(a) The commissioner shall designate and make available for homestead entry state land, including, after consulting with the Board of Agriculture and Conservation (AS 03.09.010), land classified for agricultural use. State land made available for homestead entry under this chapter shall be distributed throughout the state. (b) The commissioner shall complete a rectangular survey grid […]
(a) A homestead entry permit entitles an applicant to enter land within an area designated under AS 38.09.010 and to survey, occupy, and improve the land in order to qualify for a patent under this chapter. (b) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall personally stake the corners and flag the boundaries of the […]
(a) An applicant for a homestead entry permit shall (1) submit proof acceptable to the commissioner that the applicant is at least 18 years of age and has been a resident of the state for not less than one year immediately before the date of application; (2) pay a fee of $5 per acre according […]
(a) A homestead entry permit may be revoked by the commissioner for a substantial breach of the permit conditions or the requirements of this chapter, including (1) an assignment, conveyance, or transfer of the permit not authorized under AS 38.09.030(c); (2) failure of the permit holder to submit an aliquot parts description of the homestead […]
(a) The commissioner shall issue a patent to homestead entry land if the permit holder (1) resides and lives on the homestead entry land for not less than 25 months within five years after the issuance of the homestead entry permit; (2) submits an aliquot parts description or completes an approved survey of the land […]
If it is impractical to brush the boundaries of a homestead entry, an applicant shall flag the boundaries.
The commissioner shall issue a homestead entry permit to the first applicant for land to comply with AS 38.09.020(b).
(a) If a municipality has filed a selection of state land under AS 29.65 or former AS 29.18.201 – 29.18.213 with the commissioner, the state land selected may not be designated for homestead entry; if the commissioner determines that land selected by a municipality is not available for patent to the municipality under AS 29.65 […]
(a) If an applicant complies with the requirements of AS 38.09.050(a)(2), (4), and (5) and pays to the commissioner an amount equal to five percent of the fair market value within two years of the issuance of an entry permit, an applicant may purchase the land under AS 38.05.065. The purchase price is the fair […]
(a) A lessee of a remote parcel under former AS 38.05.077 may elect to obtain title to the remote parcel under AS 38.09.050. If a lessee of a remote parcel elects to obtain title under AS 38.09.050, July 28, 1983, shall be considered the date of the issuance of the homestead entry permit. (b) Except […]
(a) The commissioner may not include the conditions of former AS 38.05.078(d) in a remote parcel purchase contract issued on or after July 1, 1997. (b) The commissioner shall amend a remote parcel or homestead entry land purchase contract or patent issued before July 1, 1997 to remove the conditions of former AS 38.05.078(d) or […]
The commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement this chapter.
In this chapter, (1) “brush” means to clear a swath along the boundary lines of a homestead entry so that the boundary lines may be identified from the ground; (2) “commissioner” means the commissioner of natural resources; (3) “resident” means an individual who has resided in the state for one year, is a U.S. citizen […]
