00                      CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 185(TRA)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels; and providing for an effective                              
02 date."                                                                                                                  
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 05.25.055(i) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (i)  The following boats are exempt from the numbering and registration                                      
06       provisions of this section:                                                                                       
07                 (1)  a boat that                                                                                        
08                      (A)  is not a barge;                                                                               
09                      (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 90                                       
10            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
11                      (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                  
12            state having a federally approved numbering system;                                                          
13                 (2)  a foreign boat operated in water of the state for a period not                                     
14       exceeding 90 consecutive days;                                                                                    

01                 (3)  a boat owned by the United States or an entity or political                                        
02       subdivision of the United States, or a boat owned by a state or an entity or political                            
03       subdivision of a state;                                                                                           
04                 (4)  a boat that is not equipped with mechanical propulsion;                                            
05                 (5)  a boat with a valid document to operate the boat that is issued by a                               
06       foreign government;                                                                                               
07                 (6)  a handmade nonmotorized umiaq with a walrus or sealskin                                            
08       covering;                                                                                                         
09                 (7)  a commercial vessel that has a valid license issued under                                      
10       AS 16.05.490 or 16.05.530;                                                                                    
11                 (8)  a boat that                                                                                    
12                      (A)  is a barge;                                                                                   
13 (B)  is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 60                                                            
14            consecutive days; and                                                                                        
15 (C)  has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another                                                       
16            state having a federally approved numbering system.                                                          
17    * Sec. 2. AS 05.25.056(a) is amended to read:                                                                      
18 (a)  Except as provided under (f) of this section, the owner of an undocumented                                         
19 boat subject to registration in this state under AS 05.25.055, or exempt from                                     
20 registration under AS 05.25.055(i)(7), shall apply to the Department of                                             
21       Administration for a certificate of title for the boat.                                                           
22    * Sec. 3. AS 16.05.475 is amended by adding new subsections to read:                                               
23 (e)  The Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission shall assess a                                                    
24       commercial fishing vessel registration fee of $8 a year.                                                          
25 (f)  Fees collected under (e) of this section shall be separately accounted for as                                      
26       provided in AS 05.25.096(b).                                                                                      
27    * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to                          
28 read:                                                                                                                   
29       RETROACTIVITY. Section 1 of this Act is retroactive to January 1, 2020.                                           
30    * Sec. 5. Section 3 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2021.                                                    
31    * Sec. 6. Except as provided in sec. 5 of this Act, this Act takes effect immediately under                        

01 AS 01.10.070(c).