00HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 22(RES)                                                                             
01 "An Act relating to qualifications for appointment to the Board of Game."                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1.  AS 16.05.221(b) is amended to read:                                                                    
04  (b)  For purposes of the conservation and development of the game resources                                           
05 of the state, there is created a Board of Game composed of seven members appointed                                      
06 by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the                                            
07 legislature in joint session.  The governor shall appoint each member on the basis of                                   
08 interest in public affairs, good judgment, knowledge, and ability in the field of action                                
09 of the board, and with the goal of managing for abundance of the resource for                                          
10 harvest and viewing enjoyment and of promoting maximum common use [A                                                   
11 VIEW TO PROVIDING DIVERSITY OF INTEREST AND POINTS OF VIEW IN                                                           
12 THE MEMBERSHIP].  The appointed members must have been [SHALL BE]                                                     
13 residents of the state for the four years preceding appointment to the board.  A                                       
14 minimum of five of the seven members must have held an Alaska hunting or                                                

01 trapping license or a permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b)                                        
02 during at least three of the five years preceding the appointment to the board and                                    
03 the members of the board shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation                                    
04 or geographical location of residence.  The commissioner is not a member of the                                         
05 Board of Game, but shall be ex officio secretary.                                                                       
06    * Sec. 2.  APPLICABILITY.  AS 16.05.221(b), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, applies                                
07 to persons appointed to the Board of Game after the effective date of this Act.