00HOUSE BILL NO. 471                                                                                                      
01 "An Act relating to the criteria for allocation of fishery resources; and providing                                     
02 for an effective date."                                                                                                 
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.251(e) is amended to read:                                                                    
05  (e)  The Board of Fisheries may allocate fishery resources among personal use,                                        
06 sport, guided sport, and commercial fisheries. The board shall adopt criteria for the                                   
07 allocation of fishery resources and shall use the criteria as appropriate to particular                                 
08 allocation decisions.  After adopting criteria for the allocation of fishery resources,                                
09 the board shall reconsider the criteria for, and the application of the criteria to,                                    
10 the allocation of those fishery resources each time the board considers allocation                                      
11 issues related to those resources, even if the board decides not to change an                                           
12 existing allocation decision.  In developing criteria for allocation of a fishery                                       
13 resource among fisheries, the board shall consider [THE CRITERIA MAY                                                   
14 INCLUDE FACTORS SUCH AS]                                                                                                

01   (1)  the history of each personal use, sport, guided sport, and                                                      
02 commercial fishery;                                                                                                     
03   (2)  the number of residents and nonresidents who have participated in                                               
04 each fishery in the past and the number of residents and nonresidents who can                                           
05 reasonably be expected to participate in the future;                                                                    
06   (3)  the importance of each fishery for providing residents the                                                      
07 opportunity to obtain fish for personal and family consumption;                                                         
08   (4)  the availability of alternative fisheries resources;                                                            
09   (5)  the importance of each fishery to the economy of the state;                                                     
10   (6)  the importance of each fishery to the economy of the region and                                                 
11 local area in which the fishery is located;                                                                             
12   (7)  the importance of each fishery in providing recreational                                                        
13 opportunities for residents and nonresidents;                                                                          
14   (8)  other factors that the board finds appropriate.                                                                
15    * Sec. 2.  This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).