{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-41.21.153","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 41.21.153","heading":"Certain land excepted.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020(a)(6), 41.21.150, or 41.21.151, state-owned land in the following described parcels may be leased in accordance with AS 38.35 (Right-of-Way Leasing Act) for the purpose of construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope:\n(1) Township 29 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 4: N1/2, SW1/4\nSection 5: E1/2\nSection 7: E1/2, SW1/4\nSection 8\nSection 9: NW1/4\nSection 18: E1/2\nSection 19: E1/2\nSection 29: SW1/4\nSection 30: E1/2\nSection 31: E1/2\nSection 32: W1/2;\n(2) Township 30 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 2: NW1/4\nSection 3\nSection 4: SE1/4\nSection 8: E1/2\nSection 9\nSection 10: W1/2\nSection 16: W1/2\nSection 17: E1/2\nSection 20: E1/2\nSection 21: W1/2\nSection 28\nSection 33;\n(3) Township 31 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 1: NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4\nSection 2\nSection 3: SE1/4\nSection 9: SE1/4\nSection 10\nSection 11: W1/2\nSection 14: NW1/4\nSection 15: N1/2\nSection 16\nSection 17: S1/2\nSection 19: NE1/4, S1/2\nSection 20: N1/2, SW1/4\nSection 21: NW1/4\nSection 30: N1/2;\n(4) Township 31 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 24: SE1/4\nSection 25\nSection 26: E1/2\nSection 34: SE1/4\nSection 35\nSection 36: NW1/4;\n(5) Township 32 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 6: NW1/4;\n(6) Township 32 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 1: N1/2, SW1/4\nSection 2\nSection 3: SE1/4\nSection 8: SE1/4\nSection 9\nSection 10: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4\nSection 11: NW1/4\nSection 16: N1/2\nSection 17\nSection 19: S1/2, NE1/4\nSection 20: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4\nSection 29: NW1/4\nSection 30\nSection 31: N1/2, SW1/4;\n(7) Township 32 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 25: SE1/4\nSection 35: SE1/4\nSection 36;\n(8) Township 33 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 16\nSection 17: SE1/4\nSection 20: NE1/4, S1/2, S1/2NW1/4\nSection 21: W1/2\nSection 29: N1/2, SW1/4\nSection 30: S1/2, NE1/4\nSection 31;\n(9) Township 33 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian\nSection 36: S1/2.\n(b) A state or federal survey does not remove land from the parcels described in (a) of this section.\n(c) The department shall manage any state-owned land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park as part of Denali State Park until the land is leased under AS 38.35. State-owned land described in this section will revert to Denali State Park upon release of the land from a right-of-way through termination of the lease or otherwise and upon satisfaction of the lessee's obligations to restore and revegetate the land.\n(d) Any right-of-way lease issued under AS 38.35 across land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park must\n(1) reserve to the state the interests necessary to provide for public access by foot, snow machine, dog sled, and other traditional means of access along and across the leased corridor;\n(2) preserve, to the maximum extent practicable, the recreational, scenic, cultural, historical, and habitat values consistent with the leasehold's location within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park; and\n(3) provide for termination of the lease if construction of the pipeline has not begun 10 years after the effective date of the lease.\n(e) AS 38.35.130 does not apply to land within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park.\n(f) A natural gas pipeline right-of-way lease may not be issued across land described in this section unless the lease becomes effective before January 1, 2025.","path":["Title 41. Public Resources.","Chapter 21. Parks and Recreational Facilities.","Article 2. State Parks."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#41.21.153","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:19:16Z","sha256":"9e100462dcb169890fecb8118f4a00d4f8aec06189cf45f4fffacdfa787ca155","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-41.21.152","next":"us-ak/as-41.21.160"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}