00                              HOUSE BILL NO. 19                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels; and providing for an effective                              
02 date."                                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 05.25.055(i) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (i)  The following boats are exempt from the numbering and registration                                      
06       provisions of this section:                                                                                       
07                 (1)  a boat that                                                                                        
08                      (A)  is not a barge;                                                                               
09                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 90                                       
10            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
11                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
12            state having a federally approved numbering system;                                                          
13                 (2)  a foreign boat operated in water of the state for a period not                                     
14       exceeding 90 consecutive days;                                                                                    
01                 (3)  a boat owned by the United States or an entity or political                                        
02       subdivision of the United States, or a boat owned by a state or an entity or political                            
03       subdivision of a state;                                                                                           
04                 (4)  a boat that is not equipped with mechanical propulsion;                                            
05                 (5)  a boat with a valid document to operate the boat that is issued by a                               
06       foreign government;                                                                                               
07                 (6)  a handmade nonmotorized umiaq with a walrus or sealskin                                            
08       covering;                                                                                                         
09                 (7)  a commercial vessel that has a valid                                                           
10 (A)  certificate of documentation issued by the United States                                                       
11            Coast Guard under 46 U.S.C. 12101 - 12121; and                                                           
12                      (B)  license issued under AS 16.05.490 or 16.05.530;                                           
13                 (8)  a boat that                                                                                    
14                      (A)  is a barge;                                                                                   
15 (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 60                                                            
16            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
17 (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                                       
18            state having a federally approved numbering system.                                                          
19    * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.475 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
20 (e)  Beginning January 1, 2024, the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry                                                   
21 Commission shall assess a registration fee of $8 a year for a commercial fishing vessel                                 
22 that has a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard under                                   
23       46 U.S.C. 12101 - 12121.                                                                                          
24 (f)  Fees collected under (e) of this section shall be separately accounted for as                                      
25       provided in AS 05.25.096(b).                                                                                      
26    * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
27 read:                                                                                                                   
28 TRANSITION. The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall waive the                                            
29 commercial fishing vessel registration fee imposed under sec. 2 of this Act for                                         
30 (1)  calendar year 2024 for a commercial fishing vessel for which registration                                          
31 fees were paid in calendar year 2022 under AS 05.25.096(a)(1);                                                          
01            (2)  calendar years 2024 and 2025 for a commercial fishing vessel for which                                  
02 registration fees were paid in calendar year 2023 under AS 05.25.096(a)(1).                                             
03    * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
04 read:                                                                                                                   
05       RETROACTIVITY. Section 1 of this Act is retroactive to January 1, 2023.                                           
06    * Sec. 5. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).