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HB317

HB317: Road Maintenance Plan for Wildfire Zones

Last scannedSep 12, 2026, 4:46 AM

In one sentence

This bill requires Alaska's Department of Transportation to create a plan and report on how it will prioritize road maintenance in areas where homes meet wildlands, specifically focusing on communities with only one access route.

Adds a new duty for the department to develop a program that prioritizes maintaining transportation facilities in wildland urban interface zones.
Requires the department to focus its plan on communities accessible by only one road when creating this list.
Mandates that the department ask local municipalities, community organizations, and planning groups for input before making decisions.
Directs the creation of a prioritized list of state-maintained roads based on needs like wildfire preparation, general maintenance, and clearing fuel loads.
Sets a deadline of December 20, 2026, for submitting a written report to the legislature containing the plan and the prioritized road list.

The bill does not specify how much money will be used to carry out the maintenance plan.
The text does not list specific roads or communities, only requiring a prioritized list to be created later.
No effective date is listed in the provided source material.

Plain language

Wildland Urban Interface Zone: An area where human homes or buildings meet wild, undeveloped land.
Fuel Loads: Vegetation like dry grass and trees that can feed a wildfire if not managed.

Official record

Validated

DOT: WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE MAINT PLAN An Act relating to maintenance of transportation facilities in wildland urban interface zones.

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