STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND AND WATER
LAND CONVEYANCE SECTION
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) 2023 Alaska State Land Auction #495, under AS 38.05.055, will begin June 1, 2023. Sealed auction bids will be accepted between June 1 and October 3, 2023. This year’s auction features 209 parcels statewide. An electronic version of the brochure, including bidding procedures and parcel information, is available at https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsales/auction/495/. Auction bidding is limited to Alaska residents, with the exception of commercial parcels. Alaska residents, non-Alaska residents, and businesses are eligible to bid on commercial parcels.
Free paper brochures for auction #495 will be available at DNR’s Public Information Centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks starting June 12, 2023.
Auction #495 bids will be opened, and apparent winners announced on October 24, 2023, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at DNR’s office in Anchorage. Attendance at the bid opening will not affect the outcome.
Parcels not sold during Auction #495 may be offered Over-the-Counter (OTC). Both Alaska and non-Alaska residents are eligible to purchase OTC parcels. Available OTC parcels can first be purchased on November 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. For the first four weeks, these OTC 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 regarding Auction #495, please email landsales@alaska.gov or call 907-269-8594 (TYY available at 711 or 800-770-8973) Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. You can also find us on Facebook at https://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 4:30PM, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2023. Only persons from whom DNR, Division of Mining Land and Water, Land Conveyance Section receives timely written comment, during the identified comment period, will be eligible to file an appeal. Written comments may be received by email, postal mail, or fax. Submit comments with the subject “ATTN: Auction #495 Procedures” to landsales@alaska.gov, 550 West 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.
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