Legislature(2023 - 2024)BUTROVICH 205
05/12/2023 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE JUDICIARY STANDING COMMITTEE
May 12, 2023
1:41 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Matt Claman, Chair
Senator James Kaufman
Senator Löki Tobin
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Jesse Kiehl, Vice Chair
Senator Cathy Giessel
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
SENATE BILL NO. 128
"An Act temporarily closing the commercial salmon fishery in a
portion of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands; and
providing for an effective date."
- HEARD & HELD
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 128
SHORT TITLE: COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY CLOSURE
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) OLSON
04/12/23 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
04/12/23 (S) JUD, RES
04/21/23 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
04/21/23 (S) Heard & Held
04/21/23 (S) MINUTE(JUD)
05/12/23 (S) JUD AT 1:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
ALMERIA ALCANTRA, Staff
Senator Donnie Olson
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Explained the changes from version A to
version S of SB 128.
ACTION NARRATIVE
1:41:23 PM
CHAIR MATT CLAMAN called the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting to order at 1:41 p.m. Present at the call to order were
Senators Tobin, Kaufman, and Chair Claman.
SB 128-COMMERCIAL SALMON FISHERY CLOSURE
1:42:01 PM
CHAIR CLAMAN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 128
"An Act temporarily closing the commercial salmon fishery in a
portion of the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands; and
providing for an effective date."
CHAIR CLAMAN stated that this was the second hearing of the bill
in the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee. He revealed that he
would not take public testimony today; written testimony was
welcome. He asked the public to avoid sending duplicate letters
and emails. He planned to hold the bill in committee.
1:42:50 PM
ALMERIA ALCANTRA, Staff, Senator Donnie Olson, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, reviewed the proposed changes from
version A to version S of SB 103. She informed the committee
that language was added on page 1, lines 11-13 to exempt the
north and northwestern districts in Area M of the Alaska
Peninsula. Language was also added to exempt the set gillnet
fishery from the proposed June 10 - 30commercial fishery
closure. She explained that the changes were proposed in light
of concerns the sponsor heard from public testifiers during the
last committee hearing. The vast majority of interception for
chum and Chinook salmon happens on the south side of the
peninsula, and it is mainly purse seine and drift gillnet
fisheries intercepting these fish. She noted that the set
gillnet fishery has the highest number of resident permit
holders in the area.
1:44:38 PM
SENATOR KAUFMAN asked for a graphic that shows the areas the CS
changes.
CHAIR CLAMAN replied that his staff had a map to distribute to
committee members. He stated that the graphic will be posted on
BASIS.
MS. ALCANTRA described the map depicting the closure and how it
pertains to the various districts. She stated that the closure
pertains to the Unimak, Southwestern, Southcentral and
Southeastern districts of the Alaska Peninsula.
CHAIR CLAMAN asked if the black areas depict the exemptions.
MS. ALCANTRA replied that the Northern and Northwestern
districts are exempt.
CHAIR CLAMAN surmised that the entire area north of the Alaska
Peninsula is exempt.
SENATOR KAUFMAN asked if the portrayed portion of the Bering Sea
coast was exempt.
MS. ALCANTRA replied in the affirmative.
1:46:44 PM
SENATOR KAUFMAN requested further details about what areas are
in and what areas are out. He noticed that some areas were
shaded black, while others were not.
MS. ALCANTRA offered to highlight the exempt areas after the
hearing and present a highlighted map to the committee chair for
distribution. She explained that the black areas were previously
closed.
SENATOR KAUFMAN appreciated Ms. Alcantra's offer to provide a
more detailed map for committee members.
1:48:11 PM
SENATOR TOBIN moved to adopt the committee substitute (CS) for
SB 128, work order 33-LS0679\S, as the working document.
CHAIR CLAMAN found no objection and version S was adopted.
CHAIR CLAMAN held SB 128 in committee for further consideration.
1:48:52 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Claman adjourned the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee
meeting at 1:48 p.m.