02/11/2025 01:30 PM Senate TRANSPORTATION

              SB  47-CHUGACH STATE PARK EASEMENTS                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:37:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN announced the consideration  of SENATE BILL NO. 47                                                               
"An  Act relating  to Chugach  State Park;  and providing  for an                                                               
effective date."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
1:38:10 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  CATHY GIESSEL,  District  E,  Alaska State  Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska, provided a map  illustrating the unique situation                                                               
in Chugach  State Park. She  explained that the road  in question                                                               
begins as  a municipal road,  travels through a section  of state                                                               
park  land  and  then  exits  the park,  once  again  becoming  a                                                               
municipal road. SB 47 would  give the city of Anchorage right-of-                                                               
way for this section of the  road. She added that this would only                                                               
apply to the road which passes through Chugach State Park.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:38:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL  asked whether  SB  47  would give  Department  of                                                               
Transportation  and  Public Facilities  (DOTPF)  a  tool to  push                                                               
maintenance  responsibilities onto  local governments,  either in                                                               
this municipality or elsewhere in the state.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:39:35 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR   GIESSEL  replied   that   SB   47  reinforces   DOTPF's                                                               
responsibility for maintaining public  roads within Chugach State                                                               
Park. She  referred to  SB 47,  page 2, lines  17 through  19 and                                                               
emphasized that SB 47 would not remove DOTPF's responsibility.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  KIEHL expressed  appreciation  that  SB 47  specifically                                                               
addresses the section  of road in Chugach State Park  and for the                                                               
sponsor's explanation, as well as  the opportunity to address the                                                               
question on the record.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
1:40:24 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN  opened public testimony  on SB 47;  finding none,                                                               
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
1:40:58 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
1:41:10 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
1:41:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN reconvened the meeting.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:41:45 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL moved  to report  SB 47,  work order  34-LS0179\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:42:09 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR BJORKMAN  found no  objection and SB  47 was  reported from                                                               
the Senate Transportation Standing Committee.