00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 169                                                                          
01 "An Act establishing a program for tours of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for                                     
02 certain members of the United States Congress."                                                                         
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 44 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
05         Article 10A. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Familiarization Program.                                         
06 Sec. 44.33.700. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge familiarization program.                                              
07 (a) The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall                                               
08 implement a program to assist with and coordinate travel to and within the North                                        
09 Slope, including the 1002 study area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, for                                        
10       members of the United States Congress. The Department of Commerce, Community,                                     
11       and Economic Development may only assist with or plan                                                             
12                 (1)  one trip for each member of Congress over the lifetime of the                                      
13       program;                                                                                                          
14                 (2)  up to two trips a year for groups of 10 or fewer members of                                        

01       Congress;                                                                                                         
02                 (3)  a trip that does not exceed five days, including travel time, in the                               
03       1002 study area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the North Slope.                                       
04            (b)  The legislature may appropriate an amount necessary to fund the cost of                                 
05       reasonable airfare, meals, and lodging for a member of Congress visiting the North                                
06       Slope as part of the program described in (a) of this section.