00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 504(L&C)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the wages of people working in the fisheries business; and providing                                
02 for an effective date."                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 23.10 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                 
05            Sec. 23.10.072.  Wages for fisheries businesses.  An employer who engages                                  
06       in a fisheries business, as that term is defined in AS 43.75.290, may deduct from the                             
07       applicable minimum wage paid to an employee working in the fisheries business the                                 
08       reasonable cost or fair value of board and lodging the employer furnishes to the                                  
09       employee.  A deduction made under this section may be made only if                                                
10                 (1)  it is based on a negotiated union agreement or a written agreement                                 
11       with the employee entered into at the time of hire that specifies the daily rate of                               
12       deductions for room and board; and                                                                                
13                 (2)  the cost to the employee for the use of the employer's board and                                   
14       lodging facilities is without profit to the employer and the board and lodging facilities                         
01       of the employer are customarily furnished by the employer and used by the                                         
02       employees.                                                                                                        
03    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).