Providing coverage of Alaska and northern Canada's oil and gas industry Dunleavy asserts control of waterways Alaska Gov. notifies Biden Administration state will assume management of navigable rivers and lakes under the Statehood Act Steve Sutherlin Petroleum News Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is taking action to give the state stronger control over its own destiny in the face of federal overreach into the affairs of the state, with a focus on Alaskas lands and natural resources. In a March 26 letter to President Joe Biden, Dunleavy put the administration on notice, affirming the States ownership of the more than 800,000 miles of navigable rivers and 30 million acres of navigable lakes in Alaska and asserting the right to manage these areas for the benefit of Alaskans.