00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 253                                                                          
01 "An Act making appropriations from the Railbelt energy fund for preliminary                                             
02 engineering reconnaissance and related work for construction of a natural gas spur line                                 
03 to transport North Slope natural gas to the Southcentral natural gas transmission grid,                                 
04 and to designated municipalities and electrical associations for a Railbelt intertie and an                             
05 electrical transmission system; and providing for an effective date."                                                   
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1.  The sum of $8,000,000 is appropriated from the Railbelt energy fund to the                           
08 Legislative Budget and Audit Committee for contracts with the Alaska Natural Gas                                        
09 Development Authority for purposes described in AS 41.41.210.                                                           
10    * Sec. 2.  The sum of $1,500,000 is appropriated from the Railbelt energy fund to the                              
11 Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for payment as a grant                                      
12 under AS 37.05.315 to the City of Seward for a Railbelt intertie and electrical transmission                            
13 system.                                                                                                                 

01    * Sec. 3.  The sum of $9,500,000 is appropriated from the Railbelt energy fund to the                              
02 Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for payment as a grant                                      
03 under AS 37.05.316 to the Chugach Electric Association for a Railbelt intertie and electrical                           
04 transmission system between Anchorage and Cooper Landing.                                                               
05    * Sec. 4.  The sum of $9,000,000 is appropriated from the Railbelt energy fund to the                              
06 Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for payment as a grant                                      
07 under AS 37.05.316 to the Homer Electric Association for a Railbelt intertie and electrical                             
08 transmission system between Cooper Landing and Soldotna.                                                                
09    * Sec. 5.  The appropriations made by secs. 3 and 4 of this Act lapse June 30, 2010.                               
10    * Sec. 6.  CONTINGENT EFFECT OF APPROPRIATION.  Section 1 of this Act takes                                        
11 effect only if the First Regular Session of the Twenty-Fourth Alaska Legislature approves a                             
12 version of an Act that enacts AS 41.41.210 or a similar provision authorizing the Alaska                                
13 Natural Gas Development Authority to use money appropriated from the Railbelt energy fund                               
14 to develop a gas transmission pipeline to deliver Alaska North Slope natural gas to the                                 
15 Southcentral gas distribution grid, and the Act becomes law.                                                            
16    * Sec. 7.  If, under sec. 6 of this Act, the appropriation made by sec. 1 of this Act becomes                      
17 law, sec. 1 of this Act takes effect on the effective date of the Act described in sec. 6 of this                       
18 Act.