00SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 12                                                                              
01 "An Act relating to a utility corridor and railroad right-of-way between the                                            
02 Alaska Railroad and the Alaska-Canada border."                                                                          
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  AS 19.05.122(a) is amended to read:                                                                  
05  (a)  Subject to legislative appropriation,  [NOT LATER THAN APRIL 1,                                                
06 1982, THE INTERIOR DIVISION OF] the department shall delineate a proposed                                               
07 utility corridor , including a railroad right-of-way, between the right-of-way  [FOR                                  
08 THE EXTENSION] of the Alaska Railroad  and  [TO] the Canadian border.  The                                            
09 proposed utility corridor shall include a complete legal description of the proposed                                    
10 railroad right-of-way.                                                                                                  
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 19.05.122(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
12  (b)  Within 90 days after receiving a report transmitting the work [OF THE                                            
13 INTERIOR DIVISION] of the department under (a) of this section, the commissioner                                        
14 shall, in conformity with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act), if necessary, adopt                                  

01 a regulation approving, modifying, or rejecting the proposed utility corridor and                                       
02 railroad right-of-way.                                                                                                  
03    * Sec. 3.  AS 19.05.122 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                              
04  (e)  In performing the work required by (a) of this section, the railroad                                             
05 alignment and identification of a railroad right-of-way of not less than 500 feet,                                      
06 together with adjacent sites that can be developed for necessary construction materials,                                
07 shall guide the identification and delineation of the corridor.                                                         
08  (f)  To complete the work required by this section, the commissioner may                                              
09 accept and, subject to legislative appropriation, expend any legal gifts and grants                                     
10 relating to the work and may enter into agreements relating to the work with the                                        
11 federal government, an agency or instrumentality of the state, a municipality, or a                                     
12 private organization.