01/29/2026 01:00 PM House TRANSPORTATION

House Transportation Committee · January 29, 2026

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Call to order, attendance and agenda preview

Presentation

8:19 → 10:22(2m 3s)

Co-chair Ayscheid opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and reviewed the agenda: a DOT winter maintenance and operations overview followed by first hearing on House Bill 216 (railroad land transfer to Whittier) with invited testimony. He set a hard stop for the first presentation at 02:30 to reserve time for HB 216.

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House Transportation Committee heard a Department of Transportation and Public Facilities briefing on winter maintenance (511, AI tools, brine use, contracting, sidewalks, staffing) and held the first hearing on House Bill 216, authorizing the Alaska Railroad to convey specified parcels to the City of Whittier; invited testimony came from city and railroad representatives.

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