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Committee adopts amendment and sends HB 218 (Tanana Valley Forest) out of committee
Summary
The committee adopted an effective-date amendment to HB 218 (Tanana Valley Forest), discussed timber-management plans and support letters, and moved the bill from committee with attached fiscal notes and authorization for legal staff to make technical changes.
House Bill 218, relating to the Tanana Valley State Forest, advanced from the House State Affairs Committee on May 5 after the committee adopted Amendment 1 to change the effective date from July 1, 2025, to 2026.
Director Jeremy Douse of the Division of Forestry and Fire Protection joined by phone and described current management activity: a 10-year contract for parcel P38 near Anderson and active sales in area E21. He said the bill’s intent is to put additional lands into active management and create multiple units for long-term timber sales to meet demand.
Chair Kerrick offered Amendment 1 (effective-date change); after describing it as non-retroactive, she removed her objection and the amendment was adopted. Representative Himchute moved HB 218 (as amended) from committee with attached fiscal notes and authorization for legal services to make technical conforming changes; the motion carried with no recorded objection.
The committee record includes letters of support from a Citizens Advisory Commission and the Garrison Command at Fort Wainwright; no local opposition was reported to the committee.
