Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB346: AIRPORTS: MUNICIPAL ZONING, BUFFERS
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
An Act relating to municipal zoning around airports; and relating to buffers between airports and nonindustrial property.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to municipal zoning around airports; and relating to buffers between airports and nonindustrial property.".
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to municipal zoning around airports; and relating to buffers between airports and nonindustrial property." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. AS 35.30.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: (b) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall, when exercising its police power under AS 02.25.020, comply with local planning and zoning ordinances and other regulations that require vegetative or constructed buffers between an airport and adjacent nonindustrial property unless complying with the local ordinance or regulation would create a hazard to aircraft. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities may only reduce or remove an existing buffer in a designated buffer zone between an airport and adjacent nonindustrial property if the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (1) determines that reduction or removal of the buffer is necessary to eliminate a direct and immediate safety hazard; HB0346a -1- HB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS1497\N (2) provides for public notice and an opportunity to comment before reducing or removing the buffer; and (3) implements additional mitigation measures to minimize the adverse effects associated with reducing or removing the buffer, including establishing a new buffer if practicable. HB 346 -2- HB0346a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]
Sponsors
- Ky Holland (NP, HD-009) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Minutes (HTRA)
- : (H) <Bill Hearing Canceled>
- : (H) TRANSPORTATION at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) Minutes (HTRA)
- : (H) Heard & Held
- : (H) TRANSPORTATION at 01:00 PM BARNES 124
- : (H) REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION
- : (H) TRA, CRA
- : (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Subjects: PROPERTY, AVIATION, ZONING, AIRPORTS, PLANNING, MUNICIPALITIES
Common questions
- What is HB346?
- HB346 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): AIRPORTS: MUNICIPAL ZONING, BUFFERS.
- What does HB346 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "An Act relating to municipal zoning around airports; and relating to buffers between airports and nonindustrial property.".
- What is the status of HB346?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: (H) Minutes (HTRA) (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB346?
- Ky Holland (NP, HD-009).
- Where is the official record for HB346?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB 346
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