Legislature(2021 - 2022)BUTROVICH 205
03/16/2022 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES
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ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE
SENATE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE
March 16, 2022
3:31 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Joshua Revak, Chair
Senator Peter Micciche, Vice Chair
Senator Gary Stevens
Senator Natasha von Imhof
Senator Jesse Kiehl
Senator Scott Kawasaki
MEMBERS ABSENT
Senator Click Bishop
COMMITTEE CALENDAR
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."
- MOVED CSSB 204(RES) OUT OF COMMITTE
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION
BILL: SB 204
SHORT TITLE: HUNTING PERMIT/TAG AUCTIONS/RAFFLES
SPONSOR(s): SENATOR(s) REVAK
02/22/22 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
02/22/22 (S) RES, FIN
03/02/22 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
03/02/22 (S) Heard & Held
03/02/22 (S) MINUTE(RES)
03/16/22 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205
WITNESS REGISTER
EMMA TORKELSON, Staff
Senator Josh Revak
Alaska State Legislature
Juneau, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Presented the explanation of changes between
version I and version W of SB 204.
EDDIE GRASSER, Director
Division of Wildlife Conservation
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G)
Anchorage, Alaska
POSITION STATEMENT: Responded to questions during the hearing on
SB 204.
ACTION NARRATIVE
3:31:55 PM
CHAIR JOSHUA REVAK called the Senate Resources Standing
Committee meeting to order at 3:31 p.m. Present at the call to
order were Senators Kiehl, Stevens, Micciche, von Imhof, and
Chair Revak. Senator Kawasaki arrived soon thereafter.
SB 204-HUNTING PERMIT/TAG AUCTIONS/RAFFLES
3:32:34 PM
CHAIR REVAK announced the consideration of 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."
He solicited a motion to adopt the proposed committee substitute
that reflects the desire to continue to identify the license as
the "Governor's license."
3:33:14 PM
SENATOR MICCICHE moved to adopt CSSB 204, work order 32-
LS1391\W, as the working document.
CHAIR REVAK objected for purposes of discussion.
3:33:36 PM
EMMA TORKELSON, Staff, Senator Josh Revak, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, presented the explanation of
changes between version I and version W for SB 204.
[Original punctuation provided.]
EXPLANATION OF CHANGES
Senate Resources CS for SB 204
Version-I to Version-W
Page 3 Lines 3-5
Changes inscription on the license back to "Governor's
license" and adds language that designates the
Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Game as the
issuing authority of the permits.
Page 4 Line 3
Removes Section 4 Subsection (h) as recent changes to
regulation rendered the subsection moot.
Page 4 Line 4
Replaces the Jan 1, 2023 effective date with an
immediate effective date.
MS. TORKELSON stated that if this bill passes, organizations
will be able to conduct raffles this fall.
3:35:01 PM
CHAIR REVAK withdrew his objection. Finding no further
objection, CSSB 204, version W, was adopted.
CHAIR REVAK asked Ms. Torkelson to provide a brief summary of
the bill.
3:35:38 PM
MS. TORKELSON stated that SB 204 will allow the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) to maintain sufficient funds
that are critical to both the department and nonprofit
organizations to support conservation and wildlife protection
measures. Additionally, the increased revenue through the
auction and permit license program will help the department
leverage up to $18 million in new federal Pittman-Robertson
funds that will be available this year for wildlife conservation
and protection programs throughout the state. The immediate
effective date in the committee substitute will allow these
nonprofits to hold raffles for permits this year. The CS also
retains the more special sounding "Governor's license" and
facilitates the department in getting the licenses issued
quickly once an individual has won a permit.
3:36:49 PM
SENATOR STEVENS asked whether the department makes the decision
about the island on which a permit holder may hunt.
CHAIR REVAK directed Mr. Grasser to address the question.
3:37:25 PM
EDDIE GRASSER, Director, Division of Wildlife Conservation,
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Anchorage, Alaska,
explained that the application form for auction or raffle
permits allows an organization to list the permit requests in
order of preference for a species from first choice to fifth
choice. Only one species may be selected, so an organization
that selects Afognak elk could not apply for an elk permit in
any other location.
3:37:40 PM
SENATOR KAWASAKI joined the meeting.
SENATOR STEVENS asked where the Etolin Island herd was located.
MR. GRASSER answered that the Etolin Island herd was in
Southeast Alaska, just north of Ketchikan.
SENATOR STEVENS offered his understanding that the department
does not select the herd that is attached to the permit. If an
organization applies for and wins the raffle for an Afognak elk
permit, that is where the hunt will take place.
MR. GRASSER answered that is correct; an organization that is
granted an elk permit on Etolin Island will get the permit for
Etolin Island.
3:39:20 PM
MS. TORKELSON clarified that the department is not required to
make permits available if it has determined that the herd can't
sustain a hunt.
SENATOR STEVENS asked if someone who successfully applied for an
Afognak Island permit would have the opportunity to select
another location if the department determined that permits would
not be issued for Afognak Island.
MS. TORKELSON offered her understanding that the department
would not donate a permit if it had already determined the herd
could not sustain the hunt.
3:40:50 PM
SENATOR MICCICHE asked whether the number of bison permits
available for auction or raffle was the same in both versions of
the bill.
MS. TORKELSON confirmed that the number of available bison
permits was the same in both version I and version W.
CHAIR REVAK found no further questions or comments and solicited
a motion.
3:42:31 PM
SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report the CS for SB 204(RES), work
order 32-LS1391\W, from committee with attached fiscal notes and
individual recommendations.
CHAIR REVAK found no objection and CSSB 204(RES) was reported
from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.
3:43:37 PM
There being no further business to come before the committee,
Chair Revak adjourned the Senate Resources Standing Committee
meeting at 3:43 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 204 Explanation of Changes 3.16.2022.pdf |
SRES 3/16/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 204 |
| W.pdf |
SRES 3/16/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 204 |
| SB 204 RHAK Letter 3.14.22.pdf |
HRES 4/29/2022 1:00:00 PM SRES 3/16/2022 3:30:00 PM |
SB 204 |