1.4 miles to U.S.C.G.S. Triangulation Station "Glacier" on the southerly tip of 25 Mendenhall Peninsula; thence in a southerly direction across Gastineau Channel 26 approximately 1.3 miles to the mouth of Cove Creek; thence in a general easterly 27 direction along the 22.7 foot extreme high tide line of Douglas Island approximately 9 28 miles to U.S.C.G.S. Triangulation Station "Salmon," [,] the true point of beginning; 29 and including Lot 2, Widgeon Ponds Subdivision (a subdivision of Lot 2E1 within 30 U.S. Survey 2901), according to Plat 2010-7, Juneau Recording District, First 31 Judicial District, State of Alaska.
01 * Sec. 26. AS 16.20.034(b) is amended to read: 02 (b) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 03 or adjacent to [ABUTTING] state-owned land described in (a) of this section for 04 inclusion in the Mendenhall Wetlands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge but may 05 acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the 06 Mendenhall Wetlands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 07 * Sec. 27. AS 16.20.034(e) is amended to read: 08 (e) Except within that portion of the Mendenhall Wetlands Wildlife [STATE 09 GAME] Refuge commonly known as the Twin Lakes area, the boundaries of which 10 shall be established by the department after consultation with the City and Borough of 11 Juneau, the taking of game is expressly permitted within the land described in (a) of 12 this section if consistent with the management plan adopted by the department and 13 conducted under regulations adopted by the board. 14 * Sec. 28. AS 16.20.034(j) is amended to read: 15 (j) Notwithstanding the provisions of (d) - (i) of this section, if the City and 16 Borough of Juneau demonstrates to the Departments of Natural Resources and Fish 17 and Game, jointly, that there is a superior public need for or use of the land to its use 18 as a wildlife [STATE GAME] refuge, after public hearing and a finding by the 19 departments supporting the determination that such a need or use exists or is required, 20 the use shall be permitted. A final administrative order, ruling, or determination by the 21 departments adverse to the petition of the City and Borough of Juneau is subject to 22 judicial review under AS 44.62.560 - 44.62.570. 23 * Sec. 29. AS 16.20.036(a) is amended to read: 24 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land, including tide and 25 submerged land, and all land, including tide and submerged land, acquired in the 26 future by the state, lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established 27 as the Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 28 (1) Township 13 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian 29 Section: 6; 30 (2) Township 13 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 31 Sections: 1 - 10;
01 (3) Township 13 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections: 1 - 18; 03 (4) Township 13 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian 04 Sections: 1 - 18; 05 (5) Township 13 North, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian 06 Sections: 1 - 24; 07 (6) Township 13 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian 08 Sections: 1 - 36; 09 (7) Township 13 North, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections: 13, 23 - 26, 36 (excluding uplands above the toe of 11 the bluff); 12 (8) Township 14 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian 13 Sections: Lots 1 - 6, SE1/4 NW1/4, W1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4, 14 SE1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4, SE1/4 15 SE1/4, W1/2 SW1/4 NE1/4, SE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 16 NE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 31; 17 (9) Township 14 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 18 Sections: W1/2 1, 2 - 11, W1/2 12, 13 - 36; 19 (10) Township 14 North, Ranges 6 - 9 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections: All; 21 (11) Township 14 North, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections: 12 - 14, 22 - 27, 34 - 36; 23 (12) Township 15 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections: 3 - 10, 15 - 22, SW1/4 26, 27 - 35, SW1/4 36; 25 (13) Township 15 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections: All; 27 (14) Township 15 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections: 1 - 4, E1/2 5, 7 - 36; 29 (15) Township 15 North, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian 30 Sections: 1, 2, 8 - 36; 31 (16) Township 15 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian
01 Sections: 23 - 28, 32 - 36; 02 (17) Township 16 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian 03 Sections: 19 - 22, 27 - 34; 04 (18) Township 16 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian 05 Sections: 21 - 28, 31 - 36; 06 (19) Township 16 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian 07 Sections: 22 - 27, 34 - 36. 08 * Sec. 30. AS 16.20.036(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) The Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge is established to 10 protect the following: 11 (1) fish and wildlife habitat and populations, particularly waterfowl 12 nesting, feeding, and migration areas; moose calving areas; spring and fall bear 13 feeding areas; salmon spawning and rearing habitats; 14 (2) public uses of fish and wildlife and their habitat, particularly 15 waterfowl, moose, and bear hunting; viewing; photography; and general public 16 recreation in a high quality environment. 17 * Sec. 31. AS 16.20.036(c) is amended to read: 18 (c) Entry on [UPON] the Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge for 19 purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted 20 when compatible with the purposes specified in (b) of this section; however, all 21 existing leases shall be valid and continue in full force and effect according to their 22 terms. 23 * Sec. 32. AS 16.20.036(d) is amended to read: 24 (d) Land selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough within the area 25 described in (a) of this section shall be included in the Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE 26 GAME] Refuge, subject to borough approval. If the borough relinquishes the selection 27 of the land, the selected land becomes part of the Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE 28 GAME] Refuge. 29 * Sec. 33. AS 16.20.036(e) is amended to read: 30 (e) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 31 state-owned land specified in (a) of this section for inclusion in the Susitna Flats
01 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, 02 in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), zoning regulations 03 governing privately owned land within the Susitna Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] 04 Refuge, only to the extent that these regulations may ensure [INSURE] compatibility 05 with the intended use of the refuge. 06 * Sec. 34. AS 16.20.037(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and land and 08 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 09 established as the Minto Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 10 (1) Township 1 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 11 Sections 2 - 11 12 Sections 14 - 23 13 Sections 26 - 34; 14 (2) Township 1 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 15 Sections 1 - 36; 16 (3) Township 1 North, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 17 Sections 1 - 16 18 Sections 21 - 28: excluding ASLS 95-37 19 Section 35: E1/2 20 Section 36; 21 (4) Township 1 North, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 12; 23 (5) Township 1 North, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian 24 Sections 1 - 12; 25 (6) Township 1 North, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian 26 Sections 1 - 4 27 Sections 8 - 17 28 Section 18: east of Tolovana River 29 Section 19: east of Tolovana River 30 Sections 20 - 29 31 Section 30: east of Tolovana River;
01 (7) Township 2 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 02 Sections 1 - 36; 03 (8) Township 2 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 04 Sections 1 - 36; 05 (9) Township 2 North, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 06 Sections 1 - 36; 07 (10) Township 2 North, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian 08 Sections 1 - 36; 09 (11) Township 2 North, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian 10 Section 3 11 Section 7: S1/2 12 Sections 8 - 10 13 Section 11: S1/2N1/2, S1/2 14 Section 12: S1/2N1/2, S1/2 15 Sections 13 - 36; 16 (12) Township 2 North, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian 17 Section 10: S1/2 18 Section 11: S1/2 19 Section 12: S1/2 20 Sections 13 - 15 21 Sections 22 - 27 22 Sections 34 - 36; 23 (13) Township 3 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 24 Sections 13 - 36; 25 (14) Township 3 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 26 Sections 6 - 8 27 Section 9: S1/2S1/2 28 Sections 13 - 36; 29 (15) Township 3 North, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 30 Section 1 31 Sections 5 - 10
01 Sections 14 - 23 02 Sections 25 - 36; 03 (16) Township 3 North, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian 04 Section 24: S1/2 05 Section 25 06 Sections 33 - 36; 07 (17) Township 3 North, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian 08 Sections 34 - 35; 09 (18) Township 4 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 10 Sections 2 - 9 11 Sections 16 - 21; 12 (19) Township 4 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 13 Sections 1 - 4 14 Section 5: S1/2 15 Section 6: S1/2 16 Sections 7 - 24 17 Sections 27 - 29 18 Sections 30 - 31 19 Section 32: N1/2, SW1/4; 20 (20) Township 4 North, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 21 Sections 10 - 15 22 Sections 22 - 27 23 Sections 30 - 31 24 Sections 35 - 36; 25 (21) Township 5 North, Range 5 West, Fairbanks Meridian 26 Section 6: W1/2 27 Section 7: W1/2 28 Section 18: W1/2; 29 (22) Township 5 North, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 30 Sections 1 - 3 31 Section 4: SE1/4
01 Section 9: E1/2 02 Sections 10 - 15 03 Section 16: E1/2, SW1/4 04 Section 20: S1/2 05 Sections 21 - 29 06 Sections 31 - 36; 07 (23) Township 5 North, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 08 Section 35: SE1/4 09 Section 36: S1/2; 10 (24) Township 1 South, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 11 Sections 5 - 8 12 Sections 17 - 20 13 Sections 29 - 31; 14 (25) Township 1 South, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 15 Sections 1 - 36; 16 (26) Township 1 South, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 17 Sections 1 - 2 18 Sections 11 - 14 19 Sections 23 - 26 20 Sections 35 - 36; 21 (27) Township 1 South, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 36; 23 (28) Township 1 South, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian 24 Sections 7 - 36; 25 (29) Township 1 South, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian 26 Sections 25 - 26 27 Sections 35 - 36; 28 (30) Township 2 South, Range 6 West, Fairbanks Meridian 29 Section 6: S1/2NW1/4, S1/2 30 Section 7: all North and West of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 31 way
01 Section 18: all North and West of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 02 way 03 Section 19: all North and West of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 04 way; 05 (31) Township 2 South, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 06 Sections 1 - 12 07 Section 13: NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, S1/2SW1/4, 08 SE1/4 09 Section 14: W1/2 10 Sections 15 - 22 11 Section 23: W1/2 12 Section 24: all North and West of the Alaska Railroad right-of- 13 way 14 Section 27: NW1/4 15 Sections 28 - 32 16 Section 33: NE1/4NE1/4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, W1/2SE1/4; 17 (32) Township 2 South, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 18 Section 1 19 Sections 12 - 13 20 Sections 24 - 25 21 Section 36; 22 (33) Township 2 South, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian 23 Sections 1 - 12 24 Section 17: W1/2NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4 25 Section 18 26 Section 19: N1/2, N1/2S1/2; 27 (34) Township 2 South, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian 28 Sections 1 - 20 29 Section 21: NE1/4, W1/2 30 Section 22: NW1/4 31 Section 24: N1/2, N1/2S1/2
