00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 508(RLS)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to results of testing for paralytic shellfish poisoning and to                                         
02 participation of the Department of Environmental Conservation in the development of                                     
03 operating plans of qualified regional dive fishery development associations."                                           
04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
05    * Section 1.  The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                         
06 to read:                                                                                                                
07       LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of                                   
08 Environmental Conservation promptly distribute the results of testing conducted by or on                                
09 behalf of the department for paralytic shellfish poisoning for species harvested by members of                          
10 regional dive fishery development associations through an Internet web site of the department.                          
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 43.76.200(b) is amended to read:                                                                     
12            (b)  The Department of Fish and Game shall develop an annual operating plan                                  
13       with the cooperation of the regional dive fishery development association and the                             
14       Department of Environmental Conservation on or before a date specified by the                                 

01       Department of Fish and Game.  The qualified regional dive fishery development                                     
02       association and the Department of Environmental Conservation shall cooperate                                  
03       with the Department of Fish and Game in the development of the annual operating                                   
04       plan.  The annual operating plan must describe the activities for which the funding will                          
05       be expended, including identification of species and areas for which bioassessment                                
06       surveys will be conducted, a description of management and research activities to be                              
07       performed, planning for dive fisheries, and administrative activities of the association.                         
08       Funds appropriated to the Department of Fish and Game for funding of qualified                                    
09       regional dive fishery development associations may not be disbursed by the                                        
10       department or expended by the association, except for administration of the                                       
11       association, unless the annual operating plan has been approved by the association and                            
12       the Department of Fish and Game.  If an annual operating plan has not been approved                               
13       by the association and the Department of Fish and Game, the Department of Fish and                                
14       Game may not disburse and the association may not expend funds received from the                                  
15       department for administration of the association in an amount that exceeds the amount                             
16       of administrative expenses authorized under the annual operating plan for the prior                               
17       fiscal year.