The Department of Public Safety, acting in cooperation with a municipality or with an agency of the federal government, shall participate in the development and implementation of a statewide avalanche warning system and shall represent the state in the operation of that system. The statewide system shall

(1) establish and maintain a service center and primary and supplementary field stations to gather information and data concerning ground weather conditions, snow pack, and avalanche activity;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.76.010

  • municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) forecast snow avalanche conditions throughout the state;
(3) coordinate a public awareness program on avalanche danger;
(4) catalog a comprehensive atlas of avalanche paths and slide occurrences; and
(5) assist local governments and state agencies in identifying hazardous avalanche zones and in developing snow avalanche zoning regulations.
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