01 Sections 29 - 31; 02 (35) Township 2 South, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian 03 Sections 1 - 5 04 Sections 7 - 36; 05 (36) Township 2 South, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian 06 Sections 25 - 26 07 Sections 35 - 36; 08 (37) Township 3 South, Range 7 West, Fairbanks Meridian 09 Section 5: N1/2NE1/4, W1/2 10 Sections 6 - 7 11 Section 18: NE1/4, W1/2, N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4; 12 (38) Township 3 South, Range 8 West, Fairbanks Meridian 13 Section 1 14 Section 12 15 Section 13 16 Section 22: NE1/4 (that portion above the ordinary high water 17 mark right bank Tanana River) 18 Section 23: N1/2, SE1/4 19 Section 24: N1/2, SW1/4 20 Section 25: NW1/4; 21 (39) Township 3 South, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian 22 Sections 2 - 10 23 Section 11: N1/2 24 Section 14: SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4 25 Sections 15 - 21 26 Section 22: NE1/4, W1/2, W1/2SE1/4 27 Section 23: NW1/4 28 Section 27: W1/2NE1/4, NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4 29 Sections 28 - 31 30 Section 32: NE1/4, NW1/4, SE1/4 31 Section 33: W1/2;
01 (40) Township 3 South, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian 02 Sections 1 - 2 03 Sections 11 - 14 04 Sections 23 - 26 05 Sections 35 - 36. 06 * Sec. 35. AS 16.20.037(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) The Minto Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge is established to 08 (1) ensure the protection and enhancement of habitat; 09 (2) ensure the conservation of fish and wildlife; and 10 (3) guarantee the continuation of hunting, fishing, trapping, and other 11 uses by the public compatible with the protection and enhancement of habitat and the 12 conservation of fish and wildlife. 13 * Sec. 36. AS 16.20.037(c) is amended to read: 14 (c) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 15 the Minto Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge, but may acquire privately owned 16 land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Minto Flats Wildlife 17 [STATE GAME] Refuge. 18 * Sec. 37. AS 16.20.037(e) is amended to read: 19 (e) Public access to the Minto Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge by 20 means of horse, boat, aircraft, dog team, snow machine, ATV, or other means 21 consistent with (b) of this section may not be prohibited. 22 * Sec. 38. AS 16.20.037(f) is amended to read: 23 (f) Access to and from private property within the Minto Flats Wildlife 24 [STATE GAME] Refuge shall be guaranteed through access corridors established 25 through agreement between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of 26 Fish and Game, and the private property owners involved. 27 * Sec. 39. AS 16.20.037(g) is amended to read: 28 (g) The Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural 29 Resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the Minto Flats Wildlife 30 [STATE GAME] Refuge consistent with a management plan prepared by the 31 Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural
01 Resources. 02 * Sec. 40. AS 16.20.037(h) is amended to read: 03 (h) Entry on [UPON] the Minto Flats Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge for 04 purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted 05 unless a person demonstrates, on the basis of sound science or local traditional 06 knowledge, that exploration and development is incompatible with the purposes 07 specified in (b) of this section. 08 * Sec. 41. AS 16.20.038(a) is amended to read: 09 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land, including tide and 10 submerged land, and all land, including tide and submerged land, acquired in the 11 future by the state, lying within the following parcels described in this subsection is 12 established as the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 13 (1) Township 9 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 6 - 7; 15 (2) Township 9 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian 16 Sections 1 - 4, E 1/2 5, 8 - 12, W 1/2 13, 14 - 17, E 1/2 19, 20 - 17 22, W 1/2 23, W 1/2 27, 28 - 30; 18 (3) Township 9 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 19 Sections W 1/2 1, 2 - 4, 9 - 11, W 1/2 12 and 13, 14 - 16, 19 - 20 23, W 1/2 24, 26 - 28, 31 - 35; 21 (4) Township 10 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 12, 14 - 22, 28 - 32; 23 (5) Township 10 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections 1 - 18, E 1/2 19, 20 - 29, 32 - 36; 25 (6) Township 10 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 1 - 12, 14 - 23, 26 - 35; 27 (7) Township 11 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections SW 1/4 3, 4 - 10, SW 1/4 11, W 1/2SW 1/4 13, 14 - 29 23, W 1/2, SE 1/4, W 1/2 NE 1/4, SE 1/4 NE 1/4 24, 25 - 36; 30 (8) Township 11 North, Range 14 - 15 West, Seward Meridian 31 Sections 1 - 36;
01 (9) Township 12 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections 19, 29 - 33; 03 (10) Township 12 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian 04 Sections 23 - 26, 31 - 33, 36. 05 * Sec. 42. AS 16.20.038(b) is amended to read: 06 (b) The Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge is established to 07 protect the following: 08 (1) fish and wildlife habitat and populations, particularly waterfowl 09 nesting, feeding, and migration areas; moose calving areas; spring and fall bear 10 feeding areas; salmon spawning and rearing habitats; 11 (2) public uses of fish and wildlife and their habitat, particularly 12 waterfowl, moose, and bear hunting; viewing; photography; and general public 13 recreation in a high quality environment. 14 * Sec. 43. AS 16.20.038(c) is amended to read: 15 (c) Entry on [UPON] the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge for 16 purposes of exploration and development of oil and gas resources shall be permitted 17 when compatible with the purposes specified in (b) of this section; however, all 18 existing leases shall be valid and continue in full force and effect according to their 19 terms. 20 * Sec. 44. AS 16.20.038(d) is amended to read: 21 (d) Land selected by a borough within the area described in (a) of this section 22 shall be included in the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge, subject to 23 borough approval. If the borough relinquishes the selection of the land, the selected 24 land becomes part of the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 25 * Sec. 45. AS 16.20.038(e) is amended to read: 26 (e) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 27 state-owned land specified in (a) of this section for inclusion in the Trading Bay 28 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, 29 in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), zoning regulations 30 governing privately owned land within the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] 31 Refuge, only to the extent that these regulations are imperative to ensure [INSURE]
01 compatibility with the intended use of the refuge. 02 * Sec. 46. AS 16.20.038(h) is amended to read: 03 (h) Land within existing and applied for highway, pipeline, and railway rights- 04 of-way, as of September 22, 1976, are excluded from the land described in (a) of this 05 section; however, when these interests revert to the state, the land shall be included 06 within the Trading Bay Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. 07 * Sec. 47. AS 16.20.039(a) is amended to read: 08 (a) The presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and land and 09 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 10 established as the Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge: 11 (1) commencing at the Section Corner on the Fairbanks Base Line 12 common to Sections 33 and 34, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks 13 Meridian, Point of Beginning, thence East along the Fairbanks Base Line 4703.30 feet, 14 thence South 0 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds West 235.67 feet to the south bank of a 15 tributary of Isabella Creek, thence along the south bank of the tributary to Isabella 16 Creek North 70 degrees 59 minutes 51 seconds West 525.44 feet, continuing North 88 17 degrees 22 minutes 22 seconds West 85.48 feet to the confluence with the south bank 18 of Isabella Creek, thence along the south bank of Isabella Creek South 85 degrees 27 19 minutes 47 seconds West 209.43 feet, continuing South 68 degrees 10 minutes 59 20 seconds West 220.04 feet, continuing South 65 degrees 19 minutes 35 seconds West 21 434.66 feet to the northwestern boundary to Tract No. 5 of instrument number 60- 22 4556 (Plat, recorded June 21, 1960) in the Fairbanks Recorder's Office, thence South 23 53 degrees 52 minutes 05 seconds West 1228.34 feet along the westerly boundary of 24 the Subdivision of Tract No. 5 from the Charles Creamer Property, thence South 35 25 degrees 00 minutes 05 seconds West 300.08 feet to the northerly boundary of Lemeta 26 Subdivision, thence along the north boundary of the Lemeta Subdivision North 89 27 degrees 52 minutes 58 seconds West 646.40 feet to the northern College Road right- 28 of-way, thence along the north edge of the College Road right-of-way North 71 29 degrees 53 minutes 31 seconds West 688.05 feet, thence North 18 degrees 21 minutes 30 30 seconds East 12 feet, continuing on a 2 degree 17 minute 26 second curve to the 31 right 415.49 feet, continuing North 62 degrees 07 minutes 30 seconds West 275.16
01 feet, thence North 27 degrees 52 minutes 30 seconds East 10.00 feet, continuing on a 2 02 degree 26 minute 29 second curve to the left 473.08 feet, thence leaving the College 03 Road right-of-way North 0 degrees 03 minutes East 611.23 feet to the Fairbanks Base 04 Line, thence North 89 degrees 56 minutes 34 seconds East along the Fairbanks Base 05 Line 200.03 feet to the Section Corner common to Sections 33 and 34 on the 06 Fairbanks Base Line and the Point of Beginning, containing 83.7 acres, more or less; 07 (2) the W1/2SW1/4 and the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 27; the S1/2 of 08 Section 28; the portions of the S1/2SE1/4 lying southerly of the Farmers Loop Road 09 right-of-way and the SE1/4SE1/4NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 29; all of Section 34; and the 10 W1/2 and the W1/2E1/2 of Section 35, all in Township 1 North, Range 1 West, 11 Fairbanks Meridian; 12 (3) Tract B-2 and Tract C of Alaska State Land Survey No. 83-62 in 13 Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian, according to Plat 14 No. 83-272 as filed in the Fairbanks Recording District on December 20, 1983, and as 15 modified by the public utility easement vacation plat filed in the Fairbanks Recording 16 District on February 22, 1985, as Plat No. 85-27; 17 (4) the SW1/4SW1/4 of Section 26 in Township 1 North, Range 1 18 West, Fairbanks Meridian (also known as a portion of Tax Lot 2600); 19 (5) the SE1/4 of Section 27 in Township 1 North, Range 1 West, 20 Fairbanks Meridian excepting therefrom: 21 (A) all that portion lying within Air Park Subdivision according 22 to the plat filed November 20, 1978, as Plat No. 78-206 Fairbanks Recording 23 District; Replat Lot 7 Block 1 Air Park Subdivision and Air Park Subdivision 24 First Addition according to the plat filed April 2, 1979, as Plat No. 79-56 25 Fairbanks Recording District; Air Park Second Addition, according to the plat 26 filed November 26, 1979, as Plat No. 79-264 and amended plat filed May 15, 27 1980, as Plat No. 80-86 Fairbanks Recording District; Air Park Subdivision 28 Third Addition according to the plat filed June 14, 1993, as Plat No. 93-160 29 Fairbanks Recording District; and 30 (B) the West 240 feet as conveyed to Sherman Field Airstrip 31 Owner's Association, Inc., by Bargain and Sale Deed recorded January 19,
