{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-41.17.500","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 41.17.500","heading":"Southeast State Forest.","body":"(a) Subject to valid existing rights, the state-owned or acquired land and water lying within the parcels described in (d) and (e) of this section is designated as the Southeast State Forest.\n(b) The commissioner shall prepare a management plan for the Southeast State Forest under AS 41.17.230.\n(c) The commissioner may establish transportation corridors within the Southeast State Forest.\n(d) The Southeast State Forest includes the state-owned or acquired land within the following described parcels:\n(1) Township 62 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 9: E1/2SE1/4, Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 10: S1/2\nSection 11: N1/2, E1/2SE1/4, W1/2SW1/4, and Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 12: W1/2, W1/2E1/2\nSection 13: W1/2W1/2, NE1/4NW1/4, NW1/4NE1/4\nSection 14: E1/2NE1/4, E1/2SE1/4, W1/2NW1/4, and Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 15: N1/2, N1/2SE1/4, NE1/4SW1/4\nSection 16: Government Lot 1, and the portion of Government Lot 2 Northerly of the East-West centerline of Section 16\nSection 23: NE1/4NE1/4, and Government Lots 1 and 3\nSection 24: SE1/4NW1/4, W1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, and Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 25: NE1/4NE1/4, and Government Lots 1 — 3;\n(2) Township 65 South, Range 78 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 36: E1/2;\n(3) Township 65 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 31: E1/2NW1/4, and Government Lots 1 and 2;\n(4) Township 65 South, Range 89 East, Copper River Meridian\nTract A: The portion within Protracted Sections 25 and 36, and the portion in the E1/2E1/2 of Protracted Section 26;\n(5) Township 65 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian\nTracts A — G; Tract H: The portion within Protracted Sections 13 — 15 and 24, and the portion within the N1/2NE1/4 of Protracted Section 23; Tract K within Protracted Section 30; and Tract L;\n(6) Township 66 South, Range 78 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: E1/2, SW1/4\nSection 12: NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4\nSection 24: E1/2E1/2, and Government Lots 1 — 7\nSection 25: E1/2NE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, and Government Lots 1 — 5;\n(7) Township 66 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 6: SW1/4SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 7: N1/2NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4, and Government Lot 1;\n(8) Township 68 South, Range 76 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 10: S1/2SW1/4\nSection 15: NW1/4, S1/2NE1/4, N1/2S1/2\nSection 31: E1/2, E1/2W1/2, and Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 32\nSection 33: S1/2, NW1/4\nSection 34: NW1/4SW1/4;\n(9) Township 68 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 3: NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4, and Government Lots 3 and 4\nSection 4\nSection 8: Government Lot 1\nSection 9: E1/2, E1/2W1/2, and Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 11: N1/2;\n(10) Township 69 South, Range 76 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: N1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4\nSection 2: NE1/4, N1/2SE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4;\n(11) Township 69 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 23: E1/2SE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4\nSection 24: W1/2SW1/4;\n(12) Township 69 South, Range 80 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 9: SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2SE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, and Government Lot 1\nSection 10: SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4\nSection 15: SE1/4\nSection 21: SE1/4SE1/4\nSection 22: NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4\nSection 27: N1/2NW1/4\nSection 28: NE1/4NE1/4;\n(13) Township 70 South, Range 77 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 23: E1/2NE1/4\nSection 24: N1/2, N1/2SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4;\n(14) Township 70 South, Range 78 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 16: Government Lot 5\nSection 18: W1/2, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4\nSection 