Vetoed proposal would have Alaska plan public and community transit
The vetoed proposal would have directed Alaska’s transportation department to develop a statewide public and community transit plan with input from local, tribal, and transit groups.
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What it does
Alaska’s transportation department would develop a statewide plan for public and community transit, coordinating with local governments, tribal entities, and transit operators.
The text defines which federally recognized tribes and wholly tribally owned organizations count as tribal entities for this section.
Argument forA shared statewide plan could help transit operators and local communities coordinate transit planning with the state.
Argument againstLocal and tribal governments and transit operators could face added work coordinating with the state on a statewide plan.
More detail
The department would develop a statewide plan for public and community transit. The coordination would include ferry operators and the Alaska Railroad Corporation. The department would coordinate with metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, communities, tribal entities, and public and community transit operators.
The section would define which tribes and tribally owned organizations count as tribal entities. The definition applies to a tribe recognized by the U.S. Interior Secretary under federal law and its wholly owned organizations. A covered organization must be a subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise wholly owned by one or more recognized tribes.
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