# Alaska Online Public Notices #2025200629

Proposed Use Restrictions for the Matanuska Valley Moose Range and Jonesville Public Use Area

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 10, 2026
**Identifier:** 2025200629

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources proposes regulatory changes for the Matanuska Valley Moose Range and Jonesville Public Use Area.
- **Government buyer:** Alaska Department of Natural Resources; no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Purpose:** Amendments to 11 AAC 96 would establish or clarify rules for activities in both public-use areas.
- **Proposed restrictions:** Rules address permits; weapons use; vehicle and watercraft operation; fires; waste disposal; hazardous substances; structures; tree harvesting; explosives; wildlife disturbance; and road or trail construction.
- **Definitions:** The amendments revise or clarify terms including “motorized vehicle,” “explosive,” “firework,” “explosive device,” “designated public use site,” “organic mat,” “permit,” and “wetlands.”
- **Procurement status:** This is a proposed regulation notice, not a procurement. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are identified.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources proposes changes to 11 AAC 96 of the Alaska Administrative Code concerning management of the Matanuska Valley Moose Range and Jonesville Public Use Area. The proposed changes add and amend rules governing activities in these areas, including restrictions on fires, waste disposal, structures, vegetation, weapons, vehicles, and watercraft. The changes also revise generally allowed uses, permit application language, and definitions. Written comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on November 9, 2026.

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