Sec. 38.95.230. Management of escheated real property by department.
(a) After a judgment of escheat under AS 38.95.220, the department may sell, lease, exchange, assign, or otherwise manage real property that has escheated to the state. In determining the proper disposition of escheated real property the department shall, within two years after the judgment of escheat under AS 38.95.220, make a written finding that […]
Sec. 38.95.240. Time within which to claim escheated real property.
(a) Within seven years after a judgment of escheat under AS 38.95.220, a person who is not a party to the escheat proceeding may bring an action in the superior court to prove the person’s claim to the real property. If the plaintiff establishes the claim and establishes that the plaintiff had no knowledge of […]
Sec. 38.95.250. Proceeds of sale or redemption.
(a) The department shall deposit the proceeds of real property sold under AS 38.95.230(a)(1) less the expenses of sale, including attorney fees and appraisal and publication costs, in an escheated real property trust account. The department shall maintain the proceeds in the account for a period of at least seven years after the date of […]
Sec. 38.95.260. Disposition of sale proceeds seven years after the judgment of escheat.
Seven years after the judgment of escheat, net proceeds from the sale of escheated real property may be transferred from the escheated real property trust account to the general fund and credited to the land disposal income account under AS 38.04.022, unless a person who was the owner or one of the owners of the […]
Sec. 38.95.270. Definition.
In AS 38.95.200 – 38.95.270, “department” means the Department of Natural Resources.
Sec. 38.95.300. Disclaimer applicable to state land disposals.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title (1) obligates the state to provide services to land that is disposed of by the state, or any grantee of the state, or is the subject of any disposal program; (2) limits the authority of the state to dispose of land or any interest in land […]
Sec. 38.95.010. State’s interest may not be obtained by adverse possession or prescription.
No prescription or statute of limitations runs against the title or interest of the state to land under the jurisdiction of the state. No title or interest to land under the jurisdiction of the state may be acquired by adverse possession or prescription, or in any other manner except by conveyance from the state.
Sec. 38.95.050. Land management contracts with Native corporations.
A corporation organized under state law pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) may contract with the Department of Natural Resources for the management of land; however, a sale, lease, exchange or other disposal of this land may not be made without the approval of the corporation owning it. The […]
Sec. 38.95.075. Permits for the use of trapping cabins.
Except where a resource management conflict exists, the commissioner shall issue a nonexclusive, nontransferable permit to an individual for the use of a trapping cabin when the applicant provides to the commissioner a verified statement by the local fish and game advisory committee of the area in which the cabin is located that states that […]
Sec. 38.95.080. Trapping cabin construction permits.
(a) The commissioner may issue a nontransferable permit for the construction of a trapping cabin on state land to a person who meets the following qualifications: (1) the person must have an established trapline with proof of regular use; (2) the person must have a trapline of sufficient length to justify the need for cabin […]