01 1989, in Book 606, Page 586, Fairbanks Recording District; 02 (6) the portions of the E1/2SW1/4SE1/4NW1/4, 03 W1/2SE1/4SE1/4NW1/4, E1/2NW1/4SE1/4NW1/4, and W1/2NE1/4SE1/4NW1/4 04 lying southerly of Farmers Loop Road right-of-way, according to the Department of 05 Transportation and Public Facilities Project RS-0644(13)/60384, as Plat No. 2008-89, 06 Fairbanks Recording District, all lying within Section 28 in Township 1 North, Range 07 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian; 08 (7) the E1/2SW1/4 and the NW1/4SW1/4 within Section 26 in 09 Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian; 10 (8) Tract A of Fairbanks Golf and Country Club, First Addition, 11 according to the plat filed July 15, 1993, as Plat No. 93-169; records of the 12 Fairbanks Recording District, Fourth Judicial District, State of Alaska; 13 (9) NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Fairbanks Golf and Country Club, First 14 Addition, according to the plat filed July 15, 1993, as Plat No. 93-169; records of 15 the Fairbanks Recording District, Fourth Judicial District, State of Alaska; 16 (10) Tract A of North College Road Subdivision, according to the 17 plat filed July 2, 2020, as Plat 2020-46; records of the Fairbanks Recording 18 District, Fourth Judicial District, State of Alaska; 19 (11) Section 33: N1/2S1/2, excluding Tract B of Alaska State Land 20 Survey No. 80-67; according to the General Land Office survey plat of Township 21 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska, approved by the U.S. 22 Surveyor General's Office in Juneau, Alaska, on October 9, 1913; according to 23 the Division of Technical Services survey plat of Alaska State Land Survey No. 24 80-67, within surveyed Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks 25 Meridian, Alaska, filed in the Fairbanks Recording District on March 11, 1983, 26 as Plat No. 83-43; 27 (12) Section 33 N1/2, according to the General Land Office survey 28 plat of Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska, approved 29 by the U.S. Surveyor General's Office in Juneau, Alaska, on October 9, 1913. 30 * Sec. 48. AS 16.20.041 is amended to read: 31 Sec. 16.20.041. McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge. (a) The
01 presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and land and water 02 acquired in the future by the state, including the tideland but exclusive of marine 03 water and submerged land, lying within the following parcels described in this 04 subsection is established as the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge: 05 Township 10 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 19: S1/2 07 Section 20: SW1/4 08 Section 29: W1/2 09 Sections 30 - 31 10 Township 10 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian 11 Section 3: SW1/4 12 Section 4: SE1/4 13 Sections 10 - 11 14 Sections 14 - 16 15 Section 17: E1/2 16 Sections 20 - 23 17 Sections 25 - 29 18 Section 30: SE1/4 19 Section 31: NE1/4, S1/2 20 Sections 32 - 36 21 Township 11 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 35 23 Section 36, except Nordyke Island and its tideland 24 Township 11 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian 25 Sections 1 - 36 26 Township 11 South, Range 31 West, Seward Meridian 27 Sections 1 - 36 28 Township 11 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian 29 Sections 1 - 36, except land within Katmai National Park and Preserve 30 Township 12 South, Range 31 West, Seward Meridian 31 Sections 1 - 36
01 Township 12 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections 1 - 36, except land within Katmai National Park and Preserve 03 Township 13 South, Range 33 West, Seward Meridian 04 Section 1, except land within Katmai National Park and Preserve. 05 (b) The McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge is established to 06 (1) provide permanent protection for brown bear and other fish and 07 wildlife populations and their habitats, so that these resources may be preserved for 08 scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes; 09 (2) manage human use and activities in a way that is compatible with 10 (1) of this subsection and to maintain and enhance the unique bear viewing 11 opportunities in the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary established 12 under AS 16.20.160; 13 (3) provide opportunities that are compatible with (1) of this 14 subsection for wildlife viewing, fisheries enhancement, fishing, hunting, and trapping, 15 for temporary safe anchorage, and for other activities. 16 (c) The [BOARD OF GAME SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER] hunting of 17 brown bears is prohibited within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge 18 [SHOULD BE PROHIBITED]. 19 (d) The use and enjoyment of valid rights and interests in mineral claims, 20 including the right of access, within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] 21 Refuge is protected. This subsection does not affect the power of the commissioner of 22 natural resources to open or close land within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE 23 GAME] Refuge to new mineral entry under AS 38.05.185 - 38.05.275. 24 (e) The department and the Department of Natural Resources 25 (1) may not enter into sales of land within the McNeil River Wildlife 26 [STATE GAME] Refuge; 27 (2) may enter into leases within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE 28 GAME] Refuge if the commissioner finds that activity conducted under the lease is 29 compatible with the purposes for which the refuge is established; 30 (3) may not accept transfer of state selected land from the federal 31 government, or conveyance of other land, within the refuge if the land is subject to
01 (A) a lease, easement, or other right to operate or maintain a 02 private facility on the land or to conduct a private enterprise on the land; or 03 (B) a continuing trespass by an unauthorized private facility or 04 private enterprise. 05 (f) The commissioner shall prepare a report and notify the legislature of its 06 availability by January 30 of each year on 07 (1) the status of the brown bears and other fish and wildlife resources 08 within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Refuge; and 09 (2) the effect of hunting, fishing, and trapping, fishery enhancement 10 activity, and mineral resource development on these resources. 11 * Sec. 49. AS 16.20.050 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 16.20.050. Multiple land use. Where the use, lease, or disposal of real 13 property in state wildlife [GAME] refuges created by AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 14 [AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080] is under the control or jurisdiction of the state, whether 15 through federal permit or state ownership, the responsible state department or agency 16 shall notify the commissioner of fish and game before initiating any use, lease, or 17 disposal of real property. The commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of notice by 18 return mail. 19 * Sec. 50. AS 16.20.050 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 20 (b) Before the use, lease, or other disposal of land under private ownership or 21 state jurisdiction and control, within state wildlife refuges created under AS 16.20.550 22 - 16.20.690, the person or responsible state department or agency shall notify the 23 commissioner of fish and game. The commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of 24 notice by return mail. 25 * Sec. 51. AS 16.20 is amended by adding a new section to read: 26 Sec. 16.20.052. Submission of plans and specifications. (a) When a board 27 determines that the following information is required for a particular use of land and 28 water within a state wildlife refuge, the board shall instruct the commissioner, in the 29 letter of acknowledgment required under AS 16.20.050(b), to require the person or 30 governmental agency to submit 31 (1) full plans for the anticipated use;
01 (2) full plans and specifications of proposed construction work; 02 (3) complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish 03 and game; and 04 (4) the approximate date when the construction or work is to 05 commence. 06 (b) The board shall require the person or governmental agency to obtain the 07 written approval of the commissioner as to the sufficiency of the plans or 08 specifications before construction is commenced. 09 * Sec. 52. AS 16.20.075 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 16.20.075. Regulations. The board shall, under AS 16.05, adopt 11 regulations governing the taking of game on state wildlife [GAME] refuges under 12 AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.075 and 16.20.550 - 16.20.690 that it considers advisable for 13 conservation and protection purposes. 14 * Sec. 53. AS 16.20.090(b) is amended to read: 15 (b) The purpose of AS 16.20.090 - 16.20.098 is to protect the walruses and 16 other wildlife [GAME] on the Walrus Islands. 17 * Sec. 54. AS 16.20.092 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 16.20.092. Walrus Islands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary 19 established. The following land areas in Bristol Bay and adjacent state waters are 20 established as a wildlife [STATE GAME] sanctuary to be known as the Walrus 21 Islands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary: 22 (1) Round Island; 23 (2) Crooked Island; 24 (3) High Island; 25 (4) Summit Island; 26 (5) The Twins; 27 (6) Black Rock. 28 * Sec. 55. AS 16.20.094 is amended to read: 29 Sec. 16.20.094. Authority to administer. The boards may adopt regulations 30 governing entry, development, construction, hunting, fishing, and all other uses or 31 activities not in conflict with AS 16.20.096 and 16.20.098 for the purpose of
01 preserving the natural habitat and the fish and wildlife [GAME] of the Walrus Islands 02 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary. 03 * Sec. 56. AS 16.20.096 is amended to read: 04 Sec. 16.20.096. Multiple use. Oil and mineral exploration and development is 05 permitted on the Walrus Islands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary in accordance 06 with state or federal laws and regulations, subject to the limitations of AS 16.20.098 07 and to additional limitations jointly determined by the commissioner of natural 08 resources and the commissioner of fish and game to ensure [ASSURE] compatible 09 multiple land use practices. 10 * Sec. 57. AS 16.20.098 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 16.20.098. Sale prohibited; authorized leasing. Land in the Walrus 12 Islands Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary may not be sold. It may be leased only as 13 mineral land as authorized in regulations of the Department of Natural Resources. 14 * Sec. 58. AS 16.20.150 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 16.20.150. Stan Price [STATE] Wildlife Sanctuary. (a) The presently 16 state-owned tide and submerged land and water, and tide and submerged land and 17 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described parcels is 18 established as a [STATE] wildlife sanctuary to be known as the Stan Price [STATE] 19 Wildlife Sanctuary: 20 Township 46 South, Range 69 East, Copper River Meridian 21 Section 5: W1/2, W1/2E1/2 22 Section 6: SE1/4SE1/4 23 Section 7: NE1/4NE1/4 24 Section 8: NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4, N1/2SW1/4. 25 (b) The Stan Price [STATE] Wildlife Sanctuary is established to provide 26 permanent protection for brown bears, other fish and wildlife populations, and their 27 habitats in the area so that these resources may be preserved for scientific, aesthetic, 28 and educational purposes. 29 (c) A board may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, 30 construction, and each other use and activity affecting the natural habitat and the fish 31 and wildlife within the Stan Price [STATE] Wildlife Sanctuary.
