00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 19(FIN)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels."                                                            
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 05.25.055(i) is amended to read:                                                                   
04            (i)  The following boats are exempt from the numbering and registration                                      
05       provisions of this section:                                                                                       
06                 (1)  a boat that                                                                                        
07                      (A)  is not a barge;                                                                               
08                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 90                                       
09            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
10                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
11            state having a federally approved numbering system;                                                          
12                 (2)  a foreign boat operated in water of the state for a period not                                     
13       exceeding 90 consecutive days;                                                                                    
14                 (3)  a boat owned by the United States or an entity or political                                        
15       subdivision of the United States, or a boat owned by a state or an entity or political                            

01       subdivision of a state;                                                                                           
02                 (4)  a boat that is not equipped with mechanical propulsion;                                            
03                 (5)  a boat with a valid document to operate the boat that is issued by a                               
04       foreign government;                                                                                               
05                 (6)  a handmade nonmotorized umiaq with a walrus or sealskin                                            
06       covering;                                                                                                         
07                 (7)  a commercial vessel that has a valid                                                           
08                      (A)  certificate of documentation issued by the United States                                  
09            Coast Guard under 46 U.S.C. 12101 - 12121; and                                                           
10                      (B)  license issued under AS 16.05.490 or 16.05.530;                                           
11                 (8)  a boat that                                                                                    
12                      (A)  is a barge;                                                                                   
13                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 60                                       
14            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
15                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
16            state having a federally approved numbering system.                                                          
17    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.475 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
18 (e)  Beginning January 1, 2025, the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry                                                   
19 Commission shall assess a registration fee of $8 a year for a commercial fishing vessel                                 
20 that has a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard under                                   
21       46 U.S.C. 12101 - 12121.                                                                                          
22            (f)  Fees collected under (e) of this section shall be separately accounted for as                           
23       provided in AS 05.25.096(b).