Alaska Statutes
Title 19. Highways and Ferries

Sec. 19.05.123. Fairbanks - Seward Peninsula transportation and utility corridor. - (a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the department shall identify and...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 19.05.125. Purpose. - The purpose of AS 19.05 - AS 19.25 is to...

Chapter 10. State Highway System

Article 1. Designation, Marking, and Use.

Sec. 19.10.010. Dedication of land for public highways. - A tract 100 feet wide between each section of land...

Sec. 19.10.015. Establishment of highway widths. - (a) It is declared that all officially proposed and existing...

Sec. 19.10.020. Designation of state highway system. - The department may designate, locate, create, and determine what highways...

Sec. 19.10.030. Responsibility for system. - The department is responsible for the construction and maintenance of...

Sec. 19.10.040. Uniform system of marking and posting. - The department shall classify, designate, and mark highways under its...

Sec. 19.10.050. Traffic control signals. - The department shall prescribe types of traffic control signals to...

Sec. 19.10.060. Size, weight, and load provisions; restriction on use of highways; regulations. - (a) The department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction,...

Sec. 19.10.065. Operation of farm equipment on highways. - (a) Implements of husbandry, as defined by regulation under AS...

Sec. 19.10.070. Speed limits and zones. - The department may conduct investigations with the assistance of the...

Sec. 19.10.072. Procedures for determination of speed limits and zones. - (a) In determining safe speed limits and safe speed zones,...

Sec. 19.10.075. Designation of traffic safety corridors; fines. - (a) To promote traffic safety, the department may designate a...

Sec. 19.10.080. Designation of through highways. - The department may designate through highways by erecting stop signs...

Sec. 19.10.085. Naming of a highway. - (a) A highway constructed by the department under AS 19.05...

Sec. 19.10.090. Erection and maintenance of guard rails. - The department may erect and maintain guard rails, stretch wires,...

Sec. 19.10.095. Signs promoting the use of safety belts and child safety devices. - The department may erect and maintain signs encouraging the use...

Sec. 19.10.100. Closing highways. - When it is necessary to exclude traffic from any portion...

Article 2. Planning.

Sec. 19.10.110. Traffic surveys, plans, and recommendations. - The department may collect, analyze, and interpret physical and economic...

Sec. 19.10.120. Research on highway development. - The department may gather, investigate, and compile information concerning the...

Sec. 19.10.130. Inspection and testing of materials and equipment. - The department may inspect and test materials, supplies, equipment, and...

Sec. 19.10.150. Construction program. - Before February 2 of each year, the department shall prepare...

Sec. 19.10.160. Standard plans and specifications; planning for future traffic. - (a) The department shall prepare and adopt uniform standard plans...

Article 3. Construction.

Sec. 19.10.170. Construction by department. - (a) Except as provided in AS 44.33.300, it is the...

Sec. 19.10.180. Request for public bids; contracts for materials and supplies. - Requests for public bids are governed by AS 36.30 (State...

Sec. 19.10.200. Procedures for the award of contracts. - The award of a contract for highway construction work is...

Sec. 19.10.230. Method of construction of highway ditches. - A highway constructed or reconstructed shall be designed to permit...

Sec. 19.10.240. Warning signs of road construction. - Whenever the department enters into a contract for the construction...

Sec. 19.10.250. Penalty for failure to erect warning signs. - A contractor, foreman, or person in charge of work or...

Sec. 19.10.260. Replacement of permanent markers and filing of right-of-way map after construction. - The department shall (1) replace all permanent markers on private...

Sec. 19.10.270. Highway construction near airports. - (a) A person may not construct, reconstruct, relocate, or extend...

Article 4. Commercial Motor Vehicle Requirements.

Sec. 19.10.300. Financial responsibility. - (a) A person who carries passengers, freight for hire intrastate...

Sec. 19.10.310. Commercial motor vehicle safety inspections. - A commercial motor vehicle may not be operated without a...

Sec. 19.10.340. Issuance of certificate of inspection. - A person conducting annual commercial motor vehicle inspections shall issue...

Sec. 19.10.370. Regulations. - The commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement AS 19.10.310 -...

Sec. 19.10.375. Impoundment. - (a) If a peace officer or an employee of the...

Sec. 19.10.380. Criminal penalty. - A person who violates a provision of AS 19.10.310 -...

