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Committee trims tribal tourism request, adds match, oversight and two-year sunset
Summary
Lawmakers amended House Bill 1581 to create a $100,000 state matching grant program for tribal tourism (up to $20,000 per tribal government), with oversight, reporting and a two-year sunset.
The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee amended House Bill 1581, a state grant proposal for Native American tourism, to reduce the original request and add accountability requirements. Under the committee amendment, the state would provide matching grants up to $100,000 total with a cap of up to $20,000 per tribal government; the program would be administered by the Department of Commerce's tourism and marketing division, require a submitted tourism plan for each grant, include reporting to Legislative Management, and include a two-year sunset.
Representative Brown, the bill sponsor, told the committee she favored the larger…
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