Land Use & ZoningIntermediateAlaska Exam
In Alaska, the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administers:
AAll municipal land within Anchorage and Fairbanks, under standard practice
BFederal public lands including management of resources and land disposalsCorrect
CNational park lands exclusively
DNative corporation lands under ANCSA
Why Federal public lands including management of resources and land disposals Is Correct
Answer B: Federal public lands including management of resources and land disposals
The BLM manages federal public lands in Alaska — approximately 72 million acres — including oil and gas leasing, mineral development, grazing, and recreational uses, as well as land transfers and disposals.
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Key Terms to Know
Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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