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--- version:HB 125+++ version:(document, no version)@@ -1,55 +1,21 @@-HB0125a -1- HB 125- New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]--34-LS0696\A-- HOUSE BILL NO. 125--IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA--THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION--BY REPRESENTATIVES JIMMIE, Foster, Kopp, Burke, Dibert, Story, Galvin, Carrick--Introduced: 3/5/25-Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources--A BILL--FOR AN ACT ENTITLED--"An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries." 1-BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 2- * Section 1. AS 16.05.221(a) is amended to read: 3-(a) For purposes of the conserva tion and development of the fi shery resources 4-of the state, there is created the Board of Fisheries composed o f s e v e n m e m b e r s 5-appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majorit y of the members of 6-the legislature in joint sessi on. [THE GOVERNOR SHALL APPOINT E ACH 7-MEMBER ON THE BASIS OF INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOOD 8-JUDGMENT, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITY IN THE FIELD OF ACTION OF 9-THE BOARD, AND WITH A VIEW TO PROVIDING DIVERSITY OF INTEREST 10-AND POINTS OF VIEW IN THE MEMBERSHIP.] The appointed members sh all be 11-residents of the state and sha ll be appointed without regard to political affiliation or 12-geographical location of residence. The commissioner is not a member of the Board of 13-Fisheries, but shall be ex officio secretary. The governor shall appoint the members-14-as follows: 15- 34-LS0696\A-HB 125 -2- HB0125a- New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED]--(1) two members who represent commercial fishing; 1-(2) two members who represent sport fishing; 2-(3) two members who represent subsistence fishing, from a list of 3-four names submitted by the Alaska Federation of Natives; howev er, the 4-governor may reject the list and request that another list be submitted; 5-(4) one member who represents the scientific community, from a 6-list of three names submitted by the National Oceanic and Atmos pheric 7-Administration; however, the gove rnor may reject the list and r equest that 8-another list be submitted. 9- * Sec. 2. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10-read: 11-TRANSITION. A person who is a member of the Board of Fisheries on the day before 12-the effective date of this Act continues to serve until the exp iration of the member's term. An 13-appointment for a vacancy that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act shall be in 14-accordance with AS 16.05.221(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act. 15+Representative Nellie Unangiq Jimmie+Alaska State Capitol, Room 513+Juneau, AK 99801+Phone: (907) 465-5141+Toll Free: (800) 323-4942+Alaska State Capitol, Room 513+Juneau, AK 99801+Phone: (907) 465-5141+Toll Free: (800) 323-4942+HB 125+“An Act relating to membership of the Board of Fisheries”+Summary of Changes Ver. A to Ver. N+Section 1: Amends AS 16.05.221(a)+- To reinstate: current language in statute that dictates the governor’s+appointments should be selected on the “basis of interest in public affairs, good+judgement, knowledge, and the ability in the field of action of the board, with a+view to providing diversity of interest and points of view in the membership”.+- To remove: the subsistence seat should be determined from a list provided by the+Alaska Federation of Natives+- To remove: the science seat should be determined from a list provided by the+National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
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