(a) Upon application by a local government, local service roads and trails constructed under the provisions of AS 19.30.111 - 19.30.241 and located within the jurisdictional boundaries of a local government may be transferred to that local government upon approval by the department and after a vote of the people in the area.
(b) The commissioner shall, upon request of a local government, transfer funds allocated under AS 19.30.131 to any local government that has assumed local road powers for project cost amounts and contract award amounts submitted to the commissioner.
(c) AS 19.30.111 - 19.30.241 do not prohibit a local government from participating financially in the acquisition and construction of a local service road or trail.