00                       CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 308(FIN)                                                                   
01 "An Act relating to the Alaska coastal management program and the responsibilities of                                   
02 the Alaska Coastal Policy Council; and providing for an effective date."                                                
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 46.40.030 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
05            (b)  In developing statements of policies and regulations under (a) of this                                  
06       section, a coastal resource district may not incorporate by reference statutes and                                
07       administrative regulations adopted by state agencies.                                                             
08    * Sec. 2.  AS 46.40.094 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                             
09            (d)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, for a natural gas                                  
10       pipeline project from the Alaska North Slope following a route that parallels the Trans                           
11       Alaska Pipeline System and the Alaska Highway to the Canadian border or a route                                   
12       that runs south to Alaska tidewater, any agency responsible for the consistency                                   
13       determination with respect to proposed uses or activities involved in the project may,                            
14       in its discretion, conduct the review and make the consistency determination in                                   
01       separate phases in a manner that promotes review of proposed uses and activities                                  
02       based upon the project's design, construction sequence, and schedule.                                             
03    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       MODIFICATION OF APPROVED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM                                                               
06 PLANS.  (a)  In a municipality or coastal resource service area for which the Alaska Coastal                            
07 Policy Council has approved a district coastal management program that is not consistent with                           
08 the prohibition of AS 46.40.030(b), added by sec. 1 of this Act, the municipality or coastal                            
09 resource service area shall submit to the Alaska Coastal Policy Council, within one year after                          
10 the effective date of this Act, program modifications to conform the program to the                                     
11 requirements of AS 46.40.030(b), added by sec. 1 of this Act.                                                           
12       (b)  If a municipality or coastal resource service area does not comply with (a) of this                          
13 section, the Alaska Coastal Policy Council may enter an order deleting the incorporation by                             
14 reference of statutes and administrative regulations in violation of AS 46.40.030(b), added by                          
15 sec. 1 of this Act.                                                                                                     
16    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).