{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-38.04.015","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 38.04.015","heading":"Public interest in retaining state land in public ownership.","body":"The primary public interests in retaining areas of state land surface in public ownership are\n(1) to make them available on a sustained-yield basis for a variety of beneficial uses including subsistence, energy development, aquaculture, forestry, grazing, sport hunting and fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, and other activities of a type which can generally be made available to more people and conducted more successfully if the land is in public rather than private ownership;\n(2) to facilitate mining and mineral leasing by managing appropriate public land for surface uses which are compatible with subsurface uses;\n(3) to protect critical wildlife habitat and areas of special scenic, recreational, scientific, or other environmental concern;\n(4) to restrict development in hazardous locations such as floodplains and avalanche zones; and\n(5) to guide the location of settlement and development to minimize public costs and maximize social and economic benefits.","path":["Title 38. Public Land.","Chapter 04. Policy for Use and Classification of State Land Surface.","Article 1. Public and Private Land Use."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#38.04.015","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:01Z","sha256":"bb787863ad32f50cdccc1bc15dee31ae96e49212e2a6ed8fbf0f0e9fe87f7eb5","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-38.04.010","next":"us-ak/as-38.04.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}