# Alaska Online Public Notices #224315

Alaska adopts Copper River Basin land plan and mineral closure order

**Posted:** October 27, 2026
**Identifier:** 224315

The State of Alaska issued a land-management notice, not a procurement opportunity.
- **Government buyer:** State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources.
- **Action:** Adopted the Copper River Basin Area Plan and Land Classification Order No. SC-19-001, covering more than 5.2 million acres of state-owned, state-selected, and top-filed lands and waters.
- **Mineral access:** Adopted Mineral Order 1274, closing approximately 306,000 acres to mineral entry.
- **Management scope:** Establishes land classifications and management guidance for conveyance, resource use, and public access; it does not authorize specific projects.
- **Procurement details:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources adopted the Copper River Basin Area Plan and Land Classification Order No. SC-19-001 on October 27, 2026. Together, the plan and order classify more than 5.2 million acres of state-owned, state-selected, and top-filed lands and waters within the plan boundary. The Commissioner also adopted Mineral Order 1274, closing approximately 306,000 acres within the plan area to mineral entry. The plan provides management intent for state lands and addresses land classification, potential conveyances, resource use, and public access; it does not authorize specific projects.

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