Alaska Stat. § 42.40.285

Current through Chapter 61 of the 2024 Legislative Session and 2024 Executive Orders 125, 133 through 135
Section 42.40.285 - Legislative approval required

Unless the legislature approves the action by law, the corporation may not

(1) exchange, donate, sell, or otherwise convey its entire interest in land;
(2) issue bonds;
(3) extend railroad lines; this paragraph does not apply to a spur, industrial, team, switching, or side track;
(4) lease land for a period in excess of 95 years unless the corporation reserves the right to terminate the lease if the land is needed for railroad purposes;
(5) apply for or accept a grant of federal land within a municipality; before approving an action under this paragraph, the legislature must determine that the federal land is required for essential railroad purposes; except as otherwise provided in AS 42.40.410, this paragraph does not apply to the application for or acceptance of a grant of federal land associated with
(A) the Anchorage-Wasilla line change project on Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson;
(B) the Fairbanks intermodal rail yard expansion project;
(C) a conveyance of rail properties of the Alaska Railroad under the original Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 as set out in Title VI, P.L. 97-468; in this subparagraph, "rail properties of the Alaska Railroad" has the meaning given in 45 U.S.C. 1202 (10).

AS 42.40.285

Amended by SLA 2018, ch. 64,sec. 3, eff. 7/20/2018.
Amended by SLA 2012, ch. 35,sec. 1, eff. 5/24/2012.