00HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 210(FIN)                                                                            
01 "An Act relating to disposals of state land within five miles of the right-of-way                                       
02 of the Dalton Highway to a licensed public utility or a licensed common carrier;                                        
03 relating to disposals of state land for nonresidential development in nodes of                                          
04 development along the Dalton Highway; requiring licensed public utilities to pay                                        
05 the costs of change, relocation, or removal of a utility facility due to construction                                   
06 of a highway project; and allowing state leases and materials sales for                                                 
07 reconstruction and maintenance of state highways and construction or maintenance                                        
08 of airports."                                                                                                           
09 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
10    * Section 1.  AS 19.40.200(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
11  (b)  The prohibition on disposal of state land under (a) of this section does not                                     
12 apply to a disposal                                                                                                     
13   (1)  to a licensed public utility or a licensed common carrier under                                                
14 AS 38.05.810(e);                                                                                                        

01   (2)  for the reauthorization of leases that were in effect on                                                    
02 January 1, 1994, for nonresidential purposes within the following development                                           
03 nodes:                                                                                                                  
04   Coldfoot:                                                                                                            
05    Township 28 North, Range 12 West, Fairbanks Meridian                                                                
06     Sections 9 - 10                                                                                                    
07     Sections 15 - 16                                                                                                   
08   Yukon River Crossing:                                                                                                
09    Township 13 North, Range 11 West, Umiat Meridian                                                                    
10     Section 26;                                                                                                        
11   (3)  for nonresidential development within the following                                                             
12 development node:                                                                                                       
13   Deadhorse:                                                                                                           
14    Township 10 North, Range 14 East, Umiat Meridian                                                                    
15     Sections 24 - 25                                                                                                   
16    Township 10 North, Range 15 East, Umiat Meridian                                                                    
17     Section 19                                                                                                         
18     Section 30; or                                                                                                    
19    (4)  necessary for                                                                                                 
20   (A) [(1)]  an oil and gas lease under AS 38.05.180;                                                               
21    (B) [(2)]  exploration, development, production, or transportation                                                
22 of oil and gas north of 68 degrees north latitude; or                                                                   
23   (C) [(3)]  a state lease or materials sale for                                                                    
24    (i) exploration, development, production, or transportation                                                      
25 of oil and gas; [OR]                                                                                                  
26   (ii)  reconstruction or maintenance of state highways; or                                                     
27   (iii)  construction or maintenance of airports [THE                                                             
28 HIGHWAY NORTH OF 68 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE].                                                                            
29    * Sec. 2.  AS 19.40.200 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                               
30  (d)  Notwithstanding another provision of law, when the department determines                                         
31 and orders that a utility facility located across, along, over, under, or within the                                    

01 highway right-of-way must be changed, relocated, or removed, the licensed public                                        
02 utility owning or maintaining the facility shall change, relocate, or remove it in                                      
03 accordance with the order and is responsible for the cost of the change, relocation, or                                 
04 removal.