(a) Authorization from the director is
required for the following activities in the preserve:
(1) a promotional or entertainment event,
including an organized athletic event, competitive recreational event, or
spectator event, whether or not an admission fee is charged, or production of a
film or television documentary for educational or entertainment
purposes;
(2) camping for longer
than 15 consecutive days in a calendar year, or for longer than the time period
designated by the director for camping at the site or area in which the camp is
made, except for traditional hunting and subsistence fishing camping;
(3) constructing or placing an improvement,
structure, or property on land in the preserve, including a sign, fixture,
permanent shelter or cabin, wildlife observation blind, personal property,
road, trail, excavation, fill or buttress, except for the temporary bridges
across the Tsirku River required for winter access to Chilkat Lake;
(4) discharging explosives;
(5) conducting scientific research,
exploration, or information collection activities;
(6) using the preserve for recurring or
permanent motorized access across land or water closed to motorized
use;
(7) performing activities
limited by the director under
11 AAC 21.105; or
(8) after consultation with the council, any
use that the director determines to be incompatible with the purposes for which
the preserve was established, as those purposes are defined by statute and
regulation.
(b) The
director may, after advice from the council, authorize an activity upon
determining that:
(1) natural, cultural,
historical, and archaeological resources of the preserve will not be damaged or
imperiled;
(2) the preserve is
protected from pollution;
(3)
public use values of the preserve are maintained and protected;
(4) the public safety, health, and welfare
will not be damaged or imperiled.
(5) Repealed 12/27/2012.
(c) The person who will be responsible for
the activity shall file an application for authorization at the district office
of the division in Haines and shall pay the required nonrefundable permit fee
established in 11 AAC 05.170. The application will be forwarded to the regional
office of the division for action.
(d) An applicant whose request for
authorization is denied in whole or in part, or any other eligible person
affected by an action of the division upon a request for authorization, may
appeal that decision in accordance with 11 AAC 02. The council will be notified
of an appeal.
(e) Public use
restrictions implemented in accordance with
11 AAC 21.105 apply to commercial
use permittees.
