Enrolled HB 137: Relating to the duties of the commissioner of fish and game; establishing an intensive management surcharge; providing for the repeal of the intensive management surcharge; establishing certain special hunting and fishing licenses and permits for residents with developmental disabilities; establishing a separate sustainable wildlife account in the fish and game fund; raising certain fees related to sport fishing, hunting, and trapping; relating to the fish and game fund; providing for the repeal of the sport fishing surcharge and sport fishing facility revenue bonds; relating to hunting and fishing by proxy; relating to fish and game conservation decals; raising the age at which a state resident is required to obtain a license for sport fishing, hunting, or trapping; relating to the Chitina dip net fishery; and providing for an effective date.
00Enrolled HB 137 01 Relating to the duties of the commissioner of fish and game; establishing an intensive 02 management surcharge; providing for the repeal of the intensive management surcharge; 03 establishing certain special hunting and fishing licenses and permits for residents with 04 developmental disabilities; establishing a separate sustainable wildlife account in the fish and 05 game fund; raising certain fees related to sport fishing, hunting, and trapping; relating to the 06 fish and game fund; providing for the repeal of the sport fishing surcharge and sport fishing 07 facility revenue bonds; relating to hunting and fishing by proxy; relating to fish and game 08 conservation decals; raising the age at which a state resident is required to obtain a license for 09 sport fishing, hunting, or trapping; relating to the Chitina dip net fishery; and providing for an 10 effective date. 11 _______________ 12 * Section 1. AS 16.05.050(b) is amended to read:
01 (b) The commissioner shall annually submit a report to the 02 (1) Board of Game regarding the department's implementation during 03 the preceding three years of intensive management programs that have been 04 established by the board under AS 16.05.255 for identified big game prey populations; 05 (2) legislature regarding the Board of Game's allocation of big 06 game hunting opportunities in the preceding calendar year; the commissioner 07 shall file the report with the senate secretary and the chief clerk of the house of 08 representatives on or before February 1 and notify the legislature that the report 09 is available; the report must include 10 (A) a summary description of the big game hunting 11 opportunities provided to residents and nonresidents; 12 (B) a detailed description of how big game hunting 13 opportunities for each big game species were allocated 14 (i) to residents, guided nonresidents, nonprofit 15 organizations for auction under AS 16.05.343(a) and (c), and, if 16 applicable, nonguided nonresidents; 17 (ii) by hunt type; 18 (iii) within each game management unit; and 19 (C) other information and data relevant to allocation of big 20 game hunting opportunities in the state by the Board of Game. 21 * Sec. 2. AS 16.05.130 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 22 (g) Money accruing to the state from the intensive management surcharge 23 imposed under AS 16.05.340(k) shall be deposited in a separate account known as the 24 sustainable wildlife account in the fish and game fund. Money in the sustainable 25 wildlife account shall be allocated to intensive management programs intended to 26 sustain and enhance big game prey populations under AS 16.05.255(e). 27 * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.251(a) is amended to read: 28 (a) The Board of Fisheries may adopt regulations it considers advisable in 29 accordance with AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) for 30 (1) setting apart fish reserve areas, refuges, and sanctuaries in the 31 waters of the state over which it has jurisdiction, subject to the approval of the