01 (d) Consistent with (b) of this section, the commissioner shall manage the Stan 02 Price [STATE] Wildlife Sanctuary compatibly with the United States Forest Service's 03 management of the adjacent upland. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative 04 management agreement with a federal agency, a municipality, another state agency, or 05 a private landowner to achieve the purposes of this section. 06 * Sec. 59. AS 16.20.160 is amended to read: 07 Sec. 16.20.160. McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary. The 08 presently [FOLLOWING] state-owned land and water, and land and water 09 acquired in the future by the state, including the tidelands but exclusive of marine 10 water and submerged land, lying within the following parcels described in this 11 subsection is established as the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary: 12 Township 12 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian 13 Sections 1 - 36 14 Township 12 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian 15 Sections 1 - 36 16 Township 13 South, Range 29 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 5 - 8 18 Sections 17 - 20 19 Sections 29 - 32 20 Township 13 South, Range 30 West, Seward Meridian 21 Sections 1 - 36 22 Township 13 South, Range 31 West, Seward Meridian 23 Sections 1 - 36 24 Township 13 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian 25 Sections 1 - 36 26 Township 14 South, Range 32 West, Seward Meridian 27 Sections 1 - 12 28 Sections 15 - 22 29 Sections 27 - 30. 30 * Sec. 60. AS 16.20.160, as repealed and reenacted by sec. 5, ch. 56, SLA 1991, is amended 31 to read:
01 Sec. 16.20.160. Sanctuary established [SANCTUARY ESTABLISHED]. 02 The presently state owned land and water, and land and water acquired in the 03 future by the state, in the following described area and adjacent state waters are 04 established as a state wildlife [GAME] sanctuary to be known as the McNeil River 05 Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary: Beginning at the NE corner of Section 13, T 12 06 S R 30 W, S.M., westerly along the section lines to the NW corner of Section 18, T 12 07 S R 30 W, S.M., thence southerly along the township boundary to the SW corner of T 08 12 S R 30 W, S.M., thence westerly along the north boundary of T 13 S R 31 W, S.M., 09 to the NW corner of T 13 S R 31 W, S.M., thence westerly along the north boundary 10 of T 13 S R 32 W, S.M., to the NW corner of T 13 S R 32 W, S.M., thence southerly 11 along the west boundary of T 13 S R 32 W, S.M., to the SW corner of T 13 S R 32 W, 12 S.M., thence southerly along the west boundary of T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., to the SW 13 corner of Section 30, T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., thence easterly along the section lines to 14 the SE corner of Section 27, T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., thence northerly along the section 15 lines to the NE corner of Section 15, T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., thence easterly along the 16 section lines to the east boundary of T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., thence northerly along the 17 east boundary of T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., to the NE corner of T 14 S R 32 W, S.M., 18 thence easterly along the south boundary of T 13 S R 31 W, S.M., to the SE corner of 19 T 13 S R 31 W, S.M., thence northerly along the east boundary of T 13 S R 31 W, 20 S.M., to the NE corner of Section 24, T 13 S R 31 W, S.M., thence easterly along the 21 section lines to the SE corner of Section 16, T 13 S R 30 W, S.M., thence northerly 22 along the section lines to the NE corner of Section 4, T 13 S R 30 W, S.M., thence 23 easterly along the south boundary of T 12 S R 30 W, S.M., to the SE corner of T 12 S 24 R 30 W, S.M., thence easterly along the south boundary of T 12 S R 29 W, S.M., to 25 the shoreline of Horseshoe Cove located in Section 32, T 12 S R 29 W, S.M., thence 26 northerly, westerly, and northerly along the line of mean high tide to the point of 27 beginning. 28 * Sec. 61. AS 16.20.162 is amended to read: 29 Sec. 16.20.162. Purpose; regulations. (a) The McNeil River Wildlife 30 [STATE GAME] Sanctuary is established to 31 (1) provide permanent protection for brown bear and other fish and
01 wildlife populations and their habitats, so that these resources may be preserved for 02 scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes; 03 (2) manage human use and activities in a way that is compatible with 04 (1) of this subsection and to maintain and enhance the unique bear viewing 05 opportunities within the sanctuary; and 06 (3) provide opportunities that are compatible with (1) of this 07 subsection for wildlife viewing, fisheries enhancement, and fishing, for temporary safe 08 anchorage, and for other activities. 09 (b) Hunting and trapping within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] 10 Sanctuary are prohibited. 11 (c) The department and the Department of Natural Resources 12 (1) may not enter into sales of land within the McNeil River Wildlife 13 [STATE GAME] Sanctuary; 14 (2) may enter into leases within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE 15 GAME] Sanctuary if the commissioner finds that activity conducted under the lease is 16 compatible with the purposes for which the sanctuary is established; 17 (3) may not accept transfer of state selected land from the federal 18 government, or conveyance of other land, within the sanctuary if the land is subject to 19 (A) a lease, easement, or other right to operate or maintain a 20 private facility on the land or to conduct a private enterprise on the land; or 21 (B) a continuing trespass by an unauthorized private facility or 22 private enterprise. 23 (d) The McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary is closed to 24 mineral entry under AS 38.05.185 - 38.05.275. 25 (e) The boards may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, 26 construction, fishing, and other uses and activities affecting the natural habitat, fish 27 and wildlife, and public use of the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] 28 Sanctuary. 29 (f) The commissioner shall prepare a report and notify the legislature of its 30 availability by January 30 of each year on 31 (1) the status of the brown bears and other fish and wildlife resources
01 within the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] Sanctuary; and 02 (2) the effects of fishing and fishery enhancement activity on these 03 resources. 04 * Sec. 62. AS 16.20.162, as repealed and reenacted by sec. 6, ch. 56, SLA 1991, is amended 05 to read: 06 Sec. 16.20.162. Applicability of other laws [APPLICABILITY OF OTHER 07 LAWS]. The provisions of AS 16.20.120 - 16.20.140 relating to administration, 08 multiple use and sale and lease of the Walrus Islands Wildlife [STATE GAME] 09 Sanctuary apply also with respect to the McNeil River Wildlife [STATE GAME] 10 Sanctuary. 11 * Sec. 63. AS 16.20.550 is amended to read: 12 Sec. 16.20.550. Port Moller Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 13 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 14 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 15 established as the Port Moller Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 16 (1) Township 50 South, Range 71 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 7 - 8 18 Section 14 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 19 Sections 15 - 17 20 Sections 21 - 23 21 Section 32; 22 (2) Township 51 South, Range 71 West, Seward Meridian 23 Section 3 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 24 Sections 4 - 5 25 Section 7 26 Sections 9 - 10 27 Sections 15 - 17; 28 (3) Township 49 South, Range 73 West, Seward Meridian 29 Sections 10 - 11 30 Section 12 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 31 Sections 13 - 16
01 Section 21 02 Section 24 03 Section 28; 04 (4) Township 51 South, Range 72 West, Seward Meridian 05 Sections 5 - 8 06 Sections 11 - 12; 07 (5) Township 50 South, Range 72 West, Seward Meridian 08 Sections 18 - 19 09 Sections 30 - 32; 10 (6) Township 50 South, Range 73 West, Seward Meridian 11 Sections 7 - 13 12 Sections 14 - 17 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 13 Section 18; 14 (7) Township 50 South, Range 74 West, Seward Meridian 15 Sections 5 - 7 16 Section 8 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 17 Sections 9 - 13 18 Sections 14 - 16 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 19 Sections 17 - 18 20 Section 20; 21 (8) Township 50 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian 22 Section 1 23 Sections 6 - 7 24 Section 12; 25 (9) Township 49 South, Range 75 West, Seward Meridian 26 Section 3 27 Sections 4 - 6 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 28 Sections 7 - 11 29 Sections 14 - 16 30 Sections 21 - 32; 31 (10) Township 48 South, Range 74 [75] West, Seward Meridian
01 Sections 15 - 18 02 Section 22 03 Sections 29 - 30 04 Section 31 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 05 Section 32; 06 (11) Township 48 South, Range 75 [76] West, Seward Meridian 07 Sections 13 - 17 08 Sections 19 - 23 09 Sections 25 - 27 10 Sections 29 - 30 11 Sections 34 - 35 12 Section 36 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)]; 13 (12) Township 50 South, Range 76 West, Seward Meridian 14 Section 1 15 Section 3 16 Section 4 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 17 Section 9 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 18 Sections 10 - 13 19 Sections 14 - 16 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 20 Sections 21 - 23 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 21 Sections 24 - 25 22 Sections 26 - 28 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)]; 23 (13) Township 49 South, Range 76 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections 1 - 4 25 Sections 7 - 9 26 Sections 10 - 11 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 27 Sections 12 - 14 28 Sections 15 - 16 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 29 Sections 17 - 18 30 Section 21 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 31 Section 22
01 Sections 28 - 29 02 Sections 33 - 34; 03 (14) Township 49 South, Range 77 West, Seward Meridian 04 Sections 1 - 2 05 Sections 4 - 5 06 Sections 7 - 12 07 Sections 13 - 18 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)]; 08 (15) Township 48 South, Range 76 [77] West, Seward Meridian 09 Sections 20 - 23 10 Sections 26 - 28; 11 (16) Township 48 South, Range 77 [78] West, Seward Meridian 12 Sections 26 - 27 13 Sections 31 - 34; 14 (17) Township 49 South, Range 78 West, Seward Meridian 15 Sections 2 - 5 16 Sections 8 - 12 17 Sections 13 - 16 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 18 Section 17. 19 * Sec. 64. AS 16.20.550 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 20 (b) Regulations adopted for the Port Moller Wildlife Refuge do not apply to 21 private land located within the area described in (a) of this section. 22 * Sec. 65. AS 16.20.555 is amended to read: 23 Sec. 16.20.555. Port Heiden Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 24 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 25 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 26 established as the Port Heiden Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 27 (1) Township 38 South, Range 59 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections 13 - 15 (not tide or submerged land) 29 Section 16 30 Section 21 31 Sections 22 - 27 (not tide or submerged land)
01 Section 28 02 Sections 33 - 34 03 Sections 35 - 36 (not tide or submerged land); 04 (2) Township 38 South, Range 60 West, Seward Meridian 05 Sections 17 - 19; 06 (3) Township 38 South, Range 61 West, Seward Meridian 07 Sections 24 - 26 08 Section 34; 09 (4) Township 39 South, Range 59 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 1 - 2 (not tide or submerged land) 11 Section 3 12 Sections 10 - 14 (not tide or submerged land) 13 Section 15 14 Sections 19 - 22 15 Sections 26 - 29 16 Sections 30 - 33 (not tide or submerged land) 17 Sections 34 - 36; 18 (5) Township 39 South, Range 60 West, Seward Meridian 19 Sections 18 - 24 20 Section 25 (not tide or submerged land) 21 Sections 26 - 27 22 Sections 28 - 36 (not tide or submerged land); 23 (6) Township 39 South, Range 61 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections 2 - 4 25 Sections 8 - 9 26 Section 10 (not tide or submerged land) 27 Sections 11 - 13 28 Sections 14 - 15 (not tide or submerged land) 29 Sections 16 - 18 30 Sections 19 - 20 (not tide or submerged land) 31 Section 21
