HB 327: "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 327 01 "An Act relating to the powers and duties of the Department of Transportation and 02 Public Facilities; and repealing a requirement that public facilities comply with energy 03 standards adopted by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 44.42.020(a) is amended to read: 06 (a) The department shall 07 (1) plan, design, construct, and maintain all state modes of 08 transportation and transportation facilities and all docks, floats, breakwaters, buildings, 09 and similar facilities; 10 (2) study existing transportation modes and facilities in the state to 11 determine how they might be improved or whether they should continue to be 12 maintained; 13 (3) study alternative means of improving transportation in the state 14 with regard to the economic costs of each alternative and its environmental and social
01 effects; 02 (4) develop a comprehensive, long-range, intermodal transportation 03 plan for the state; 04 (5) study alternatives to existing modes of transportation in urban areas 05 and develop plans to improve urban transportation; 06 (6) cooperate and coordinate with and enter into agreements with 07 federal, state, and local government agencies and private organizations and persons in 08 exercising its powers and duties; 09 (7) manage, operate, and maintain state transportation facilities and all 10 docks, floats, breakwaters, and buildings, including all state highways, vessels, 11 railroads, pipelines, airports, and aviation facilities; 12 (8) study alternative means of transportation in the state, considering 13 the economic, social, and environmental effects of each alternative; 14 (9) coordinate and develop state and regional transportation systems, 15 considering deletions, additions, and the absence of alterations; 16 (10) develop facility program plans for transportation and state 17 buildings, docks, and breakwaters required to implement the duties set out in this 18 section, including but not limited to functional performance criteria and schedules for 19 completion; 20 (11) supervise and maintain all state automotive and mechanical 21 equipment, aircraft, and vessels, except vessels and aircraft used by the Department of 22 Fish and Game or the Department of Public Safety; for state vehicles maintained by 23 the department, the department shall periodically [ANNUALLY] evaluate the cost, 24 efficiency, and commercial availability of alternative fuels [NATURAL GAS] for 25 automotive purposes, and the purpose for which the vehicles are intended to be used, 26 and convert or purchase vehicles to use alternative fuels [UTILIZE NATURAL 27 GAS] whenever practicable; the department may participate in joint ventures with 28 public or private partners that will foster the availability of alternative fuels 29 [NATURAL GAS] for all automotive fuel consumers; 30 (12) supervise aeronautics inside the state, under AS 02.10; 31 (13) [COMPLETE AND MAINTAIN A CURRENT INVENTORY
01 OF PUBLIC FACILITIES, INCLUDING A PROJECTION OF THE 02 SERVICEABILITY OF THE FACILITIES AND PROJECTIONS OF 03 REPLACEMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO FACILITIES NEEDED TO PROVIDE 04 THE LEVEL OF SERVICES PROGRAMMED BY THE VARIOUS USER 05 AGENCIES, FOR MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATIONS OF LESS THAN 06 12,000 AND FOR UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES, AND PERFORM 07 THOSE DUTIES ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS WITH LARGER 08 MUNICIPALITIES; 09 (14) ADOPT ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR 10 PUBLIC FACILITIES OF THE STATE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF WHICH 11 BEGINS AFTER JULY 1, 1980; THE STANDARDS SHALL BE BASED ON 12 THERMAL AND LIGHTING ENERGY STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE 13 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEATING, REFRIGERATION AND AIR 14 CONDITIONING ENGINEERS AS ADAPTED FOR APPLICATION IN HIGH 15 LATITUDE, COLD CLIMATE ENVIRONS; 16 (15) PROVIDE PLANNING ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT 17 LIMITED TO ENERGY AUDITS AND RELATED TECHNICAL SERVICES, TO 18 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL ATTENDANCE 19 AREAS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT 20 (A) STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, 21 AND OPERATION OF RURAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; AND 22 (B) ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES FOR RURAL 23 EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; 24 (16)] implement the safety and financial responsibility requirements 25 for air carriers under AS 02.40; 26 (14) [(17)] inspect weights and measures. 27 * Sec. 2. AS 44.42.050(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) The commissioner shall develop [ANNUALLY] a comprehensive, 29 intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. In developing and revising 30 the state plan, the commissioner shall consider means and costs of improving existing 31 modes and facilities, state and federal subsidies, and the costs [AND BENEFITS] of
01 new transportation modes and facilities. [THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO 02 CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE ALASKA TRANSPORTATION 03 PLANNING COUNCIL.] The plan shall be submitted to the governor for review and 04 approval and submitted by the governor to the legislature. 05 * Sec. 3. AS 46.11.900(8) is amended to read: 06 (8) "thermal and lighting energy standards" means the thermal and 07 lighting energy standards 08 (A) established by the American Society of Heating, 09 Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers as revised 10 [(i) BY THE COMMISSIONER OF 11 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES UNDER 12 AS 44.42.020(a) FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES; OR 13 (ii)] by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for 14 buildings and structures that are not public facilities; or 15 (B) developed in regulations adopted 16 [(i) BY THE COMMISSIONER OF 17 TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES UNDER 18 AS 44.42.020(a) FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES; OR 19 (ii)] by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for 20 buildings and structures that are not public facilities. 21 * Sec. 4. AS 46.11.010 is repealed.