Alaska2026Passed Legislature

HB218

Expanding the Tanana Valley State Forest

Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This bill adds specific state-owned land and water parcels in townships near Fairbanks to the Tanana Valley State Forest.

Updates Alaska law to list new areas inside the Tanana Valley State Forest.
Adds many sections of land in townships north, east, and west of the Fairbanks Meridian.
Includes state-owned water within these described parcels.
Excludes certain small plots that have existing legal claims or plats from the forest area.

The bill text lists many land parcels but does not state when this law will take effect.
The exact size of each added parcel is described by legal numbers rather than total acres or square miles.

Plain language

Township and Range: A system used to describe the location of land using a grid based on north-south lines (ranges) and east-west lines (townships).
Section: One square mile of land within a township, often divided into smaller parts like quarters or halves.
Plat: A map showing the boundaries and divisions of a specific piece of property recorded in official documents.

Official record

Validated

TANANA VALLEY STATE FOREST An Act expanding the Tanana Valley State Forest; and providing for an effective date.

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