01 legislature; 02 (2) establishing open and closed seasons and areas for the taking of 03 fish; if consistent with resource conservation and development goals, the board may 04 adopt regulations establishing restricted seasons and areas necessary for 05 (A) persons 60 years of age and older to participate in sport, 06 personal use, or subsistence fishing; or 07 (B) residents under 18 years of age and nonresidents 08 [PERSONS] under 16 years of age to participate in sport fishing; 09 (3) setting quotas, bag limits, harvest levels, and sex and size 10 limitations on the taking of fish; 11 (4) establishing the means and methods employed in the pursuit, 12 capture, and transport of fish; 13 (5) establishing marking and identification requirements for means 14 used in pursuit, capture, and transport of fish; 15 (6) classifying as commercial fish, sport fish, guided sport fish, 16 personal use fish, subsistence fish, or predators or other categories essential for 17 regulatory purposes; 18 (7) watershed and habitat improvement, and management, 19 conservation, protection, use, disposal, propagation, and stocking of fish; 20 (8) investigating and determining the extent and effect of disease, 21 predation, and competition among fish in the state, exercising control measures 22 considered necessary to the resources of the state; 23 (9) prohibiting and regulating the live capture, possession, transport, or 24 release of native or exotic fish or their eggs; 25 (10) establishing seasons, areas, quotas, and methods of harvest for 26 aquatic plants; 27 (11) establishing the times and dates during which the issuance of 28 fishing licenses, permits, and registrations and the transfer of permits and registrations 29 between registration areas is allowed; however, this paragraph does not apply to 30 permits issued or transferred under AS 16.43; 31 (12) regulating commercial, sport, guided sport, subsistence, and
01 personal use fishing as needed for the conservation, development, and utilization of 02 fisheries; 03 (13) requiring, in a fishery, observers on board fishing vessels, as 04 defined in AS 16.05.475(d), that are registered under the laws of the state, as defined 05 in AS 16.05.475(c), after making a written determination that an onboard [ON- 06 BOARD] observer program 07 (A) is the only practical data-gathering or enforcement 08 mechanism for that fishery; 09 (B) will not unduly disrupt the fishery; 10 (C) can be conducted at a reasonable cost; and 11 (D) can be coordinated with observer programs of other 12 agencies, including the National Marine Fisheries Service, North Pacific 13 Fishery Management Council, and the International Pacific Halibut 14 Commission; 15 (14) establishing nonexclusive, exclusive, and superexclusive 16 registration and use areas for regulating commercial fishing; 17 (15) regulating resident or nonresident sport fishermen as needed for 18 the conservation, development, and utilization of fishery resources; 19 (16) requiring unlicensed fishing vessels present in or transiting the 20 waters of the state to report to the department the quantity, species, and origin of fish 21 on board; in this paragraph, "unlicensed fishing vessel" means a fishing vessel that is 22 not licensed under AS 16.05.490 - 16.05.530; 23 (17) promoting fishing and preserving the heritage of fishing in the 24 state. 25 * Sec. 4. AS 16.05.340(a)(1) is amended to read: 26 (1) Resident sport fishing license ........................................ $20 [$15] 27 However, the fee is 50 [25] cents for a resident who is blind. 28 * Sec. 5. AS 16.05.340(a)(2) is amended to read: 29 (2) Resident hunting license .................................................... 35 [25] 30 * Sec. 6. AS 16.05.340(a)(3) is amended to read: 31 (3) Resident hunting and trapping license ................................55 [39]
01 * Sec. 7. AS 16.05.340(a)(4) is amended to read: 02 (4) Resident trapping license ................................................... 25 [15] 03 * Sec. 8. AS 16.05.340(a)(5) is amended to read: 04 (5) Resident hunting and sport fishing license ........................ 50 [39] 05 * Sec. 9. AS 16.05.340(a)(6) is amended to read: 06 (6) Resident hunting, trapping, and sport fishing license ....... 75 [53]; 07 (A) however, the fee is $5 for an applicant who 08 [(i) IS RECEIVING OR HAS RECEIVED 09 ASSISTANCE DURING THE PRECEDING SIX MONTHS UNDER 10 ANY STATE OR FEDERAL WELFARE PROGRAM TO AID THE 11 INDIGENT; OR 12 (ii)] has an annual family or household [GROSS] 13 income equal to or [OF] less than the most recent poverty guidelines 14 for the state set by the United States Department of Health and 15 Human Services [$8,200] for the year preceding application; 16 (B) a person paying $5 for a resident hunting, trapping, and 17 sport fishing license must provide proof of eligibility under this paragraph 18 when requested by the department. 19 * Sec. 10. AS 16.05.340(a)(7) is amended to read: 20 (7) Nonresident sport fishing license - valid for the period inscribed on 21 the license 22 (A) For 14-day license ................................................. 75 [50] 23 (B) For seven-day license ............................................ 45 [30] 24 (C) For three-day license ............................................. 30 [20] 25 (D) For one-day license ............................................... 15 [10] 26 * Sec. 11. AS 16.05.340(a)(9) is amended to read: 27 (9) Nonresident hunting license ............................................. 130 [85] 28 * Sec. 12. AS 16.05.340(a)(11) is amended to read: 29 (11) Nonresident hunting and trapping license ................... 375 [250] 30 * Sec. 13. AS 16.05.340(a)(15) is amended to read: 31 (15) Nonresident big game tags
