Legislature(2011 - 2012)BARNES 124

02/03/2011 08:00 AM House COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS


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08:04:39 AM Start
08:04:55 AM HB65
08:11:32 AM Overview: Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
09:07:18 AM Serve Alaska
09:28:41 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ Dept. Overviews: TELECONFERENCED
Dept. of Commerce, Commmunity & Economic
Development, Serve Alaska
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 65 SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING DEV. FUND GRANTS TELECONFERENCED
Moved Out of Committee
         HB  65-SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING DEV. FUND GRANTS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
8:04:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MUNOZ  announced that the  first order of business  would be                                                              
HOUSE  BILL  NO.  65,  "An  Act  making  regional  Native  housing                                                              
authorities  eligible   to  receive  grants  through   the  Alaska                                                              
Housing  Finance  Corporation  from the  senior  citizens  housing                                                              
development fund."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
8:05:34 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
TIM  CLARK,  Staff,  Representative  Bryce  Edgmon,  Alaska  State                                                              
Legislature,  reminded  the  committee  that HB  65  will  benefit                                                              
senior citizens  by including rural housing authorities  among the                                                              
eligible entities  for grants through  the Alaska  Housing Finance                                                              
Corporation's  (AHFC)  Senior Citizens  Housing  Development  Fund                                                              
(SCHDF).      Currently,   the   fund   is   only   available   to                                                              
municipalities  and  501(c)(3)   and  501(c)(4)  nonprofits.    He                                                              
recalled that at  the last meeting there was  a question regarding                                                              
examples of nonprofits  that currently qualify for  grants through                                                              
SCHDF.    Two  of the  three  projects  highlighted  at  the  last                                                              
hearing,  which  were  partially  funded through  SCHDF,  are  the                                                              
Fairbanks  retirement  home  as  well  as  the  Mid-Valley  senior                                                              
citizens  facility.    Additional  examples were  specified  in  a                                                              
memorandum  recently  provided   to  members.    Those  additional                                                              
examples    included   the   Palmer    Senior   Citizens    Center                                                              
Incorporated, Meadow  Lake Community Council, Bristol  Bay Housing                                                              
Development  Corporation,  and Ninilchik  Tribal  Health,  Culture                                                              
and Heritage nonprofit.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:08:45 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER moved  to report  HB 65  out of  committee                                                              
with  individual  recommendations   and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                              
notes.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
8:09:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:10:37 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  GARDNER  moved  that  the  committee  rescind  its                                                              
action  in reporting  HB  65 out  of committee.    There being  no                                                              
objection, HB 65 was before the committee.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
8:10:55 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER moved  to report  HB 65  out of  committee                                                              
with  individual  recommendations   and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                              
notes.  There being no objection, it was so ordered.                                                                            

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