34-LS0276\ALAWS HOUSEOF BILLALASKA NO.Source Chapter No.

26SCS INCSHB THE26(TRA) LEGISLATURE_______ OFAN THEACT STATERelating OFto ALASKAthe THIRTY-FOURTHduties LEGISLATUREof -the FIRSTDepartment SESSIONof BYTransportation REPRESENTATIVESand MINA,Public Burke,Facilities; Bynum, Eischeid, Josephson, Mears, Story, Holland Introduced:

1/22/25and Referred:relating to a statewide public and community transit plan.

Community_______________ andBE RegionalIT Affairs,ENACTED TransportationBY ATHE BILLLEGISLATURE FOROF ANTHE ACTSTATE ENTITLEDOF "AnALASKA: Act relating to the duties of the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities;

andTHE relatingACT toFOLLOWS aON statewidePAGE public1 andEnrolled communityHB transit26 plan."AN BEACT ITRelating ENACTEDto BYthe THEduties LEGISLATUREof OFthe THEDepartment STATEof OFTransportation ALASKA:and Public Facilities;

*and Sectionrelating 1.to a statewide public and community transit plan.

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HB0026a -1- Enrolled HB 26 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0276\A (4) develop a comprehensive, long-range, intermodal transportation plan for the state, including public, tribal, and community transit programs;

(5) study alternatives to existing modes of transportation in urban, rural, and remote areas and develop plans to improve [URBAN] transportation systems through coordination with metropolitan planning organizations, local governmentsgovernments, andcommunities, tribal entities;entities, and public and community transit operators, including ferry operators and the Alaska Railroad Corporation;

Enrolled HB 26 -2- (13) implement the safety and financial responsibility requirements for air carriers under AS 02.40;

HB 26 -2- HB0026a New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0276\A (14) inspect weights and measures;

(17) develop a statewide public and community transit plan in cooperationcoordination with metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, communities, tribal entities, and public and community transit operators, localincluding governments,ferry communities,operators and tribalthe entities.Alaska Railroad Corporation.

HB0026a* -3-Sec. HB 26 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]

2.

AS 44.42.020 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:

(c) In this section, "tribal entity" means a tribe that the United States Secretary of the Interior recognizes as an Indian tribe under 25 U.S.C.

5130 and 5131 (Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994) and a subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by one or more tribes.

-3- Enrolled HB 26