HB 334 Summary

• Adds new section AS 09.65.243 to exempt the state and persons from liability under hazardous substance release laws for pesticides applied to wood utility poles during installation, use, or removal.

• Exemption applies only when the pesticide is registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a).

• Exemption applies only when the utility pole is or was intended to provide a utility service in Alaska.

• Amends AS 46.03.822(a) to reference the new utility pole pesticide exception alongside existing exceptions in AS 09.65.240.

• Changes language in AS 46.03.822(a) from singular "exception" to plural "exceptions" to accommodate multiple exemptions from strict liability for hazardous substance releases.