(a) Management of the surface and subsurface estate of the Nelchina 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 Nelchina Public Use Area. With regard to the management of land within the central caribou calving area described in Alaska Stat. § 41.23.040(b), the commissioner shall obtain the concurrence of the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan. With regard to the management of land within the public use area described in Alaska Stat. § 41.23.040(c), the commissioner shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game in the adoption and revision of the management plan.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 41.23.020
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for the management of fish and game resources and public use of fish and wildlife in the Nelchina Public Use Area consistent with the purposes of Alaska Stat. § 41.23.010.(c) The Nelchina Public Use Area shall be open to mineral entry under Alaska Stat. § 38.05.185 – 38.05.275, and the commissioner may adopt regulations to achieve the purposes specified in Alaska Stat. § 41.23.010. Each valid existing right or permit shall remain valid and continue in full force and effect according to its terms. Exploration, development, and extraction of subsurface resources shall be allowed in a manner that is compatible with the purposes specified in Alaska Stat. § 41.23.010(1) – (4).(d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within or abutting state-owned land described in Alaska Stat. § 41.23.040 but may acquire privately owned land by purchase, exchange, or otherwise for inclusion in the Nelchina Public Use Area.(e) The commissioner may not manage the Nelchina Public Use Area as a unit of the state park system.
