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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Alaska Statutes Title 42. Public Utilities and Carriers and Energy Programs § 42.40.285. Legislative approval required - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ak/title-42-public-utilities-and-carriers-and-energy-programs/ak-st-sect-42-40-285/
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