HOUSE COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS                                    
                 STANDING COMMITTEE                                            
                   March 13, 1998                                              
                     8:03 a.m.                                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
PRESENTATIONS BY:                                                              
DCRA:  POWER POINT PRESENTATION ON THE EVOLUTION OF MUNICIPAL                  
GOVERNMENT IN ALASKA                                                           
                                                                               
QUINHAGAK TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR:  CITY-TRIBAL GOVERNMENT                        
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TAPE(S)                                                                        
                                                                               
98-16, SIDE(S) A & B                                                           
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Ivan Ivan, Chairman, convened the House Community               
and Regional Affairs Standing Committee meeting at 8:03 a.m.                   
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Ivan, Dyson, Kookesh and Sanders.  Representative Joule arrived at             
8:17 a.m., and Ryan arrived at 8:35 a.m.  Other legislators present            
were Representative James and Senator Wilkens.                                 
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
DAN BOCKHORST, Local Boundary Commission Staff, Department of                  
Community and Regional Affairs, gave a presentation on the                     
evolution of borough governments.                                              
                                                                               
MIKE IRWIN, Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional                 
Affairs, discussed tribal governments and tribal status within                 
Alaska and the Cowper Administration's recognition of tribal                   
organizations.                                                                 
                                                                               
ANTHONY CAOLE, Tribal Administrator, Quinhagak, discussed the                  
relationship adopted between the municipal government and the                  
tribal government.                                                             
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting adjourned at 9:38 a.m.                                             
                                                                               
NOTE:                                                                          
                                                                               
The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken.  A              
copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the            
House Records Office at 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                  
Alaska  99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the               
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the               
Legislative Reference Library.