Alaska DNR land use permit bonds.
From $100.
The performance guaranty the Alaska Department of Natural Resources can require when you hold a land use permit, lease, or right-of-way on state land — administered by the Division of Mining, Land and Water. DNR sets the amount; the premium is 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with one soft credit pull for approval that never affects your score.
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How much does an Alaska DNR land use permit bond cost?
5% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Your permit or lease is waiting on this guaranty. Here's the entire process — no broker phone tag:
Apply once, online
Business details, the bond amount DNR set, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
E-sign & file with DNR
Pay online and receive the executed performance guaranty, ready to file with the Division of Mining, Land and Water. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the performance guaranty covers
When you use state land in Alaska under a permit, lease, right-of-way, or material sale contract, the Department of Natural Resources can require a land use performance guaranty — a surety bond standing behind your obligation to use the land as authorized and to restore or reclaim it afterward.
It is administered by the Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), on a form the division provides. The amount reflects the cost of cleanup, restoration, or reclamation if you walk away — DNR sets it for your specific authorization, so the figure on your notice is the one to enter.
If you fail to meet the conditions of your permit or lease, DNR can recover against the guaranty to put the land right — and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount DNR set, from $100; the soft credit pull never affects your score, and your exact price appears at the application.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
E-sign & file with DNR. Pay online and receive the executed performance guaranty, ready to file with the Division of Mining, Land and Water. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the state insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and the guaranty is issued when you pay.
Start the application →Common questions.
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Your DNR permit is waiting on one document.
From $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount DNR set and file the same day. Free until issued.