It will be interesting to see if this sets precedent for the KNWR and others.
ANILCA itself accordingly carves out numerous Alaska-specific exceptions to the Park Service’s general authorityover federally managed preservation areas. For example,ANILCA requires the Secretary of the Interior to permit“the exercise of valid commercial fishing rights or privileges” within the National Wildlife Refuge System in Alaska, including the use of “campsites, cabins, motorized vehicles, and aircraft landings directly incident to the exercise of such rights or privileges,” with certain exceptions.
