CSHB 183(RES): "An Act directing the identification and delineation of a transportation and utility corridor between Fairbanks and the Seward Peninsula for road, rail, pipeline, and electrical transmission purposes; and providing for an effective date."
00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 183(RES) 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. AS 19.25 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 19.25.123. FAIRBANKS - SEWARD PENINSULA TRANSPORTATION 07 AND UTILITY CORRIDOR. (a) The northern region of the department shall identify 08 and delineate a proposed transportation and utility corridor between Fairbanks and the 09 western end of the Seward Peninsula. The corridor shall be sufficient to accommodate 10 construction of 11 (1) a road; 12 (2) an extension of the Alaska Railroad; 13 (3) oil, natural gas, or coal slurry pipelines, or any of them; and 14 (4) an electrical transmission line.
01 (b) In performing the work required by (a) of this section, 02 (1) the railroad alignment and identification of a railroad right-of-way 03 of not less than 500 feet shall guide the identification and delineation of the corridor; 04 and 05 (2) the northern region shall consider the following factors: 06 (A) grade and alignment standards that are commensurate with 07 rail and road construction standards; 08 (B) availability of construction materials; 09 (C) safety; 10 (D) service to adjacent communities; 11 (E) significant environmental concerns; 12 (F) use of public land to the maximum degree possible; and 13 (G) minimization of probable construction costs. 14 (c) Within 90 days after receiving a report transmitting the work of the 15 northern region of the department under (a) of this section, the commissioner shall, in 16 conformity with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), if necessary, adopt a 17 regulation approving, modifying, or rejecting the proposed corridor. 18 (d) If the commissioner approves or modifies the proposed corridor when 19 presented under (c) of this section, 20 (1) the Department of Natural Resources shall promptly classify, or 21 reclassify, and reserve any state land within the corridor for use as a corridor; and 22 (2) the department shall 23 (A) exercise its authority under AS 19.05.040 to acquire 24 rights-of-way across land within the corridor that is subject to the state's power 25 of condemnation; and 26 (B) work with federal officials to secure reclassification and 27 withdrawal of federal land in the corridor for reservations and rights-of-way 28 across the federal land for use as a corridor. 29 (e) The requirements of AS 38.05 (Alaska Land Act) relating to classification 30 and reclassification of land are inapplicable to actions taken under this section. 31 (f) To complete the work required by this section, the commissioner may
01 accept any legal gifts and grants and may enter into contracts or other transactions or 02 agreements relating to it with the federal government, an agency or instrumentality of 03 the state, a municipality, or a private organization. 04 (g) In this section, "corridor" means the transportation and utility corridor 05 required to be identified and delineated by (a) of this section. 06 * Sec. 2. AS 19.25.123, added by sec. 1 of this Act, is repealed July 1, 2055. 07 * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).