HB 114: "An Act relating to the definition of 'village' in the Village Safe Water Act."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 114 01 "An Act relating to the definition of 'village' in the Village Safe Water Act." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 46.07.080(2) is amended to read: 04 (2) "village" means 05 (A) a second class city; 06 (B) a first class city with a population of less than 1,000; 07 (C) a home rule municipality with a population of less than 08 1,000; 09 (D) the Annette Island Reserve established by 25 U.S.C. 495 10 for the Metlakatla Indian Community; 11 (E) a community or a census-designated place with a 12 population between 25 and 1,500 [1,000] that is represented by 13 (i) a council organized under 25 U.S.C. 476 (sec. 16 of 14 the Indian Reorganization Act); 15 (ii) a traditional village council recognized by the
01 United States as eligible for federal aid to Indians; or 02 (iii) an incorporated nonprofit entity or Native village 03 council that the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic 04 Development, with advice from the Department of Law, has 05 determined is eligible to receive and spend a community assistance 06 payment under AS 29.60.865, if the incorporated nonprofit entity or 07 Native village council agrees to act as a village governing body for the 08 purposes of this chapter and provides for the ongoing maintenance of a 09 project funded under this chapter. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 46.07.080 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 11 (3) "census-designated place" means a statistical geographic area that 12 represents a closely settled, unincorporated community that is locally recognized and 13 identified by name.