§ 44. [Transitional grants.]
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In order to assist the State of Alaska in accomplishing an orderly transition from Territorial status to statehood, and in order to facilitate the assumption by the State of Alaska of responsibilities hitherto performed in Alaska by the Federal Government, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President, for the purpose of making transitional grants to the State of Alaska, the sum of $10,500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960 ; the sum of $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1961 , and June 30, 1962 ; the sum of $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1963 , and June 30, 1964 ; and the sum of $23,500,000 for the period ending June 30, 1966 .
The Governor of Alaska may submit to the President a request that a Federal agency continue to provide services or facilities in Alaska for an interim period, pending the provision of such services or facilities by the State of Alaska. Such interim period shall not extend beyond June 30, 1966 . In the event of such request, and in the event of the approval thereof by the President, the President may allocate, at his discretion, to such agency the funds necessary to finance the provision of such services or facilities.
Such funds shall be allocated from appropriations made pursuant to subsection
(a)hereof, and the amount of such funds shall be deducted from the amount of grants available to the State of Alaska pursuant to such subsection. After the transfer or conveyance to the State of Alaska of any property or function pursuant to the Act of July 7, 1958 ( 72 Stat. 339 ) [set out as a note above], providing for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union, or pursuant to this Act or any other law, and until June 30, 1966 , the head of the Federal agency having administrative jurisdiction of such property prior to its transfer or conveyance may contract with the State of Alaska for the performance by such agency, on a reimbursable basis, of some or all of the functions authorized to be performed by it in Alaska immediately preceding such conveyance or transfer. (As amended Pub. L. 88–311 , §§ 1, 2, May 27, 1964 , 78 Stat. 201 .)
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- to provide for the holding of a constitutional convention to prepare a constitution for the State of Alaska; to submit the constitution to the people for adoption or rejection; to prepare for the admission of Alaska as a State; to make an appropriation; and setting an effective date”, approved MarchPublic Law 85–508
- /statutes-at-large/vol-78/public-law-88-311Public Law 88–311
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