00                              HOUSE BILL NO. 87                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board                                
02 of Game by the members of the respective boards; and providing for an effective date."                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 39.52.120 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                            
05 (g)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a public officer who                                          
06 is member of the Board of Fisheries may deliberate on a matter before the board even                                    
07 if the public officer, or an immediate family member of the public officer, has a                                       
08 personal or financial interest in the matter because the public officer or immediate                                    
09 family member holds a permit or license issued under AS 16.05, AS 16.40.261,                                            
10       16.40.271, or AS 16.43. Before deliberating, the public officer shall disclose the                                
11       interest on the record. If a majority of the board members voting determine that a                                
12       conflict exists, then the public officer may not vote on the matter.                                              
13            (h)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a public officer who                               
14       is a member of the Board of Game may deliberate on a matter before the board even if                              
01 the public officer, or an immediate family member of the public officer, has a personal                                 
02 or financial interest in the matter because the public officer or immediate family                                      
03 member holds a permit or license issued under AS 08.54 or AS 16.05. Before                                              
04 deliberating, the public officer shall disclose the interest on the record. If a majority of                            
05 the board members voting determine that a conflict exists, then the public officer may                                  
06       not vote on the matter.                                                                                           
07            (i)  In this section, "immediate family member" means                                                        
08                 (1)  the spouse of the public officer;                                                                  
09                 (2)  a person cohabiting with the public officer in a relationship that is                              
10       like a marriage but is not a legal marriage; or                                                                   
11 (3)  a parent, sibling, or child, including a stepchild and an adopted                                                  
12       child, of the public officer if the parent, sibling, or child                                                     
13                      (A)  resides with the public officer;                                                              
14                      (B)  is financially dependent on the public officer; or                                            
15 (C)  shares a substantial financial interest with the public                                                            
16            officer.                                                                                                     
17    * Sec. 2. AS 29.52.120(g), enacted by sec. 1 of this Act, is amended to read:                                      
18 (g)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a public officer who                                          
19 is member of the Board of Fisheries may deliberate on a matter before the board even                                    
20 if the public officer, or an immediate family member of the public officer, has a                                       
21 personal or financial interest in the matter because the public officer or immediate                                    
22 family member holds a permit or license issued under AS 16.05 [, AS 16.40.261,                                          
23 16.40.271,] or AS 16.43. Before deliberating, the public officer shall disclose the                                     
24 interest on the record. If a majority of the board members voting determine that a                                      
25       conflict exists, then the public officer may not vote on the matter.                                              
26    * Sec. 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).                                    
27    * Sec. 4. Section 2 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2019.