AK HCR7

Urges the governor to oppose the G South Alternative and support the Juneau Creek Alternative for the Sterling Highway Milepost 45-60 Project (Cooper Landing bypass).

Requests the governor ask the U.S. Secretary of the Interior to initiate a land exchange under the Russian River Land Act to enable the Juneau Creek Alternative by changing land status in the Mystery Creek Unit of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

States the Juneau Creek Alternative best meets the project's safety needs with estimated savings of $50,000,000 compared to the G South Alternative and bypasses all Kenai River crossings.

Contends the G South Alternative inadequately protects the Kenai River corridor, with 45 percent of it located within 500 feet of the river or Tier 1 streams, while the Juneau Creek Alternative has only 25 percent within that proximity.

Urges the transportation commissioner and Federal Highway Administration Division Administrator to reevaluate the G South Alternative selection and declare the Section 4(f) Evaluation inadequate for insufficient protection of Kenai River biological and cultural resources.