Legislature(1993 - 1994)
03/17/1993 08:30 AM House FSH
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HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES
March 17, 1993
8:30 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Carl E. Moses, Chairman
Representative Harley Olberg, Vice-Chairman
Representative Gail Phillips
MEMBERS ABSENT
Representative Irene Nicholia
Representative Cliff Davidson
OTHER MEMBERS PRESENT
Representative Bill Williams
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
HB 191 "An Act relating to cost recovery by contractors
who operate state-owned hatcheries."
MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH INDIVIDUAL
RECOMMENDATIONS
HCR 9 Relating to management of the community
development fisheries quota program and fisheries
development by the state.
CSHCR 9 (FSH) MOVED OUT OF COMMITTEE WITH
INDIVIDUAL RECOMMENDATIONS
WITNESS REGISTER
Representative Bill Williams
State Capitol, Room 128
Juneau, Alaska 99801-1182
465-3424
Position Statement: Prime Sponsor of HB 191
Geron Bruce, Special Assistant,
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
P.O. Box 25526
Juneau, Alaska 99802-5526
465-4100
Position Statement: Supported HB 191
Marie Sansone, Assistant Attorney General
Department of Law
P.O. Box 110300
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0300
465-3600
Position Statement: Answered questions regarding HB 191
Ray Gillespie, Lobbyist
Aquaculture
9478 Riverbend Court
Juneau, Alaska 99801
364-3375
Position Statement: Supported HB 191
PREVIOUS ACTION
BILL: HB 191
SHORT TITLE: CONTRACTOR OPERATED STATE HATCHERIES
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) WILLIAMS,Olberg,Grussendorf,
G.Davis,Navarre,Phillips
TITLE: "An Act relating to cost recovery by contractors who
operate state-owned hatcheries."
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
03/02/93 505 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
03/02/93 505 (H) FISHERIES, RESOURCES, FINANCE
03/10/93 596 (H) COSPONSOR(S): PHILLIPS
03/17/93 (H) FSH AT 08:30 AM CAPITOL 17
03/17/93 682 (H) FSH RPT 3DP
03/17/93 682 (H) DP: MOSES, OLBERG, PHILLIPS
03/17/93 682 (H) -ZERO FISCAL NOTE (F&G)
3/17/93
BILL: HCR 9
SHORT TITLE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FISHING QUOTAS
BILL VERSION:
SPONSOR(S): REPRESENTATIVE(S) HOFFMAN,Ulmer
TITLE: Relating to management of the community development
fisheries quota program and fisheries development by the
state.
JRN-DATE JRN-PG ACTION
02/22/93 409 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME/REFERRAL(S)
02/22/93 409 (H) FISHERIES, RESOURCES, FINANCE
03/12/93 (H) FSH AT 08:30 AM CAPITOL 17
03/17/93 682 (H) FSH RPT CS(FSH) NEW TITLE 2DP
1NR
03/17/93 682 (H) DP: MOSES, OLBERG
03/17/93 682 (H) NR: PHILLIPS
03/17/93 682 (H) -ZERO FISCAL NOTE (F&G)
3/17/93
03/17/93 682 (H) REFERRED TO RESOURCES
ACTION NARRATIVE
TAPE 93-12, SIDE A
Number 000
CHAIRMAN CARL MOSES called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m.
He noted Representatives Olberg and Phillips in attendance
and stated the committee would take up HB 191 and the
Committee Substitute for HCR 9.
HB 191: CONTRACTOR OPERATED STATE HATCHERIES
REPRESENTATIVE BILL WILLIAMS, PRIME SPONSOR of HB 191, told
the committee that several years ago legislation was passed
that would allow state owned hatcheries to be put out on
contract for operation by private and non profit
corporations to help get the state out of the expensive
burden of running hatcheries. The contractor could then
harvest fish from the hatchery to cover the cost of
operating that particular hatchery (cost recovery).
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS added that the main problem with
current law is that the language is too restrictive and
inflexible, regarding the shuffling of funds between
hatcheries. He gave an example of an aquaculture
association that has several hatcheries and then contracts
to run one of the state's hatcheries, and that particular
hatchery has a bad year, the association would have to take
money that was generated at the other facilities to
subsidize the operation for the state hatchery. However,
because the law restricts the use of cost recovery funds
generated at the contracted hatchery to operation of only
that facility, the shuffling of funds cannot go the other
way.
REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAMS said HB 191 broadens the description
of how cost recovery monies generated from a state owned
hatchery operated under contract may be spent by the
contractor. It allows for the shuffling of funds between
the various facilities operated by the contractor and it
allows for capital expenditures to be made from these cost
recovery monies.
Number 055
GERON BRUCE, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH
AND GAME (ADF&G), stated the ADF&G supports HB 191, and the
ADF&G felt the current legislation unnecessarily restricted
the flexibility that an aquaculture association might have
to pool its funds and most effectively use its resources to
operate its facilities.
Number 065
REPRESENTATIVE GAIL PHILLIPS asked how many of the
hatcheries would not be in an aquaculture association under
the new scenario.
MR. BRUCE said that there would be two hatcheries in
Southeast, three in Cook Inlet, operated by the sports
fishermen, one in Kotzebue, and one in Fairbanks.
VICE CHAIR HARLEY OLBERG talked about the Gulkana hatchery
which is two hundred miles from salt water. He noted since
the Copper River is a mixed stock run, there can be no cost
recovery, and Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
cannot recover any costs from that hatchery because it is a
mixed stock run.
Number 121
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS asked if there were any legal
prohibitions regarding this amendment.
MARIE SANSONE, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF
LAW, responded that the amendment was necessary because the
section as originally passed, restricted the cost recovery
at the state hatchery.
Number 137
RAY GILLESPIE, LOBBYIST for four aquaculture associations:
Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, and Northern and Southern
Southeastern, said the four groups unanimously supported
HB 191.
Number 157
REPRESENTATIVE PHILLIPS made the MOTION to move HB 191 out
of committee with individual recommendations, and IT WAS SO
MOVED.
HCR 9: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FISHING QUOTAS
Number 167
VICE CHAIR OLBERG made the MOTION to ADOPT the committee
substitute for HCR 9, dated March 16, 1993. CSHCR 9 (FSH)
was ADOPTED.
Number 192
CHAIRMAN MOSES stated CSHCR 9 (FSH) would incorporate
changes recommended by the Department of Community and
Regional Affairs and by several fishing organizations. It
would delete all references to an expanded Community
Development Quota (CDQ) program. It also refers to a full-
time staff in the plural, thus reflecting the governor's
proposed budget amendment. And it also clarifies what is
actually being requested. He noted all the changes had been
approved by the sponsor.
Number 201
CSHCR 9 (FSH) was MOVED with individual recommendations.
ADJOURNMENT
CHAIRMAN MOSES adjourned the committee at 8:53 a.m.
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