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OPMP is the lead coordinating agency for state participation in implementation of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
ANILCA specifically directs federal agencies to consult and coordinate with the State of Alaska. Following passage of ANILCA in 1980, the Governor’s Office and state agencies responsible for natural resources, transportation and tourism assigned representatives to work as a team to track and influence federal actions that implement ANILCA.
The mission of the State of Alaska's ANILCA implementation program is to monitor and advocate for the special provisions of ANILCA that are unique to Alaska and to ensure that state interests are adequately considered. Our priority objectives:
- Protect access for traditional activities, including hunting, fishing, trapping, camping and wildlife viewing;
- Promote state Constitutionally-guaranteed access to and along state waterways;
- Encourage appropriate tourism activities that provide visitor services and benefit local economies;
- Protect access opportunities for resource development on inholdings and adjacent non-federal lands; and
- Facilitate coordination when state and federal agency jurisdictions overlap.
OPMP ANILCA coordination activities include:
- Review of ANILCA land planning documents, policy and proposed regulations affecting over 100 million acres of conservation system units (CSUs), e.g. national parks and wildlife refuges;
- Facilitate federal/state partnership efforts on special projects (e.g., South Denali visitor facilities); and
- Assist the Governor's Washington Office as requested on national legislation, regulations and policy affecting federal land management in Alaska.
Sally Gibert
State ANILCA Program Coordinator
Phone: 907-269-7477
Fax: 907-334-2509
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