SPECIAL USE LANDS
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Special use lands are those
general domain state lands that may have special restrictions.
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information and maps about specific areas.
The Alaska Division of Mining,
Land and Water manages state land that has not been reserved
or withdrawn from multiple use management (under Title
38 of the Alaska Statutes) by either an act of the state
legislature or by an administrative action (in compliance with
limits set by AS
38.05.300). The land managed by the division is called public
domain land.
11 AAC 96.020
set out a list of generally allowed uses that can occur on public
domain land without a permit from the division. All activities
on state land must be conducted in a responsible manner that
will minimize or prevent disturbance to land and water resources.
At times there are special uses that warrant the division to
require a permit for what would otherwise be generally allowed
on public domain land.
The division designation of “special
use lands” is for the protection of scenic, historic,
archeological, scientific, biological, recreational, or other
special resource values warranting additional protections or
other special requirements. Special use land designations originate
from an area or management plan, or are made at the director's
discretion to address a certain need. Before a designation is
made, however, other agencies and the public are given a chance
to comment on the proposal.
To see more information about
the sites and areas of state land that the division has designated
as special use land, select one of the special use areas listed
below.
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area, select an Area Name below and submit. |
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