State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: HB 397
2022 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(H) Publish Date: 3/14/2022
Identifier: 0561-DNR-DMLW-3-10-22 Department: Department of Natural Resources
Title: STATE OWNERSHIP OF SUBMERGED LAND Appropriation: Fire Suppression, Land & Water Resources
Sponsor: RLS BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR Allocation: Mining, Land & Water
Requester: Rules by Request of the Governor OMB Component Number: 3002
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2023 Governor's
Appropriation FY2023 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2023 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2022) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2023) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? No
(Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? No
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version.
Prepared By: Marty Parsons, Director Phone: (907)269-8625
Division: Mining, Land and Water Date: 03/10/2022 10:30 AM
Approved By: Theresa Cross, Administrative Services Director Date: 03/10/22
Agency: Department of Natural Resources
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 HB 397 - Fiscal Note 1
FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. LL 0561
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill codifies and declares that by operation of law, submerged lands under navigable waters in areas managed by
federal agencies were conveyed to the state from the United States pursuant to the Equal Footing Doctrine of the U.S.
Constitution, the federal Submerged Lands Act, and the Alaska Statehood Act. Since statehood, navigability
determinations have been made through administrative processes and litigation brought by the state pursuant to the
federal Quiet Title Act. This bill is intended to bring clarity to state ownership of submerged lands in federal areas and to
claim, occupy, and possess all such submerged lands as state sovereign property.
This bill requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to conduct ongoing research to identify navigable waters
within and adjacent to federal areas, codifying DNRs list of submerged lands in federal areas with a date retroactive to
statehood, and requires the DNR commissioner to provide an annual report to the legislature listing newly identified
submerged lands in federal areas. The research and report fall under the divisions daily operations, and does not expect
any fiscal impact; therefore, submits a zero fiscal note.
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Statutes affected:
HB0397A, AM HB 397, introduced 03/14/2022: 38.04.062, 38.04.063, 38.04.060