01 A nonresident may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a 02 numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under this paragraph. The tag must 03 be affixed to the animal before leaving the kill site [IMMEDIATELY UPON 04 CAPTURE] and must remain affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, 05 consumed, or exported. A tag issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy 06 the tagging requirement for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of 07 equal or less value. 08 (A) Bear, black, each ............................................... 450 [225] 09 (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each ...........................1,000 [500] 10 (C) Bison, each ........................................................ 900 [450] 11 (D) Caribou, each .................................................... 650 [325] 12 (E) Deer, each .......................................................... 300 [150] 13 (F) Elk, each ............................................................ 600 [300] 14 (G) Goat, each ......................................................... 600 [300] 15 (H) Moose, each ...................................................... 800 [400] 16 (I) Sheep, each ......................................................... 850 [425] 17 (J) Wolf, each ...............................................................60 [30] 18 A nonresident is not required to have a nonresident wolf tag to take a wolf in a 19 game management unit if the Board of Game has adopted an intensive 20 management program under AS 16.05.255(e) [AS 16.05.255] for all or a 21 portion of the game management unit. 22 (K) Wolverine, each ................................................ 350 [175] 23 (L) Musk oxen, each .......................................... 2,200 [1,100] 24 * Sec. 14. AS 16.05.340(a)(17) is amended to read: 25 (17) Waterfowl conservation tag ............................................... 10 [5] 26 (A) A person may not engage in waterfowl hunting without 27 having the current year's waterfowl tag in the person's actual possession, unless 28 that person 29 (i) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this 30 subsection; 31 (ii) is a resident under 18 years of age [THE AGE OF
01 16]; 02 (iii) is 60 years of age or older and is a resident; 03 (iv) is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under 04 AS 16.05.341. 05 (B) The Board of Game shall by regulation exempt the 06 requirement of a waterfowl conservation tag for waterfowl hunting in areas of 07 the state not likely to benefit from programs described in AS 16.05.130(b)(2) - 08 (4). 09 * Sec. 15. AS 16.05.340(a)(19) is amended to read: 10 (19) Nonresident small game hunting license ......................... 30 [20] 11 * Sec. 16. AS 16.05.340(a)(20) is amended to read: 12 (20) Nonresident alien hunting license ................................ 600 [300] 13 A nonresident alien may not take a big game animal without previously purchasing a 14 numbered, nontransferable, appropriate tag, issued under (21) of this subsection. The 15 tag must be affixed to the animal before leaving the kill site [IMMEDIATELY 16 UPON CAPTURE] and must remain affixed until the animal is prepared for storage, 17 consumed, or exported. A tag issued but not used for an animal may be used to satisfy 18 the tagging requirement for an animal of any other species for which the tag fee is of 19 equal or less value. 20 * Sec. 17. AS 16.05.340(a)(21) is amended to read: 21 (21) Nonresident alien big game tags 22 (A) Bear, black, each ............................................... 600 [300] 23 (B) Bear, brown or grizzly, each ...........................1,300 [650] 24 (C) Bison, each ......................................................1,300 [650] 25 (D) Caribou, each .................................................... 850 [425] 26 (E) Deer, each .......................................................... 400 [200] 27 (F) Elk, each ............................................................ 800 [400] 28 (G) Goat, each ......................................................... 800 [400] 29 (H) Moose, each ................................................... 1,000 [500] 30 (I) Musk oxen, each ........................................... 3,000 [1,500] 31 (J) Sheep, each ...................................................... 1,100 [550]
