CSSB 260(TRA) am: "An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to the policy board of the metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; relating to transportation planning in federally recognized metropolitan planning areas; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 260(TRA) am 01 "An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to the policy board of the 02 metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; relating to 03 transportation planning in federally recognized metropolitan planning areas; and 04 providing for an effective date." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 19.10.160(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) Design [AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002, DESIGN] for proposed major 08 upgrade and new construction projects for highways in federally recognized 09 metropolitan planning areas must be conducive to safety, durability, and economy of 10 maintenance and provide for capacity that will adequately serve planned future traffic 11 as set out in this subsection. This subsection does not apply to designs for highway 12 maintenance projects. Proposed major upgrade and new construction projects that are 13 estimated to cost 14 (1) less than $5,000,000 must be designed to adequately serve planned
01 future traffic for at least the next 10 years [AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE 02 PROJECT]; 03 (2) $5,000,000 or more [BETWEEN $5,000,000 AND $10,000,000, 04 INCLUSIVE,] must be designed to adequately serve planned future traffic for at least 05 the next 20 years [AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; 06 (3) MORE THAN $10,000,000 MUST BE DESIGNED TO 07 ADEQUATELY SERVE PLANNED FUTURE TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST THE 08 NEXT 25 YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT]. 09 * Sec. 2. AS 19.20 is amended by adding new sections to read: 10 Article 2. Metropolitan Planning Organizations. 11 Sec. 19.20.200. Establishment of metropolitan planning organizations. In 12 order to coordinate transportation planning in urbanized areas and achieve the 13 transportation planning goals of 23 U.S.C. 134 and 49 U.S.C. 5303 - 5306, a 14 metropolitan planning organization shall be established for each metropolitan area of 15 the state when required for participation in a federal transportation program. A 16 metropolitan area is an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 persons. 17 Sec. 19.20.210. Membership of the policy boards of metropolitan planning 18 organizations. (a) The policy board of a metropolitan planning organization 19 established under AS 19.20.200 for a metropolitan area with a population greater than 20 200,000 persons shall consist of at least seven voting members. A quorum of the 21 policy board is a majority of the voting members of the board. Three voting members 22 of the board shall be designated by the municipalities that are located partially or 23 wholly within the metropolitan area. Two voting members shall be appointed by the 24 governor. Two voting members shall be designated as follows: 25 (1) one member of the senate who is elected from a district, of which 26 more than 50 percent is located within the metropolitan area, and who is designated by 27 the president of the senate; a person who is designated to serve as a member of the 28 policy board of a metropolitan planning organization under this paragraph may not 29 receive compensation for service on the metropolitan planning organization; and 30 (2) one member of the house of representatives who is elected from a 31 district, of which more than 50 percent is located within the metropolitan area, and
01 who is designated by the speaker of the house of representatives; a person who is 02 designated to serve as a member of the policy board of a metropolitan planning 03 organization under this paragraph may not receive compensation for service on the 04 metropolitan planning organization. 05 (b) The governor may appoint an additional voting member to the policy 06 board of a metropolitan planning organization that is subject to (a) of this section to 07 represent a private entity that administers or operates a major mode of transportation 08 within the metropolitan area. 09 (c) The governor may appoint additional nonvoting members to the policy 10 board of a metropolitan planning organization that is subject to (a) of this section, if 11 the additional nonvoting members are authorized in the agreement between the 12 governor and the participating local governments that designates the metropolitan 13 planning organization. 14 Sec. 19.20.220. Approval of local transportation improvement plan. The 15 governor may approve a transportation improvement plan or an amendment to a 16 transportation improvement plan prepared by a metropolitan planning organization if 17 the plan is consistent with applicable federal law and regulation and the policy board 18 of the metropolitan planning organization is organized in accordance with applicable 19 provisions of AS 19.20.210. 20 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 21 read: 22 POLICY BOARD OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION FOR 23 THE ANCHORAGE METROPOLITAN AREA. (a) The governor shall enter into a 24 agreement with the Municipality of Anchorage to restructure the policy board of the 25 metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area in conformance with 26 AS 19.20.210, added by sec. 2 of this Act, and with applicable federal law and regulation. 27 (b) It is the intent of the legislature that the membership of the policy board of the 28 current metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area (known as 29 AMATS) be restructured in accordance with this Act in a manner that does not constitute a 30 redesignation of the metropolitan planning organization under federal law. 31 * Sec. 4. Section 1 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).
01 * Sec. 5. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2005.