05/07/1997 08:15 AM House FIN

  SENATE BILL NO. 9                                                            
                                                                               
       "An Act relating to municipal capital  project matching                 
       grants for  a municipality organized under  federal law                 
       as an Indian  reserve; and  providing for an  effective                 
       date."                                                                  
                                                                               
  SENATOR MACKIE, SPONSOR, testified  in support of SB 9.   He                 
  noted that similar  legislation (HB  143) passed the  House,                 
  unanimously,  during the previous  legislative session.   He                 
  stressed that  there has been  no opposition  to SB 9.   The                 
  legislation  clarifies  that  the  community  of  Metlakatla                 
  should be included  in the  capital matching grant  program.                 
  He  explained  that  Metlakatla  received  capital  matching                 
  grants until  it  was pointed  out  that Metlakatla  is  not                 
  defined  in  statute  as a  municipality.    The legislation                 
  clarifies  that Metlakatla would  receive a capital matching                 
  grant, but  would not receive  an unincorporated grant.   He                 
  explained  that  Metlakatla is  the  only Indian  reserve in                 
  Alaska, under 43 U.S.C. 1618(a).  The legislation passed the                 
  Senate unanimously                                                           
                                                                               
  Representative Davis questioned if "is" should be changed to                 
  "as" on page 1, line 8.  Members concluded that the language                 
  should not be changed.                                                       
                                                                               
  Representative Foster MOVED to report  SB 9 out of Committee                 
  with individual  recommendations and  with the  accompanying                 
  fiscal notes.                                                                
  There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                 
                                                                               
  SB  9  was  reported  out  of  Committee with  a  "do  pass"                 
  recommendation  and with two  zero fiscal notes,  one by the                 
  Department of Administration  and one  by the Department  of                 
  Community and Regional Affairs, both dated 3/10/97.