01 Sections 22 - 36 (not tide or submerged land); 02 (7) Township 39 South, Range 62 West, Seward Meridian 03 Section 13 04 Sections 23 - 28 05 Sections 32 - 34 06 Sections 35 - 36 (not tide or submerged land). 07 * Sec. 66. AS 16.20.555 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (b) Regulations adopted for the Port Heiden Wildlife Refuge do not apply to 09 private land located within the area described in (a) of this section. 10 * Sec. 67. AS 16.20.560 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 16.20.560. Cinder River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 12 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 13 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 14 established as the Cinder River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 15 (1) Township 32 South, Range 54 West, Seward Meridian 16 Section 29 17 Sections 31 - 33 [31 - 32]; 18 (2) Township 33 South, Range 55 West, Seward Meridian 19 Sections 1 - 4 20 Sections 7 - 13 21 Sections 14 - 17 22 Sections 18 - 23 23 Sections 27 - 32 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND) 24 SECTION 18]; 25 (3) Township 33 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 13 - 14 27 Sections 22 - 23 28 Sections 24 - 26 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 29 Sections 27 - 29 30 Sections 31 - 32 31 Sections 33 - 36 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)];
01 (4) Township 34 South, Range 56 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections 3 - 10 03 Sections 15 - 16 [5 - 7 04 SECTION 4 N 1/2]; 05 (5) Township 34 South, Range 57 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 1 07 Section 12. 08 * Sec. 68. AS 16.20.565 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 16.20.565. Egegik Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 10 established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and water 11 acquired by the state in the future, within the following described area is 12 established as the Egegik Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 13 (1) Township 24 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian 14 Sections 1 - 2 15 Section 11 N [S] 1/2 16 Section 12 N 1/2; 17 (2) Township 23 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian 18 Section 13 19 Sections 24 - 25 20 Sections 35 - 36; 21 (3) Township 23 South, Range 50 West, Seward Meridian 22 Section 7 23 Sections 18 - 19 24 Section 30 25 Section 31 (not tide or submerged land). 26 * Sec. 69. AS 16.20.565 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 27 (b) Regulations adopted for the Egegik Wildlife Refuge do not apply to 28 private land located within the area described in (a) of this section. 29 * Sec. 70. AS 16.20.570 is amended to read: 30 Sec. 16.20.570. Pilot Point Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 31 established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and water
01 acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 02 established as the Pilot Point Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 03 (1) Township 30 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 04 Sections 1 - 3 05 Section 12; 06 (2) Township 30 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 07 Sections 5 - 8 08 Section 17; 09 (3) Township 31 South, Range 51 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 10 Sections 5 - 8 11 Sections 13 - 15 12 Sections 17 - 27; 13 (4) Township 30 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 14 Sections 27 - 29 15 Sections 31 - 34; 16 (5) Township 31 South, Range 52 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 17 Sections 1 - 3 18 Sections 5 - 6 19 Sections 11 - 14 20 Sections 23 - 24; 21 (6) Township 30 South, Range 53 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 22 Section 36; 23 (7) Township 31 South, Range 53 West, Seward Meridian (protracted) 24 Sections 1 - 2 25 Sections 10 - 11 26 Sections 12 - 14 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 27 Sections 15 - 16 28 Sections 20 - 21 29 Sections 22 - 28 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 30 Sections 29 - 31 31 Sections 32 - 36 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)];
01 (8) Township 31 [32] South, Range 54 West, Seward Meridian 02 (protracted) 03 Section 36. 04 * Sec. 71. AS 16.20.570 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 05 (b) Regulations adopted for the Pilot Point Wildlife Refuge do not apply to 06 private land located within the area described in (a) of this section. 07 * Sec. 72. AS 16.20.575 is amended to read: 08 Sec. 16.20.575. Kalgin Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 09 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 10 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 11 established as the Kalgin Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 12 (1) Township 3 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 13 Section 7: NW 1/4 14 Section 6: SW 1/4; 15 (2) Township 3 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian 16 Section 1 17 Sections 11 - 12 18 Section 2: E 1/2; 19 (3) Township 4 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian 20 Section 35: E 1/2 21 Section 36. 22 * Sec. 73. AS 16.20.580 is amended to read: 23 Sec. 16.20.580. Fox River Flats Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 24 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 25 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 26 established as the Fox River Flats Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 27 (1) Township 4 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian 28 Section 20: SE 1/4 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 29 Section 21: S 1/2 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)] 30 Section 22: S 1/2 31 Section 23: S 1/2 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)]
01 Sections 25 - 29 02 Sections 33 - 36; 03 (2) Township 4 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian 04 Section 30: W 1/2 [(NOT TIDE OR SUBMERGED LAND)]. 05 * Sec. 74. AS 16.20.580 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 06 (b) A person may not operate a personal watercraft within the Fox River Flats 07 Wildlife Refuge established under (a) of this section. 08 (c) In this section, "personal watercraft" means a vessel that is 09 (1) less than 16 feet in length; 10 (2) propelled by a water jet pump or other machinery as its primary 11 source of motor propulsion; and 12 (3) designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing, or kneeling 13 on the vessel, rather than by a person sitting or standing inside the vessel. 14 * Sec. 75. AS 16.20.585 is amended to read: 15 Sec. 16.20.585. Chilkat River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 16 AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 17 water acquired in the future, within the following described area is established as 18 the Chilkat River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 19 The areas encompassed by a boundary beginning at a point identical with the 20 north corners common to Sections 1 and 2, Township 29 South, Range 56 East, 21 Copper River Meridian, Alaska; thence west a distance of 500 feet along the north 22 boundary of Section 2; thence south along a line parallel to the west boundary of 23 Section 2, Township 29 South, Range 56 East, Copper River Meridian, a distance of 24 approximately one mile to the south boundary of Section 2; thence east a distance of 25 approximately 500 feet to the southeast corner of Section 2; thence south along the 26 east boundary of Section 11, Township 29 South, Range 56 West, Copper River 27 Meridian crossing the Tsirku River, to the first point of intersection with a meander 28 line 500 feet upland from the line of mean high water on the south bank of the Tsirku 29 River; thence easterly along said meander line to its first point of intersection with a 30 western boundary or the northerly extension of the western boundary of U.S. Survey 31 786; thence to the northwest corner of U.S. Survey 786; thence east 2,640 feet to the
01 northeast corner of U.S. Survey 786; thence south along the east boundary to U.S. 02 Survey 786 to its intersection with the section line common to Sections 17 and 20 of 03 Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence east along said 04 section line to its first point of intersection with a meander line running 500 feet 05 upland from the mean high water mark on the west bank of the Chilkat River; thence 06 meandering in a southeasterly direction along a line 500 feet upland from the mean 07 high water mark on the southeast bank of the Chilkat River to its first point of 08 intersection with the section line common to Sections 21 and 28 of Township 29 09 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; thence east along said section line to 10 the corner common to Sections 21, 22, 27, and 28, Township 29 South, Range 57 East, 11 Copper River Meridian; thence north along section lines to the point of intersection 12 with the Haines Highway right-of-way; thence northwesterly along the southwest 13 boundary of said highway right-of-way to the point of intersection with the north 14 boundary of Section 6, Township 29 South, Range 57 East, Copper River Meridian; 15 thence west along section lines to the point of beginning, comprising 4,800 acres, 16 more or less. 17 * Sec. 76. AS 16.20.590 is amended to read: 18 Sec. 16.20.590. Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 19 AREA] established. (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 20 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 21 established as the Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 22 (1) Township 4 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian (only tide 23 and submerged land and waters); 24 (2) Township 4 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian (only tide 25 and submerged land and waters); 26 (3) Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian (only tide 27 and submerged land and waters); 28 (4) [(3)] Township 5 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian (only 29 tide and submerged land and waters); 30 (5) [(4)] Township 5 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only 31 tide and submerged land and waters);
01 (6) [(5)] Township 6 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian (only 02 tide and submerged land and waters); 03 (7) [(6)] Township 6 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only 04 tide and submerged land and waters); 05 (8) [(7)] Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian (only 06 tide and submerged land and waters); 07 (9) [(8)] Township 6 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian (only 08 tide and submerged land and waters); 09 (10) [(9)] Township 7 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian (only 10 tide and submerged land and waters); 11 (11) [(10)] Township 7 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only 12 tide and submerged land and waters); 13 (12) [(11)] Township 7 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian (only 14 tide and submerged land and waters); 15 (13) [(12)] Township 7 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian (only 16 tide and submerged land and waters); 17 (14) [(13)] Township 8 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only 18 tide and submerged land and waters); 19 (15) [(14)] Township 8 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian (only 20 tide and submerged land and waters); 21 (16) [(15)] Township 8 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian (only 22 tide and submerged land and waters); 23 (17) [(16)] Township 9 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian (only 24 tide and submerged land and waters); 25 (18) [(17)] Township 9 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian (only 26 tide and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to Point 27 Pogibshi); 28 (19) [(18)] Township 5 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 29 (including all tide and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to 30 Point Pogibshi); 31 (20) [(19)] Township 6 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian
