Current through August 30, 2024
(a) A person may not use a Little Susitna
Public Use Facility developed campsite, boat ramp, parking area, or dump
station without first paying to the department the applicable fee established
under this section and displaying the fee receipt as directed by department
personnel. The fees established under this section apply only during the season
from April 15 through October 31 of a calendar year.
(b) Except as provided in ( e) of this
section, the department fees for noncommercial use of the Little Susitna Public
Use Facility are as follows:
(1) $15 per
night for a one night camping pass or $150 for a season camping pass; a one
night camping pass entitles the holder of the pass to overnight use of a
developed campsite and parking for one vehicle; a season camping pass entitles
the holder of the pass to overnight use of a developed campsite parking for one
vehicle, for the seson depending on space availaibility;
(2) Except as provided in (b)(1), (b)(3), and
(b)(4) of this section $7 a vehicle for each calender day for a one day parking
pass or $100 a vehicle for a season parking pass;
(3) $15 for each boat for a one-launch and
retrieval and one-day parking pass; a one-launcht and retrieval and one-day
parking pass entitles the holder of the pass to one launch and retrieval of one
boat, and parking for one vehicle with an attached trailer for one calendar
day;
(4) $200 for each boat for a
season launch and parking pass; a season launch and parking pass entitles the
holder of the pass to unlimited launches and retrievals of one boat, to parking
for one vehicle with an attached trailer, and to tie up one boat along the
riverbank within the Little Susitna Public Use Facility for the season,
depending on space availability;
(5) $15 for each calendar day for parking an
unattached trailer in the upper parking lot; an unattached trailer may not be
parked in the lower lot; and
(6)
$10 a vehicle for each use of the dump station.
(c) Except as provided in (e) of this section
the department fees for conunercial use of the boat ramp and campsites at the
Little Susitna Public Use Facility, for the purpose of deriving income, are as
follows:
(1) $450 for a season launch and
parking pass for an individual who does not possess an authorization described
in (2) of this subsection; a commercial season launch and parking pass entitles
the holder of the pass to unlimited launches and retrievals of one boat, to
parking for one vehicle with an attached trailer, and to tie up the boat along
the riverbank within the Little Susitna Public Use Facility for the season,
depending on space availability;
(2) $450 for a season launch and parking pass
for an individual who possesses a valid authorization for commercial use of the
recreational rivers and state park facilities upstream of the Susitna Flats
State Game Refuge; a commercial season launch and parking pass entitles the
holder of the pass to unlimited launches and retrievals of one boat, to parking
for one vehicle with an attached trailer, and to tie up the boat along the
riverbank within the Little Susitna Public Use Facility for the season,
depending on space availability;
(3) $300 for a season camping pass; a
commercial season camping pass entitles the holder of the pass to overnight use
of a developed campsite for the season, depending on space
availability;
(4) $15 for a
calendar day for parking an unattached trailer in the upper parking lot; an
unattached trailer may not be parked in the lower lot; and
(5) $10 a vehicle for each use of the dump
station.
(d) A
commercial pass issued under (c) of this section is nontransferable, and
entitles the holder to advertising space on the Little Susitna Public Use
Facility information kiosk as determined by the department. There is no daily
launch and parking pass and no daily camping pass available to commercial
users.
(e) The fees established in
(b) and (c) of this section do not apply to a law enforcement officer or a
state employee engaged in refuge management activities authorized by the
department or engaged in other law enforcement activities.
(f) Failure to pay an applicable fee or to
display the fee receipt as directed is a violation of this section, constitutes
a misdemeanor under
AS
16.05.925, and subjects the violator to
arrest under
AS
16.05.160 and citation under
AS
16.05.165. If a vehicle is parked at the
Little Susitna Public Use Facility and the fees required by this section have
not been paid and the fee receipt is not properly displayed, the department
will consider the registered vehicle owner to be the violator of this section,
unless the registered owner presents evidence satisfactory to the department
that the
(1) owner is a car rental agency and
that the vehicle was under a rental contract at the time of the violation; or
(2) vehicle was being used without
the owner's consent.
Authority:AS
16.05.020
AS 16.05.050
AS 16.20.036
AS 16.20.050
AS
16.20.060