01 (K) Wolf, each ............................................................100 [50] 02 A nonresident alien is not required to have a nonresident alien wolf tag to take 03 a wolf in a game management unit if the Board of Game has adopted an 04 intensive management program under AS 16.05.255(e) [AS 16.05.255] for all 05 or a portion of the game management unit. 06 (L) Wolverine, each ................................................. 500 [250] 07 * Sec. 18. AS 16.05.340(a)(22) is amended to read: 08 (22) Chitina dip net fishing permit .............................. $15 [NO FEE] 09 The members of the family of a person who has obtained a Chitina dip net fishing 10 permit are not required to have a Chitina dip net fishing permit while they are engaged 11 in dip net fishing at Chitina if they are engaged in fishing in the presence of the person 12 and the person has the Chitina dip net fishing permit in the person's physical 13 possession. In this paragraph, "family" means persons who are related by blood, 14 marriage, or adoption and who live in the same household on a permanent basis. 15 * Sec. 19. AS 16.05.340(a)(23) is amended to read: 16 (23) Resident anadromous king salmon tag .................................... 10 17 A resident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon without 18 having the current year's anadromous king salmon tag in the resident's actual 19 possession, unless that person 20 (A) qualifies for a 50 [25] cent license fee under (1) of this 21 subsection; 22 (B) is under 18 years of age [THE AGE OF 16]; 23 (C) is 60 years of age or older and has been a resident of the 24 state for at least one year; 25 (D) is a disabled veteran eligible for a free license under 26 AS 16.05.341; or 27 (E) qualifies for a $5 license fee under (6) of this subsection. 28 * Sec. 20. AS 16.05.340(a)(24) is amended to read: 29 (24) Nonresident anadromous king salmon tag - valid for the period 30 inscribed on the tag 31 (A) for a one-day tag ................................................... 15 [10]
01 (B) for a three-day tag ................................................. 30 [20] 02 (C) for a seven-day tag ................................................ 45 [30] 03 (D) for a 14-day tag ..................................................... 75 [50] 04 (E) for an annual tag .......................................................... 100 05 A nonresident may not engage in sport fishing for anadromous king salmon 06 without having a valid anadromous king salmon tag in the person's actual 07 possession, unless that person is under [THE AGE OF] 16 years of age. 08 Members of the military service on active duty who are permanently stationed 09 in the state, and their dependents, who do not qualify as residents under 10 AS 16.05.415, may obtain an annual nonresident military anadromous king 11 salmon tag for $30 [$20]. 12 * Sec. 21. AS 16.05.340(i) is amended to read: 13 (i) If the commissioner determines that residents of the state are entitled to 14 obtain licenses for sport fishing, including sport fishing for anadromous king salmon, 15 in Yukon, Canada, for the same fees that are charged to residents of Yukon for 16 comparable sport fishing licenses, the commissioner may adopt regulations 17 authorizing residents of Yukon to receive 18 (1) nonresident annual sport fishing licenses for the fees charged to 19 residents under (a) [AND (j)] of this section for a resident sport fishing license; and 20 (2) nonresident anadromous king salmon annual tags for the fee 21 charged to residents under (a) of this section for a resident anadromous king salmon 22 tag. 23 * Sec. 22. AS 16.05.340 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 24 (k) In addition to the fees for a hunting license set out in (a) and (d) of this 25 section, each person who purchases a hunting license shall pay an intensive 26 management surcharge as set out in this subsection for the purpose of providing 27 funding for the intensive management of the state's game populations under 28 AS 16.05.255(e). A person who is eligible for a $5 resident hunting, trapping, and 29 sport fishing license under (a)(6) of this section or a free license under AS 16.05.341 is 30 exempt from payment of the surcharge imposed under this subsection. The amount of 31 the surcharge attached to each hunting license must be clearly disclosed on the license.
