00                             HOUSE BILL NO. 100                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public                                           
02 Facilities."                                                                                                            
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 44.42.020(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (a)  The department shall                                                                                    
06                 (1)  plan, design, construct, and maintain all state modes of                                           
07       transportation and transportation facilities and all docks, floats, breakwaters, buildings,                       
08       and similar facilities;                                                                                           
09                 (2)  study existing transportation modes and facilities in the state to                                 
10       determine how they might be improved or whether they should continue to be                                        
11       maintained;                                                                                                       
12                 (3)  study alternative means of improving transportation in the state                                   
13       with regard to the economic costs of each alternative and its environmental and social                            
14       effects;                                                                                                          
01                 (4)  develop a comprehensive, long-range, intermodal transportation                                     
02       plan for the state;                                                                                               
03                 (5)  study alternatives to existing modes of transportation in urban areas                              
04       and develop plans to improve urban transportation;                                                                
05                 (6)  cooperate and coordinate with and enter into agreements with                                       
06       federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations and persons in                            
07       exercising its powers and duties;                                                                                 
08                 (7)  manage, operate, and maintain state transportation facilities and all                              
09       docks, floats, breakwaters, and buildings, including all state highways, vessels,                                 
10       railroads, pipelines, airports, and aviation facilities;                                                          
11 (8)  study alternative means of transportation in the state, considering                                                
12       the economic, social, and environmental effects of each alternative;                                              
13 (9)  coordinate and develop state and regional transportation systems,                                                  
14       considering deletions, additions, and the absence of alterations;                                                 
15 (10)  develop facility program plans for transportation and state                                                       
16 buildings, docks, and breakwaters required to implement the duties set out in this                                      
17 section, including but not limited to functional performance criteria and schedules for                                 
18       completion;                                                                                                       
19 (11)  supervise and maintain all state automotive and mechanical                                                        
20 equipment, aircraft, and vessels, except vessels and aircraft used by the Department of                                 
21 Fish and Game or the Department of Public Safety; for state vehicles maintained by                                      
22 the department, the department shall, every five years, evaluate the cost, efficiency,                                  
23 and commercial availability of alternative fuels for automotive purposes, and the                                       
24 purpose for which the vehicles are intended to be used, and convert vehicles to use                                     
25 alternative fuels or purchase energy efficient vehicles whenever practicable; the                                       
26 department may participate in joint ventures with public or private partners that will                                  
27       foster the availability of alternative fuels for all automotive fuel consumers;                                   
28                 (12)  supervise aeronautics inside the state, under AS 02.10;                                           
29 (13)  implement the safety and financial responsibility requirements for                                                
30       air carriers under AS 02.40;                                                                                      
31                 (14)  inspect weights and measures;                                                                     
01                 (15)  at least every four years, study alternatives available to finance                                
02       transportation systems in order to provide an adequate level of funding to sustain and                            
03       improve the state's transportation system;                                                                    
04 (16)  list on the department's publicly available Internet website the                                              
05 carbon footprint for a mile traveled by all commonly used methods of                                                
06 transportation in the state; in this paragraph, "transportation" includes motor                                     
07 vehicles, aircraft, trains, ferries, motorized and nonmotorized private boats, dog                                  
08       sleds, bicycles, and foot travel.