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Committee splits on amendment to raise Native American tourism grants; original bill sent to appropriations
Summary
The committee failed to advance an amendment that would have restored $500,000 in funding with a 10% tribal match for a Native American tourism grant program. After the amendment failed on a draw, the committee approved the bill in its original house form and referred it to Appropriations by a 4-2 vote.
Senators in the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee debated funding levels and match requirements for a bill to provide grants to Native American tourism programs before splitting on an amendment that would have increased the proposed funding.
Senator Marsalais, the senator who introduced the amendment, said she met with the bill sponsor and the director of the Native American Tourism Alliance; the amendment restored funding to $500,000 and added a 10% tribal match. "They asked…
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