ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

NOTICE OF PRIVATE NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT

ADL 109059

JUNEAU HYDROPOWER, INC.

In accordance with AS 38.05.850, the Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW) has issued a decision to issue a private non-exclusive easement to Juneau Hydropower Inc. for a 50-year term. The easement authorizes the use of approximately 0.55 acres of State land for a high voltage, undersea electric transmission line combined with fiber optic cable along the tide and submerged lands within Point Bridget State Park, approximately 40 miles north of Juneau, Alaska. The easement will be within Section 12, Township 37 South, Range 63 East, Copper River Meridian. Although noticed as a 25-year authorization, DMLW has increased the proposed term length to 50 years.

An eligible person affected by this decision, and who provided timely written comment or public hearing testimony to the department, may appeal the decision to the DNR Commissioner per AS 44.37.011 and 11 AAC 02. Any appeal must be received within twenty (20) calendar days after issuance of this decision under 11 AAC 02.040. An eligible person must first appeal a decision to the Commissioner before seeking relief in superior court. The Alaska Court System establishes its own rules for timely appealing final administrative orders and decisions of the department. Appeals may be mailed or hand-delivered to the DNR Commissioner’s Office, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1400, Anchorage, Alaska, 99501; or faxed to (907)-269-8918; or sent by electronic mail to dnr.appeals@alaska.gov. Appeals must be accompanied by the fee established in 11 AAC 05.160(d)(1)(F), which has been set at $200 under the provisions of 11 AAC 05.160 (a)-(b). A copy of 11 AAC 02 is available on the department’s website at https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/pdf/DNR-11-AAC-02.pdf.