Denali Commission

Denali Commission For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $67,000,000 nothwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided to the Denali Commission, $5,000,000 is for community showers and washeteria in villages with homes with no running water; $13,000,000 is for the Juneau/Green’s Creek/Hoonah Intertie project; $3,200,000 is for the Swan Lake/Tyee Intertie project; $5,000,000 is for multi-purpose community facilities including the Bering Straits Region, Dillingham, Moose Pass, Sterling, Funny River, Eclutna, and Anchor Point; $10,000,000 is for teacher housing in remote villages such as Savoogna, Allakakaet, Hughes, Huslia, Minto, Nulato, and Ruby where there is limited housing available for teachers; $10,000,000 is for facilities serving Native elders and senior citizens; and $5,000,000 is for: (1) the Rural Communications service to provide broadcast facilities in communities with no television or radio station; (2) the Public Broadcasting Digital Distribution Network to link rural broadcasting facilities together to improve economies of scale, share programming, and reduce operating costs; and (3) rural public broadcasting facilities and equipment upgrades.