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Industry groups urge Senate committee to reject plan to toll Dalton Highway
Summary
At a May 7 Senate State Affairs hearing, trucking and oil-industry witnesses told senators that Senate Bill 286—6 proposes a two-mile toll on the Dalton Highway that would be legally risky, administratively complex and could jeopardize federal funding; the committee kept public testimony open.
Industry representatives told the Senate State Affairs Committee on May 7 that Senate Bill 286, which would place a toll on a two-mile stretch of the Dalton Highway targeted at oil and gas traffic, would create legal, financial and operational problems and risk federal funding.
Several witnesses representing trucking companies, contractors and industry associations urged rejection of the bill, saying it functions as a targeted fee on a single industry rather than a broad user charge. "This is a lawsuit waiting to happen," said Cody Heiss, vice president of Specialized Transport and Rigging, describing the bill's reimbursement and legal-recourse provisions.
The Alaska Trucking Association's president, Jamie Benson, told senators the proposal would force trucking firms to front toll payments, pursue…
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