CHUGACH STATE PARK EASEMENTS, the official text

Enrolled SB 47 
 Relating to Chugach State Park; and providing for an effective date. 
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 * Section 1. AS 41.21.122 is amended to read: 
 Sec. 41.21.122. Management responsibility. Except as provided by (b) and 
 (c) of this section, control, development, and maintenance of [THE] state land and 
 water described in AS 41.21.121 as the Chugach State Park and control of roadside 
 structures within the park are [IS] assigned to the department [FOR CONTROL, 
 DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE, EXCEPT THAT THE DEPARTMENT 
 OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 
 REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL EXISTING PUBLIC ROADS WITHIN 
 THE PARK. THE CONTROL OF HIGHWAY ACCESS AND ROADSIDE 
 STRUCTURES WITHIN THE CHUGACH STATE PARK IS THE 
 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT]. The Department of Fish and Game 
 shall cooperate with the department to provide for those purposes under AS 41.21.121 
 relevant to the duties of the Department of Fish and Game. If, in the exercise of

management responsibility under this section, conflicts of land ownership, 
 jurisdiction, or authority are unreconcilable or unmanageable other than at an 
 unreasonable cost and expense to the state, the commissioner, after public hearing in 
 accordance with AS 44.62, may modify, subject to the approval of the legislature, the 
 boundaries of the Chugach State Park, not to exceed 20 percent of the total acreage 
 described in AS 41.21.121. 
 * Sec. 2. AS 41.21.122 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 
 (b) The department may grant an easement or right-of-way within the 
 Chugach State Park for the purposes of repairing, maintaining, and constructing roads 
 and related facilities within the park to a municipality if 
 (1) the easement or right-of-way is requested by the municipality; 
 (2) the municipality bears any costs associated with the granted 
 easement or right-of-way and facilities related to the easement or right-of-way; 
 (3) the municipality assumes the duty of maintaining the easement or 
 right-of-way and any related constructed facilities for the duration of the grant; 
 (4) the easement or right-of-way sets out the period of its duration, 
 whether temporary or perpetual; 
 (5) the department provides notice of the proposed grant in the manner 
 provided by AS 44.62.190 and 44.62.200 and conducts at least one hearing in 
 accordance with the provisions of AS 44.62.210; and 
 (6) the commissioner finds that granting the easement or right-of-way 
 (A) will improve, facilitate, or maintain public access to the 
 park; and 
 (B) is in the public interest. 
 (c) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall repair and 
 maintain existing public roads within the Chugach State Park except for repairs and 
 maintenance performed by a municipality under (b) of this section. 
 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2025.