Sec. 42.40.285. - Legislative approval required. - Alaska Statutes

Unless the legislature approves the action by law, the corporation may not

(1) exchange, donate, sell, or otherwise convey its entire interest in land;

(2) issue bonds;

(3) extend railroad lines; this paragraph does not apply to a spur, industrial, team, switching, or side track;

(4) lease land for a period in excess of 55 years unless the corporation reserves the right to terminate the lease if the land is needed for railroad purposes;

(5) apply for or accept a grant of federal land within a municipality; before approving an action under this paragraph, the legislature must determine that the federal land is required for essential railroad purposes; this paragraph does not apply to the application for or acceptance of a grant of federal land associated with

(A) the Anchorage-Wasilla line change project on Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson;

(B) the Fairbanks intermodal rail yard expansion project;

(C) a conveyance of rail properties of the Alaska Railroad under the original Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 as set out in Title VI, P.L. 97-468; in this subparagraph, "rail properties of the Alaska Railroad" has the meaning given in 45 U.S.C. 1202(10).