# Alaska Stat. § 16.20.032: Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge > Alaska · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.032 ## Section - **Citation:** Alaska Stat. § 16.20.032 - **Heading:** Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge - **Jurisdiction:** Alaska - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** AK Code / Title 16 / Chapter 16.20 / Section 16.20.032 ## Text (a) The following state-owned land and water is established as the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge: (1) Township 16 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian Sections 1 — 12 Section 13: N1/2 Sections 14 — 18; (2) Township 17 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian Section 25 Section 26: S1/2, S1/2 N1/2, N1/2 NE1/4, NE1/4 NW1/4 Section 27: S1/2, SE1/4 NE1/4 Section 31: Lot 4, SE1/4, E1/2 SW1/4, SE1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 SW1/4, NE1/4 Section 32: S1/2, S1/2 NE1/4, NE1/4 NE1/4, SE1/4 NW1/4 Sections 33 — 36; (3) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Section 19: Lots 3 and 4, E1/2 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4 Section 21: N1/2 SE1/4, S1/2 S1/2 Section 22: excluding NW1/4 NW1/4 excluding N1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4 excluding NE1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4 excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 Section 25: Lots 1 — 6, NW1/4, N1/2 NE1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4 Section 26: SE1/4 NE1/4, S1/2, excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 Section 27: Lot 1, N1/2, N1/2 S1/2, SE1/4 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4 Section 28: Lots 1 — 2, N1/2, SW1/4, N1/2 SE1/4, SW1/4 SE1/4 Section 29: N1/2, N1/2 SW1/4, SE1/4 Section 30: Lots 1 — 4, E1/2, E1/2 W1/2 Section 31: Lots 1 — 10, NE1/4 NW1/4, SW1/4 NE1/4, N1/2 NE1/4 Section 32: Lots 3 — 7, NE1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, NE1/4 SE1/4 Section 33: Lots 5 — 9, S1/2 SE1/4, SW1/4 NW1/4, including all state tide and submerged land Section 34: Lots 1 — 3, E1/2 NW1/4, SW1/4, E1/2, excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 Section 35: Lots 1 — 5, NW1/4, N1/2 SW1/4, SW1/4 SW1/4, N1/2 NE1/4, SW1/4 NE1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4, excluding all portions of U.S. Survey No. 9024 Section 36: Lots 1 — 10, SE1/4 SW1/4, S1/2 SE1/4, NE1/4 SE1/4; (4) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Sections 19 — 21: Tracts B and D, according to Plat No. 2012-110, Palmer Recording District; (5) Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian U.S. Survey No. 1169: Lots 1 and 2, Block 31, within Section 26; (6) Township 16 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Sections 4 — 9 Section 17: N1/2 Section 18: N1/2 (7) Township 16 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Section 2: That portion lying westerly of Lot 7 and Parcel F of U.S. Survey No. 9023 Section 3: That portion lying westerly of Lot 7, Lot 8, and Parcel F of U.S. Survey No. 9023 Section 10: That portion lying westerly of Lot 4, Lot 5, and Parcel C of U.S. Survey No. 9023 Section 15: That portion northerly of the left bank of the Knik River and lying westerly of Lot 3, Lot 4, and Parcel A of U.S. Survey No. 9023 Section 16: That portion northerly of the left bank of the Knik River; (8) Township 16 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian Section 1: All, excluding South Hayfield Road right-of-way Section 2: Lot 5 Section 11: Lots 1 and 3 — 6, N1/2 NE1/4 Section 12: Lots 1 — 4, N1/2 NW1/4, NE1/4 NE1/4; (9) Township 17 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian Section 36: That portion of the S1/2 S1/2 lying easterly of the South Hayfield Road right-of-way (b) Selections under 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. (Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) are recognized as valid prior claims to the land within the area described in (a) of this section. Land specified in (a) of this section may not include land patented to a Native corporation under that Act. (c) Land selected by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Township 17, North Range 1 East S.M. shall be included in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge, subject to borough approval. If the borough relinquishes the selection of the land, the selected land becomes part of the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. (d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within state-owned land specified in (c) of this section for inclusion in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), zoning regulations governing privately owned land within the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. Game Refuge. (d) The state may not acquire by eminent domain privately owned land within state-owned land specified in (c) of this section for inclusion in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt, in accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), zoning regulations governing privately owned land within the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. (e) Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) of this section, the land described in this subsection is excluded from the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge established under (a) of this section for the establishment of a transportation and utility corridor. Land within the transportation and utility corridor that is determined by the commissioner of transportation and public facilities to be unnecessary for future transportation or utility corridors becomes a part of the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge. The commissioner of transportation and public facilities is directed to provide access to the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge during future development of state highways in the area. The land that is excluded from the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge under this subsection is described as Township 17 North, Range 1 East, Seward Meridian Section 22: SE1/4 NW1/4, W1/2 NE1/4, SE1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4, NW1/4 NE1/4 NE1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4, W1/2 SE1/4 Sections 27 and 34: a corridor 300 feet on each side of the existing highway centerline. ## Nearby sections - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.010 Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.010.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.020 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.020.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.030 National wildlife refuges designated as state game refuges; Goose Bay State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.030.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.031 Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.031.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.032 Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.032.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.033 Yakataga State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.033.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.034 Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.034.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.036 Susitna Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.036.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.037 Minto Flats State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.037.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.038 Trading Bay State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.038.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.039 Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.039.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.041 McNeil River State Game Refuge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.041.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.050 Multiple land use.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.050.md) - [Alaska Stat. § 16.20.060 Submission of plans and specifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.060.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_AK_T16_C16.20_S16.20.032. 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