00                            SENATE BILL NO. 47                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to Chugach State Park; and providing for an effective date."                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 41.21.122 is amended to read:                                                                      
04 Sec. 41.21.122. Management responsibility. Except as provided by (b) and                                            
05 (c) of this section, control, development, and maintenance of [THE] state land and                                  
06 water described in AS 41.21.121 as the Chugach State Park and control of highway                                    
07 access and roadside structures within the park is assigned to the department [FOR                                   
08 CONTROL, DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, EXCEPT THAT THE                                                                   
09 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES IS                                                                   
10 RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL EXISTING                                                              
11 PUBLIC ROADS WITHIN THE PARK. THE CONTROL OF HIGHWAY ACCESS                                                             
12 AND ROADSIDE STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CHUGACH STATE PARK IS                                                                
13 THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT]. The Department of Fish and                                                       
14 Game shall cooperate with the department to provide for those purposes under                                            
15 AS 41.21.121 relevant to the duties of the Department of Fish and Game. If, in the                                      

01 exercise of management responsibility under this section, conflicts of land ownership,                                  
02 jurisdiction, or authority are unreconcilable or unmanageable other than at an                                          
03 unreasonable cost and expense to the state, the commissioner, after public hearing in                               
04 accordance with AS 44.62, may modify, subject to the approval of the legislature, the                               
05 boundaries of the Chugach State Park, not to exceed 20 percent of the total acreage                                 
06       described in AS 41.21.121.                                                                                      
07    * Sec. 2. AS 41.21.122 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
08            (b)  The department may grant an easement or right-of-way within the                                         
09       Chugach State Park to a municipality if                                                                           
10                 (1)  the department provides notice of the proposed grant in the manner                                 
11       provided by AS 44.62.190 and 44.62.200 and conducts at least one hearing in                                       
12       accordance with the provisions of AS 44.62.210; and                                                               
13                 (2)  the commissioner finds that granting the easement or right-of-way                                  
14                      (A)  will improve, facilitate, or maintain public access to the                                    
15            park; and                                                                                                    
16                      (B)  is in the public interest.                                                                    
17            (c)  The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall repair and                                 
18       maintain existing public roads within the Chugach State Park except for repairs and                               
19       maintenance performed by a municipality under (b) of this section.                                                
20    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.