04/22/2005 01:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS

          HB 229-REINSTATEMENT OF NATIVE CORPORATIONS                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GARY STEVENS  announced HB 229 to be  up for consideration.                                                               
He noted  the committee heard  the bill previously and  asked Mr.                                                               
Labolle why the bill comes back so frequently.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
2:08:23 PM.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
PAUL LABOLLE,  Staff to Representative Richard  Foster, explained                                                               
that  as  village  Native corporations  rotate  leadership,  some                                                               
incoming leaders neglect  to fulfill all the  legal and financial                                                               
requirements  to  keep  the corporations  in  good  standing.  He                                                               
clarified   that   this   doesn't  apply   to   regional   Native                                                               
corporations.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
2:09:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR THOMAS  WAGONER motioned  to report  HB 229  and attached                                                               
fiscal notes from committee with individual recommendations.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GARY  STEVENS asked  for  a  roll  call vote.  The  motion                                                               
carried  3 to  0 with  Senators Stedman,  Wagoner and  Chair Gary                                                               
Stevens voting yea.