00                            SENATE BILL NO. 170                                                                         
01 "An Act relating to wage and hour protections for employees of the Alaska Railroad                                      
02 Corporation."                                                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 42.40.710 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                          
05            (b)  Except as provided in this subsection, employees of the corporation are                                 
06       covered by AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150 (Alaska Wage and Hour Act).  If the terms of a                                
07       collective bargaining agreement that was mutually agreed upon by an organization                                  
08       representing train or engine service employees and the corporation so provide,                                    
09       AS 23.10.050 - 23.10.150 do not apply to train or engine service employees to the                                 
10       extent set out in the collective bargaining agreement.                                                            
11    * Sec. 2.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                         
12 read:                                                                                                                   
13       APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This Act applies to work performed on or after the effective                                 
14 date of this Act.                                                                                                       

01       (b)  This Act does not terminate or modify the terms of a collective bargaining                                   
02 agreement in effect on the effective date of this Act.