Property Ownership
In Alaska, the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce allows it to impose environmental regulations that can directly affect:
AOnly interstate transportation routes
BPrivate real property uses that affect interstate commerce, including wetlands and waterways✓ Correct
COnly federal land adjacent to private property
DOnly commercial properties used in interstate trade
Explanation
The Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress broad authority to regulate activities that affect interstate commerce. Courts have upheld federal environmental regulations (including Clean Water Act jurisdiction over wetlands) as valid exercises of Commerce Clause power when those waters and wetlands affect interstate commerce.
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