Hatcher Pass Management Plan
On November 17, 2010 the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) adopted the Hatcher Pass Management Plan (HPMP). The plan establishes land use designations, management intent and management guidelines for 295,000 million acres of state lands This plan supersedes the 1986 Hatcher Pass Management Plan and 1989 Plan Amendment.
After plan adoption in 2010 there was a request for reconsideration. A document titled "Commissioner's Decision on Request for Reconsideration" explains the issues raised and the resultant changes to the plan. Another titled "Issue Response Summary" reflects changes made during the earlier public review stage. On March 12, 2012, the Commissioner adopted a Plan Amendment to reflect the revised management unit boundaries for the Government Peak and Bald Mountain/Hillside Management Units as a result of a municipal land exchange between the state and Mat-Su Borough.
Copies of the final plan are available for reference at local libraries. Printed copies of the final plan can be purchased from the DNR Public Information Center in the Robert B. Atwood Building at 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1260, Anchorage, AK 99501. If you would like a CD containing the final plan to be mailed to you, or for questions please contact Philana Miles at Philana.Miles@alaska.gov.
The regulations for the HPMP area have been revised and were adopted on December 21, 2012. The new regulations will be effective beginning January 20, 2013. The revised HPMP regulations are available via this link: HPMP Regulations 2013.
Adopted November 2010
Amended in Part March 2012
Complete Plan (16 MB)
Preface (265 KB)
Includes: Cover / Title Page / Signature Page / Background and Acknowledgements / Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction, Background, and Purpose (text – 125 KB)
Includes: Summary of Purpose / Planning Area / Description of Planning Area (General) / Land Ownership and Land Status / Planning History / Reasons for Plan Revision / Management Restrictions and Authorities Related to Statute and Administrative Code / Relationship of Management Plan to Area Plans, Land Use Regulations, and Hatcher Pass PUA Management Plan / What the Management Plan Will and Will Not Do / How the Management Plan Will be Used / Organization and Scope of Plan / Summary of Issues / Relationship of 2010 Management Plan to 1986 Management Plan and 1989 Plan Amendment / Special Use Designation (ADL 223585) and 11 AAC 96 Regulations / Planning Period / Public Participation Process
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Map 1-1: Land Status (560 KB) |
Map 1-1 (200 KB) |
Chapter 2: Areawide Goals, Policies, and Management Guidelines (text - 220 KB)
Includes: Scope of Chapter 2 / Central Management Direction: Recreation / Generally Allowed Uses / Uses within Hatcher Pass Management Area Requiring Authorization / General Guidelines / Subsurface Resources / Material Sites / Fish and Wildlife: Habitat / Recreation / Public Access, Transportation, and Utilities / Heritage Resources / Water Reservations
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Map 2-1: Caribou Habitat (1.1 MB) |
Map 2-1 (650 KB) |
Chapter 3: Areawide and Management Unit Requirements (text - 370 KB)
Includes: Scope of Chapter 3 / Central Management Orientation: Public Recreation Focus / Uses Requiring Authorization and GAUs / Area Plan Considerations and Plan Duration / Primary Designated, Co-designated, Prohibited, and Conditionally Allowed Uses / Retained State Land / Mineral Designations / Management Intent, Guidelines, and Recommendations / Plan Duration / Kashwitna River Drainage Management Unit / Willow Mountain Management Unit / High Glacier Peaks Management Unit / Craigie Creek Management Unit / Bald Mountain / Hillside Management Unit / Independence Management Unit / Archangel Management Unit / Reed Lakes / Little Susitna Management Unit / Mile 16 Management Unit / Government Peak Management Unit / Administratively and Legislatively Designated Areas
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Map 3-1: Land Status and Facility Recommendations (640 KB) |
Map 3-1 (260 KB) |
Chapter 4: Implementation (140 KB)
Includes: Background / Administrative/Regulatory / Leasing of State Land / Additions to Hatcher Pass Public Use Area / Authorizations Issued by the Borough and DNR / Area Plan / Plan Designations, Land Classifications and Land Classification Order / Land Classification Order / Applicability of Plan Designations/Classifications to State Lands not Identified in the Plan Text or Plan Maps / Survivor Designations and Classifications / Mineral Orders / Adoption of HPMP as Management Plan for Hatcher Pass Public Use Area / Facility Recommendations / Agency Responsibilities for Implementation / Plan Modification
Appendices (245 KB)
Includes: Glossary / Land Classification Order No. SC-09-003 / Mineral Order No. 1107 / Revision to Regulations / Public Participation Process Overview / Snow Avalanche Hazard / Land Classification Order No. SC-09-003A01
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Map C-1: Request for Mineral Closure Order – Archangel Management Unit (630 KB) |
