Section 17 AAC 05.200 - Mandatory and other classes of projects not subject to scoring(a) The following types of programs or projects may be included in any project classification of the STIP under 17 AAC 05.170, without following the scoring process under 17 AAC 05.175 or the allocation by program under 17 AAC 05.190 for a non-restricted federal apportionment:(1) safety, infrastructure, and transportation security;(2) projects to address air or water quality issues or other environmental concerns not part of any specific surface transportation project;(3) research, planning, or data collection related to surface transportation;(4) inspection and evaluation of surface transportation facilities;(5) training and educational opportunities for staff and the public related to surface transportation issues;(6) preventive maintenance or critical repair, and maintenance of surface transportation facilities;(7) seismic retrofit of transportation bridges and features;(8) civil rights matters not related to any specific surface transportation project;(9) highway use tax evasion projects financed under 23 U.S.C. 143;(10) projects specifically appropriated by the United States Congress;(11) emergency requirements;(12) management systems related to surface transportation systems;(13) projects for the Alaska Railroad Corporation financed by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration or Federal Railroad Administration;(14) any project or activity, related to surface transportation, the completion of which is considered to be in the state's best interest.(b) The department may include projects listed in (a) of this section in an existing STIP as a minor amendment under 17 AAC 05.195(c).(c) If a project is specifically recommended in a statewide transportation plan adopted under 17 AAC 05.150, the department may include that project in any project classification of the STIP under 17 AAC 05.170, without following the scoring process under 17 AAC 05.175. The department may include a project identified in a statewide transportation plan newly adopted under 17 AAC 05.150 in an pre-existing STIP as a minor amendment under 17 AAC 05.195(c).Eff. 3/8/2002, Register 161Authority:AS 19.05.020
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