AlaskaAlaska law lists protected lands and assigns Jonesville area management
Alaska law lists parcels in state refuges and wildlife habitat areas and assigns the Jonesville Public Use Area to a state department for management.
What it does
The law lists parcels included in several state game refuges, including Izembek and Palmer Hay Flats. It identifies the land by location.
The law lists parcels in several wildlife habitat areas, including Port Moller, Egegik, Pilot Point, and Fox River Flats. Some descriptions specify whether tide or submerged land is included.
The law designates described state land and water as the Jonesville Public Use Area and assigns its management to a state department. Uses must fit the area's public purpose.
Argument forListing the parcels in refuge and habitat areas could help state managers and visitors identify which lands the descriptions cover.
Argument againstBecause Jonesville land is reserved for uses that fit its public purpose, some activities that do not fit that purpose could be limited.
More detail
Alaska law lists land included in named state game refuges. The descriptions include parcels in several refuges, including Izembek, and state-owned land and water in Palmer Hay Flats. Most provisions took effect immediately. Two Izembek sections take effect on the effective dates of matching sections of a 2010 law.
Alaska law lists land included in several critical habitat areas. The named areas include Port Moller, Egegik, Pilot Point, and Fox River Flats, with parcels identified by location and, in some places, by whether they include tide or submerged land. These provisions took effect immediately.
Alaska law designates described state land and water as the Jonesville Public Use Area and assigns its management to a state department. It covers vacant, unappropriated state land and water within the listed boundaries, plus state land and water acquired later within those boundaries. The designation is subject to valid existing rights. The area is reserved for uses compatible with its main purpose as public use land. This provision took effect immediately.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jul 1(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) OF LAW SEE CHAPTERLatest
- Jul 1(S) Signed into law 6/24 CHAPTER 40 SLA 26Became Law
- Jun 17(S) 12:15 P.M. 6/16/26 Transmitted to GovernorTo Governor
- May 16(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Vote recorded (S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N- E2 #2681. Result: pass.Upper
- May 16(S) CONCUR AM OF (H) Y18 N- E2
- May 16(S) CONCUR MESSAGE READ AND TAKEN UP
- May 15(H) VERSION: HCS SB 230(RES)
- Vote recorded (H) PASSED Y40 #2617. Result: pass.Lower
- May 15(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) AS AMENDEDMajor
- May 15(H) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- May 15(H) PASSED Y40Major
- May 15(H) READ THE THIRD TIME HCS SB 230(RES)Minor
- May 15(H) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING UCMinor
- May 15(H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 16
- May 15(H) RES HCS ADOPTED UC
- May 15(H) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- May 15(H) RULES TO CALENDAR 5/15/2026
- May 4(H) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- May 4(H) DP: FIELDS, COULOMBE, HALL, ELAM, PRAX, MEARS, DIBERT, FRIER
- May 4(H) TITLE CHANGE: HCR 16
- May 4(H) RES RPT HCS(RES) NEW TITLE 8DP
- May 1(H) Moved HCS SB 230(RES) Out of Committee
- May 1(H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- Apr 20(H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 1:30 pm--
- Apr 20(H) RESOURCES at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- Apr 14(H) RES
- Apr 14(H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSMinor
- Apr 13(S) VERSION: SB 230
- Vote recorded (S) PASSED Y20 N- #2222. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 13(S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)Passed House
- Apr 13(S) COSPONSOR(S): TILTON
- Apr 13(S) EFFECTIVE DATE(S) SAME AS PASSAGE
- Apr 13(S) PASSED Y20 N-Passed Senate
- Apr 13(S) READ THE THIRD TIME SB 230Minor
- Apr 10(S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 4/13 CALMinor
- Apr 10(S) READ THE SECOND TIMEMinor
- Apr 10(S) RULES TO CALENDAR 4/10/2026
- Mar 27(S) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- Mar 27(S) NR: KAWASAKI
- Mar 27(S) DP: GIESSEL, CLAMAN, DUNBAR, RAUSCHER, MYERS, WIELECHOWSKI
- Mar 27(S) RES RPT CS 6DP 1NR NEW TITLE
- Mar 25(S) Moved CSSB 230(RES) Out of Committee
- Mar 25(S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- Mar 18(S) COSPONSOR(S): CLAMAN
- Mar 16(S) Heard & Held
- Mar 16(S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- Mar 6(S) -- Invited & Public Testimony -- -- MEETING CANCELED --
- Mar 6(S) RESOURCES at 03:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
- Feb 25(S) FN1: ZERO(DNR)
- Feb 25(S) DP: MERRICK, OLSON, GRAY-JACKSON, YUNDT
- Feb 25(S) CRA RPT 4DP
- Feb 24(S) Moved SB 230 Out of Committee
- Feb 24(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Feb 17(S) Heard & Held
- Feb 17(S) COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS at 01:30 PM BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
- Feb 2(S) CRA, RES
- Feb 2(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALSIntroduced
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