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HB109

Rules for Leasing State Land for Recreational Cabins

Last scannedSep 22, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill removes the word 'remote' from laws about recreational cabin sites and sets new rules for how state officials review, approve, and publish findings when leasing or selling land.

What it does

  • Removes the requirement that recreational cabin site leases and sales must be on remote lands.
  • Allows the director to use a single written finding to approve contracts for selling, leasing, or disposing of state land with commissioner consent.
  • Lets officials limit their review of proposed projects to facts and issues directly important to the decision.
  • Requires public notice and comment periods before certain oil and gas lease sales take place.
  • Sets dollar limits where directors can sign contracts without needing approval from the commissioner.

Who it affects

  • The Alaska Department of Natural Resources director
  • The state land commissioner
  • People who want to lease or buy state land for recreational cabins

Limits and unknowns

  • The bill text provided does not specify the exact effective date.
  • The official text excerpt ends before listing all exceptions for oil and gas lease sales that do not require new written findings.

Plain language

Terms to know

Written finding
A document where the director explains why selling or leasing land serves the best interests of the state.
Disposal
The act of selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring ownership or use rights to state property.

Official record

Sources

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Official bill pageIntroduced textCurrent bill text
Read the official summary

STATE LAND FOR RECREATIONAL CABIN SITES An Act relating to the lease and sale of state land for recreational cabin sites; and providing for an effective date.

Official activity

Bill history

  1. (H) Minutes (HRES)Min
  2. (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to Immediately Following Session --Text
  3. (H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124Text
  4. (H) REFERRED TO RESOURCES212
  5. (H) GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER212
  6. (H) FN1: (DNR)212
  7. (H) RES, FIN212
  8. (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS212