00 HOUSE BILL NO. 226 01 "An Act increasing the loan amount that is eligible for lower interest rates on certain 02 Alaska Housing Finance Corporation loans." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04  * Section 1. AS 18.56.470(a) is amended to read: 05 (a) The interest rate on a mortgage loan originated or purchased in whole or in 06 part under AS 18.56.420 for small community housing or multi-family housing under 07 AS 18.56.580 is one percent less than the interest rate, as determined under 08 AS 18.56.098(f)(1) - (4), on a mortgage loan purchased under AS 18.56.098(a) from 09 the proceeds of the most recent applicable issue of taxable bonds before the 10 origination or purchase of the mortgage loan originated or purchased under 11 AS 18.56.420. However, the interest rate on that portion of a loan that exceeds 12 $400,000 [$250,000] is the same as the interest rate determined under 13 AS 18.56.098(f)(1) - (4).