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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1368 

To amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to modify the authority 

of the Commission. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 11, 2007 

Mr. STEVENS (for himself and Ms. MURKOWSKI) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 

Public Works 

A BILL 

To amend the Denali Commission Act of 1998 to modify 

the authority of the Commission. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Denali Commission 

5 Act Amendments Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AUTHORITIES AND DUTIES OF THE DENALI COM7 MISSION. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION.—Section 

9 303(b) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 


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1 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended by adding 

2 at the end the following: 

3 ‘‘(5) LIMITATION.—No member of the Commis4 sion appointed under paragraph (1), other than the 

5 Federal Cochairperson, shall be considered to be a 

6 Federal employee for any purpose.’’. 

7 (b) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.—Section 305 of 

8 the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; 

9 Public Law 105–277) is amended by adding at the end 

10 the following: 

11 ‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Commission may ac12 cept, use, and dispose of matching funds provided by pub13 lic and private sources for projects approved by the Com14 mission.’’. 

15 (c) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.—Section 

16 306 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 

17 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a)— 

19 (A) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘Each 

20 member’’ and inserting the following: 

21 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para22 graph (4), each member’’; 

23 (B) in the second sentence, by striking 

24 ‘‘The Federal’’ and inserting: 

25 ‘‘(2) RATE OF PAY.—The Federal’’; 


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1 (C) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘All 

2 members’’ and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(3) FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—All members’’; 

4 and 

5 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Each member of the Com7 mission who is not an officer or employee of the 

8 Federal Government may elect to waive compensa9 tion under paragraph (1).’’; and 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(1)— 

11 (A) by striking ‘‘regulations,’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘regulations—’’; 

13 (B) by striking ‘‘appoint’’ and all that fol14 lows through the period at the end and insert15 ing the following: 

16 ‘‘(A) appoint such personnel as may be 

17 necessary to enable the Commission to perform 

18 the duties of the Commission; and 

19 ‘‘(B) terminate the personnel appointed 

20 under subparagraph (A).’’. 

21 (d) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.—The 

22 Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; 

23 Public Law 105–277) is amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating the second section 310 (re2 lating to the Economic Development Committee) as 

3 section 311; and 

4 (2) in section 311 (as redesignated by para5 graph (1)), by striking ‘‘shall’’ each place it appears 

6 and inserting ‘‘may’’. 

7 SEC. 3. SPECIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE DENALI COMMISSION. 

8 Section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 

9 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(f) TRAINING PROGRAM.— 

12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor is 

13 authorized to make direct lump sum payments to the 

14 Commission to be used to carry out a training pro15 gram on careers associated with infrastructure devel16 opment and long-term stability in rural Alaska. 

17 ‘‘(2) PRIORITIES.—The training program au18 thorized under paragraph (1) shall focus on the fol19 lowing priorities: 

20 ‘‘(A) Training for construction, operations, 

21 and maintenance of Commission projects. 

22 ‘‘(B) Management training relating to the 

23 operation of Commission projects. 


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1 ‘‘(C) Initiatives for Alaskan youths to en2 courage careers that support Commission 

3 projects. 

4 ‘‘(D) Training for construction, operations, 

5 and maintenance for public infrastructure 

6 projects. 

7 ‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made available 

8 to the Commission under this subsection shall re9 main available until expended. 

10 ‘‘(g) TEACHER HOUSING.— 

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the func12 tions of the Commission under this Act, the Com13 mission shall, as appropriate, provide assistance to 

14 address the housing needs of teachers in rural Alas15 ka. 

16 ‘‘(2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—In providing 

17 assistance under paragraph (1), the Commission 

18 may assist in housing development activities, includ19 ing, but not limited to— 

20 ‘‘(A) the acquisition, rehabilitation, and 

21 new construction of housing; and 

22 ‘‘(B) multisite rehabilitation.’’. 

23 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 Section 310(a) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 

25 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended 


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1 by striking ‘‘for fiscal years 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2008’’ 

2 and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2009 through 

3 2014.’’. 

4 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by sec6 tions 2 and 3 take effect on the date of enactment of this 

7 Act. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—The 

9 amendment made by section 4 takes effect on October 1, 

10 2008. 

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