01 (including all tide and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to 02 Point Pogibshi); 03 (21) [(20)] Township 7 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 04 (including all tide and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to 05 Point Pogibshi); 06 (22) [(21)] Township 8 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 07 (including all tide and submerged land and waters east of a line from Anchor Point to 08 Point Pogibshi); 09 (23) [(22)] Township 9 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian (only 10 tide and submerged land and waters). 11 (b) Notwithstanding (a) of this section, the land described in this subsection is 12 excluded from the Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 13 established under (a) of this section. The land that is excluded is described as 14 (1) Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 15 Section 35 (those portions of the tidelands and submerged lands 16 lying northerly of the Homer Spit, including any portion of the 17 Homer Small Boat Basin, within the SE1/4 of the protracted 18 section; and any portion within The Fishin' Hole subdivision, 19 Plat 92-39 Homer Recording District) 20 Section 36 (those portions of the tidelands and submerged 21 lands, including any portion of the Homer Small Boat Basin 22 within the S1/2 of the protracted section); 23 (2) Township 7 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 24 Section 1 (those portions of the tidelands and submerged lands 25 lying northerly or easterly of the Homer Spit, including any 26 portion of the Homer Small Boat Basin, within the N1/2N1/2 27 and N1/2S1/2N1/2 of the protracted section) 28 Section 2 (those portions of the tidelands and submerged lands 29 lying in the Homer Small Boat Basin within the 30 NE1/4NE1/4NE1/4 of the protracted section). 31 * Sec. 77. AS 16.20.590 is amended by adding new subsections to read:
01 (c) A person may not operate a personal watercraft within the Kachemak Bay 02 Wildlife Refuge established under (a) of this section. 03 (d) In this section, "personal watercraft" has the meaning given in 04 AS 16.20.580(c). 05 * Sec. 78. AS 16.20.595 is amended to read: 06 Sec. 16.20.595. Clam Gulch Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 07 AREA] established. The presently state-owned tide and submerged land to the 08 minus five foot elevation, and tide and submerged land to the minus five foot 09 elevation acquired in the future by the state, from Cape Kasilof to Happy Valley 10 within the following described area is established as the Clam Gulch Wildlife Refuge 11 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 12 [ALL TIDE AND SUBMERGED LAND TO THE MINUS FIVE FOOT 13 ELEVATION, FROM CAPE KASILOF TO HAPPY VALLEY, CONTAINED IN 14 THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTION:] 15 (1) Township 3 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Sections 9, 16 16, 21, 28, 33; 17 (2) Township 2 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Sections 4, 8, 18 9, 17, 20, 29, 31, 32; 19 (3) Township 1 North, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian Sections 6 - 20 7; 21 (4) Township 1 North, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Sections 12 - 22 14, 22, 23, 27, 33, 34; 23 (5) Township 1 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian Sections 5 - 24 7; 25 (6) Township 1 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 12 - 26 14, 23, 26 - 27, 33 - 34; 27 (7) Township 2 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 4, 8 28 - 9, 17, 20, 29, 32; 29 (8) Township 3 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian Sections 5, 6, 30 and that portion of Section 7 lying north of Happy Creek. 31 * Sec. 79. AS 16.20.600 is amended to read:
01 Sec. 16.20.600. Copper River Delta Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL 02 HABITAT AREA] established. The presently state-owned land and water, and 03 land and water acquired by the state in the future, within the following described 04 area is established as the Copper River Delta Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 05 AREA]: 06 All [PUBLIC] land, tideland, submerged land, and water contained in the 07 following described area [DESCRIPTION]: Beginning at a point on the south edge 08 of the Copper River Highway right-of-way 200' west of its intersection with the Eyak 09 Trail trailhead; thence southwesterly 200' west of the Eyak Trail and parallel to it 10 approximately 4 miles to the mean high tide line; thence southwesterly along the mean 11 high tide line to Point Whitshed; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide line to 12 a point of intersection at the west edge of Section 21, T16S, R4W, C.R.M. and the 13 mean high tide line at the mouth of Orca Inlet; thence westerly a distance of 14 approximately 3 miles to the northeast tip of Little Mummy Island; thence 15 southwesterly a distance of approximately 4 miles to the intersection of the south edge 16 of Section 33, T16S, R5W, C.R.M. and the mean high tide line; thence along the mean 17 high tide line on the east portion of Hinchinbrook Island, including Boswell Bay to 18 Point Bentinck; thence S.68°E. approximately 57 miles to a point of intersection with 19 the protracted boundary line common between R4E and R5E, C.R.M.; thence N.13°E. 20 approximately 10 miles to Palm Point; thence northwesterly along the mean high tide 21 line to a point of intersection with the west boundary line of Section 25, T19S, R4E, 22 C.R.M. to a point of intersection with the mean high tide line on the north shore of 23 Softuk Bar; thence northwesterly to Windy Point; thence due east approximately 1.1 24 miles to the 200 foot contour; thence northerly along the 200 foot contour around 25 Ragged Mountain, easterly and northerly along the eastern shore of Martin and Little 26 Martin lakes to a point 4 miles due south of Bridge No. 227 on the Proposed Bering 27 River Highway; thence north to Bridge No 227; thence westerly along the south edge 28 of the Bering River Highway to its junction with the Copper River Highway; thence, 29 westerly along the south edge of the Copper River Highway to the point of beginning; 30 excluding all areas within the Cordova Airport Boundaries. 31 * Sec. 80. AS 16.20.605(a) is amended to read:
01 (a) All presently state-owned [STATE] land and water, and all land and 02 water acquired in the future by the state, contained in the following described areas 03 is established as the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL 04 HABITAT AREA]: 05 (1) Township 4 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 25 07 Section 35 08 Section 36; 09 (2) Township 5 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 17 - 20; 11 (3) Township 5 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 12 Section 2 13 Section 3 14 Section 4: E1/2 15 Section 8: S1/2 16 Sections 9 - 11 17 Sections 13 - 20 18 Section 21: W1/2 19 Section 24; 20 (4) Township 5 South, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian 21 Section 13 22 Section 20: NE1/4 23 Sections 21 - 24 24 Section 26: N1/2 25 Section 27: N1/2 26 Section 28: N1/2, NW1/4 SW1/4 27 Section 29: Lots 1 - 15, Lots 17 - 23, inclusive, Angler's 28 Haven Estates, according to the official plat filed under 29 Plat No. 2000-63, records of the Homer Recording District, 30 Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; Lot A-2, Hughes 31 Tool Co. Sayer Addition, according to the survey plat
01 recorded in the Homer Recording District on December 4, 02 2002, as Plat No. 2002-70 03 Section 32: Lot 36-A and Tract A, Hughes Tool Co. Sayer 04 Addition No. 6, according to the official plat filed under 05 Plat No. 2007-110, records of the Homer Recording 06 District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. 07 * Sec. 81. AS 16.20.605(b) is amended to read: 08 (b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.020 [AS 16.20.500] and the establishment of 09 the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 10 under (a) of this section, 11 (1) the use of and appropriation of water rights from Fritz Creek for a 12 municipal and community water source is protected within the Anchor River and Fritz 13 Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]; 14 (2) the possibility of the construction of a dam and reservoir on Fritz 15 Creek is reserved within the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge 16 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 17 * Sec. 82. AS 16.20.605(c) is amended to read: 18 (c) The use and enjoyment of valid existing rights and interests within the 19 Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] are 20 protected. Future conveyances, including [BUT NOT LIMITED TO] rights-of-way, 21 timber sales, municipal entitlements, grazing leases, and oil and gas leases, may occur. 22 * Sec. 83. AS 16.20.605(d) is amended to read: 23 (d) A management plan for the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge 24 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] shall be adopted and may be revised by the 25 Department of Fish and Game in consultation with the Department of Natural 26 Resources under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act). The management plan 27 shall reflect the concurrence of the Kenai Peninsula Borough as it applies to land 28 committed by the borough to the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge 29 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 30 * Sec. 84. AS 16.20.605(e) is amended to read: 31 (e) The department shall establish a citizens' advisory committee to work with
01 the department and advise on implementation and revisions of the management plan 02 for the Anchor River and Fritz Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 03 AREA]. 04 * Sec. 85. AS 16.20.610(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The purpose of the Dude Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 06 AREA] is the protection and enhancement of the wet meadow habitat that is the key 07 roosting area for migrating lesser sandhill cranes, for the protection of lesser sandhill 08 cranes, and for the continued public use and enjoyment of the area. 09 * Sec. 86. AS 16.20.610(b) is amended to read: 10 (b) The presently state-owned land and water, and land and water 11 acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 12 established as the Dude Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 13 (1) Township 40 South, Range 58 East, Copper River Meridian 14 Section 2: W1/2 15 Section 3 16 Sections 9 - 10 17 Section 11: W1/2NE1/4, W1/2 18 Section 14: Lot 3, NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SW1/4, 19 S1/2SE1/4NE1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2NW1/4NE1/4, 20 N1/2SE1/4 and the tide and submerged land of Dude 21 Creek 22 Section 15 23 Section 16: N1/2, SE1/4 24 Section 23: The tide and submerged land of Dude Creek; 25 (2) Tracts A and B of Gustavus Flats, Trust Land Survey No. 26 2004-01, located within Township 40 South, Range 58 East, Copper River 27 Meridian, containing 1,279.09 acres, more or less, according to the survey plat 28 filed in the Juneau Recording District on October 22, 2004, as Plat No. 2004-39. 29 * Sec. 87. AS 16.20.610(c) is amended to read: 30 (c) The Dude Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 31 described in (b) of this section shall be managed under a management plan prepared
01 and implemented by the department in consultation with the community of Gustavus 02 and the Board of Game. 03 * Sec. 88. AS 16.20.610(e) is amended to read: 04 (e) The legislature understands that a portion of the state land described in (b) 05 of this section is mental health trust land of the state and the legislature intends that the 06 land retain its status as mental health trust land, notwithstanding its inclusion in the 07 Dude Creek Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 08 * Sec. 89. AS 16.20.610 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 09 (f) Egress and ingress to and from private property within the parcels 10 described in (b) of this section shall be allowed through access corridors established 11 through agreement between the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of 12 Fish and Game, and the private property owners involved. 13 * Sec. 90. AS 16.20.615 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 16.20.615. Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 15 AREA]. (a) The presently state-owned [STATE] land and water, and land and 16 water acquired in the future by the state, that is above the mean lower low water 17 [HIGH TIDE] line and is within the following described area is established as the 18 Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 19 (1) Township 41 South, Ranges 33 - 34 West, Seward Meridian; 20 (2) Township 42 South, Range 33 West, Seward Meridian 21 Sections 1 - 11 22 Sections 14 - 23 23 Sections 25 - 36; 24 (3) Township 42 South, Ranges 34 - 35 West, Seward Meridian; 25 (4) Township 43 South, Ranges 34 - 35 West, Seward Meridian. 26 (b) In addition to the area described in (a) of this section, the presently state- 27 owned water and the land, and water and land acquired by the state in the future, 28 below the mean high tide line in the lagoon at the northeast end of Tugidak Island are 29 included within the Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 30 (c) The Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 31 described in (a) and (b) of this section shall be managed under a management plan
