Alaska Statutes Title 41. Public Resources § 41.15.300. Haines State Forest Resource Management Area

(a) The purpose of AS 41.15.300--41.15.330 is to establish the land and water presently owned by the state and all land and water acquired in the future by the state lying within the boundaries described in AS 41.15.305(a) as the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area. The primary purposes for the establishment of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area are the utilization, perpetuation, conservation, and production of the land and water including but not limited to the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources through multiple-use management and the continuation of other beneficial uses including traditional uses and other recreational activities.

(b) The responsibility for the management, control, development, and maintenance of the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area established under AS 41.15.300--41.15.330 is assigned to the department.

(c) The state land and water designated within the Haines State Forest Resource Management Area under AS 41.15.305(a) may be used for a carbon offset project under AS 38.95.400--38.95.499.