01 Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the intensive management surcharge 02 for each 03 (1) resident hunting license available under this section is $10; and 04 (2) nonresident hunting license available under this section is $30. 05 * Sec. 23. AS 16.05 is amended by adding a new section to read: 06 Sec. 16.05.352. Fish and game conservation decal. The department shall 07 annually produce and make available to the public fish and game conservation decals. 08 The department shall, by appropriate means, provide for the selection of designs for 09 fish and game conservation decals and for the production and sale of the decals. The 10 department may produce and sell different decals in quantities that the commissioner 11 considers appropriate. Upon payment of a $20 fee, a person may purchase a fish and 12 game conservation decal from the department. Subject to appropriation by the 13 legislature, money received under this section may be used by the department to fund 14 programs benefiting fish and wildlife conservation. 15 * Sec. 24. AS 16.05.400 is amended to read: 16 Sec. 16.05.400. Persons exempt from annual licensing requirements 17 [LICENSE REQUIREMENT]. (a) A license is not required of a resident under 18 18 years of age or a nonresident [PERSON] under [THE AGE OF] 16 years of age for 19 sport fishing nor is a license required of a resident under 18 years of age [THE AGE 20 OF 16] for hunting or trapping. 21 (b) Upon request, and without charge, the commissioner shall issue a 22 sport fishing, hunting, or trapping identification card to [A SPORT FISHING, 23 HUNTING, OR TRAPPING LICENSE IS NOT REQUIRED OF] a resident who is 24 60 years of age or older [MORE]. The commissioner shall issue a permanent 25 identification card without charge to a person [PERSONS] who qualifies 26 [QUALIFY] by age and residence and who completes [COMPLETE] the forms 27 required by the commissioner for implementation of this subsection. A person who is 28 issued a permanent identification card under this subsection may not sport fish, hunt, 29 or trap without having a valid identification card issued under this subsection or 30 the appropriate license [SHALL HAVE IT] in possession [WHILE SPORT 31 FISHING, HUNTING, OR TRAPPING].
01 * Sec. 25. AS 16.05.403(c) is amended to read: 02 (c) A resident who is 65 years of age or older may obtain from the department 03 upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and upon submission 04 of satisfactory proof of age a resident hunting license, a resident sport fishing license, 05 a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a resident personal use fishing permit 06 indicating that the purchaser is a person who is 65 years of age or older. This 07 subsection does not limit the right of a resident person who is 65 years of age or older 08 to obtain a permanent identification card [CLAIM AN EXEMPTION FROM 09 HUNTING OR SPORT FISHING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS] under 10 AS 16.05.400(b). 11 * Sec. 26. AS 16.05.403 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 (d) A resident who is a person with developmental disabilities may obtain from 13 the department upon payment of the fee prescribed in AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430 and 14 upon submission of satisfactory proof of developmental disabilities a resident hunting 15 license, a resident sport fishing license, a resident subsistence fishing permit, or a 16 resident personal use fishing permit indicating that the purchaser is a person with 17 developmental disabilities. This subsection does not require the department to issue a 18 license or permit to a person with a developmental disability who is prohibited from 19 possessing a firearm or ammunition under 18 U.S.C. 922 as a result of an involuntary 20 commitment or an adjudication of mental illness or mental incompetence. 21 * Sec. 27. AS 16.05.405(b) is amended to read: 22 (b) Notwithstanding AS 16.05.420(c), a resident holding a valid resident 23 hunting license may take game on behalf of a person who is blind, a person with 24 physical or developmental disabilities, or a person who is 65 years of age or older if 25 the resident possesses on the resident's person 26 (1) a document signed by the person on whose behalf the game is 27 taken, stating that the resident possesses the person's hunting license or permanent 28 identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b) in order to take game on behalf of 29 that person; and 30 (2) the person's 31 (A) resident hunting license issued under AS 16.05.403 or