19: That portion of Government Lot 1 within the NW1/4NE1/4, W1/2NW1/4, NE1/4NW1/4, W1/2SW1/4\nSection 20: S1/2\nSection 21: That portion of Government Lot 3 within the E1/2; SW1/4; and the parcel described as: commencing at the NW 1/16 corner of Section 21, the point of beginning; thence Northerly along the W 1/16 line to the mean high water line of Sea Otter Sound; thence Northerly and Easterly along the mean high water line of Sea Otter Sound to the intersection with the North-South centerline of Section 21; thence Southerly to the C 1/4 of Section 21; thence Westerly to the NW 1/16 corner of Section 21 and the point of beginning;\n(15) Township 71 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 13: NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, SE1/4, S1/2NE1/4, NW1/4NE1/4;\n(16) Township 71 South, Range 82 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 18: S1/2SW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4\nSection 19: N1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4;\n(17) Township 71 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 14: W1/2\nSection 15: E1/2, S1/2SW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4\nSection 16: S1/2SE1/4\nSection 21: N1/2NE1/4\nSection 22: E1/2, NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4\nSection 23: W1/2\nSection 26: NW1/4\nSection 27: N1/2NE1/4;\n(18) Township 71 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 16: SW1/4SW1/4, and Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 17: Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 20: Government Lot 1\nSection 21: SE1/4NW1/4, and Government Lots 1 — 6;\n(19) Township 72 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4\nSection 12: E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4\nSection 13: N1/2NE1/4, NE1/4NW1/4;\n(20) Township 75 South, Range 89 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 13: SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4, SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, and Government Lot 1\nSection 14: SE1/4, Government Lot 1\nSection 23: N1/2NE1/4\nSection 24: N1/2N1/2;\n(21) Township 75 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian\nTract A: Within Protracted Sections 27, 28, 33, and 34, and the portion in the W1/2W1/2 of Protracted Section 35;\n(22) Township 76 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian\nTract A: Within Protracted Sections 3 — 6, 8, 9, 16, and 17; the portion in the W1/2W1/2 of Protracted Section 2; and the portion in the W1/2NW1/4 and the SW1/4 of Protracted Section 11.\n(e) In addition to the lands described in (d) of this section, the Southeast State Forest includes the state-owned or acquired land within the following described parcels:\n(1) Township 59 South, Range 80 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 4: Government Lots 4 — 5, and W1/2SE1/4 lying West of and excluding ASLS 95-66\nSection 9: E1/2 lying West of and excluding ASLS 95-66\nSection 15: W1/2E1/2\nSection 22: NE1/4\nSection 23: W1/2W1/2;\nSection 12: N1/2;\n(2) Township 60 South, Range 71 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 17: Government Lot 1, and NW1/4SW1/4\nSection 18: Government Lots 1 and 2, and N1/2SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4\nSection 19: Government Lots 1 - 10, and SE1/4SE1/4\nSection 20: Government Lots 1 - 6, and SW1/4SW1/4;\n(3) Township 61 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 36: NE1/4 and NE1/4NW1/4, those portions North of the Mitkof Highway right-of-way;\n(4) Township 61 South, Range 82 East, Copper River Meridian\nTract A: All that portion of Tract A that is Northerly, Westerly, and Northwesterly of a random line that begins at the terminus of the Mitkof Highway which projects Northeasterly at a right angle to the Mitkof Highway and ends at the mean high water line of Sumner Strait of the Mitkof Highway, within Sections 1, 12 - 14, 22, 23, and 27\nSection 30: S1/2SE1/4\nSection 31: Government Lots 1 — 4, NW1/4NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, those portions Northerly of the Mitkof Highway right-of-way;\n(5) Township 62 South, Range 80 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 12: Government Lot 1, SE1/4SE1/4, those portions Northerly of Forest Development Road 6425\nSection 13: Government Lots 1 and 2, those portions Northerly of Forest Development Road 6245\nSection 