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Governors disaster declaration for Selawik, Northwest Arctic Borough received by Senate
Summary
The Alaska Senate received a governors declaration of disaster emergency dated Jan. 24 authorizing public assistance for the City of Selawik and the Northwest Arctic Borough after a water-line freeze-up; the message was copied to finance committee co-chairs.
The Alaska Senate received a declaration of disaster emergency from the governor dated Jan. 24 authorizing public assistance for the City of Selawik and the Northwest Arctic Borough after a water-line freeze-up, the Senate secretary reported.
The message, read into the record by the Senate secretary, said the declaration and an accompanying initial finance plan "authorizing public assistance" had been received and were copied to the finance committee co-chairs. The secretary did not provide further detail on the size of the assistance, any requested federal involvement, or the next procedural steps during floor session.
The declarations receipt places the matter with the Senate finance committee co-chairs for follow-up, the secretary indicated. No committee hearing or formal floor debate on the declaration was held during todays session.
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