05/02/2005 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

SJR 16-STATES' RIGHT TO REGULATE HUNTING/FISHING                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR RAMRAS announced that the  final order of business would                                                               
be SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.  16  Supporting legislation before                                                               
the  United  States Congress  that  reaffirms  the right  of  the                                                               
states to regulate hunting and fishing.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
DAVID  STANCLIFF,  Staff  to  Senator  Therriault,  Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, said SJR 16 goes to  the heart of a conflict "that's                                                               
existed  in Alaska  for a  number  of years."   He  said over  50                                                               
percent  of  the prime  hunting  areas  have been  eliminated  in                                                               
Alaska through various resource designations.   He noted that the                                                               
courts  told Arizona  it couldn't  have  differential access  for                                                               
resident and  non-resident hunters.  The  resolution supports two                                                               
bills  before   Congress  that  clarify   that  states   do  have                                                               
management  authority  and  the right  to  differentiate  between                                                               
residents  and  non-residents.    He  opined  that  this  is  not                                                               
divisive between  rural and urban  users, but  it is a  matter of                                                               
state sovereignty.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:57:39 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  OLSON moved  to report  SJR 16  out of  committee                                                               
with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes.                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, SJR 16 passed out of committee.