Sec. 19.10.399. Definitions. - In AS 19.10.300 - 19.10.399, (1) “commercial motor vehicle” means...

Chapter 15. Financial Provisions

Sec. 19.15.010. Loans to department. - For the purpose of participating in a federal grant-in-aid program,...

Sec. 19.15.020. Assent to federal aid; line of credit. - (a) The legislature assents to the Act of Congress approved...

Sec. 19.15.025. Federal-aid highway projects. - (a) The department may allocate up to two percent of...

Sec. 19.15.030. Participation by municipality in federal highway construction. - When a federal-aid highway is routed through a municipality, it...

Sec. 19.15.040. General laws governing assessments by municipalities to pay highway costs. - The provisions of law relating to the levying of assessments...

Chapter 20. Cooperation by and with the State

Article 1. State Relationship to Municipalities.

Sec. 19.20.010. Connecting highways. - (a) The department may enter into cooperative agreements with a...

Sec. 19.20.015. Local control of state transportation corridors. - (a) A municipality, by resolution of its governing body, may...

Sec. 19.20.017. Local control of traffic control systems. - (a) A municipality, by resolution of its governing body, may...

Sec. 19.20.020. Authority to establish controlled-access facilities. - The department and a municipality, acting alone or in cooperation...

Sec. 19.20.030. Design of controlled-access facility. - The department and a municipality may design a controlled-access facility...

Sec. 19.20.040. Acquisition of property and property rights. - For the purposes of AS 19.05 - AS 19.25 the...

Sec. 19.20.050. Grade-crossing eliminations. - The department and a municipality may designate and establish controlled-access...

Sec. 19.20.060. Participation in financing, planning, and regulation. - The department and a municipality may enter into an agreement...

Sec. 19.20.070. Local service highways. - In the development of a controlled-access facility, the department and...

Sec. 19.20.080. Municipal master highway plan. - A municipality of over 5,000 population, according to the latest...

Sec. 19.20.090. [Renumbered as AS 19.10.270.] - Renumbered as AS 19.10.270.

Article 2. Metropolitan Planning Organizations.

Sec. 19.20.200. Establishment of metropolitan planning organizations. - In order to coordinate transportation planning in urbanized areas and...

Sec. 19.20.210. Membership of the policy boards of metropolitan planning organizations. - (a) The policy board of a metropolitan planning organization established...

Sec. 19.20.220. Approval of local transportation improvement plan. - The governor may approve a transportation improvement plan or an...

Chapter 22. Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement

Sec. 19.22.010. Purpose. - The purpose of this chapter is to promote the safety,...

Sec. 19.22.020. Authorization to acquire and improve. - (a) The department is authorized to acquire by purchase, exchange,...

Sec. 19.22.030. Definitions. - In this chapter, “state highway system” means all highways located...

Chapter 25. Utilities, Advertising, Encroachments, and Memorials

Article 1. Utilities in Highways.

Sec. 19.25.010. Use of rights-of-way for utilities. - A utility facility may be constructed, placed, or maintained across,...

Sec. 19.25.020. Relocation of utilities incident to highway projects. - (a) If, incident to the construction of a highway project,...

Article 2. Outdoor Advertising.

Sec. 19.25.075. Findings and intent of the people of the State of Alaska. - (a) The people of the State of Alaska find that...

Sec. 19.25.080. Purpose. - The purposes of AS 19.25.080 - 19.25.180 are (1) to...

Sec. 19.25.090. Outdoor advertising prohibited. - Except as provided in AS 19.25.105, all outdoor advertising is...

Sec. 19.25.105. Limitations of outdoor advertising signs, displays, and devices. - (a) Outdoor advertising may not be erected or maintained within...

Sec. 19.25.130. Penalty for violation. - A person who violates AS 19.25.080 - 19.25.180, or a...

Sec. 19.25.140. Compensation for removal of advertising. - (a) The department is authorized to acquire by purchase, gift,...

Sec. 19.25.150. Unlawful advertising. - An advertising sign, display, or device that violates the provisions...

Sec. 19.25.160. Definitions. - In AS 19.25.080 - 19.25.180, (1) “billboards” means any signboards,...

Sec. 19.25.170. Agreements with the United States; regulations. - The department is authorized to enter into agreements in conformity...

Sec. 19.25.180. Applicability of municipal enactments. - Notwithstanding AS 19.25.080 - 19.25.180, a municipality may enact ordinances...

