Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1534

 119 STAT. 1516

PUBLIC LAW 109–59—AUG. 10, 2005

SEC. 1960. DENALI ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM.

The Denali Commission Act of 1998 (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 ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM. Deadline.

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‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DENALI ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM.—Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of the SAFETEA–LU, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to pay the costs of planning, designing, engineering, and constructing road and other surface transportation infrastructure identified for the Denali access system program under this section. ‘‘(b) DENALI ACCESS SYSTEM PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of the SAFETEA–LU, the Denali Commission shall establish a Denali Access System Program Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the ‘advisory committee’). ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory committee shall be composed of nine members to be appointed by the Governor of the State of Alaska as follows: ‘‘(A) The chairman of the Denali Commission. ‘‘(B) Four members who represent existing regional native corporations, native nonprofit entities, or tribal governments, including one member who is a civil engineer. ‘‘(C) Four members who represent rural Alaska regions or villages, including one member who is a civil engineer. ‘‘(3) TERMS.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except for the chairman of the Commission who shall remain a member of the advisory committee, members shall be appointed to serve a term of 4 years. ‘‘(B) INITIAL MEMBERS.—Except for the chairman of the Commission, of the eight initial members appointed to the advisory committee, two shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, two shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, two shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, and two shall be appointed for a term of 4 years. All subsequent appointments shall be for 4 years. ‘‘(4) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The advisory committee shall be responsible for the following activities: ‘‘(A) Advising the Commission on the surface transportation needs of Alaska Native villages and rural communities, including projects for the construction of essential access routes within remote Alaska Native villages and rural communities and for the construction of roads and facilities necessary to connect isolated rural communities to a road system. ‘‘(B) Advising the Commission on considerations for coordinatedtransportation planning among the Alaska Native villages, Alaska rural villages, the State of Alaska, and other government entities. ‘‘(C) Establishing a list of transportation priorities for Alaska Native village and rural community transportation projects on an annual basis, including funding recommendations.

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