00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 259(TRA) am                                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the membership of a metropolitan highway planning                                                   
02 organization."                                                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 19.20 is amended by adding new sections to read:                                                  
05 Article 2.  Metropolitan Highway Planning Organizations.                                                              
06  Sec. 19.20.200.  Metropolitan highway planning organizations.  A                                                    
07 metropolitan highway planning organization designated, redesignated, or organized                                       
08 under 23 U.S.C. 134 for a metropolitan area with a population greater than 200,000                                      
09 persons shall consist of six members.  Three members of the organization shall be                                       
10 designated by the municipalities that are located partially or wholly within the                                        
11 metropolitan area and three members shall be designated as follows:                                                     
12   (1)  one member of the senate whose district is located partially or                                                 
13 wholly within the metropolitan area and who is selected by a majority of the members                                    
14 of the senate whose districts are located partially or wholly within the metropolitan                                   

01 area; a person who is selected to serve as a member of a metropolitan planning                                          
02 organization under this paragraph may not receive compensation for service on the                                       
03 metropolitan planning organization;                                                                                     
04   (2)  one member of the house of representatives whose district is located                                            
05 partially or wholly within the metropolitan area and who is selected by a majority of                                   
06 the members of the house of representatives whose districts are located partially or                                    
07 wholly within the metropolitan area; a person who is selected to serve as a member                                      
08 of a metropolitan planning organization under this paragraph may not receive                                            
09 compensation for service on the metropolitan planning organization; and                                                 
10   (3)  one member appointed by the governor.