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SB 100                                                                                            
Message dated July 5 and received July 8, stating:                                                  
                                                                                                    
Dear President Halford:                                                                             
                                                                                                    
On this date I have signed the following bill passed by the second                                  
session of the Twenty-Second Alaska State Legislature and am                                        
transmitting the engrossed and enrolled copies to the Lieutenant                                    
Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                                             
                                                                                                    
                     CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE                                          
               BILL NO. 100(RLS)(title am) "An Act relating to                                     
            regulation and operation of personal motor vehicles."                                  
                                                                                                    
                            Chapter 142, SLA 2002                                                  
                           Effective Date: 10/3/02                                                 
                                                                                                    
I am signing this bill with the understanding that the restrictions it                              
places on the Department of Public Safety's authority to regulate these                             
motorized vehicles are limited strictly to that department. These                                   
restrictions do not apply, in any way, to any other agency with                                     
jurisdiction over vehicular ways and areas, including the Department                                
of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation and Public                                    
Facilities.                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Municipalities should also be aware of their clear authority to prohibit                            
the use of these electric vehicles based on local needs.                                            
                                                                                                    

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I note the Federal Highway Administration, which prohibits motorized                                
vehicles on federally funded trails and sidewalks, has yet to rule as to                            
the classification of these vehicles. That decision could further inhibit                           
the use of these vehicles on federally funded venues.                                               
                                                                                                    
Sincerely,                                                                                          
/s/                                                                                                 
Tony Knowles                                                                                        
Governor