(a) The commissioner of transportation and public facilities may transfer directly to a political subdivision of the state, including a village organized under 25 U.S.C. 461 - 479, the title to automotive and construction equipment that can be used in the maintenance or construction of roads and airports.
(b) Equipment may not be transferred unless it is in excess of known state requirements in the major senatorial district and is intended for use, to some extent, to maintain and construct airports or roads.
(c) The commissioner may transfer equipment that in the commissioner's judgment is not economically repairable or is obsolete, without regard to (b) of this section.
(d) The commissioner shall determine how the equipment is to be allocated in the best interests of the state. The commissioner may adopt necessary regulations to implement this section and AS 44.68.280.