04/05/2022 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

SENATE BILL NO. 204                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to auctions or raffles for hunting                                                                        
     harvest permits and big game tags; and providing for                                                                       
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Bishop relayed  that it was the  second hearing for                                                                    
SB  204.  The committee  had  previously  opened and  closed                                                                    
public  testimony   and  intended  to  hear   a  quick  bill                                                                    
reintroduction.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
9:14:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
EMMA TORKELSON,  STAFF, SENATOR  JOSH REVAK,  explained that                                                                    
the  bill  proposed  to   moderately  increase  the  harvest                                                                    
permits  available  for  auction   and  raffle  to  leverage                                                                    
additional   Pittman-Robertson  funds,   and  to   give  the                                                                    
Department  of  Fish  and  Game  and  Alaska  charities  the                                                                    
ability  to better  contribute  to  wildlife protection  and                                                                    
conservation programs around the state.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Wilson  addressed  FN  1,  a  previously  published                                                                    
indeterminate fiscal  note from  the Department of  Fish and                                                                    
Game, OMB  Component 473. The  changes would not  burden the                                                                    
department, but  future revenues were expected  to fluctuate                                                                    
from year to year therefore  the department submitted a zero                                                                    
fiscal note with indeterminate revenue.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator von Imhof made a motion.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
9:16:00 AM                                                                                                                    
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Senator von Imhof wanted to  make a clarification related to                                                                    
the motion.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
9:17:02 AM                                                                                                                    
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Senator  von Imhof  explained that  she had  mistakenly read                                                                    
the wrong bill  number. She wanted to restate  the motion to                                                                    
report CSSB 204(RES) out of committee.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Senator  von Imhof  MOVED  to report  CSSB  204(RES) out  of                                                                    
Committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal  note. There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                    
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB 204(RES)  was REPORTED out  of committee with  five "do                                                                    
pass"  recommendations  and  with  two  "no  recommendation"                                                                    
recommendations,   and   with   one   previously   published                                                                    
indeterminate fiscal note: FN 1(DFG).                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:17:57 AM                                                                                                                    
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9:19:53 AM                                                                                                                    
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