An Act relating to the definition of 'village' in the Village Safe Water Act.
This bill updates the legal definition of "village" in Alaska's Village Safe Water Act to include various types of small municipalities and Native communities. Specifically, it expands the definition to cover second-class cities, small first-class cities, and home rule municipalities with populations under 1,000, as well as the Annette Island Reserve. The legislation also clarifies that certain unincorporated areas with populations between 25 and 1,500, including census-designated places and specific Native village councils, qualify as villages if they agree to maintain water projects funded under the act. Additionally, the bill provides a new definition for "census-designated place" to ensure consistency in how these geographic areas are identified for the program.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2023
Last action May 14, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 10, 2024
Committee
(S) REFERRED TO COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
upper
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) TRANSMITTED TO (S)
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) PASSED Y22 N18
lower
May 7, 2024
Amended
(H) AM NO 1 FAILED Y17 N23
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Lower · Passed
(H) Moved HB 114 Out of Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2024
Committee
(H) RES REPLACED CRA REFERRAL
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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