Transfer of the Alaska Railroad Recommendations

DATE STUDY OVERALL SUMMARY ASSUMPTIONS RECOMMENDATIONS CHAIRS

January 1982 The Transfer of the Alaska Railroad Initial study of the feasibility ofpurchasing the railroad from the federal government and railroad line expansion. 1. An efficient, improved and expanded Alaska Railroad is vitally important to the future of Alaska.
2. The federal government wants to dispose of the railroad.
3. There are issues concerning access across both private and federal lands which may compromise expansion. 1. All 38,000 acres now controlled by the railroad should transfer to the state and disputes should be handled through normal judicial means and not put in the transfer legislation.
2.No amendment to bill S.1500 should be allowed to disrupt the water-borne railroad car link that exists between Alaska and the lower 48.
3. The legislature should set up a Railroad Authority independent of the Department of Transportation to receive the railroad from the federal government.
4. The Federal Railroad Administration must use the period prior to the transfer to approve the investment of on-going profits in deferred maintenance and and capital projects. William Tobin

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DATE	STUDY	OVERALL SUMMARY	ASSUMPTIONS	RECOMMENDATIONS	CHAIRS
January 1982	The Transfer of the Alaska Railroad	Initial study of the feasibility ofpurchasing the railroad from the federal government and railroad line expansion.	1. An efficient, improved and expanded Alaska Railroad is vitally important to the future of Alaska. 2. The federal government wants to dispose of the railroad. 3. There are issues concerning access across both private and federal lands which may compromise expansion.	1. All 38,000 acres now controlled by the railroad should transfer to the state and disputes should be handled through normal judicial means and not put in the transfer legislation. 2.No amendment to bill S.1500 should be allowed to disrupt the water-borne railroad car link that exists between Alaska and the lower 48. 3. The legislature should set up a Railroad Authority independent of the Department of Transportation to receive the railroad from the federal government. 4. The Federal Railroad Administration must use the period prior to the transfer to approve the investment of on-going profits in deferred maintenance and and capital projects.	William Tobin