Alaska2026Passed Legislature
SB279
Supplemental Funding for DOT Federal Matches
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill provides $69,695,087 from the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund to pay state shares of federal transportation projects.
What it does
- Provides $69,695,087 for capital projects and grants.
- Pays the state's required match for Federal-Aid Aviation programs ($9,807,384).
- Pays the state's required match for Federal-Aid Highway programs ($58,276,155).
- Funds other federal program matches through the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
Who it affects
- The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not list specific project names or locations.
- Any unused money expires under existing state law (AS 37.25.020).
- The funding is retroactive to March 1, 2026.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund
- A state fund used to make appropriations under Article IX, Section 17(c) of the Alaska Constitution.
- Federal Match
- Money provided by the state for Federal-Aid Aviation and Highway programs.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
APPROP: SUPPLEMENTAL DOT FEDERAL MATCH An Act making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (S) REFERRED TO FINANCE1954
- (S) FIN1954
- (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1954