2001 Alaska Statutes
Title 44 STATE GOVERNMENT
Chapter 44.42. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sec. 44.42.050. State transportation plan.

(a) The commissioner shall develop annually a comprehensive, intermodal, long-range transportation plan for the state. In developing and revising the state plan, the commissioner shall consider means and costs of improving existing modes and facilities, state and federal subsidies, and the costs and benefits of new transportation modes and facilities. The commissioner shall also consider the recommendation of the Alaska Transportation Planning Council. The plan shall be submitted to the governor for review and approval and submitted by the governor to the legislature.

(b) In developing and revising the plan, the commissioner shall seek public review and evaluation by any reasonable means and may

(1) consult and cooperate with officials and representatives of the federal government, other governments, interstate commissions and authorities, local agencies and authorities, interested corporations and other organizations concerning problems affecting transportation in the state; and

(2) request from an agency or other unit of the state government or of a political subdivision of it, or from a public authority, the assistance and data that may be necessary to enable the commissioner to carry out responsibilities under this section; every such entity shall provide the assistance and data requested.

(c) Copies of the plan, as revised, shall be kept on file as a public document in the office of the commissioner and at each regional office of the department.

(d) The plan must include a description of projects planned for design and construction for the following two years. The description is in addition to the long-range plan required by (a) of this section and by AS 19.10.140 . The description must include an itemization of the estimated cost for each project and the total cost of all projects. The commissioner shall propose and forward to the governor for review and approval and inclusion, as approved, in the capital budget a construction program that includes the projects to be undertaken during the following two years, including recommended project priorities. Funds for transportation construction projects and necessary contingencies shall be itemized as allocations within the bill for the General Appropriations Act.