2014-02-14                     House Journal                      Page 1590
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    SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(FIN)                                                                                 
    "An Act requiring the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to                                                              
    report biennially on the vessel-based limited entry fisheries system                                                        
    for the weathervane scallop and Bering Sea hair crab fisheries;                                                             
    requiring the Department of Commerce, Community, and                                                                        
    Economic Development to file an annual report to the legislature                                                            
    regarding statewide and regional economic development projects                                                              
    and regional development organizations; extending the                                                                       
    termination date of the Alaska regional economic assistance                                                                 
    program; extending the termination date of the authority of the                                                             
    Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to maintain a vessel-                                                                 
    based limited entry fisheries system for the 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."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
is unable to reach agreement on amendments and requests that the                                                                
committee be discharged and a new conference committee appointed.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The letter was signed by Representative Pruitt (Chair), LeDoux,                                                                 
Kawasaki; and Senator Coghill (Chair), Gardner, Micciche.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker discharged the House Conferees.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The Speaker appointed the following members to a Free Conference                                                                
Committee to meet with a like committee from the Senate:                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
    Representative Hawker, Chair                                                                                                
    Representative Olson                                                                                                        
    Representative Josephson                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Chief Clerk notified the Senate.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
HB 204                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 204                                                                                   
    "An Act relating to a product development tax credit for certain                                                            
    salmon and herring products; and providing for an effective date."