00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 239(RES) am 01 "An Act relating to raffles and auctions of certain permits to take big game; 02 and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 16.05.343 is repealed and reenacted to read: 05  Sec. 16.05.343. AUCTIONS OR RAFFLES FOR BIG GAME HARVEST 06 PERMITS. (a) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the Board of Game, 07 may issue one bison harvest permit each year for a bison from the Delta bison herd 08 through a competitive auction or raffle. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department 09 may authorize a qualified organization to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the 10 department. If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the 11 organization may retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle 12 equal to the administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 13 10 percent of the net proceeds. All remaining proceeds from the auction or raffle of 14 the bison harvest permit whether conducted by the department or as otherwise 01 authorized by the department shall be deposited in the fish and game fund under 02 AS 16.05.100. The exercise of a privilege conferred by a bison harvest permit issued 03 under this subsection is subject to laws relating to the time, place, and manner of 04 taking bison from the Delta bison herd. In this subsection, "qualified organization" 05 means a nonprofit corporation established to promote fish and game law enforcement 06 that complies with applicable laws governing activities under this section. 07  (b) The department, subject to regulations adopted by the commissioner, may 08 issue, through a competitive auction or raffle, up to two harvest permits each year for 09 each of the following big game species: Dall sheep, bison, musk ox, brown or grizzly 10 bear, moose, caribou, and wolf. Notwithstanding AS 36.30, the department may 11 authorize a qualified organization to conduct the auction or raffle on behalf of the 12 department. If the auction or raffle is conducted by a qualified organization, the 13 organization may retain an amount from the gross proceeds of the auction or raffle 14 equal to the administrative cost of the auction or raffle plus an amount not to exceed 15 10 percent of the net proceeds. The proceeds from the auction or raffle of a big game 16 harvest permit may not be used to make a contribution to any candidate for political 17 office or to any organization supporting or opposing ballot propositions or to pay 18 expenses associated with lobbying the legislature or administration. All proceeds from 19 the auction or raffle of the big game harvest permit less the amount that is retained by 20 a qualified organization under this subsection shall be deposited in the fish and game 21 fund under AS 16.05.100. A person who is issued a big game harvest permit under 22 this subsection shall receive upon the person's request a complimentary hunting license 23 and a big game tag for the big game species for which the big game harvest permit 24 is issued. A hunting license issued under this subsection must bear the inscription 25 "Governor's license" or a similar designation. A person who receives a big game 26 harvest permit, hunting license, or big game tag under this subsection may exercise the 27 privileges conveyed by the permit, license, or tag only in accordance with applicable 28 law. In this subsection, "qualified organization" means a nonprofit organization that 29 is established to promote management of big game species or ethical use of big game 30 populations for hunting and that complies with applicable laws governing activities 31 under this subsection. 01 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).