HB 65-SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING DEV. FUND GRANTS  8:04:55 AM CHAIR MUNOZ announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 65, "An Act making regional Native housing authorities eligible to receive grants through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation from the senior citizens housing development fund." 8:05:34 AM TIM CLARK, Staff, Representative Bryce Edgmon, Alaska State Legislature, reminded the committee that HB 65 will benefit senior citizens by including rural housing authorities among the eligible entities for grants through the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation's (AHFC) Senior Citizens Housing Development Fund (SCHDF). Currently, the fund is only available to municipalities and 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) nonprofits. He recalled that at the last meeting there was a question regarding examples of nonprofits that currently qualify for grants through SCHDF. Two of the three projects highlighted at the last hearing, which were partially funded through SCHDF, are the Fairbanks retirement home as well as the Mid-Valley senior citizens facility. Additional examples were specified in a memorandum recently provided to members. Those additional examples included the Palmer Senior Citizens Center Incorporated, Meadow Lake Community Council, Bristol Bay Housing Development Corporation, and Ninilchik Tribal Health, Culture and Heritage nonprofit. 8:08:45 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved to report HB 65 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 8:09:21 AM The committee took a brief at-ease. 8:10:37 AM REPRESENTATIVE GARDNER moved that the committee rescind its action in reporting HB 65 out of committee. There being no objection, HB 65 was before the committee. 8:10:55 AM REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER moved to report HB 65 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, it was so ordered.