Description
The State of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources is extending the public comment period for a proposed non‑competitive conveyance of roughly 20,000 acres of state‑owned land in the Matanuska‑Susitna Borough to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA). The land will be organized into a multi‑use industrial and energy development district that includes an intermodal logistics hub, energy‑utility corridors, advanced manufacturing pads, data‑center sites, on‑site gravel and rock extraction, stewardship buffers, and potential workforce housing. AIDEA intends to finance, own, lease, or operate the facilities, using on‑site materials as in‑kind equity and leveraging various state financing tools. Public input is being solicited through an extended comment period ending September 14, 2026, with two virtual meetings to be announced.
• 19,950‑20,000 acres near Houston, AK (Townships S018N002W, S018N003W, S019N003W).
• Intended uses: rail‑served logistics park, energy & utility corridors, advanced manufacturing, data centers, on‑site material extraction, stewardship areas, workforce housing.
• Non‑competitive public‑charitable conveyance under AS 38.05.810.
• Public comment period: July 10 – September 14 2026 (extended).
• Two virtual public meetings (dates TBA).
• Primary contact: Daniel Jenkins, DMLW Program Support (email & phone provided).
• No formal bid or award date; the process is a land conveyance rather than a procurement.