[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 295 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 295

  To amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to establish the Denali 
             transportation system in the State of Alaska.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 4, 2003

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to establish the Denali 
             transportation system in the State of Alaska.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Denali Transportation System Act''.

SEC. 2. DENALI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

    The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-277; 42 U.S.C. 
3121 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 309 as section 310; and
            (2) by inserting after section 308 the following:

``SEC. 309. DENALI TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Construction.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
        establish a program under which the Secretary may pay the costs 
        of construction (including the costs of design) in the State of 
        Alaska of the Denali transportation system.
            ``(2) Design standards.--Any design carried out under this 
        section shall use technology and design standards determined by 
        the Commission.
    ``(b) Designation of System by Commission.--The Commission shall 
submit to the Secretary of Transportation--
            ``(1) designations by the Commission of the general 
        location and termini of highways, port and dock facilities, and 
        trails on the Denali transportation system;
            ``(2) priorities for construction of segments of the 
        system; and
            ``(3) other criteria applicable to the program established 
        under this section.
    ``(c) Connecting Infrastructure.--In carrying out this section, the 
Commission may construct marine connections (such as connecting small 
docks, boat ramps, and port facilities) and other transportation access 
infrastructure for communities that would otherwise lack access to the 
National Highway System.
    ``(d) Addition to National Highway System.--On completion, each 
highway on the Denali transportation system that is not already on the 
National Highway System shall be added to the National Highway System.
    ``(e) Preference to Alaska Materials and Products.--In the 
construction of the Denali transportation system under this section, 
the Commission may give preference--
            ``(1) to the use of materials and products indigenous to 
        the State; and
            ``(2) with respect to construction projects in a region, to 
        local residents and firms headquartered in that region.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 310 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-
277; 42 U.S.C. 3121 note) (as redesignated by section 2(1)) is amended 
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Commission--
            ``(1) to carry out the duties of the Commission under this 
        title (other than section 309), and in accordance with the work 
        plan approved under section 304, such sums as are necessary for 
        fiscal year 2003; and
            ``(2) to carry out section 309 $450,000,000 for each of 
        fiscal years 2004 through 2009.''.
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