Enrolled SB 20: Relating to the Board of Marine Pilots and to marine pilotage; extending the termination date of the Board of Marine Pilots; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled SB 20 01 Relating to the Board of Marine Pilots and to marine pilotage; extending the termination date 02 of the Board of Marine Pilots; and providing for an effective date. 03 _______________ 04 * Section 1. AS 08.03.010(c)(10) is amended to read: 05 (10) Board of Marine Pilots (AS 08.62.010) -- June 30, 2007 [2003]; 06 * Sec. 2. AS 08.62.040(b) is amended to read: 07 (b) The board may, by regulation, make any other provision for proper and 08 safe pilotage upon the inland and coastal water of and adjacent to the state and for the 09 efficient administration of this chapter, including establishing 10 (1) different licensing criteria for a pilotage region if justified by 11 regional differences in piloting; 12 (2) a mandatory drug and alcohol testing program, including random 13 tests, post-incident tests, and tests based upon reasonable cause, for pilots licensed 14 under this chapter and for trainees and apprentices seeking a license or 15 endorsement under this chapter; the board may delegate responsibility for
01 administration of all or a portion of a testing program to pilot organizations; 02 (3) criteria for trainee selection and for training programs conducted by 03 pilot organizations; 04 (4) standards under which a pilot may receive a license or an 05 endorsement to a license to pilot vessels in more than one pilotage region under 06 AS 08.62.080(b); and 07 (5) procedures for the review of proposed rates by the board under 08 AS 08.62.046. 09 * Sec. 3. AS 08.62.180 is amended to read: 10 Sec. 08.62.180. Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to 11 (1) vessels subject to federal pilot requirements under 46 U.S.C. 8502 12 except as provided in AS 08.62.185; 13 (2) fishing vessels, including fish processing and fish tender vessels, 14 registered in the United States or in British Columbia, Canada; 15 (3) vessels propelled by machinery and not more than 65 feet in length 16 over deck, except tugboats and towboats propelled by steam; 17 (4) vessels of United States registry of less than 300 gross tons and 18 towboats of United States registry and vessels owned by the State of Alaska, engaged 19 exclusively 20 (A) on the rivers of Alaska; or 21 (B) in the coastwise trade on the west or north coast of the 22 United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and including British Columbia, 23 Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories, Canada; 24 (5) vessels of Canada, built in Canada and manned by Canadian 25 citizens, engaged in frequent trade between 26 (A) British Columbia and Southeastern Alaska on the inside 27 water of Southeastern Alaska south of 59 [58] degrees, 29 [10] minutes 28 North latitude, if reciprocal exemptions are granted by Canada to vessels 29 owned by the State of Alaska and those of United States registry; or 30 (B) northern Alaska north of 68 degrees, 7 minutes North 31 latitude and Yukon Territory or Northwest Territories;
01 (6) pleasure craft of United States registry; [AND] 02 (7) pleasure craft of foreign registry of less than 300 gross tons as 03 measured under 46 C.F.R. 69.51 - 69.75; and 04 (8) vessels of the Canadian Navy or Canadian Coast Guard that 05 have a home port in British Columbia, Canada, while navigating the inside water 06 of Southeastern Alaska. 07 * Sec. 4. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).