Plain English Breakdown
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Jonesville Public Use Area Boundary Update
This bill updates the legal description of land boundaries for the Jonesville Public Use Area in Alaska and sets an immediate effective date.
What This Bill Does
- Amends state law to update the boundary lines for the Jonesville Public Use Area.
- Designates specific sections of townships as public use land reserved for uses compatible with their primary function.
- Assigns control and management of these lands to a state department.
- Removes old survey records from Section 15 in Township 19 North, Range 3 East.
Who It Names or Affects
- The State Department responsible for land management.
- People who use or hold rights to land within the Jonesville Public Use Area boundaries.
- Residents and visitors in specific sections of Townships 19 North, Range 2 East; Township 19 North, Range 3 East; Township 20 North, Range 2 East; and Township 20 North, Range 3 East.
Terms To Know
- Public Use Area
- State-owned land reserved for uses compatible with its primary function as public use land.
- Township and Range
- A system used to describe specific locations of land using a grid based on the Seward Meridian.
- Section
- One square mile unit within a township, often divided into smaller parts like quarters or halves.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list specific rules for what activities are allowed on the land.
- Valid existing rights remain in place but are not defined further in this text.
- No information is provided about how much money will be spent to manage these lands.