00HOUSE BILL NO. 443                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain records relating to fish and                                         
02 wildlife; and providing for an effective date."                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.815(d) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (d)  Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall keep                                          
06 confidential (1) personal information contained in fish and wildlife harvest and usage                                  
07 data; and (2) [WHEN THE KNOWLEDGE MAY BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE FISH                                                        
08 OR WILDLIFE POPULATION,] the records of the department that concern (A)                                               
09 telemetry radio frequencies of monitored species; (B)[,] denning sites; (C)[,] nest                                 
10 locations of raptors that require special attention; (D)  the specific location of animal                              
11 capture sites used for wildlife research or management; [,] and (E) the specific                                   
12 location of fish and wildlife species.  The department may release records and                                          
13 information that are kept confidential under this subsection if the release is necessary                                
14 to comply with a court order, [OR] if the requestor is a state or federal agency, or if                              

01 the requestor is under contract with the state to conduct research on a fish or                                         
02 wildlife population.  After 25 years, the records and information that are kept                                        
03 confidential under this subsection become public records subject to inspection and                                      
04 copying under AS 09.25.110 - 09.25.140 unless the department determines that the                                        
05 release of the records or information may be detrimental to the fish or wildlife                                        
06 population.  In this subsection, "personal information" has the meaning given in                                        
07 AS 44.99.350.                                                                                                           
08    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).