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This session, the Legislature dealt with the important issue of community revenue sharing by passing SB 72.
This bill established a $180 million fund that provides an annualized $60 million revenue sharing plan, and combines a base formula with per-capita distribution - about $55.4 million - allocated for cities and boroughs, or about 92 percent. SWAMC's regional communities as a whole will receive nearly $5.8 million annually under the current formula.
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Many residents of Southwest Alaska depend on the seafood industry for their livelihood, and many of those harvesters working within the sector have previously been excluded in workforce and labor data sets. SWAMC and its members are hoping to see this issue rectified, and we may be getting closer to a solution. With the inclusion of $150,000 to develop a fisheries crew member database in this year's Legislative capital budget (SB 221), a new system could be implemented by 2010. |
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SWAMC held a Renewable Energy Workshop on January 30th, prior to the Annual Membership Conference. The aim of the workshop was to provide practical knowledge about project planning, financial opportunities, and policy decisions regarding renewable energy in Southwest Alaska and the state as a whole. SWAMC would like to offer the workshop on an annual basis, so if you have feedback please email the Energy Project Coordinator or call SWAMC at 562-7380. The Renewable Energy Workshop was sponsored by the USDA- Rural Development Alaska office. 
Check out the list of speakers below, along with their presentations in pdf format.
Click here for pictures from the workshop. |
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