01 prepared by the department. 02 (d) The department shall permit existing cabins to remain, subsistence and 03 recreational uses to continue, and commercial uses, such as seal hunting and placer 04 mining, to continue, if appropriate under the management plan adopted under (c) of 05 this section, to the extent that the activities are compatible with the establishment of 06 the Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 07 (e) The department shall permit entry within the Tugidak Island Wildlife 08 Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] for the exploration and development of oil 09 and gas resources when compatible with the purposes for which the refuge 10 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] was established. An oil and gas lease of state land 11 within the Tugidak Island Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] is valid 12 and continues in full force according to its terms. 13 * Sec. 91. AS 16.20.620 is amended to read: 14 Sec. 16.20.620. Willow Mountain Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 15 AREA] established. (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and land and 16 water acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 17 established as the Willow Mountain Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 18 (1) Township 20 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian 19 Section 7 20 Sections 18 - 19; 21 (2) Township 20 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 1 - 2 23 Sections 11 - 14 24 Sections 23 - 24; 25 (3) Township 21 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 4 - 7 27 Section 18: W1/2; 28 (4) Township 21 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian 29 Section 1 30 Sections 11 - 14 31 Sections 23 - 26
01 Sections 35 - 36; 02 (5) Township 22 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian 03 Sections 19 - 21 04 Sections 28 - 33. 05 (b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.050 - 16.20.075 [AS 16.20.510 - 16.20.530], 06 the commissioner of fish and game, in consultation with the commissioner of natural 07 resources, shall prepare a management plan for the Willow Mountain Wildlife Refuge 08 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. The commissioner of fish and game and the 09 commissioner of natural resources shall exercise their respective authorities over the 10 area in a manner consistent with the management plan. 11 * Sec. 92. AS 16.20.625(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) The state-owned land and water, and land and water acquired in the 13 future by the state, that is above mean lower low water and is within 14 [CONTAINED IN] the following described parcels is designated as the Redoubt Bay 15 Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 16 (1) Township 6 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 1 - 12: North of the South Bank of Drift River 18 Sections 14 - 18: North of the South Bank of Drift River 19 Sections 20 - 22: North of the south bank of Drift River; 20 (2) Township 6 North, Range 17 West, Seward Meridian 21 Sections 1 - 6: North of the south bank of Drift River 22 Sections 10 - 12: North of the south bank of Drift River; 23 (3) Township 7 North, Range 14 West, Seward Meridian 24 Section 5: S1/2 25 Sections 6 - 8 26 Section 18; 27 (4) Township 7 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 28 Sections 1 - 21 29 Sections 29 - 31; 30 (5) Township 7 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian; 31 (6) Township 7 North, Range 17 West, Seward Meridian
01 Sections 1 - 4 02 Section 8: E1/2 03 Sections 9 - 17 04 Sections 19 - 27 05 Section 30 06 Sections 34 - 36; 07 (7) Township 8 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 08 Section 1: S1/2 09 Section 2: S1/2 10 Section 3: W1/2 11 Sections 4 - 11 12 Section 12: N1/2 13 Sections 13 - 36; 14 (8) Township 8 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian; 15 (9) Township 8 North, Range 17 West, Seward Meridian 16 Sections 1 - 17 17 Sections 20 - 29 18 Sections 32 - 36; 19 (10) Township 8 North, Range 18 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections 1 - 12; 21 (11) Township 9 North, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian 22 Sections 29 - 30; 23 (12) Township 9 North, Range 16 West, Seward Meridian 24 Sections 19 - 36; 25 (13) Township 9 North, Range 17 West, Seward Meridian 26 Sections 21 - 36. 27 * Sec. 93. AS 16.20.625(b) is amended to read: 28 (b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.020 [AS 16.20.500] and the establishment of 29 the Redoubt Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] under (a) of this 30 section, egress and ingress to and from private property within the Redoubt Bay 31 Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] shall be permitted through access
01 corridors established through agreement between the state and the private property 02 owners involved. 03 * Sec. 94. AS 16.20.625(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within 05 the Redoubt Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] but may acquire 06 privately owned land within the Redoubt Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL 07 HABITAT AREA] by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Redoubt 08 Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 09 * Sec. 95. AS 16.20.625(d) is amended to read: 10 (d) The department shall permit entry within the Redoubt Bay Wildlife 11 Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] for the exploration and development of oil 12 and gas resources when it is compatible with the purposes for which the refuge 13 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] is established. An oil and gas lease of state land and 14 existing oil and gas pipeline rights-of-way within the refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 15 AREA] are valid and continue in full force according to their terms. The 16 commissioner shall permit inspection and maintenance activities necessary to ensure 17 the integrity of oil and gas pipelines on existing leases and pipeline rights-of-way in a 18 manner that is compatible with the purposes for which the Redoubt Bay Wildlife 19 Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] was established. 20 * Sec. 96. AS 16.20.625(e) is amended to read: 21 (e) The department shall permit uses of the Redoubt Bay Wildlife Refuge 22 [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] in a manner that is compatible with the purposes for 23 which the refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] is established. The department shall 24 permit the following public uses to continue without further approval by the 25 department unless the department determines that the use is not compatible with the 26 purposes for which the Redoubt Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] 27 is established: 28 (1) hunting, including subsistence hunting, trapping, and subsistence, 29 commercial, and sport fishing, including the continued use of cabins for the purpose of 30 hunting, trapping, and fishing; 31 (2) hiking, backpacking, and camping, including the use of campfires;
01 (3) cross-country skiing, snowmachining, boating, and the landing of 02 aircraft; and 03 (4) other related uses that are temporary in duration and have no 04 foreseeable adverse effects on vegetation, drainage, soil stability, or fish and game and 05 their habitat. 06 * Sec. 97. AS 16.20.625(f) is amended to read: 07 (f) The Kenai Peninsula Borough shall establish a citizens' advisory 08 committee to work with the department and the Department of Natural Resources and 09 advise on the development of policies and regulations that affect the Redoubt Bay 10 Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 11 * Sec. 98. AS 16.20.630(a) is amended to read: 12 (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and land and water 13 acquired in the future by the state, within the following described area is 14 established as the Beluga Wetlands Wildlife Refuge [HOMER AIRPORT 15 CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]: 16 (1) Tract A: 17 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 18 Section 21: that portion of the S1/2NE1/4NW1/4 upland of the 19 ordinary high water line of Beluga Lake, comprising 9.3 acres, 20 more or less; 21 (2) Tract B: 22 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 23 Section 21: that portion of the NE1/4 upland of the ordinary 24 high water line of Beluga Lake that is encompassed by a 25 boundary beginning at the section corner common to Sections 26 15, 16, 21, and 22, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward 27 Meridian; thence proceeding South 00 degrees 01 minute 00 28 seconds East along the section line common to Sections 21 29 and 22, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian, 30 to the point of intersection with a line located 1,520 feet South 31 of and parallel to the northern section line of Section 21,
01 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian; thence 02 along the line located 1,520 feet South of and parallel to the 03 northern section line of Section 21, Township 6 South, Range 04 13 West, Seward Meridian, to the point of intersection with 05 the ordinary high water line of Beluga Lake; thence in a 06 northwesterly direction along the meanders of the ordinary 07 high water line of Beluga Lake to the point of intersection 08 with the West boundary line of NE1/4, Section 21, Township 09 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian, being common to 10 the center quarter line of Section 21, Township 6 South, 11 Range 13 West, Seward Meridian; thence North 00 degrees 01 12 minute 00 seconds West along the West boundary line of 13 NE1/4, Section 21, Township 6 South, Range 13 West, 14 Seward Meridian, to the point of intersection with the section 15 line common to Sections 16 and 21, Township 6 South, Range 16 13 West, Seward Meridian; thence East along the section line 17 common to Sections 16 and 21, Township 6 South, Range 13 18 West, Seward Meridian, to the point of beginning; comprising 19 70.4 acres, more or less; 20 (3) Tract C: 21 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 22 Section 15: S1/2SW1/4, comprising 80 acres, more or less; 23 (4) Tract D: 24 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 25 Section 22: that portion of the NW1/4 northwesterly of a line 26 parallel to, northwesterly of, and 750 feet perpendicular from 27 the monumented runway centerline of the Homer Airport, 28 comprising 60 acres, more or less; 29 (5) Tract E, comprising 74 acres, more or less: 30 Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 31 Section 15: those portions of SW1/4SE1/4 and E1/2SE1/4
