A decision in Anchorage Superior Court has found the state Legislature can't appoint its lawmakers to an Anchorage transportation committee. Mayor Mark Begich says the ruling is a victory for local control of local decisions. The ruling knocks down a bill sponsored by former Senate
President Ben Stevens.
The bill would have added two members of the Legislature and two
citizens to the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions committee. The law would have made the committee's transportation
improvement program ineligible for federal funding unless membership complied with Stevens' bill.
Currently, committee members include the Anchorage mayor, two
Anchorage Assembly members and two state officials. In her ruling, Superior Court Judge Sharon Gleason said the bill constituted a violoation of federal law.
President Ben Stevens.
The bill would have added two members of the Legislature and two
citizens to the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions committee. The law would have made the committee's transportation
improvement program ineligible for federal funding unless membership complied with Stevens' bill.
Currently, committee members include the Anchorage mayor, two
Anchorage Assembly members and two state officials. In her ruling, Superior Court Judge Sharon Gleason said the bill constituted a violoation of federal law.
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