State Codes and Statutes
Statutes > Alaska > Title-41 > Chapter-41-23 > Article-01 > Sec-41-23-060(a) Management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Ernie Haugen Public Use Area is the responsibility of the department. After adequate public hearings the commissioner may designate incompatible uses and shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the Ernie Haugen Public Use Area. With regard to the management of land within the public use area described in AS 41.23.080 (a), the commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.
(b) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within or abutting state-owned land described in AS 41.23.080 but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, donation, or otherwise for inclusion in the Ernie Haugen Public Use Area.
(c) The commissioner may not manage the Ernie Haugen Public Use Area as a unit of the state park system.
