02/10/1997 01:40 PM House FIN

  HOUSE BILL 105                                                               
                                                                               
       "An Act  relating to  the unorganized borough  national                 
       forest receipts program; and providing for an effective                 
       date."                                                                  
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Therriault stated that there  is no anticipated use                 
  for the Unorganized  Borough National Forest  Receipts Fund.                 
  Federal appropriations for the program  go directly into the                 
  General  Fund, leaving  the  special  account  inactive  and                 
  empty.   Passage of this  legislation would clear the unused                 
  account from Statutes, by changing the reference from "fund"                 
  to "program".                                                                
                                                                               
  Mr. Spencer  advised that  the Department  of Community  and                 
  Regional Affairs (DCRA) was in support of HB 105.                            
                                                                               
  Representative  Martin  MOVED  to  report   HB  105  out  of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal note.                                                    
                                                                               
  HB  105  was reported  out  of  Committee with  a  "do pass"                 
  recommendation  and  with   a  zero  fiscal  noted   by  the                 
  Department of Community and Regional Affairs.