00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 321                                                                          
01 "An Act requiring certain airports in the state to apply for the federal security screening                             
02 opt-out program; providing reimbursement to a municipality that applies for the federal                                 
03 security screening opt-out program; and providing for an effective date."                                               
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
06 to read:                                                                                                                
07       APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL SECURITY SCREENING OPT-OUT PROGRAM.                                                       
08 (a) The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall, by December 31, 2013,                                 
09 apply for the federal security screening opt-out program under 49 U.S.C. 44920 for those                                
10 airports under the control of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities that are                           
11 subject to federal security screening requirements.                                                                     
12       (b)  A municipality that operates an airport in the state that is subject to federal                              
13 security screening requirements shall, by December 31, 2013, apply for the federal security                             
14 screening opt-out program under 49 U.S.C. 44920.                                                                        

01    * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
02 read:                                                                                                                   
03       REIMBURSEMENT. Subject to appropriation, the Department of Transportation and                                     
04 Public Facilities shall reimburse a municipality that is required to submit an application under                        
05 sec. 1(b) of this Act for the reasonable costs, as determined by the Department of                                      
06 Transportation and Public Facilities, of applying for the federal security screening opt-out                            
07 program under 49 U.S.C. 44920. If appropriations are not sufficient fully to fund                                       
08 reimbursements under this section, the amount available shall be distributed pro rata among                             
09 eligible municipalities.                                                                                                
10    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).