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Sponsor Statement for HB 232
Remote Recreational Cabin Site Sales

An Act permitting state residents to purchase a remote recreational cabin site.

For far too long, Alaskans have not been able to acquire fee simple land in a state where vast unencumbered lands exist, this bill corrects that situation. House Bill 232 makes it possible for residents of the state of Alaska who have used a parcel of land for recreational use or for a mining claim to purchase that land, fee simple, from the state.

HB 232 removes the need for the state to do the surveying on the land rather giving that responsibility to the individual, eliminating some of the cost of land disposal to the state. It’s a win-win situation. The state doesn’t pay for surveying the land it disposes, and the residents of Alaska get a chance to have a secluded land parcel for a recreational cabin.

HB 232 also requires that, subject to appropriation by the legislature, the Department of Natural Resources shall offer 300 remote recreational parcels for disposal to the citizens of the state per year.

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• Sectional Analysis for HB 232
  
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