(a) The following state-owned land, including tide and submerged land, and all land, including tide and submerged land, acquired in the future by the state lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the Susitna Flats State Game Refuge:

1. (1) Township 13 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian
2. (2) Township 13 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian
3. (3) Township 13 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian
4. (4) Township 13 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian
5. (5) Township 13 North, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian
6. (6) Township 13 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian
7. (7) Township 13 North, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian
8. (8) Township 14 North, Range 4 West, Seward Meridian
9. (9) Township 14 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian
10. (10) Township 14 North, Ranges 6 — 9 West, Seward Meridian
11. (11) Township 14 North, Range 10 West, Seward Meridian
12. (12) Township 15 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian
13. (13) Township 15 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian
14. (14) Township 15 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian
15. (15) Township 15 North, Range 8 West, Seward Meridian
16. (16) Township 15 North, Range 9 West, Seward Meridian
17. (17) Township 16 North, Range 5 West, Seward Meridian
18. (18) Township 16 North, Range 6 West, Seward Meridian
19. (19) Township 16 North, Range 7 West, Seward Meridian

Section: 6;

Sections: 1 — 10;

Sections: 1 — 18;

Sections: 1 — 18;

Sections: 1 — 24;

Sections: 1 — 36;

Sections: 13, 23 — 26, 36 (excluding uplands above the toe of the bluff);

Sections: Lots 1 — 6, SE1/4 NW1/4, W1/2 NE1/4 NW1/4, SE1/4 NE1/4 NW1/4, NE1/4 SW1/4, NW1/4 SE1/4, SE1/4 SE1/4, W1/2 SW1/4 NE1/4, SE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4, S1/2 NE1/4 SW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 31;

Sections: W1/2 1, 2 — 11, W1/2 12, 13 — 36;

Sections: All;

Sections: 12 — 14, 22 — 27, 34 — 36;

Sections: 3 — 10, 15 — 22, SW1/4 26, 27 — 35, SW1/4 36;

Sections: All;

Sections: 1 — 4, E1/2 5, 7 — 36;

Sections: 1, 2, 8 — 36;

Sections: 23 — 28, 32 — 36;

Sections: 19 — 22, 27 — 34;

Sections: 21 — 28, 31 — 36;

Sections: 22 — 27, 34 — 36.

(b) The Susitna Flats State Game Refuge is established to protect the following:

1. (1) fish and wildlife habitat and populations, particularly waterfowl nesting, feeding, and migration areas; moose calving areas; spring and fall bear feeding areas; salmon spawning and rearing habitats;
2. (2) public uses of fish and wildlife and their habitat, particularly waterfowl, moose, and bear hunting; viewing; photography; and general public recreation in a high quality environment.