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This bill amends the duties of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by expanding its responsibilities to include more comprehensive planning and coordination for transportation systems, with a specific focus on public, tribal, and community transit programs. The bill requires the department to study and develop transportation alternatives across urban, rural, and remote areas, and explicitly mandates the creation of a statewide public and community transit plan. This new plan must be developed in coordination with metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, communities, tribal entities, and various transit operators, including ferry services and the Alaska Railroad Corporation. The bill adds language that broadens the department's existing responsibilities to consider economic, social, and environmental effects of transportation alternatives, and ensures that transit planning takes into account the needs of diverse communities across different geographical regions of Alaska. By adding these provisions, the bill aims to create a more holistic and collaborative approach to transportation planning that considers the unique transit needs of different Alaskan communities.

Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB26