Alaska § 38.05.801 - Management of mental health trust land.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 38.05.801 — Management of mental health trust land., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38.05.801. Management of mental health trust land.
(a) Mental health trust land shall be managed consistent with the trust principles imposed on the state by the Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act, P.L. 84-830, 70 Stat. 709 (1956).
(b) Subject to (a) of this section, the department (1) shall manage mental health trust land under those provisions of law applicable to other state land;
(2) may exchange other state land for mental health trust land under the procedures set out in AS 38.50 ; and
(3) may correct errors or omissions in the legal descriptions of mental health trust land.
(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) to implement this section. The regulations adopted under this subsection must, at a minimum, address (1) maintenance of the trust land base;
(2) management for the benefit of the trust;
(3) management for long-term sustained yield of products from the land; and
(4) management for multiple use of trust land.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38.05.801 ("Management of mental health trust land.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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