Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 42.40.350 (2026)
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Sec. 42.40.350. Land.
(a) The corporation shall receive from the United States and, in its own name, take title to all rail property transferred under 45 U.S.C. 1201 — 1214 (Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982), except that the corporation does not have authority over any right, title, or interest in property transferred under this subsection that was not vested in the United States at the time of transfer. All land that is transferred or acquired by the corporation is designated as follows:
(1) railroad rights-of-way are railroad utility corridors;
(2) land outside railroad utility corridors is rail land.
(b) Railroad utility corridors shall be of a width at least 100 feet on both sides of the centerline of the extended main or branch line, unless the corporation does not own or control sufficient land to allow a corridor of that width. Railroad utility corridors may be surveyed by the metes and bounds method. The corporation may not convey its entire interest in land within a utility corridor except as provided in AS 42.40.285, 42.40.370(d) and 42.40.400. However, the corporation may lease, subject to AS 42.40.285 and (d) of this section, grant easements in or permits for, or otherwise authorize use of portions of a utility corridor for transportation, communication, and transmission purposes and support functions associated with those purposes, and for commercial and other uses authorized under this chapter if the use does not restrict other parallel uses of the utility corridor.
(c) The corporation may lease, subject to AS 42.40.285 and (d) of this section, grant easements in or permits for, or otherwise authorize use of portions of rail land. However, the corporation may not convey its entire interest in rail land except as provided in AS 42.40.285, 42.40.352, 42.40.370(d), and 42.40.400.
(d) A lease or disposal of land approved by the legislature under AS 42.40.285 by the corporation to a party other than the state shall be made at fair market value as determined by a qualified appraiser or by competitive bid.
(a) The corporation shall receive from the United States and, in its own name, take title to all rail property transferred under 45 U.S.C. 1201 — 1214 (Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982), except that the corporation does not have authority over any right, title, or interest in property transferred under this subsection that was not vested in the United States at the time of transfer. All land that is transferred or acquired by the corporation is designated as follows:
(1) railroad rights-of-way are railroad utility corridors;
(2) land outside railroad utility corridors is rail land.
(b) Railroad utility corridors shall be of a width at least 100 feet on both sides of the centerline of the extended main or branch line, unless the corporation does not own or control sufficient land to allow a corridor of that width. Railroad utility corridors may be surveyed by the metes and bounds method. The corporation may not convey its entire interest in land within a utility corridor except as provided in AS 42.40.285, 42.40.370(d) and 42.40.400. However, the corporation may lease, subject to AS 42.40.285 and (d) of this section, grant easements in or permits for, or otherwise authorize use of portions of a utility corridor for transportation, communication, and transmission purposes and support functions associated with those purposes, and for commercial and other uses authorized under this chapter if the use does not restrict other parallel uses of the utility corridor.
(c) The corporation may lease, subject to AS 42.40.285 and (d) of this section, grant easements in or permits for, or otherwise authorize use of portions of rail land. However, the corporation may not convey its entire interest in rail land except as provided in AS 42.40.285, 42.40.352, 42.40.370(d), and 42.40.400.
(d) A lease or disposal of land approved by the legislature under AS 42.40.285 by the corporation to a party other than the state shall be made at fair market value as determined by a qualified appraiser or by competitive bid.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1991–2006 · leading case: Alaska R.R. Corp. v. Native Vill. of Eklutna, 142 P.3d 1192 (Alaska 2006).
Alaska R.R. Corp. v. Native Vill. of Eklutna, 142 P.3d 1192 (Alaska 2006). “285(1) and (4) and AS 42.40.350(c) and (d). [5] Since land conveyances and land use are separate subjects treated in separate statutory sections, the view that section .”
Alaska Cargo Transp., Inc. v. Alaska R.R., 834 F. Supp. 1216 (D. Alaska 1991). “While AS 42.40.350 authorizes ARRC to acquire land from the federal government, exchange land it possesses, AS 42.”
— Alaska Stat. § 42.40.350(c) — 1 case
Alaska R.R. Corp. v. Native Vill. of Eklutna, 142 P.3d 1192 (Alaska 2006). “285(1) and (4) and AS 42.40.350(c) and (d). [5] Since land conveyances and land use are separate subjects treated in separate statutory sections, the view that section .”
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