Alaska Highway ROW & Homestead Entries - 2019

When is a federal homestead patent subject to an RS-2477 or a Public Land Order highway right-of-way?   Seemingly a straightforward question that can become very complex particularly when the date of entry is close to the effective date for the subject ROW.  This paper focuses on Alaska Homesteads on federal lands and also touches on Homesites, Headquarters Sites and Trade & Manufacturing sites.  Particular attention is given to the 2015 Alaska Supreme Court Case, Luker v. Sykes which considers the validity of an RS-2477 based section line easement over a homestead subject to multiple entry dates.

The archives for this report consists of over 300 files and that was only after culling many that were considered redundant or of lesser importance.  Many of the references below can be used for the research of other aspects relating to federal homesteads.  This paper has not previously been presented as the author feared the subject matter and detail would put most audiences to sleep.

Date Documents
Background - Alaska Homesteads
Background - Homesite
Background - Homesite - Chugach Homesite
Background - Homesite - USS 3001 Boundary
Background - Homestead
Background - Homestead - Luker v. Sykes
Background - Homestead References
Background - T&M-HQ & Homesites
Background - T&M Site - Benson
Background - T&M Site - Clark
Background - T&M Site - Parks MP 238-239
Background - T&M Site - USS 3318 Meier
Legal - Alaska Federal District
Legal - Alaska Superior Court
Legal - Alaska Supreme Court
Legal - Code of Federal Regulations
Legal - Department of the Interior
Legal - Federal Circuit Court
Legal - IBLA - Homesites
Legal - IBLA - Homesteads
Legal - IBLA - Headquarters Sites
Legal - IBLA - Trade & Manufacturing Sites
Legal - Issues - As Against All Except the US
Legal - Issues - Inchoate-Inceptive
Legal - Issues - Jurisdiction
Legal - Issues - Notation Rule
Legal - Issues/Patent
Legal - Issues - Relation Back
Legal - Issues - Valid Existing Rights
Legal - Other States
Legal - Other States - Hansard v. McLean Montana 2014
Legal - Other States - Lee v. Masner Colorado 2002
Legal - PLO
Legal - Statutes
Legal - US Supreme Court