The report was disputed by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, who claimed that the report violated several federal environmental acts by failing to propose improvements to the existing ferry system, and DOT&PF intervened as a defendant. In 2009, the court ordered the environmental impact statement to be rewritten.
The report was contested by the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, who maintained that the report contravened several federal laws governing the environment by failing to suggest improvements to the existing ferry system, prompting DOT&PF to take on a defensive stance. In 2009, the court mandated a revision of the environmental impact statement.