Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 19.05.070 (2026)
Vacating and disposing of land and rights in land
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Sec. 19.05.070. Vacating and disposing of land and rights in land.
Article 2. Acquisition of Property.
(a) The department may vacate land, or part of it, or rights in land acquired for highway purposes, by executing and filing a deed in the appropriate recording district. Upon filing, title to the vacated land or interest in land inures to the owners of the adjacent real property in the manner and proportion considered equitable by the commissioner and set out in the deed.
(b) If the department determines that land or rights in land acquired by the department are no longer necessary for highway purposes the department may
(1) transfer the land or rights in land to the Department of Natural Resources for disposal; or
(2) sell, contract to sell, lease, or exchange land or rights in land according to terms, standards, and conditions established by the commissioner.
(c) Proceeds received from disposal of land or rights in land as authorized by this section shall be credited to the funds from which the purchase of the land was made originally.
(a) The department may vacate land, or part of it, or rights in land acquired for highway purposes, by executing and filing a deed in the appropriate recording district. Upon filing, title to the vacated land or interest in land inures to the owners of the adjacent real property in the manner and proportion considered equitable by the commissioner and set out in the deed.
(b) If the department determines that land or rights in land acquired by the department are no longer necessary for highway purposes the department may
(1) transfer the land or rights in land to the Department of Natural Resources for disposal; or
(2) sell, contract to sell, lease, or exchange land or rights in land according to terms, standards, and conditions established by the commissioner.
(c) Proceeds received from disposal of land or rights in land as authorized by this section shall be credited to the funds from which the purchase of the land was made originally.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1990–2001 · leading case: Safeway, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Transp. & Pub. Facilities, 34 P.3d 336 (Alaska 2001).
Safeway, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Transp. & Pub. Facilities, 34 P.3d 336 (Alaska 2001). “See AS 19.05.070(a) (''The department may vacate land, or part of it, or rights in land acquired for highway purposes, by executing and filing a deed in the appropriate recording district.”
Vezey v. State, 798 P.2d 327 (Alaska 1990). “3 In February 1984, the State informed Vezey that, pursuant to AS 19.05.070, the State would vacate a pre-existing right-of-way (established by prescriptive easement).”
Alaska Stat. § 19.05.070(a): 1 case
Safeway, Inc. v. State, Dep't of Transp. & Pub. Facilities, 34 P.3d 336 (Alaska 2001). “See AS 19.05.070(a) (''The department may vacate land, or part of it, or rights in land acquired for highway purposes, by executing and filing a deed in the appropriate recording district.”
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