Article 3. Encroachments in Highways.

Sec. 19.25.200. Encroachment permits; liability. - (a) An encroachment may be constructed, placed, changed, or maintained...

Sec. 19.25.210. Relocation or removal of encroachment. - If, incidental to the construction or maintenance of a state...

Sec. 19.25.220. Unauthorized encroachments. - If an unauthorized encroachment exists in, on, under, or over...

Sec. 19.25.230. Notice of removal. - Except as otherwise provided in AS 19.25.200, 19.25.210, and 19.25.240,...

Sec. 19.25.240. Summary removal. - The department may at any time remove from a state...

Sec. 19.25.250. Removal after noncompliance; removal expense. - After a failure of the owner of an encroachment to...

Article 4. Roadside Memorials.

Sec. 19.25.260. Roadside memorials permitted. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 19.25.090, 19.25.105, and 19.25.200, a person may,...

Sec. 19.25.270. Relocation or removal of memorial. - (a) If, incidental to the construction or maintenance of a...

Chapter 27. Junk Yards

Sec. 19.27.010. Purpose. - For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health, welfare,...

Sec. 19.27.020. Limitations of junk yards. - A person may not establish, operate, or maintain a junk...

Sec. 19.27.030. Junk yards lawfully in existence. - (a) A junk yard lawfully in existence on August 6,...

Sec. 19.27.035. Screening by department; lien. - (a) If the owner or operator of a junk yard...

Sec. 19.27.040. Regulations concerning screening and fencing. - The department may adopt regulations governing the location, planting, construction,...

Sec. 19.27.050. Authority to acquire property interests for removal or screening of junk yards. - When the department determines that the topography of the land...

Sec. 19.27.060. Violating junk yard a nuisance. - A junk yard that is in violation of a provision...

Sec. 19.27.080. Injunction. - At the request of the department the attorney general may...

Sec. 19.27.090. Interpretation. - This chapter may not be construed to abrogate or affect...

Sec. 19.27.100. Agreements with the United States. - The department may enter into agreements in conformity with this...

Sec. 19.27.110. Definitions. - In this chapter, (1) “automobile graveyard” means an establishment or...

Sec. 19.27.120. Penalty for violation. - A person who violates this chapter, or a regulation adopted...

Sec. 19.27.130. Additional requirements. - The requirements imposed by this chapter relative to junk yards...

Sec. 19.27.140. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Junk Yard Control...

Chapter 30. Access Roads and Local Service Roads and Trails

Article 1. Roads to Areas Rich in Mineral Resources.

Sec. 19.30.020. Purpose. - The purpose of AS 19.30.020 - 19.30.051 is to facilitate...

Sec. 19.30.030. Commissioner of natural resources to approve application. - (a) The commissioner of natural resources may approve applications for...

Sec. 19.30.040. Construction and maintenance. - (a) Upon approval of an application and agreement as to...

Sec. 19.30.045. Canadian minerals. - The state may elect, at the joint discretion of the...

Sec. 19.30.051. Regulations. - The commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of transportation...

Article 2. Roads to State Land Programmed for Surface Disposal.

Sec. 19.30.060. Purpose. - It is the purpose of AS 19.30.060 - 19.30.100 to...

Sec. 19.30.070. Contracts for construction of roads. - The director of the division of lands may contract with...

Sec. 19.30.080. Construction standards and maintenance. - An access road constructed under AS 19.30.060 - 19.30.100 shall...

Sec. 19.30.090. Payment of construction costs in land credit certificates. - The cost of constructing access roads to state land shall...

Sec. 19.30.100. Commissioner of natural resources may adopt regulations. - The commissioner of natural resources may adopt regulations necessary to...

Article 3. Local Service Roads and Trails.

Sec. 19.30.111. Purpose. - It is the purpose of AS 19.30.111 - 19.30.251 to...

Sec. 19.30.121. Regulations. - The commissioner may adopt regulations necessary to carry out AS...

Sec. 19.30.127. Allocation districts. - The state is divided into five allocation districts as follows:...

Sec. 19.30.131. Allocation of funds. - (a) During each fiscal year the commissioner shall allocate sums...

Sec. 19.30.141. Acquisition and construction programs. - Before October 1 of each fiscal year each local government...

Sec. 19.30.151. Local government participation. - (a) Upon application by a local government, local service roads...