33, excluding USS 1719\nSection 34: Government Lot 1;\n(6) Township 62 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 3: S1/2NW1/4, SW1/4\nSection 4: Government Lots 1 and 2, and E1/2\nSection 7: Government Lots 1 — 3 and SW1/4SE1/4, those portions Northerly of Forest Development Road 6245\nSection 8: S1/2SW1/4, SE1/4, those portions Northerly of Forest Development Road 6245\nSection 9: NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, those portions Northerly of Forest Development Road 6245\nSection 10: NW1/4NW1/4, that portion Northwesterly of Forest Development Road 6245;\n(7) Township 62 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 27: Government Lots 1 — 4, and SW1/4SW1/4, excluding ASLS 83-8\nSection 28: Tract B ASLS 94-135\nSection 34: Government Lot 2, NW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, and NE1/4SE1/4, excluding ASLS 83-8\nSection 35: Government Lots 1 — 4, SW1/4SE1/4, and N1/2SW1/4, excluding ASLS 83-8;\n(8) Township 63 South, Range 80 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 4: Government Lot 1;\n(9) Township 63 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: Government Lots 1 — 4\nSection 2: Government Lot 1, W1/2NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, and SE1/4\nSection 11: W1/2E1/2, W1/2E1/2E1/2\nSection 14: W1/2E1/2, W1/2E1/2E1/2\nSection 23: W1/2E1/2E1/2, W1/2SE1/4, and SW1/4\nSection 26: NW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, and SW1/4SW1/4\nSection 27: SE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and SW1/4SW1/4\nSection 33: E1/2NE1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and SW1/4SW1/4\nSection 34;\n(10) Township 64 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 4: N1/2, N1/2SW1/4\nSection 5: Government Lots 1 — 5, NE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4\nSection 8: Government Lots 1, 5, and 6, NE1/4NE1/4, SW1/4NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4, excluding ASLS 83-7\nSection 17: W1/2NE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, and E1/2SW1/4, excluding ASLS 83-7;\n(11) Township 64 South, Range 85 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 3: S1/2SE1/4\nSection 8: E1/2\nSection 9: S1/2\nSection 10: NE1/4, S1/2\nSection 15\nSection 16: N1/2, SE1/4;\n(12) Township 66 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 23: E1/2SW1/4\nSection 24: E1/2\nSection 25: Government Lots 3 and 6, those portions lying Easterly or Northerly of ASLS 96-32, and those portions lying Easterly of ASLS 2000-23, NE1/4, and E1/2SE1/4\nSection 26: E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, and Tract M, ASLS 81-217\nSection 27: SE1/4NE1/4, and Tract K, ASLS 81-217, that portion Northerly of Forest Development Road 3060\nSection 36: Government Lot 1, that portion excluding ASLS 81-217;\n(13) Township 68 South, Range 76 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 23: Government Lots 3 and 4 and NE1/4, W1/2SE1/4\nSection 24: Government Lots 2 — 4\nSection 26: Government Lots 1 and 4 — 9, and that portion of Government Lot 2 excluding Block 14 ASLS 81-116, and the NW1/4NE1/4\nSection 35: Government Lot 1;\n(14) Township 68 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: NW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SE1/4\n(15) Township 68 South, Range 82 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 7: Government Lots 2 and 3, E1/2NW1/4;\n(16) Township 69 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 15: Government Lots 7 — 12, N1/2NW1/4, those portions Northwesterly of Forest Development Road 1470\nSection 24: Government Lots 18 and 19, those portions within the protracted E1/2SW1/4 and W1/2SE1/4;\n(17) Township 69 South, Range 80 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 8: S1/2SE1/4\nSection 9: S1/2SW1/4\nSection 15: NW1/4\nSection 16: Government Lot 7, that portion of Government Lot 8 North of the North 1/16 line, NE1/4NE1/4, NW1/4NW1/4\nSection 17: Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 21: Government Lots 4, 5, and 7 Southerly of ASLS 85-335\nSection 22: N1/2SW1/4\nSection 28: Government Lots 1 and 2;\n(18) Township 70 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian\nTracts A and B within Section 13;\n(19) Township 70 South, Range 91 East, Copper River Meridian\nGovernment Tract A, excluding Tracts A — F of ASLS 2003-49 within Sections 17, 18, 20 — 22, and 27 — 29;\n(20) Township 72 