00                            SENATE BILL NO. 141                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to the posting of political signs on private property."                                                
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 19.25.105(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (a)  Outdoor advertising may not be erected or maintained within 660 feet of                                 
05       the nearest edge of the right-of-way and visible from the main-traveled way of the                                
06       interstate, primary, or secondary highways in this state except the following:                                    
07                 (1)  directional and other official signs and notices that [WHICH]                                  
08       include [, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,] signs and notices pertaining to natural                                       
09       wonders and [,] scenic and historic attractions, that [WHICH] are required or                             
10       authorized by law, and that [WHICH SHALL] conform to federal standards for                                    
11       interstate and primary systems;                                                                                   
12                 (2)  signs, displays, and devices advertising the sale or lease of property                             
13       upon which they are located or advertising activities conducted on the property;                                  
14                 (3)  signs determined by the state, subject to concurrence of the United                                
15       States Department of Transportation, to be landmark signs, including signs on farm                                

01       structures [,] or natural surfaces [,] of historic or artistic significance, the preservation                     
02       of which would be consistent with the provisions of this chapter;                                                 
03                 (4)  directional signs and notices pertaining to schools;                                               
04                 (5)  advertising on bus benches or bus shelters, and adjacent trash                                     
05       receptacles, if the state determines that the advertising conforms to local, state, and                           
06       federal standards for interstate and primary highways;                                                        
07                 (6)  political noncommercial signs on private property if                                           
08                      (A)  the owner of the private property grants permission to                                    
09            post the sign;                                                                                           
10                      (B)  individual or conjoined signs do not exceed 32 square                                     
11            feet total on each side;                                                                                 
12                      (C)  the signs do not interfere with, obstruct, confuse, or                                    
13            mislead traffic or pose a traffic hazard; and                                                            
14                      (D)  the signs are consistent with regulations adopted by the                                  
15            department regarding the time and manner for removal of signs that do                                    
16            not have current relevance; in this subparagraph,                                                        
17                           (i)  "current relevance" means the subject matter of                                      
18                 a sign is a matter of ongoing public consideration by the public and                                
19                 the date of decision on the subject matter of the sign has not                                      
20                 passed;                                                                                             
21                           (ii)  "date of decision" means the date on which a                                        
22                 decision on the subject matter of a sign is no longer subject to                                    
23                 influence by public opinion, such as the date of an election for                                    
24                 public office or on a ballot measure, action by the governor on a                                   
25                 bill passed by the legislature, formal settlement or formal                                         
26                 conclusion of an armed conflict, conclusion of contract                                             
27                 negotiations, or similar matters for which a date of decision may be                                
28                 ascertained.