00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(TRA)                                                                                          
01 "An Act directing the identification and delineation of a transportation and utility                                    
02 corridor between Fairbanks and the Seward Peninsula for road, rail, pipeline, and                                       
03 electrical transmission purposes; and providing for an effective date."                                                 
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  FAIRBANKS - SEWARD PENINSULA TRANSPORTATION AND                                                        
06 UTILITY CORRIDOR.  (a)  Not later than April 1, 1995, the northern region of the                                        
07 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall identify and delineate a proposed                              
08 transportation and utility corridor between Fairbanks and the western end of the Seward                                 
09 Peninsula.  The corridor shall be sufficient to accommodate construction of                                             
10   (1)  a road;                                                                                                          
11   (2)  an extension of the Alaska Railroad;                                                                             
12   (3)  oil, natural gas, or coal slurry pipelines, or any of them; and                                                  
13   (4)  an electrical transmission line.                                                                                 
14  (b)  In performing the work required by (a) of this section,                                                           
01   (1)  the railroad alignment and identification of a railroad right-of-way of not                                      
02 less than 500 feet shall guide the identification and delineation of the corridor; and                                  
03   (2)  the northern region shall consider the following factors:                                                        
04   (A)  grade and alignment standards that are commensurate with rail and                                               
05 road construction standards;                                                                                            
06   (B)  availability of construction materials;                                                                         
07   (C)  safety;                                                                                                         
08   (D)  service to adjacent communities;                                                                                
09   (E)  significant environmental concerns;                                                                             
10   (F)  use of public land to the maximum degree possible; and                                                          
11   (G)  minimization of probable construction costs.                                                                    
12  (c)  Within 90 days after receiving a report transmitting the work of the northern                                     
13 region of the department under (a) of this section, the commissioner of transportation and                              
14 public facilities shall, in conformity with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), if                                 
15 necessary, adopt a regulation approving, modifying, or rejecting the proposed corridor.                                 
16  (d)  If the commissioner of transportation and public facilities approves or modifies                                  
17 the proposed corridor when presented under (c) of this section,                                                         
18   (1)  the Department of Natural Resources shall promptly classify, or reclassify,                                      
19 and reserve any state land within the corridor for use as a corridor; and                                               
20   (2)  the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities shall                                                     
21   (A)  exercise its authority under AS 19.05.040 to acquire rights-of-way                                              
22 across land within the corridor that is subject to the state's power of condemnation;                                   
23 and                                                                                                                     
24   (B)  work with federal officials to secure reclassification and withdrawal                                           
25 of federal land in the corridor for reservations and rights-of-way across the federal land                              
26 for use as a corridor.                                                                                                  
27  (e)  The requirements of AS 38.05 (Alaska Land Act) relating to classification and                                     
28 reclassification of land are inapplicable to actions taken under this section.                                          
29  (f)  In this section, "corridor" means the transportation and utility corridor required to                             
30 be identified and delineated by (a) of this section.                                                                    
31    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).