01 permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b); and 02 (B) harvest ticket, tag, stamp, or other document required by 03 law as a condition of taking the game being hunted. 04 * Sec. 28. AS 16.05.405(c) is amended to read: 05 (c) Notwithstanding AS 16.05.420(c), a resident holding a valid 06 noncommercial fishing license may take fish on behalf of a person who is blind, a 07 person with physical or developmental disabilities, or a person who is 65 years of age 08 or older if the resident possesses on the resident's person 09 (1) a document signed by the person on whose behalf the fish is taken, 10 stating that the resident possesses the person's sport fishing license, subsistence fishing 11 permit, personal use fishing permit, or permanent identification card issued under 12 AS 16.05.400(b) in order to take fish on behalf of that person; 13 (2) the person's 14 (A) resident sport fishing license issued under AS 16.05.403 or 15 permanent identification card issued under AS 16.05.400(b); 16 (B) resident subsistence fishing permit issued under 17 AS 16.05.403; or 18 (C) resident personal use fishing permit issued under 19 AS 16.05.403; and 20 (3) all other documents issued to the person that are required by law as 21 a condition of taking the fish being pursued. 22 * Sec. 29. AS 16.05.405(e) is amended to read: 23 (e) A resident who takes, or attempts to take, fish or game on behalf of a 24 person under this section may also simultaneously engage in fishing or hunting for the 25 resident's use; however, the resident may not take or attempt to take fish or game by 26 proxy for more than one person at a time. For the purposes of this subsection, a 27 resident is engaged in taking, or attempting to take, fish or game by proxy while the 28 resident has possession of 29 (1) another person's 30 (A) license, permit, or identification card issued under 31 AS 16.05.400(b) and all other documents issued to the person that are required
01 by law as a condition of taking the fish or game being pursued; and 02 (B) signed document under (b)(1) or (c)(1) of this section; or 03 (2) fish or game taken on behalf of another person. 04 * Sec. 30. AS 16.05.415(i) is amended to read: 05 (i) In this section, "license" means a license, tag, permit, stamp, identification 06 card issued under AS 16.05.400(b), or other indicia of permission to engage in an 07 activity subject to AS 16.05.330 - 16.05.430. 08 * Sec. 31. AS 16.05.940 is amended by adding a new paragraph to read: 09 (38) "person with developmental disabilities" means a person who 10 presents to the department an affidavit signed by a physician licensed to practice 11 medicine in the state stating that the person is experiencing a severe, chronic disability 12 (A) attributable to a mental or physical impairment or a 13 combination of mental and physical impairments; 14 (B) that is manifested before the person reaches 18 years of 15 age; 16 (C) that is likely to continue indefinitely; 17 (D) that results in substantial functional limitations in three or 18 more of the following areas of major life activity: self-care, receptive and 19 expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for 20 independent living, and economic self-sufficiency; 21 (E) that reflects the person's need for a combination and 22 sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other 23 services that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned 24 and coordinated; 25 (F) and that the person is not a danger to themselves or others; 26 and 27 (G) and that the person does not suffer from a mental illness; in 28 this subparagraph, "mental illness" means an organic, mental, or emotional 29 impairment that has substantial adverse effects on a person's ability to exercise 30 conscious control of the person's actions or ability to perceive reality or to 31 reason or understand.
01 * Sec. 32. AS 16.10.570 is amended to read: 02 Sec. 16.10.570. [ACCESS TO THE] Chitina dip net fishery. The 03 department, with the cooperation of the Department of Transportation and Public 04 Facilities and the Department of Natural Resources, shall 05 (1) maintain and improve state-owned land used to access the 06 Chitina dip net fishery; 07 (2) maintain and operate sanitary facilities provided for the use of 08 persons participating in the Chitina dip net fishery; and 09 (3) prepare a publication showing public access routes to fishing sites 10 on public land for the Chitina dip net fishery; the [. THE] department shall distribute 11 the publication to persons who obtain a Chitina dip net fishing permit and to the 12 public. 13 * Sec. 33. AS 16.05.130(g) and 16.05.340(k) are repealed December 31, 2022. 14 * Sec. 34. AS 16.05.100(2), 16.05.130(e), 16.05.130(f), 16.05.340(j); AS 37.15.765, 15 37.15.770, 37.15.773, 37.15.777, 37.15.780, 37.15.783, 37.15.787, 37.15.790, 37.15.793, and 16 37.15.799 are repealed. 17 * Sec. 35. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 18 read: 19 CONDITIONAL EFFECT; NOTIFICATION. (a) Sections 21 and 34 of this Act take 20 effect only if the commissioner of fish and game notifies the revisor of statutes in writing as 21 required under (b) of this section. 22 (b) The commissioner of fish and game shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing 23 of the date that the principal amount of the bonds issued under AS 37.15.765 - 37.15.799, 24 together with the interest on them and any interest owing on unpaid installments of interest, 25 and all other obligations with respect to the bonds, has been fully met and discharged. 26 * Sec. 36. If, under sec. 35 of this Act, secs. 21 and 34 of this Act take effect, they take 27 effect January 1 of the calendar year following the year of notice under sec. 35 of this Act. 28 * Sec. 37. Except as provided in sec. 36 of this Act, this Act takes effect January 1, 2017.