CSSB 20(FIN): "An Act relating to the Board of Marine Pilots and to marine pilotage; extending the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots; and providing for an effective date."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 20(FIN) 01 "An Act relating to the Board of Marine Pilots and to marine pilotage; extending the 02 termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots; and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 08.03.010(c)(10) is amended to read: 05 (10) Board of Marine Pilots (AS 08.62.010) -- June 30, 2007 [2003]; 06 * Sec. 2. AS 08.62.040(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) The board may, by regulation, make any other provision for proper and 08 safe pilotage upon the inland and coastal water of and adjacent to the state and for the 09 efficient administration of this chapter, including establishing 10 (1) different licensing criteria for a pilotage region if justified by 11 regional differences in piloting; 12 (2) a mandatory drug and alcohol testing program, including random 13 tests, post-incident tests, and tests based upon reasonable cause, for pilots licensed 14 under this chapter and for trainees and apprentices seeking a license or
01 endorsement under this chapter; the board may delegate responsibility for 02 administration of all or a portion of a testing program to pilot organizations; 03 (3) criteria for trainee selection and for training programs conducted by 04 pilot organizations; 05 (4) standards under which a pilot may receive a license or an 06 endorsement to a license to pilot vessels in more than one pilotage region under 07 AS 08.62.080(b); and 08 (5) procedures for the review of proposed rates by the board under 09 AS 08.62.046. 10 * Sec. 3. AS 08.62.180 is amended to read: 11 Sec. 08.62.180. Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to 12 (1) vessels subject to federal pilot requirements under 46 U.S.C. 8502 13 except as provided in AS 08.62.185; 14 (2) fishing vessels, including fish processing and fish tender vessels, 15 registered in the United States or in British Columbia, Canada; 16 (3) vessels propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in length 17 over deck, except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam; 18 (4) vessels of United States registry of less than 300 gross tons and 19 towboats of United States registry and vessels owned by the State of Alaska, engaged 20 exclusively 21 (A) on the rivers of Alaska; or 22 (B) in the coastwise trade on the west or north coast of the 23 United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and including British Columbia, 24 Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories, Canada; 25 (5) vessels of Canada, built in Canada and manned by Canadian 26 citizens, engaged in frequent trade between 27 (A) British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska on the inside 28 water of Southeastern Alaska south of 59 [58] degrees, 29 [10] minutes 29 North latitude, if reciprocal exemptions are granted by Canada to vessels 30 owned by the State of Alaska and those of United States registry; or 31 (B) northern Alaska north of 68 degrees, 7 minutes North
01 latitude and Yukon Territory or Northwest Territories; 02 (6) pleasure craft of United States registry; [AND] 03 (7) pleasure craft of foreign registry of less than 300 gross tons as 04 measured under 46 C.F.R. 69.51 - 69.75; and 05 (8) vessels of the Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard that 06 have a home port in British Columbia, Canada, while navigating the inside water 07 of Southeast Alaska. 08 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).