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SB 254                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    SENATE BILL NO. 254                                                                                                         
    "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional                                                               
    economic assistance program; and providing for an effective                                                                 
    date."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 254(FIN)                                                                                       
    "An Act extending the termination date of the Alaska regional                                                               
    economic assistance program; extending the termination date for                                                             
    the authority of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to                                                               
    maintain a vessel-based limited entry fisheries system for the                                                              

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    weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries; providing                                                           
    for an effective date by amending the effective date under sec. 28,                                                         
    ch. 137, SLA 2002; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
    (pending title change resolution)                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Meyer and Chenault, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (8):  Hawker, Foster, Nelson, Crawford, Joule, Gara, Stoltze,                                                           
Thomas                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (1):  Chenault                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Kelly, Meyer                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS SB 254(FIN):                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                 
3. Fiscal, Dept. of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development                                                                 
4. Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SB 254 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.