In this chapter, (1) 'public project' means a public building or other structure, public work, or other facility, highway, or local service road constructed or maintained by a department; the term includes the acquisition by purchase or agreement of land and rights in land for materials and the extraction or removal of materials necessary for completion of a highway under AS 19.05.080 - 19.05.120; (2) 'village' means an unincorporated community of the unorganized borough where at least 25 people reside as a social unit.
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