Alaska DNR approves scaled-down land transfer to AIDEA for industrial park near Houston

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday approved a scaled-down version of a controversial land transfer to a state-owned corporation, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. According to a final finding and decision published Tuesday afternoon, DNR has approved a plan that would give approximately 6,800 of land for free to the state-owned corporation. That’s less than the 19,500 acres that had been earmarked for transfer in a preliminary July decision. DNR further said it will impose conditions on the transfer, including the right for local residents to use roads and trails in the area. DNR will also include a reversion clause that returns the land to the state agency if AIDEA fails to develop it.

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