Kodiak National Turnpike Act (665)

ACTION by the General Assembly on ## MONTH ###. ## AYE, ## NAY, ## ABSTAIN. A bill to create a turnpike authority under the Ministry of Transportation that creates turnpikes across the country without using taxpayer money and is self funded.

Article 1 - Establishment of the Kodiak National Turnpike Authority

1.1. Forms the Kodiak National Turnpike Authority (KNTA) under the Ministry of Transportation.

1.2. The KNTA will manage turnpikes and bridges that the agency builds itself or gains by sale of municipality or by the Ministry of Transportation.

1.3. The Ministry of Transportation may only fund the KNTA with bonds. No taxpayer money allocated to the Ministry of Transportation may be used by the KNTA.

1.4. The KNTA must repay the bonds with tolls over a period of time specified by the Ministry of Transportation.

Article 2 - Projects and Programs of the KNTA

2.1. The KNTA must identify corridors and build turnpikes connecting cities together across the nation.

2.2. The KNTA is responsible for maintaining turnpikes that it builds or obtains with money it gains from tolling fees.

2.3. The KNTA is responsible for creating an electronic tolling system to be used nationwide and manage the system.

2.4. The KNTA is responsible for creating a high-class transportation system, providing roadside services to drivers using its system.

Article 3 - Establishing KNTA Regulations and Restrictions

3.1. A turnpike is defined as a toll road that is designed to take higher speeds of up to 60 MPH or 100 KPH or more. The road must have at least four (4) lanes, two (2) lanes in each direction, with a 40 foot median or barrier in the middle to separate traffic. The turnpike must also be a controlled access highway.

3.1.1. The KNTA may not operate on residential roads on or on roads with only two (2) lanes, one (1) lane in each direction with the exception of a toll bridge (see 3.2.1), or on existing roads that were constructed prior to passing of this bill.

3.2. A Toll Bridge is a bridge that connects two (2) roads together over a gap or river.

3.2.1. The KNTA may not operate existing bridges that are under 500 feet in length or cross a flood zone where the river is up to 500 feet wide or if the bridge is only 50 feet tall from maximum height from top of the river.

Article 4 - Governance

4.1. The KNTA will be governed by the Turnpike Commission which is made up of two (2) members from each registered political party and two (2) members appointed by the President and two (2) members appointed by the Minister of Transportation.

4.2. The Turnpike Commission will vote with a majority vote on the toll rates for each road and adjust toll rates per inflation every two (2) years and also approve projects done by the KNTA.

Article 5 - KNTA Bonds

5.1. The people of Kodiak will have the right to invest in KNTA bonds.

5.2. The bonds can be bought with pension or 401 K plans without income taxes being charged if taken out by the government specified retirement age.

5.3. The Ministry of Transportation and the Turnpike Commission will be responsible for regulating bonds given to the KNTA.

Proposed by Faralana, DPPK