00                            SENATE BILL NO. 160                                                                         
01 "An Act authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to implement a hunting                                        
02 guide concession program or otherwise limit the number of individuals authorized to                                     
03 conduct big game commercial guiding on state land."                                                                     
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1. AS 38.05.020(b) is amended to read:                                                                   
06            (b)  The commissioner may                                                                                    
07                 (1)  establish reasonable procedures and adopt reasonable regulations                                   
08       necessary to carry out this chapter and, whenever necessary, issue directives or orders                           
09       to the director to carry out specific functions and duties; regulations adopted by the                            
10       commissioner shall be adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act);                                      
11       orders by the commissioner classifying land, issued after January 3, 1959, are not                                
12       required to be adopted under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act);                                             
13                 (2)  enter into agreements considered necessary to carry out the                                        
14       purposes of this chapter, including agreements with federal and state agencies;                                   

01                 (3)  review any order or action of the director;                                                        
02                 (4)  exercise the powers and do the acts necessary to carry out the                                     
03       provisions and objectives of this chapter;                                                                        
04                 (5)  notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this chapter,                               
05       grant an extension of the time within which payments due on any exploration license,                              
06       lease, or sale of state land, minerals, or materials may be made, including payment of                            
07       rental and royalties, on a finding that compliance with the requirements is or was                                
08       prevented by reason of war, riots, or acts of God;                                                                
09                 (6)  classify tracts for agricultural uses;                                                             
10                 (7)  after consulting with the Board of Agriculture and Conservation                                    
11       (AS 03.09.010), waive, postpone, or otherwise modify the development requirements                                 
12       of a contract for the sale of agricultural land if                                                                
13                      (A)  the land is inaccessible by road; or                                                          
14                      (B)  transportation, marketing, and development costs render                                       
15            the required development uneconomic;                                                                         
16                 (8)  reconvey or relinquish land or an interest in land to the federal                                  
17       government if                                                                                                     
18                      (A)  the land is described in an amended application for an                                        
19            allotment under 43 U.S.C. 1617; and                                                                          
20                      (B)  the reconveyance or relinquishment is                                                         
21                           (i)  for the purposes provided in 43 U.S.C. 1617; and                                         
22                           (ii)  in the best interests of the state;                                                     
23                 (9)  lead and coordinate all matters relating to the state's review and                                 
24       authorization of resource development projects;                                                                   
25                 (10)  exercise the powers and do the acts necessary to carry out the                                    
26       provisions and objectives of AS 43.90 that relate to this chapter;                                            
27                 (11)  implement a hunting guide concession program or otherwise                                     
28       limit the number of individuals authorized to conduct big game commercial                                     
29       guiding on state land.