Alaska § 41.21.153 - Certain land excepted.

§ 41.21.153. Certain land excepted.

 (a) Notwithstanding AS 41.21.020 (a)(6), 41.21.150, or 41.21.151, state-owned land in the following described parcels may be leased in accordance with AS 38.35 (Right-of-Way Leasing Act) for the purpose of construction and operation of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope:        (1) Township 29 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian Section 4: N1/2, SW1/4

Section 5: E1/2

Section 7: E1/2, SW1/4

Section 8

Section 9: NW1/4

Section 18: E1/2

Section 19: E1/2

Section 29: SW1/4

Section 30: E1/2

Section 31: E1/2

Section 32: W1/2;

 (2) Township 30 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian Section 2: NW1/4

Section 3

Section 4: SE1/4

Section 8: E1/2

Section 9

Section 10: W1/2

Section 16: W1/2

Section 17: E1/2

Section 20: E1/2

Section 21: W1/2

Section 28

Section 33;

 (3) Township 31 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian Section 1: NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4

Section 2

Section 3: SE1/4

Section 9: SE1/4

Section 10

Section 11: W1/2

Section 14: NW1/4

Section 15: N1/2

Section 16

Section 17: S1/2

Section 19: NE1/4, S1/2

Section 20: N1/2, SW1/4

Section 21: NW1/4

Section 30: N1/2;

 (4) Township 31 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian Section 24: SE1/4

Section 25

Section 26: E1/2

Section 34: SE1/4

Section 35

Section 36: NW1/4;

 (5) Township 32 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian Section 6: NW1/4;

 (6) Township 32 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian Section 1: N1/2, SW1/4

Section 2

Section 3: SE1/4

Section 8: SE1/4

Section 9

Section 10: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4

Section 11: NW1/4

Section 16: N1/2

Section 17

Section 19: S1/2, NE1/4

Section 20: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4

Section 29: NW1/4

Section 30

Section 31: N1/2, SW1/4;

 (7) Township 32 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian Section 25: SE1/4

Section 35: SE1/4

Section 36;

 (8) Township 33 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian Section 16

Section 17: SE1/4

Section 20: NE1/4, S1/2, S1/2NW1/4

Section 21: W1/2

Section 29: N1/2, SW1/4

Section 30: S1/2, NE1/4

Section 31;

 (9) Township 33 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian Section 36: S1/2.

 (b) A state or federal survey does not remove land from the parcels described in (a) of this section.

 (c) The department shall manage any state-owned land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park as part of Denali State Park until the land is leased under AS 38.35 . State-owned land described in this section will revert to Denali State Park upon release of the land from a right-of-way through termination of the lease or otherwise and upon satisfaction of the lessee's obligations to restore and revegetate the land.

 (d) Any right-of-way lease issued under AS 38.35 across land described in this section and within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park must        (1) reserve to the state the interests necessary to provide for public access by foot, snow machine, dog sled, and other traditional means of access along and across the leased corridor;

 (2) preserve, to the maximum extent practicable, the recreational, scenic, cultural, historical, and habitat values consistent with the leasehold's location within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park; and

 (3) provide for termination of the lease if construction of the pipeline has not begun 10 years after the effective date of the lease.

 (e) AS 38.35.130 does not apply to land within the exterior boundaries of Denali State Park.

 (f) A natural gas pipeline right-of-way lease may not be issued across land described in this section unless the lease becomes effective before January 1, 2025.