Sec. 19.30.161. Design standards, rights-of-way, and widths. - Design standards, rights-of-way, and widths for each local service road...

Sec. 19.30.171. Acquisition and conveyance of rights-of-way. - (a) The local government shall acquire all rights-of-way required for...

Sec. 19.30.181. Project agreements. - A local government that has assumed local road powers may...

Sec. 19.30.191. Letting of contracts. - (a) [Repealed, § 15 ch 158 SLA 1980.] (b) Contracts...

Sec. 19.30.201. Construction. - Except as provided under AS 19.30.161, the construction of a...

Sec. 19.30.211. Maintenance. - (a) The department shall maintain, or cause to be maintained,...

Sec. 19.30.221. Availability of allocated sums. - (a) On and after the date that the commissioner has...

Sec. 19.30.241. Definitions. - In AS 19.30.111 - 19.30.241, (1) “construction” means the building...

Sec. 19.30.251. Local government powers. - Road construction and maintenance authority is granted to local governments,...

Article 4. Road Maintenance Service Areas.

Sec. 19.30.260. Purpose. - The purpose of AS 19.30.260 - 19.30.320 is to facilitate...

Sec. 19.30.270. Allocation of money. - (a) During each fiscal year each municipality shall receive money...

Sec. 19.30.280. Eligibility. - (a) After establishing a road maintenance service area under AS...

Sec. 19.30.290. Administration. - (a) A contract entered into by a municipality for road...

Sec. 19.30.300. Maintenance. - The road maintenance service area shall be responsible for maintaining...

Sec. 19.30.310. Report. - No later than August 1 of each year, a municipality...

Sec. 19.30.320. Definitions. - In AS 19.30.260 - 19.30.320, (1) “construction” or “road improvement”...

Article 5. Rights-of-way Acquired under Former 43 U.S.C. 932.

Sec. 19.30.400. Identification and acceptance of rights-of-way. - (a) The state claims, occupies, and possesses each right-of-way granted...

Sec. 19.30.410. Vacation of rights-of-way. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Natural Resources,...

Sec. 19.30.420. Immunity from liability for damages; risk of use of right-of-way acquired under former 43 U.S.C. 932. - (a) Notwithstanding AS 09.50.250 and AS 09.65.070, the state and...

Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway

Sec. 19.40.010. Declaration of policy. - (a) The legislature finds and declares that there is an...

Sec. 19.40.015. Highway named. - The highway is named the James Dalton Highway.

Sec. 19.40.020. Contractual authority. - (a) Subject to (b) of this section, the department may...

Sec. 19.40.030. Undertakings of contractors. - The department, in place of the bonds or individual sureties...

Sec. 19.40.040. Exemption. - The Alaska Net Income Tax Act and the Alaska Business...

Sec. 19.40.050. Highway width. - In accordance with AS 19.10.015, the width of this highway...

Sec. 19.40.060. Conditions to be met. - Construction authorized under AS 19.40.020 - 19.40.050 may not be...

Sec. 19.40.065. Regulations and penalties. - All departments and agencies of the state are given the...

Sec. 19.40.070. Conflict with other laws. - In the event of a conflict between this chapter and...

Sec. 19.40.080. [Renumbered as AS 19.40.290.] - Renumbered as AS 19.40.290.

Sec. 19.40.100. Use of the highway by industrial or commercial traffic. - (a) The department shall maintain the highway and keep it...

Sec. 19.40.110. Public use of a portion of the highway. - The department shall maintain the section of the highway between...

Sec. 19.40.120. Closure of the highway to traffic. - The provisions of AS 19.10.100 apply to the closure of...

Sec. 19.40.200. Disposal of land or materials. - (a) The state may not dispose of state land under...

Sec. 19.40.210. Prohibition of off-road vehicles. - (a) Off-road vehicles are prohibited on land within the highway...

Sec. 19.40.290. Definition. - In this chapter, “highway” means the secondary highway from the...

Chapter 59. General Provisions for AS 19.05 - 19.59

Sec. 19.59.001. Definitions. - In AS 19.05 - AS 19.59, (1) “commissioner” means the...

Sec. 19.59.002. Penalties for AS 19.05 - 19.25. - A person who violates a provision of AS 19.05 -...

Chapter 65. Alaska Marine Highway System

Article 1. Comprehensive Plan, Vessels, and Facilities.

