02/29/2024 01:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

               SB 236-GRANTS TO DISASTER VICTIMS                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2:11:18 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR   DUNBAR  reconvened   the   meeting   and  announced   the                                                               
consideration of SENATE  BILL NO. 236 "An Act  relating to grants                                                               
to  disaster  victims."  [Due  to  technical  difficulties,  nine                                                               
seconds  of  audio  was  not  captured;  however,  the  pertinent                                                               
information has been provided from the secretary's log notes.]                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:11:43 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  JESSE  KIEHL,  District  B,  Alaska  State  Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska,  presented a  recap of  SB 236, stating  the bill                                                               
makes  two  changes  in  State declared  disasters  that  do  not                                                               
receive a presidential disaster declaration:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
• It raises the maximum amount of State assistance to $50,000.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
•  It allows  condominium  owners  to apply  disaster  assistance                                                               
   toward their share of a [condo-wide] expense resulting from                                                                  
   the disaster.                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
2:12:29 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR solicited the will of the committee.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
2:12:33 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL moved  to report SB 236,  work order 33-LS1142\U,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
indeterminant fiscal note(s).                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:12:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR DUNBAR found no objection and  SB 236 was reported from the                                                               
Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.