Municipal Entitlement Land Selections Update:
Region 2 – Seward Highway from Hope “Y”
to the South Fork of Kenai Lake
Region 3 – Seward Highway and Resurrection Bay
Region 6 – Kasilof River Drainage
Region 7 – Homer
(Including Ninilchik River, Deep Creek, and Anchor River Drainages)
ADL #’s 63912, 201306, 227985, 201305, 229760, 55708, 55713, 55728, 227969, 227978, 227988, 227996, 53281, 55740, 55745, 55746, 64632, 206345, 206346, 206348, 206349, 217089, 222751, 227977, 227998, 228340
The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued a Final Finding and Decision on the above areas containing 42,944 acres.
This decision, dated February 24, 2015 will convey to the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) 5,282 acres, conditionally convey and postpone conveyance of 3,369 acres and rejects the conveyance of 24,692 acres. In addition to these acres the KPB relinquished (removed from a selection application) 9,601 acres.
After a significant KPB public outreach and review process DNR has completed the adjudication of our selections contained in these areas. DNR listed the reasons for conveyance and rejection of the land selections in the decision document. In review, DNR finds that lands must be properly classified with supporting management intent to be transferred to the KPB. DNR has decided that those lands that are inconsistent with DNR’s Kenai Area Plan, Kenai River Comprehensive Plan or where a state interest exists warrants state ownership to be retained.
View DNR Maps, Final Findings & Decision Conveyance of Land Posted February 24, 2015 http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/muni/
View Borough Maps of the Final Finding and Decision:
KAP Region 2 – Seward Highway from Hope 'Y' to the South End of Kenai Lake
Hope “Y” to Summit (pdf)
Moose Pass (pdf)
KAP Region 3 – Seward and Resurrection Bay
Seward (pdf)
KAP Region 6 – Kasilof River Drainage
Kasilof to Clam Gulch (pdf)
KAP Region 7 – Homer (including Ninilchik River, Deep Creek, and Anchor River drainages)
Clam Gulch to Anchor Point (pdf)
Anchor Point to Kachamak Bay (pdf)
Acreage breakdown of Regions 2, 3, 6, & 7 February 24, 2015 Decision:
Region 2, 3, 6, & 7 (33,343 acres)
8,651 acres to CONVEY, CONDITIONALLY CONVEY AND POSTPONE CONVEY
24,692 acres to REJECT
Region 2 – SEWARD HIGHWAY FROM HOPE “Y”, MOOSE PASS TO THE SOUTH FORK OF KENAI LAKE (9,104 acres EXISTING SELECTION)
3,258 acres to CONVEY, CONDITIONALLY CONVEY AND POSTPONE CONVEY
5,846 acres to REJECT
Region 3 – SEWARD AND RESURRECTION BAY (3,323 acres EXISTING SELECTION)
757 acres to CONVEY
2,566 acres to REJECT
Region 6 – KASILOF RIVER DRAINAGE (1,358 acres EXISTING SELECTION)
998 acres to CONVEY
360 acres to REJECT
Region 7 – HOMER INCLUDING NINILCHIK RIVER, DEEP CREEK, AND ANCHOR POINT (19,151 acres EXISTING SELECTION)
3,231 acres to CONVEY, CONDITIONALLY CONVEY AND POSTPONE CONVEY
15,920 acres to REJECT