Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 44.03.020 (2026)
Ownership of water and submerged land
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Sec. 44.03.020. Ownership of water and submerged land.
The ownership of the water and submerged land described in AS 44.03.010 is in the state unless ownership of a parcel or area is held by a person or entity by a valid and effective instrument of conveyance or by operation of law.
The ownership of the water and submerged land described in AS 44.03.010 is in the state unless ownership of a parcel or area is held by a person or entity by a valid and effective instrument of conveyance or by operation of law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1977–2005 · leading case: State v. Jack, 125 P.3d 311 (Alaska 2005).
State v. Jack, 125 P.3d 311 (Alaska 2005). “010 and AS 44.03.020 indicate that the reach of subsection .”
Alaska Pub. Easement Def. Fund v. Andrus, 435 F. Supp. 664 (D. Alaska 1977). “§ 44.03.020. The ownership of ground and surface waters is to be determined according to State law.”
State v. Jack, 67 P.3d 673 (Alaska Ct. App. 2003). “010(2) is further undercut by the language of its sibling provision, AS 44.03.020. In this statute, the State of Alaska claims not only jurisdiction but ownership "of the water and submerged land described in AS 44.”
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