2014-02-21                     Senate Journal                      Page 1719
                                                           February 19, 2014                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. President:                                                                                                                  
Mr. Speaker:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Free Conference Committee considered SENATE CS FOR CS                                                                       
FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 71(FIN) and CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                            
71(FIN) and recommends                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
          FREE CONFERENCE CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                     
          NO. 71 "An Act relating to a vessel-based                                                                             
          commercial fisheries limited entry system for the                                                                     
          Bering Sea hair crab fishery; requiring the                                                                           
          Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to report                                                                       
          biennially on the vessel-based limited entry fisheries                                                                
          system for the Bering Sea hair crab fishery;                                                                          
          establishing the Alaska regional economic assistance                                                                  
          program; requiring the Department of Commerce,                                                                        
          Community, and Economic Development to compile                                                                        
          an annual report to the legislature regarding statewide                                                               
          and regional economic development projects and                                                                        
          regional development organizations; and providing                                                                     
          for an effective date."                                                                                               
          (Title Change SCR 9)                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
be adopted.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 5, Department of Commerce, Community and                                                                       
  Economic Development                                                                                                          
 Fiscal Note No. 6, zero, Department of Fish and Game                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 7, zero, Department of Fish and Game                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Signing the report: Senator Dunleavy, Chair, Senators Giessel,                                                                  
Wielechowski; Representative Hawker, Chair, Representative Olson.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Coghill moved that the Senate adopt the Conference                                                                      
Committee Report.