03/25/2025 01:30 PM House TRANSPORTATION
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE
March 25, 2025
1:32 p.m.
DRAFT
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Ashley Carrick, Co-Chair
Representative Ted Eischeid, Co-Chair
Representative Genevieve Mina
Representative Kevin McCabe
Representative Cathy Tilton
Representative Elexie Moore
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Louise Stutes
OTHER LEGISLATORS PRESENT
Senator Cathy Giessel
Representative Ky Holland
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 47(RES)
"An Act relating to Chugach State Park; and providing for an
effective date."
- HEARD & HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 47
SHORT TITLE: CHUGACH STATE PARK EASEMENTS
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) GIESSEL
01/17/25 (S) PREFILE RELEASED 1/17/25
01/22/25 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
01/22/25 (S) TRA, RES
02/04/25 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/04/25 (S) Heard & Held
02/04/25 (S) MINUTE(TRA)
02/11/25 (S) TRA AT 1:30 PM BURTOVICH 205
02/11/25 (S) Moved SB 47 Out of Committee
02/11/25 (S) MINUTE(TRA)
02/14/25 (S) TRA RPT 2DP 1DNP 1NR
02/14/25 (S) DP: BJORKMAN, KIEHL
02/14/25 (S) DNP: SHOWER
02/14/25 (S) NR: TOBIN
02/17/25 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/17/25 (S) Heard & Held
02/17/25 (S) MINUTE(RES)
02/26/25 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
02/26/25 (S) Moved CSSB 47(RES) Out of Committee
02/26/25 (S) MINUTE(RES)
02/28/25 (S) RES RPT CS 6DP 1NR SAME TITLE
02/28/25 (S) DP: GIESSEL, HUGHES, DUNBAR, CLAMAN,
MYERS, WIELECHOWSKI
02/28/25 (S) NR: KAWASAKI
03/10/25 (S) TRANSMITTED TO (H)
03/10/25 (S) VERSION: CSSB 47(RES)
03/11/25 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
03/11/25 (H) TRA, RES
03/20/25 (H) TRA AT 1:00 PM BARNES 124
03/20/25 (H) Heard & Held
03/20/25 (H) MINUTE(TRA)
03/25/25 (H) TRA AT 1:30 PM BARNES 124
WITNESS REGISTER
ROGER MARKS, Board Member
Board of Glen Elks Road Service Area
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Provided invited testimony on CSSB 47(RES).
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:32:44 PM
CO-CHAIR ASHLEY CARRICK called the House Transportation Standing
Committee meeting to order at 1:32 p.m. Representatives Moore,
McCabe, Mina, Eischeid, and Carrick were present at the call to
order. Representative Tilton arrived as the meeting was in
progress.
SB 47-CHUGACH STATE PARK EASEMENTS
1:33:20 PM
CO-CHAIR CARRICK announced that the only order of business would
be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 47(RES) "An Act relating to Chugach
State Park; and providing for an effective date."
1:33:57 PM
ROGER MARKS, Board Member, Board of Glen Elks Road Service Area,
provided invited testimony on CSSB 47(RES). He explained that
road service areas are small, independent districts that manage
the road maintenance in the uphill areas around Anchorage. This
includes road repair, maintaining drainages, and snow removal.
He stated that this service is paid for by the property taxes of
the local residents. He noted that the original intent for this
service was to manage snow removal in the higher altitude areas
around Anchorage.
MR. MARKS explained that the two busiest roads to the Chugach
State Park are located within the Glen Elks Road Service Area.
He stated that the constant traffic coming from outside of this
area to the park is the leading cause of depreciation of the
roads. He pointed out that the park is busy with around 1.5
million visitors a year. Because of the low density of
population in the area, he explained that there is a lack of
funding for the necessary upgrades needed on roads going to the
park. He argued that these road service organizations were
never meant to manage road service to the park.
MR. MARKS noted that the need has been recognized, but the state
has not delivered the resources to maintain the roads. In 2023,
Anchorage voters created the Chugach State Park Access Service
Area to finance road maintenance to the park. In 2024, the
municipality passed a $4 million bond to upgrade Canyon Road, a
major access to the park; however, two segments of this road are
located on park land, and he indicated that the Municipality of
Anchorage cannot bond for assets it does not own. He explained
that the solution is for the park to grant easements to the
municipality across the segments so these areas could be
included in the bond. He stated that the proposed legislation
would allow the state to grant these easements, so bond funds
could be used for these park roads. He argued that this would
make the park entrance safer for locals and tourists. He
continued that the Glen Elks Road Service Area manages the road
now, and it would continue to do this.
1:38:36 PM
CO-CHAIR CARRICK opened public testimony on SB 47. After
ascertaining that there was no one who wished to testify, she
closed public testimony.
1:39:07 PM
CO-CHAIR CARRICK made closing remarks.
[CSSB 47(RES) was held over.]
1:39:40 PM
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the committee, the House
Transportation Standing Committee meeting was adjourned at 1:39
p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 47 (S)RES CS Vsn. G.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| 3.07.25 SB 47 Sponsor Statement.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| SB 47 Fiscal Note.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| SB 47 HTRA Presentation Revised 2.17.25.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| 3.01.25 SB 47 Explanation of Changes Version A to G.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| 3.07.25 SB 47 Backup Doc.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |
| 3.07.25 SB 47 Sectional Analysis Version G.pdf |
HTRA 3/25/2025 1:30:00 PM |
SB 47 |