(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 MeridianSection 4: N1/2, SW1/4Section 5: E1/2Section 7: E1/2, SW1/4Section 8Section 9: NW1/4Section 18: E1/2Section 19: E1/2Section 29: SW1/4Section 30: E1/2Section 31: E1/2Section 32: W1/2; (2) Township 30 North, Range 5 West, Seward MeridianSection 2: NW1/4Section 3Section 4: SE1/4Section 8: E1/2Section 9Section 10: W1/2Section 16: W1/2Section 17: E1/2Section 20: E1/2Section 21: W1/2Section 28Section 33; (3) Township 31 North, Range 4 West, Seward MeridianSection 1: NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4Section 2Section 3: SE1/4Section 9: SE1/4Section 10Section 11: W1/2Section 14: NW1/4Section 15: N1/2Section 16Section 17: S1/2Section 19: NE1/4, S1/2Section 20: N1/2, SW1/4Section 21: NW1/4Section 30: N1/2; (4) Township 31 North, Range 5 West, Seward MeridianSection 24: SE1/4Section 25Section 26: E1/2Section 34: SE1/4Section 35Section 36: NW1/4; (5) Township 32 North, Range 2 West, W1/4Section 30: N1/2; (4) Township 31 North, Range 5 West, Seward MeridianSection 24: SE1/4Section 25Section 26: E1/2Section 34: SE1/4Section 35Section 36: NW1/4; (5) Township 32 North, Range 2 West, Seward MeridianSection 6: NW1/4; (6) Township 32 North, Range 3 West, Seward MeridianSection 1: N1/2, SW1/4Section 2Section 3: SE1/4Section 8: SE1/4Section 9Section 10: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4Section 11: NW1/4Section 16: N1/2Section 17Section 19: S1/2, NE1/4Section 20: N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4Section 29: NW1/4Section 30Section 31: N1/2, SW1/4; (7) Township 32 North, Range 4 West, Seward MeridianSection 25: SE1/4Section 35: SE1/4Section 36; (8) Township 33 North, Range 2 West, Seward MeridianSection 16Section 17: SE1/4Section 20: NE1/4, S1/2, S1/2NW1/4Section 21: W1/2Section 29: N1/2, SW1/4Section 30: S1/2, NE1/4Section 31; (9) Township 33 North, Range 3 West, Seward MeridianSection 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 . (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. ocation 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.
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