SB279 • 2026

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.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: SENATE COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
Last action: 2026-03-16
Official status: (S) FIN
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify how the funds will be distributed among different types of transportation projects or what happens if all allocated money is not used.

Supplemental Appropriations for DOT Federal Match

This act provides additional funding from the constitutional budget reserve fund to match federal funds for transportation projects in Alaska.

What This Bill Does

Provides extra money to help pay for state transportation projects that get federal money.
Uses money from a special savings account called the Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund.
Gives $69,695,087 to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.

Who It Names or Affects

The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities

Terms To Know

Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund: A special fund in Alaska's constitution used to save money for emergencies or important projects.
Federal Match: Money the state provides to match federal funds for a project, often required by federal programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how much of the funding will be used for each type of transportation project.
It is unclear what happens if the projects do not use all the allocated money.

Bill History

2026-03-16 1954
(S) REFERRED TO FINANCE
2026-03-16 1954
(S) FIN
2026-03-16 1954
(S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS

Official Summary Text

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.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL NO. 279

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY THE SENATE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Introduced: 3/16/26
Referred: Finance

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act making supplemental appropriations; making appropriations under art. IX, 1
sec. 17(c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve 2
fund; and providing for an effective date." 3
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 4
(SECTION 1 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON PAGE 2)5

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* Section 1. The following appropriations are for capital projects and grants from the general 1
fund or other funds as set out in sec. 2 of this Act by funding source to the agencies named for 2
the purposes expressed. They lapse under AS 37.25.020, unless otherwise noted. 3
Appropriation General Other 4
Allocations Items Funds Funds 5
* * * * * * * * * * 6
* * * * * Department of Transportation and Public Facilities * * * * * 7
* * * * * * * * * * 8
Federal Program Match 69,695,087 69,695,087 9
Federal-Aid Aviation State 9,807,384 10
Match (HD 1-40) 11
Federal-Aid Highway State 58,276,155 12
Match (HD 1-40) 13
Other Federal Program Match 1,611,548 14
(HD 1-40) 15
(SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 16

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* Sec. 2. The following sets out the funding by agency for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 4
1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 69,695,087 5
*** Total Agency Funding *** 69,695,087 6
* * * * * Total Budget * * * * * 69,695,087 7
(SECTION 3 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 8

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* Sec. 3. The following sets out the statewide funding for the appropriations made in sec. 1 of 1
this Act. 2
Funding Source Amount 3
Unrestricted General 4
1001 Constitutional Budget Reserve Fund 69,695,087 5
*** Total Unrestricted General *** 69,695,087 6
(SECTION 4 OF THIS ACT BEGINS ON THE NEXT PAGE) 7
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* Sec. 4. CONSTITUTIONAL BUDGET RESERVE FUND. The appropriations made from 1
the constitutional budget reserve fund in sec. 1 of this Act are made under art. IX, sec. 17(c), 2
Constitution of the State of Alaska. 3
* Sec. 5. LAPSE OF APPROPRIATIONS. The appropriations made in sec. 1 of this Act are 4
for capital projects and lapse under AS 37.25.020. 5
* Sec. 6. RETROACTIVITY. Sections 1 - 5 of this Act are retroactive to March 1, 2026. 6
* Sec. 7. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 7