Alaska Statutes Title 38. Public Land § 38.95.210. Enforcement of rights by department

(a) When the Department of Natural Resources is informed or has reason to believe that real property has escheated to the state, the department shall bring an action in superior court to establish whether the property has escheated to the state.

(b) The department may maintain an action to recover the possession of escheated property, or for the enforcement of the state's right to the property.