00CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 443(RES)                                                                                          
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, if the                             

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