00 SENATE BILL NO. 288                                                                                                   
01 "An Act authorizing the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to                                           
02 enter into an agreement with the Inter-Island Ferry Authority regarding the                                             
03 operation of the Clarke Bay Terminal, Prince of Wales Island."                                                          
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                                 
06 section to read:                                                                                                        
07  LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL.  (a)  In order to provide more frequent and efficient                                            
08 marine ferry service to the residents of Prince of Wales Island and adjacent areas of southern                          
09 Southeast Alaska, the legislature authorizes the Department of Transportation and Public                                
10 Facilities to enter into an agreement with the Inter-Island Ferry Authority regarding the                               
11 operation of the Clarke Bay Terminal, Prince of Wales Island.                                                           
12  (b)  This section constitutes legislative approval under AS 29.35.722(2) for the                                       
13 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to enter into an agreement with a port                               
14 authority for the operation of the Alaska marine highway system terminal on Clarke Bay,                                 
01 Prince of Wales Island.