00CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 74(FIN)                                                                                          
01 "An Act making appropriations concerning the state's position on the sovereign                                          
02 powers of Native tribal governments in the state; and providing for an effective                                        
03 date."                                                                                                                  
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  (a)  The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the                                  
06 Department of Law for the purpose of advocating the state's legal position on the sovereign                             
07 powers of Native tribal governments in the state, including representation and advocacy before                          
08 federal and state courts and federal administrative agencies.                                                           
09  (b)  The sum of $500,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the legislative                                      
10 operating budget for the purpose of supporting the state's interest, including litigation, on the                       
11 issue of the sovereign powers of Native tribal governments in the state in light of the decision                        
12 of the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in State of Alaska v. Native Village of Venetie                           
13 Tribal Government (9th Cir. Case No. 96-35042, decided November 20, 1996).                                              
14    * Sec. 2.  The appropriations made by this Act lapse June 30, 1998.                                                  

01    * Sec. 3.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).