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HB 137                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                              
NO. 137(FIN) am "An Act raising certain fees related to sport fishing,                                                          
hunting, and trapping; relating to the fish and game fund; providing for                                                        
the repeal of the sport fishing surcharge and sport fishing facility                                                            
revenue bonds; replacing the permanent sport fishing, hunting, or                                                               
trapping identification card for certain residents with an identification                                                       
card valid for three years; relating to hunting and fishing by proxy;                                                           
relating to fish and game conservation decals; raising the age of                                                               
eligibility for a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license exemption                                                         
for state residents; raising the age at which a state resident is required                                                      
to obtain a license for sport fishing, hunting, or trapping; and                                                                
providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 137(FIN) "An Act establishing an intensive                                                                        
          management surcharge; providing for the repeal of                                                                     
          the intensive management surcharge; establishing                                                                      
          certain special hunting and fishing licenses and                                                                      
          permits for residents with developmental disabilities;                                                                
          establishing a separate sustainable wildlife account in                                                               
          the fish and game fund; raising certain fees related to                                                               
          sport fishing, hunting, and trapping; relating to the                                                                 
          fish and game fund; providing for the repeal of the                                                                   
          sport fishing surcharge and sport fishing facility                                                                    
          revenue bonds; replacing the permanent sport fishing,                                                                 
          hunting, or trapping identification card for certain                                                                  
          residents with an identification card valid for three                                                                 
          years; relating to hunting and fishing by proxy;                                                                      
          relating to fish and game conservation decals; raising                                                                
          the age at which a state resident is required to obtain                                                               

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              a license for sport fishing, hunting, or trapping;                                                               
            relating to the Chitina dip net fishery; and providing                                                             
          for an effective date." (Title Change SCR 22)                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator MacKinnon, Cochair; Senators Micciche,                                                                 
Bishop, Dunleavy, Hoffman. Signing no recommendation: Senator                                                                   
Kelly, Cochair; Senator Olson.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
     Fiscal Note No. 4, Department of Fish and Game                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.