Denali/Stampede land use and recreation

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HOUSE BILL NO. 241
01 "An Act creating the Stampede State Recreation Area."
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
03 * Section 1. AS 41.21 is amended by adding new sections to article 4 to read:
04 Sec. 41.21.401. Purpose of AS 41.21.401 - 41.21.407. The purpose of
05 AS 41.21.401 - 41.21.407 is to establish the area described in AS 41.21.407 as the
06 Stampede State Recreation Area. The Stampede State Recreation Area is established
07 to
08 (1) perpetuate and enhance
09 (A) general public recreation;
10 (B) public enjoyment of fish and wildlife;
11 (2) protect and maintain fish and wildlife habitat so that traditional
12 public use of fish and wildlife populations may continue;
13 (3) provide an area for the public to enjoy the full spectrum of public
14 uses, including maintenance and enhancement of motorized and nonmotorized
15 recreational opportunities;
01 (4) allow
02 (A) continued motorized access for owners of private property
03 in the Stampede State Recreation Area; and
04 (B) additional public uses of the area determined by the
05 commissioner to be compatible with this section.
06 Sec. 41.21.402. Management. (a) The commissioner is responsible for the
07 management of the land and mineral estate within the Stampede State Recreation Area
08 consistent with the purposes of AS 41.21.401. After adequate public hearings and in
09 consultation with the Denali Borough Assembly, the commissioner may designate
10 incompatible uses and shall adopt and may revise a management plan for the
11 Stampede State Recreation Area.
12 (b) The commissioner of fish and game, the Board of Fisheries, and the Board
13 of Game are responsible for the management of fish and game resources and public
14 use of fish and wildlife in the Stampede State Recreation Area consistent with the
15 purposes of AS 41.21.401.
16 Sec. 41.21.403. Incompatible uses. (a) Except as provided in this section, the
17 commissioner may prohibit or restrict uses determined to be incompatible with the
18 purposes of the Stampede State Recreation Area under AS 41.21.401 within the state-
19 owned land and water described in AS 41.21.407.
20 (b) Nothing in AS 41.21.401 - 41.21.407 prohibits the Department of Fish and
21 Game from engaging in rehabilitation, enhancement, and development of fish and
22 wildlife habitat within an area described in AS 41.21.407 that is consistent with the
23 purposes stated in AS 41.21.401.
24 © The commissioner may not restrict
25 (1) lawful fishing, hunting, or trapping rights allowed under a
26 regulation of the Board of Fisheries or the Board of Game in the Stampede State
27 Recreation Area; or
28 (2) the use of weapons, including firearms, in the Stampede State
29 Recreation Area except in locations where the commissioner determines that the use
30 of weapons constitutes a threat to public safety.
31 (d) The commissioner shall
01 (1) allow the Stampede State Recreation Area to be used for activities
02 compatible with the reasons for establishing the public recreation area in
03 AS 41.21.401, including all-terrain vehicle use, watercraft use, snowmobiling,
04 horseback riding, hiking, bicycling, dog sledding, cross-country skiing, skijoring,
05 camping, hunting, fishing, wildlife viewing, and photography; and
06 (2) recognize the traditional use of existing motorized and
07 nonmotorized uses in the area; reroute an existing trail to avoid sensitive habitat;
08 conduct trail rehabilitation or reroute a trail to minimize damage; maintain and
09 enhance motor vehicle options and opportunities; and provide for increased use of the
10 public recreation area.
11 Sec. 41.21.404. Purchase authorized; eminent domain prohibited. The
12 commissioner may acquire, by purchase in the name of the state, title to or interest in
13 real property lying within the boundaries of the Stampede State Recreation Area. The
14 state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land for inclusion in the
15 Stampede State Recreation Area.
16 Sec. 41.21.405. Stampede State Recreation Area. The state-owned land and
17 water, vacant and unappropriated, and all that acquired in the future by the state lying
18 within the following parcels are designated as the Stampede State Recreation Area,
19 reserved from all uses incompatible with their primary function as public recreation
20 land, and assigned to the department for control, development, and maintenance:
21 (1) Township 12 South, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian
22 Sections 3 - 10
23 Sections 15 - 22
24 Sections 27 - 34
25 (2) Township 12 South, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian
26 Sections 1 - 36
27 (3) Township 12 South, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian
28 Sections 1 - 36
29 (4) Township 13 South, Range 9 West, Fairbanks Meridian
30 Sections 3 - 10
31 (5) Township 13 South, Range 10 West, Fairbanks Meridian
01 Sections 1 - 6 excluding national park lands
02 Sections 7 - 12 excluding national park lands
03 (6) Township 13 South, Range 11 West, Fairbanks Meridian
04 Sections 1 - 6 excluding national park lands
05 Sections 7 - 12 excluding national park lands.