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HB 195                                                                                                                        
The House Special Committee on Fisheries considered:                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 195                                                                                                          
    "An Act relating to the powers of the Alaska Commercial                                                                     
    Fisheries Entry Commission; relating to administrative areas for                                                            
    regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits;                                                                     
    establishing a buy-back program for certain set net entry permits;                                                          

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    providing for the termination of state set net tract leases under the                                                       
    buy-back program; closing certain water to commercial fishing;                                                              
    and providing for an effective date."                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 195(FSH)                                                                                              
    "An Act relating to the powers of the Alaska Commercial                                                                     
    Fisheries Entry Commission; relating to administrative areas for                                                            
    regulation of certain commercial set net entry permits;                                                                     
    establishing a buy-back program for certain set net entry permits;                                                          
    providing for the termination of state set net tract leases under the                                                       
    buy-back program; and providing for an effective date."                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Vance, Chair, with the                                                                  
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (3):  Carpenter, Stutes, Vance                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (1):  Himschoot                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Amend (2):  McCormick, McCabe                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 195(FSH):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                  
2.  Indeterminate, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                   
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
HB 195 was referred to the Resources Committee.