The primary public interests in retaining areas of state land surface in public ownership are

(1) to make them available on a sustained-yield basis for a variety of beneficial uses including subsistence, energy development, aquaculture, forestry, grazing, sport hunting and fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, skiing, and other activities of a type which can generally be made available to more people and conducted more successfully if the land is in public rather than private ownership;

Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 38.04.015

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
(2) to facilitate mining and mineral leasing by managing appropriate public land for surface uses which are compatible with subsurface uses;
(3) to protect critical wildlife habitat and areas of special scenic, recreational, scientific, or other environmental concern;
(4) to restrict development in hazardous locations such as floodplains and avalanche zones; and
(5) to guide the location of settlement and development to minimize public costs and maximize social and economic benefits.
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