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nProtracted Section 1: W1/2SW1/4\nProtracted Section 2: E1/2SE1/4, that portion lying above the mean high water line of Thorne Bay\nProtracted Section 12: W1/2NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4;\n(21) Township 73 South, Range 92 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 20: SE1/4SW1/4\nSection 29: Government Lots 3 and 4, that portion of Government Lot 7 lying Northeasterly of ASLS 84-39, and SW1/4NW1/4, excluding ASLS 84-39\nSection 30: Government Lots 1, 2, and 4, NE1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NE1/4;\n(22) Township 74 South, Range 84 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 17: Government Lot 12, SW1/4SE1/4, S1/2SW1/4\nSection 18: Government Lots 7 and 8, W1/2SE1/4, SE1/4SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4\nSection 19: Government Lots 1 and 2, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4\nSection 20: Government Lots 1 and 2, SW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4;\n(23) Township 74 South, Range 89 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 26: Government Lots 1 — 3\nSection 35: Government Lots 1 — 7, W1/2SE1/4\nSection 36: Government Lot 1;\n(24) Township 75 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 27: Government Lots 1 and 2\nSection 28: Government Lots 1 — 3\nSection 33: Government Lot 1\nSection 34: That portion within the Protracted S1/2 and S1/2NW1/4;\n(25) Township 75 South, Range 89 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: Government Lots 1 — 4, SW1/4NW1/4, W1/2 SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/4\nSection 2: Government Lots 1 — 4, NE1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4, E1/2 SW1/4, excluding ASLS 85-86\nSection 11: Those portions Northeasterly of Forest Development Road 8110 within Government Lots 1 and 2, excluding ASLS 85-86\nSection 12: Those portions Northeasterly of Forest Development Road 8110 within Government Lots 1 — 4, SW1/4NE1/4, NW1/4, and NE1/4SW1/4;\n(26) Township 77 South, Range 88 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 12: Protracted SE1/4SW1/4, SW1/4SE1/4\nSection 13: Protracted N1/2NW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4\nSection 14: Government Lot 25, that portion within the Protracted N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, E1/2SE1/4SW1/4, and N1/2SW1/4\nSection 15: Government Lot 5, that portion within the Protracted N1/2SW1/4\nSection 23: Government Lot 5, that portion Southeasterly of Forest Development Road 2160;\n(27) Township 78 South, Range 81 East, Copper River Meridian\nSection 1: Those portions lying above the mean high water line of Hook Arm within the SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, and S1/2\nSection 2: Those portions lying above the mean high water line of Hook Arm within the S1/2N1/2, and S1/2 including all islands within Section 2\nSection 3: Those portions lying above the mean high water line of Foul Bay within the S1/2NE1/4, N1/2SE1/4, and SE1/4SE1/4\nSection 10: That portion lying above the mean high water line of Hook Arm within the E1/2NE1/4\nSection 11: Those portions lying above the mean high water line of Hook Arm within the N1/2 and N1/2SW1/4 including all islands within Section 11\nSection 12: Those portions lying above the mean high water line of Hook Arm within the N1/2N1/2, and the SW1/4NW1/4.\n(f) Nothing in this section prevents the City and Borough of Wrangell from exercising its land selection rights under AS 29.65.040(d) to state land within its boundaries. If new municipalities are incorporated before June 30, 2019, and lands designated in (d) and (e) of this section are within their boundaries, those lands that were classified as vacant, unappropriated, unreserved state land before establishment of the Southeast State Forest shall be used to calculate the municipal entitlement acreage under AS 29.65.030 but may not be selected.","path":["Title 41. Public Resources.","Chapter 17. Forest Resources and Practices.","Article 6. State Forests."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#41.17.500","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:16Z","sha256":"37b9e531e9aaf1b0d4da0a59ff8111d63f38d82753db9838eb42f14c20c8d12b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-41.17.400","next":"us-ak/as-41.17.610"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}