CSHB 267(TRA): "An Act relating to travel by snow machine within five miles of the right-of-way of the James Dalton Highway; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 267(TRA) 01 "An Act relating to travel by snow machine within five miles of the right-of-way of the 02 James Dalton Highway; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 19.40.210 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 19.40.210. Prohibition of off-road vehicles. Off-road vehicles are 06 prohibited on land within five miles of the right-of-way of the highway. However, this 07 prohibition does not apply to 08 (1) off-road vehicles necessary for oil and gas exploration, 09 development, production, or transportation; 10 (2) a person who holds a mining claim in the vicinity of the highway 11 and who must use land within five miles of the right-of-way of the highway to gain 12 access to the mining claim; or 13 (3) the use of a snow machine to travel south of highway milepost 14 176 between October 1 and April 30 across the highway and on or across the
01 highway corridor [FROM LAND OUTSIDE THE CORRIDOR TO ACCESS LAND 02 OUTSIDE THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CORRIDOR; THIS PARAGRAPH DOES 03 NOT PERMIT THE USE OF A SNOW MACHINE FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHIN 04 THE CORRIDOR IF THE USE BEGINS OR ENDS WITHIN THE CORRIDOR OR 05 WITHIN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF THE HIGHWAY OR IF THE USE IS FOR 06 TRAVEL WITHIN THE CORRIDOR THAT IS PARALLEL TO THE RIGHT-OF- 07 WAY OF THE HIGHWAY]; in this paragraph, "highway corridor" means land within 08 five miles of the right-of-way of the highway. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 19.40.210, as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended to read: 10 Sec. 19.40.210. Prohibition of off-road vehicles. Off-road vehicles are 11 prohibited on land within five miles of the right-of-way of the highway. However, this 12 prohibition does not apply to 13 (1) off-road vehicles necessary for oil and gas exploration, 14 development, production, or transportation; 15 (2) a person who holds a mining claim in the vicinity of the highway 16 and who must use land within five miles of the right-of-way of the highway to gain 17 access to the mining claim; or 18 (3) the use of a snow machine to travel [SOUTH OF MILEPOST 176 19 BETWEEN OCTOBER 1 AND APRIL 30] across the highway corridor from land 20 outside the corridor to access land outside the other side of the corridor; this 21 paragraph does not permit the use of a snow machine for any purpose within the 22 corridor if the use begins or ends within the corridor or within the right-of-way 23 of the highway or if the use is for travel within the corridor that is parallel to the 24 right-of-way of the highway; [AND ON OR ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 25 CORRIDOR] in this paragraph, "highway corridor" means land within five miles of 26 the right-of-way of the highway. 27 * Sec. 3. AS 19.40.210 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 28 (b) A person using a snow machine as allowed under (a)(3) of this section is 29 required annually to obtain a permit from the department. The department shall issue a 30 permit at no fee to any person requesting one and shall keep an accurate count of the 31 number of permits issued.
01 (c) A person using a snow machine as allowed under (a)(3) of this section 02 without a permit is guilty of a violation and upon conviction is punishable by a fine of 03 not more than $375. 04 * Sec. 4. AS 19.40.210(b) and 19.40.210(c), as enacted by sec. 3 of this Act, are repealed on 05 May 1, 2012. 06 * Sec. 5. Section 2 of this Act takes effect May 1, 2012.