Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 19.20.200

  • 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

In order to coordinate transportation planning in urbanized areas and achieve the transportation planning goals of 23 U.S.C. § 134 and 49 U.S.C. § 53035306, a metropolitan planning organization shall be established for each metropolitan area of the state when required for participation in a federal transportation program. A metropolitan area is an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 persons.