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AK SB181
Bill
Status
2/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Giessel
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AI Summary
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Amends the definition of "navigable water" under Alaska law (AS 38.05.965(14)) to include water that is navigable "in any season" for any useful public purpose.
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Expands the list of navigable water uses to explicitly include state or federal military training, operation of boats and watercraft, hovercraft, snow machines, all-terrain vehicles, and storage of vehicles.
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Removes the phrase "but not limited to" from the definition, changing "public boating" from an inclusive example to "boating" as a specific use category.
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Changes "waterfowl and aquatic animals" to general "hunting" in the definition of navigable water purposes.
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Repeals AS 38.05.128(a)(1), which previously contained provisions related to obstruction or interference with free passage on navigable waters.
Legislative Description
Navigable Water: Interference; Definition
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Last Action
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2/17/2016