Bill Summary for S 559 (2017-2018)

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Jun 13 2018

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View NCGA Bill Details2017-2018 Session
Senate Bill 559 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 30, 2017
AN ACT TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF STATE-RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES TO RECEIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS FROM NONPROFITS AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN DISASTER RECOVERY ACT ALLOCATIONS FROM CERTAIN STATE FUNDS PROCEDURES.
Intro. by J. Jackson, Britt.

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House committee substitute rewrites the entire 1st edition of the bill deleting all sections and instead requires the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to study the legal status of state-recognized Indian Tribes to determine whether statutory changes are needed to enable tribes to be eligible for economic development and disaster recovery funds from nonprofits and charitable foundations. LRC shall report to the 2019 General Assembly.  Makes conforming changes to the bill titles.