State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Mining, Land, and Water
Southcentral Regional Office
550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 900C
Anchorage, AK 99501-3577
Public Notice
ADL 233057: Kotsina Settlement - Private Non-Exclusive Easements near Chitina, Alaska
Proposed Grantee: Ahtna
Pursuant to Alaska Statue 38.05.850, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Office proposes to create two easements as described in the Kotsina Settlement Agreement (Ahtna v. State of Alaska, Case No. 3PA-08-1600 CI). A road easement and an adjacent maintenance and construction easement, both situated in Chitina Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, and more fully described as follows:
A access (road) easement to and across the bed of the Kotsina River, within protracted Sections 7 and 8 of surveyed T 4 S, R 6 E, Copper River Meridian, Alaska, 60 feet in width, extending 30 feet from either side of the centerline of the existing route. The access easement shall be perpetual, and shall provide for commercial and non-commercial transportation, road and bridge construction, and related maintenance activities, consistent with the easement location as approximately depicted in Exhibit D (provided as an attachment to the public notice) and subject to the final plat. The easement shall be located at the head of the Kotsina River delta, as generally depicted in Exhibit D, in the approximate location of Ahtna's former road and bridge crossing. The alignment for this easement is fully contained within the bed of the Kotsina River.
A maintenance and construction easement, including for maintenance and construction of slopes and dikes, to and across the shoreland of the Kotsina River, within protracted Sections 7 and 8 of surveyed T 4 S, R 6 E, Copper River Meridian, Alaska. This easement shall begin at a point on the ordinary high water line of the right bank of the Kotsina River closest to the center of the northerly end of the existing bridge; thence running upstream along the OHW line of the said right bank for 470 feet; thence easterly on a line parallel to the existing bridge to the OHW line on the left bank of the Kotsina River; thence downstream along said left bank on the OHW line to the intersection of the OHW line with the existing dike, as depicted on Exhibit D to the attached Settlement Agreement; thence in a straight line across the Kotsina River to a point on the OHW line of the right bank; thence upstream 300 feet along the OHW line of said right bank to the point of beginning.
The requested easements are depicted in the attached map. If approved, the easements will be held by Ahtna.
Members of the public and interested parties are invited to comment on this proposal. DMLW must receive comments no later than 5:00 pm February 9, 2018. In order to be given full consideration, all comments should be in writing and should clearly explain the facts on which they are based and how they pertain to the proposed easements. Comments, questions, or requests for further information should be directed to the attention of Brittany Smith at the Southcentral Regional Office, 550 W. 7th Ave, Suite 900C, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3577; email brittany.smith@alaska.gov; telephone (907) 269-8562, fax (907) 269-8913. Please reference ADL 233057 when commenting. Following the comment deadline, all responses will be reviewed and the Department’s decision on this matter may be modified as a result of information received.
The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate may contact the TDD number at (907) 269-8411. Copies of the Alaska Statute referenced above may be accessed on-line by searching the State of Alaska website at http://www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/statutes.asp.
The DMLW Southcentral Regional Office reserves the right to waive technical deficits in this notice.