Sec. 38.05.501. - Management. - Alaska Statutes

(a) The Department of Natural Resources shall manage the land which is the subject of AS 38.05.500 - 38.05.505. The department will use the provisions of this chapter for the management of the land except to the extent that the provisions of AS 38.05.500 - 38.05.505 provide to the contrary.

(b) The department shall manage the land in an orderly and beneficial manner.

(c) The department may adopt regulations for the management of the land. No regulation which imposes a limitation upon the people of the state is effective until approved by the legislature.

(d) The department may sell, lease, exchange, or encumber the land when specifically authorized to do so by law and under the terms and conditions established by the law.