01 northwesterly of a line parallel to, northwesterly of, and 750 02 feet perpendicular from the monumented runway centerline of 03 the Homer Airport [;] 04 Section 22: that portion of the NW1/4NE1/4 northwesterly of a 05 line parallel to, northwesterly of, and 750 feet perpendicular 06 from the monumented runway centerline of the Homer 07 Airport. 08 * Sec. 99. AS 16.20.630(b) is amended to read: 09 (b) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.020 and 16.20.050 - 16.20.075 [AS 16.20.500 - 10 16.20.530], the land in Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Section 21 described in (a) 11 of this section is subject to the following: 12 (1) the right of unobstructed passage by aircraft over the land; 13 (2) the right of aircraft to use the airspace above the land without 14 restrictions on noise, dust, or fumes, other than those imposed under federal and state 15 laws governing air and water quality; 16 (3) the authority of the Department of Transportation and Public 17 Facilities to 18 (A) prohibit the construction of obstructions and permanent 19 structures on the land; 20 (B) clear the land and keep the land clear, including removal of 21 trees, brush, soil, berms, hills, irregularities in the topography, stockpiles, 22 rocks, buildings, structures, and other obstructions; 23 (C) prohibit or remove an activity, installation, or object on the 24 land that 25 (i) creates electrical interference with radio 26 communication or navigational instruments of aircraft or the Homer 27 Airport; 28 (ii) may enhance bird habitat on or in the vicinity of the 29 Homer Airport; 30 (iii) hinders the ability of pilots to distinguish between 31 airport lights and other lights;
01 (iv) results in glare in the eyes of pilots using the 02 Homer Airport; 03 (v) impairs visibility in the vicinity of the Homer 04 Airport; or 05 (vi) endangers the landing, departure, or maneuvering 06 of aircraft at the Homer Airport; 07 (D) prohibit development on the land for any purpose, other 08 than public access across the land; 09 (E) require 10 (i) approval of the Department of Transportation and 11 Public Facilities for the design and construction of access across the 12 land; 13 (ii) relocation of access across the land as necessary to 14 satisfy applicable standards of airport design, safety, and security; 15 (F) install navigational aids on the land; and 16 (G) enter on [UPON] the land for the purpose of enforcing or 17 implementing this subsection. 18 * Sec. 100. AS 16.20.630(c) is amended to read: 19 (c) Notwithstanding AS 16.20.020 and 16.20.050 - 16.20.075 [AS 16.20.500 - 20 16.20.530], the land in Township 6 South, Range 13 West, Sections 15 and 22 21 described in (a) of this section is subject to the following: 22 (1) the right of unobstructed passage by aircraft over the land; 23 (2) the right of aircraft to use the airspace above the land without 24 restrictions on noise, dust, or fumes, other than those imposed under federal and state 25 laws governing air and water quality; 26 (3) the authority of the Department of Transportation and Public 27 Facilities to 28 (A) prohibit the construction of obstructions and permanent 29 structures extending above the imaginary surface of the Homer Airport as 30 determined under regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration; 31 (B) clear the land and keep the land clear of obstructions
01 extending above the imaginary surface of the Homer Airport as determined 02 under regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration, including removal of 03 trees, brush, soil, berms, hills, irregularities in the topography, stockpiles, 04 rocks, buildings, structures, and other obstructions; 05 (C) prohibit or remove an activity, installation, or object that 06 (i) creates electrical interference with radio 07 communication or navigational instruments of aircraft or the Homer 08 Airport; 09 (ii) may enhance bird habitat on or in the vicinity of the 10 Homer Airport; 11 (iii) hinders the ability of pilots to distinguish between 12 airport lights and other lights; 13 (iv) results in glare in the eyes of pilots using the 14 Homer Airport; 15 (v) impairs visibility in the vicinity of the Homer 16 Airport; or 17 (vi) endangers the landing, departure, or maneuvering 18 of aircraft at the Homer Airport; 19 (D) enter on [UPON] the land for the purpose of enforcing or 20 implementing this subsection. 21 * Sec. 101. AS 16.20.630(e) is amended to read: 22 (e) Neither the Department of Fish and Game nor another person may create, 23 develop, or enhance bird habitat within the Beluga Wetlands Wildlife Refuge 24 [HOMER AIRPORT CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. 25 * Sec. 102. AS 16.20.630(g) is amended to read: 26 (g) The Department of Fish and Game shall establish and appoint an advisory 27 committee to work with the department and advise on the management of the Beluga 28 Wetlands Wildlife Refuge [HOMER AIRPORT CRITICAL HABITAT AREA]. If 29 the department develops a management plan for the refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 30 AREA], the department shall consult with the advisory committee, and the plan must 31 allow guaranteed access to and continued public fishing, hunting, and trapping
01 activities and opportunities in the refuge [AREA]. Among appointments to the 02 advisory committee, the department shall include 03 (1) industry and commercial users and hunters, trappers, fishermen, 04 and recreational users recommended by the City of Homer; 05 (2) an official representing the City of Homer; and 06 (3) a representative of the Department of Transportation and Public 07 Facilities. 08 * Sec. 103. AS 16.20.690 is amended to read: 09 Sec. 16.20.690. Additional wildlife refuges [CRITICAL HABITAT 10 AREAS]. The commissioner shall submit a list of proposed additional wildlife 11 refuges [CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS] to the legislature annually. 12 * Sec. 104. AS 38.05.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 13 (h) The provisions of this chapter do not authorize the commissioner to levy a 14 fee on, or otherwise assess, the Department of Fish and Game for carrying out a duty 15 assigned to the department under AS 16.20, including the development, construction, 16 and management of public use and administrative facilities within wildlife refuges. 17 * Sec. 105. AS 38.05.825(b) is amended to read: 18 (b) The commissioner may not convey land under this section that has been 19 designated by statute unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use is 20 consistent or compatible with the purpose of the statutory designation. Land 21 designated as a state wildlife [GAME] refuge or wildlife [, GAME] sanctuary [, OR 22 CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] may not be conveyed unless the commissioner of fish 23 and game also determines that the proposed use is consistent or compatible with the 24 purpose of the designation. If land designated by statute is conveyed, uses of the land 25 after conveyance are restricted to those uses determined by the commissioner of 26 natural resources to be consistent or compatible with the purpose of the designation. 27 * Sec. 106. AS 41.21.131(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) The presently state-owned land and water, and all that acquired in the 29 future by the state, lying within the parcels described in this section are designated as 30 the Kachemak Bay State Park. In order to protect and preserve this land and water for 31 its unique and exceptional scenic value, the park is established and shall be managed
01 as a scenic park. The land and water lying within the following described parcels is 02 reserved from all uses incompatible with its primary function as a scenic park and is 03 assigned to the department for control, development, and maintenance: 04 (1) Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian Chugachik 05 Island 06 Sections 31 - 32; 07 (2) Township 5 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian 08 Section 2: Lot 1, excluding Tract A 09 Section 3: Lots 1 - 8, SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4 10 Section 4: Lots 1 - 4, S1/2N1/2, SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4 11 Section 8: E1/2NE1/4, SE1/4 12 Section 9: Lots 1 and 2, NW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4, 13 W1/2NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4SW1/4, SW1/4NE1/4SW1/4, 14 excluding Lot 6 15 Section 10: Lot 1 16 Section 16: Lot 1 17 Section 17: Lots 1, 3, 4, NW1/4SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4 18 Section 18: Lot 4, SE1/4, E1/2NE1/4 19 Section 19: Lots 1 - 6, NW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4 20 Section 20: Lot 1 21 Sections 24 - 25, excluding tide and submerged land within the 22 Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 23 AREA] 24 Section 26: SE1/4, excluding tide and submerged land within 25 the Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 26 AREA] 27 Section 35, excluding tide and submerged land within the 28 Kachemak Bay Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT 29 AREA] 30 Section 36; 31 (3) Township 6 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian;
01 (4) Township 7 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian 02 Sections 1 - 4 03 Section 5: N1/2 04 Sections 7 - 36; 05 (5) Township 7 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian 06 Section 12, except N1/2NE1/4 07 Section 13 08 Sections 19 - 36; 09 (6) Township 7 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 10 Sections 25 - 26 11 Sections 35 - 36; 12 (7) Township 8 South, Range 11 West, Seward Meridian 13 Sections 1 - 8 14 Section 9: N1/2 15 Section 10: N1/2 16 Section 11: N1/2 17 Section 12: N1/2 18 Sections 17 - 18; 19 (8) Township 8 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian; 20 (9) Township 8 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 21 Sections 1 - 2 22 Sections 10 - 14 23 Section 15: E1/2 24 Section 23: N1/2 and SE1/4 25 Sections 24 - 25 26 Section 26: E1/2 27 Section 35: E1/2 28 Section 36; 29 (10) Township 9 South, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian 30 Section 2: W1/2 31 Section 3 - 10
01 Sections 15 - 22 02 Sections 27 - 34; 03 (11) Township 9 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian; 04 (12) Township 9 South, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian 05 Sections 10 - 15 06 Sections 22 - 27 07 Sections 34 - 36; 08 (13) Township 9 South, Range 12 West, Seward Meridian 09 Sections 1 - 6 10 Section 8: NE1/4 11 Sections 9 - 12 12 Section 13: N1/2 13 Section 14: N1/2; 14 (14) Township 9 South, Range 13 West, Seward Meridian 15 Sections 1 - 2; 16 (15) Township 10 South, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian 17 Sections 4 - 8 18 Sections 17 - 19; 19 (16) Township 10 South, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian 20 Sections 1 - 4 21 Sections 10 - 15 22 Sections 22 - 24. 23 * Sec. 107. AS 41.21.612 is amended to read: 24 Sec. 41.21.612. Land excluded. (a) Private land, approved or pending Native 25 allotments, pending and approved land selections made by the Haines Borough under 26 state law on July 1, 1982, University of Alaska grant land not located within the 27 Chilkat River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] established by 28 AS 16.20.585, and existing transportation and utility corridors located partially or 29 completely within the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve are excluded from the 30 Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. 31 (b) University of Alaska grant land located within the boundary of the Chilkat
01 River Wildlife Refuge [CRITICAL HABITAT AREA] established under 02 AS 16.20.585 is excluded from the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. 03 * Sec. 108. AS 41.23.480(c) is amended to read: 04 (c) The commissioner may not manage a recreation river corridor described in 05 AS 41.23.500 as a unit of the state park system or as a wildlife [GAME] refuge or 06 wildlife [, GAME] sanctuary [, OR A CRITICAL HABITAT]. The commissioner may 07 assign management of a recreation facility or site such as a campground or a boat 08 launch to the division of parks. 09 * Sec. 109. AS 16.20.080, 16.20.500, 16.20.510, 16.20.520, and 16.20.530 are repealed. 10 * Sec. 110. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section 11 to read: 12 TRANSITION. To reflect the name changes made by this Act, the Department of 13 Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Game shall update departmental signs, 14 literature, and digital publications, as necessary, on a schedule developed by each department. 15 * Sec. 111. Section 9 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 2, ch. 119, SLA 16 2010. 17 * Sec. 112. Section 10 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 3, ch. 119, SLA 18 2010. 19 * Sec. 113. Section 60 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 5, ch. 56, SLA 20 1991. 21 * Sec. 114. Section 62 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of sec. 6, ch. 56, SLA 22 1991. 23 * Sec. 115. Except as provided in secs. 111 - 114 of this Act, this Act takes effect 24 immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).