STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND, and WATER
Land Sales Section
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2020 Alaska State Land Auction, #489, under AS 38.05.055, will begin March 4, 2020. Sealed auction bids will be accepted from March 4 through June 11, 2020. This year’s auction features 110 parcels statewide. An electronic version of the brochure including bidding procedures and parcel information is available at http://landsales.alaska.gov. Auction bidding is limited to Alaska residents.
Free paper brochures will be available at DNR’s Public Information Centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks starting March 13.
Auction bids will be opened, and apparent winners will be announced on June 24, 2020, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at DNR’s offices in Anchorage. Attendance at the bid opening will not affect the outcome.
Over-the-Counter (OTC) sales, which are open to both Alaska and non-Alaska residents, will follow the auction beginning on July 8, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. As in prior years, for the first four weeks of OTC sales, parcels will be priced above the appraised value. OTC purchase applications will be accepted online and in person only. DNR will not accept OTC purchase applications by mail. See the brochure for sale procedures.
If you have questions, please email landsales@alaska.gov or call 907-269-8400 (TDD available at 711 or 800-770-8973) Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. You can also find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/AlaskaLand, on Instagram at @Alaska_Land4Sale, and on Twitter at @AlaskaLand4Sale.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comment on the proposed auction. The deadline for public comment is 5:00PM, wednesday, april 8, 2020. Only persons from whom DNR, Division of Mining Land and Water, Land Sales Section receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal. Written comment may be received by email, postal mail, or fax. Submit comments with the subject “ATTN: Auction Procedures” to landsales@alaska.gov, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501, or fax to 907-269-8916.
A summary of comments and responses will be issued if any comments are received. If no significant changes are required, the auction and OTC offerings will proceed as scheduled without further notice.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.