Sec. 19.65.011. Short-term and comprehensive long-range plans. - The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, in consultation with...

Sec. 19.65.020. Naming of vessel or facility. - (a) A vessel or facility of the Alaska marine highway...

Sec. 19.65.030. Acquisition and maintenance of ferry terminal facilities. - (a) The department shall construct, purchase, or lease ferry terminal...

Sec. 19.65.035. Transportation of members of the Alaska organized militia. - To the extent that space is available, the commissioner of...

Article 2. Alaska Marine Highway System Fund and Budget.

Sec. 19.65.050. Legislative findings, purpose, and intent. - (a) The legislature finds that (1) the Alaska marine highway...

Sec. 19.65.060. Alaska marine highway system fund. - (a) The Alaska marine highway system fund is established as...

Sec. 19.65.070. Revenue accounting. - (a) The Alaska marine highway system shall account for and...

Sec. 19.65.080. Annual appropriation. - (a) Commencing with appropriations for the fiscal year that begins...

Sec. 19.65.100. Definitions. - In AS 19.65.050 - 19.65.100, (1) “annual operating cycle” means...

Article 3. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board.

Sec. 19.65.110. Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board. - There is established in the Department of Transportation and Public...

Sec. 19.65.120. Board composition. - (a) The board is composed of the deputy commissioner of...

Sec. 19.65.130. Officers and quorum. - The members of the board shall select a chair and...

Sec. 19.65.140. Meetings. - The board shall meet at least four times each year....

Sec. 19.65.150. Per diem and expenses. - Members of the board do not receive a salary, but...

Sec. 19.65.160. Records. - Records of the board are subject to inspection and copying...

Sec. 19.65.170. Legal assistance. - The Department of Law shall provide all legal services for...

Sec. 19.65.180. Powers, duties, and functions. - (a) After the commissioner of transportation and public facilities has...

Sec. 19.65.190. Staff. - The department shall provide staff for the board.

Sec. 19.65.195. Definition. - In AS 19.65.110 - 19.65.195, “board” means the Alaska Marine...

Chapter 75. Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

Article 1. Establishment and Organization.

Sec. 19.75.011. Purpose. - The purpose of the authority created by this chapter is...

Sec. 19.75.021. Establishment of authority. - (a) There is established the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll...

Sec. 19.75.031. Board of directors of authority. - (a) The authority shall be governed by a board of...

Sec. 19.75.041. Operation of authority. - (a) The powers of the authority are vested in the...

Sec. 19.75.051. Executive director. - The authority shall employ an executive director who may not...

Sec. 19.75.061. Employment of personnel. - The executive director may hire employees of the authority. The...

Sec. 19.75.071. Personnel exempt from State Personnel Act. - The executive director and employees of the authority are in...

Sec. 19.75.076. Application of the Executive Budget Act. - The operating budget of the authority is subject to AS...

Sec. 19.75.081. Legal advisor. - The attorney general is the legal counsel for the authority....

Article 2. Powers and Duties.

Sec. 19.75.111. Powers and duties of the authority. - (a) In furtherance of its purposes, the authority may (1)...

Sec. 19.75.113. Assets, funds, and revenue of the authority. - (a) The Department of Revenue shall separately account for all...

Sec. 19.75.261. Exemption from taxation. - The real and personal property of the authority and its...

Sec. 19.75.281. Audit. - The legislative auditor annually shall audit, or cause to have...

Sec. 19.75.291. State appropriations for Knik Arm bridge and appurtenant facilities not affected. - This chapter does not prevent the state from making appropriations...

Sec. 19.75.301. Insurance. - The authority shall keep in force public liability insurance in...

Sec. 19.75.311. Safeguarding of money. - The authority shall maximize revenue from and deposit all money...

Sec. 19.75.321. Fidelity bond. - The authority shall obtain a fidelity bond in an amount...

Sec. 19.75.360. Transfer of Knik Arm bridge. - If the department constructs the Knik Arm bridge and appurtenant...

Article 3. General Provisions.

Sec. 19.75.911. Exemption from local regulation. - Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, the activities of the...

Sec. 19.75.915. Liability for payment of tolls and other charges. - The owner of a vehicle using a bridge or facility...

Sec. 19.75.980. Definitions. - In this chapter, except as otherwise provided and unless the...

Sec. 19.75.990. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the Knik Arm Bridge...

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Title 19. Highways and Ferries