BEST INTEREST DECISION AFFIRMED

Negotiated Land Sale – Fairbanks

MHT: 9400815

MH Parcel(s):F20303, Portion of F20304, FM-0043, FM-0044, FM-0045, and Portion of FM-0046

Action:  Adopt the Best Interest Decision dated August 2, 2024, regarding the above referenced disposal as final, without modification. This decision document, combined with the Best Interest Decision dated August 2, 2024, constitutes the final decision on this matter, in accordance with 11 AAC 99.040.

Notice under 11 AAC 99.050.  The Trust Land Office published the public notice of the decision to complete a negotiated land sale to the US Army Corps of Engineers in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, on the State of Alaska’s online public notice website, and distributed the notice to the City of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Doyon Limited, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and other interested public and private parties on August 4, 2024.

Summary of Comments:  No public or agency comments were received.

Trust Authority Consultation:  The Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority was consulted on this matter on July 30, 2024 at the Resource Management Committee Meeting and July 31, 2024 at the Special Full Board of Trustees Meeting.

Modifications:  As no comments were received suggesting that the Best Interest Decision dated August 2, 2024, should be substantively modified in any way to better serve the interest of the Trust and its beneficiaries, the Executive Director has determined that no change shall be made to that document.

Final Decision of the Executive Director:  Considering all of the above, the Executive Director of the Trust Land Office hereby adopts the Best Interest Decision dated August 2, 2024, as final.

Reconsideration:  Persons who submitted timely written comments during the notice period that ended September 3, 2024, are eligible to request reconsideration of this final best interest decision under 11 AAC 99.060(b) within 20 calendar days after publication of the notice or receipt of the final decision, whichever is earlier. A request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the Executive Director. This request must be accompanied by the fee established by the Executive Director under 11 AAC 99.130, which has been set at $500, to be eligible for reconsideration. Before filing an appeal to the Superior Court under AS 44.62.560, a person must be eligible to request and must actually request reconsideration within the time specified above.

The Executive Director shall order or deny reconsideration within 20 calendar days after receiving the written request for reconsideration. If the Executive Director takes no action during the 20-day period following the request, the request is considered denied.  Denial of a request for reconsideration is the final administrative decision for purposes of appeal to the superior court under AS 44.62.560.

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https://alaskamentalhealthtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/9400815_Best-Interest-Decision-Affirmed.pdf