Legislature(2003 - 2004)
2004-03-03 Senate Journal
Full Journal pdf2004-03-03 Senate Journal Page 2382 SB 260 SENATE BILL NO. 260 "An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to establishment of a metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; and providing for an effective date" was read the second time. 2004-03-03 Senate Journal Page 2383 Senator Cowdery, Chair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the adoption of the Transportation Committee Substitute offered on page 2209. Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 260(TRA) "An Act relating to metropolitan planning organizations and to the policy board of the metropolitan planning organization for the Anchorage metropolitan area; and providing for an effective date" was adopted. Senator Ben Stevens offered Amendment No. 1 : Page 1, line 2, following "area;": Insert "relating to transportation planning in federally recognized metropolitan planning areas;" Page 1, following line 4: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Section 1. AS 19.10.160(b) is amended to read: (b) Design [AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2002, DESIGN] for proposed major upgrade and new construction projects for highways in federally recognized metropolitan planning areas must be conducive to safety, durability, and economy of maintenance and provide for capacity that will adequately serve planned future traffic as set out in this subsection. This subsection does not apply to designs for highway maintenance projects. Proposed major upgrade and new construction projects that are estimated to cost (1) less than $5,000,000 must be designed to adequately serve planned future traffic for at least the next 10 years [AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT]; (2) $5,000,000 or more [BETWEEN $5,000,000 AND $10,000,000, INCLUSIVE,] must be designed to adequately serve planned future traffic for at least the next 20 years [AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT; (3) MORE THAN $10,000,000 MUST BE DESIGNED TO ADEQUATELY SERVE PLANNED FUTURE TRAFFIC FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 25 YEARS AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT]." 2004-03-03 Senate Journal Page 2384 Page 1, line 5: Delete "Section 1." Insert "Sec. 2." Renumber the following bill sections accordingly. Page 3, line 8: Delete "sec. 1" Insert "sec. 2" Page 3, line 13: Delete "July 1, 2005" Insert "immediately under AS 01.10.070(c)" Page 3, following line 13: Insert a new bill section to read: "* Sec. 5. Section 2 of this Act takes effect July 1, 2005." Senator Ben Stevens moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 1. Senator Guess objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 1 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 260(TRA) Second Reading Amendment No. 1 YEAS: 17 NAYS: 0 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 1 Yeas: Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Elton, French, Green, Guess, Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken Excused: Davis, Ellis Absent: Olson and so, Amendment No. 1 was adopted. 2004-03-03 Senate Journal Page 2385 Senator Guess offered Amendment No. 2 : Page 2, lines 1 - 2: Delete "for a metropolitan area with a population greater than 200,000 persons" Senator Guess moved for the adoption of Amendment No. 2. Senator Ben Stevens objected. The question being: "Shall Amendment No. 2 be adopted?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 260(TRA) am Second Reading Amendment No. 2 YEAS: 7 NAYS: 11 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Dyson, Elton, French, Guess, Lincoln, Ogan, Olson Nays: Bunde, Cowdery, Green, Hoffman, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken Excused: Davis, Ellis and so, Amendment No. 2 failed to be adopted. Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final passage. Senator Elton objected. The question being: "Shall the bill be advanced to third reading?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSSB 260(TRA) am Advance from Second to Third Reading? YEAS: 12 NAYS: 6 EXCUSED: 2 ABSENT: 0 Yeas: Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Green, Ogan, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner, Wilken Nays: Elton, French, Guess, Hoffman, Lincoln, Olson Excused: Davis, Ellis and so, the bill failed to advance to third reading. 2004-03-03 Senate Journal Page 2386 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 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" will be on the March 4 calendar.