Alaska Supreme Court

SOP, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation

July 19, 2013

Summary

The court held that the Park's special-use permits for ATV access created easements rather than revocable licenses because they could be terminated only for cause. Because granting an easement is a disposal of an interest in state land, the permits violated constitutional restrictions protecting state park land from private disposal. The court reversed the superior court's summary judgment for the Park and remanded.