Legislature(2005 - 2006)
2005-05-09 House Journal
Full Journal pdf2005-05-09 House Journal Page 1859 HB 37 The following was read the second time: HOUSE BILL NO. 37 "An Act relating to public access to fishing streams." 2005-05-09 House Journal Page 1860 with the: Journal Page FSH RPT CS(FSH) NT 2DP 1DNP 2NR 1104 FN1: ZERO(DFG) 1104 FN2: (DNR) 1104 RES RPT CS(RES) NT 2DP 3NR 1253 FN1: ZERO(DFG) 1253 FN2: (DNR) 1253 FIN RPT CS(FIN) NT 3DP 6NR 1AM 1759 FN1: ZERO(DFG) 1759 FN3: ZERO(H.FIN/DNR) 1759 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that the following committee substitute be adopted in lieu of the original bill: CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 37(FIN) "An Act relating to voluntary land trades and purchases to enhance public access to fishing streams." There being no objection, it was so ordered. Amendment No. 1 was offered by Representatives Gara and Kelly: Page 1, line 14, following "desirable": Insert "foot, motorized, or other" Page 2, line 3, following "fishing or": Insert "other" Page 2, line 13: Delete "by foot" Page 2, line 26, following "support a": Insert "sport," Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that Amendment No. 1 be adopted. There being no objection, it was so ordered. 2005-05-09 House Journal Page 1861 Representative Coghill moved and asked unanimous consent that CSHB 37(FIN) am be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading, and placed on final passage. There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 37(FIN) am was read the third time. The question being: "Shall CSHB 37(FIN) am pass the House?" The roll was taken with the following result: CSHB 37(FIN) am Third Reading Final Passage YEAS: 37 NAYS: 1 EXCUSED: 0 ABSENT: 2 Yeas: Anderson, Berkowitz, Chenault, Cissna, Coghill, Crawford, Croft, Dahlstrom, Elkins, Foster, Gara, Gardner, Gatto, Gruenberg, Guttenberg, Harris, Hawker, Holm, Joule, Kapsner, Kelly, Kerttula, Kohring, Kott, LeDoux, Lynn, McGuire, Meyer, Neuman, Olson, Ramras, Rokeberg, Samuels, Seaton, Stoltze, Thomas, Weyhrauch Nays: Salmon Absent: Moses, Wilson And so, CSHB 37(FIN) am passed the House. Representative Gara moved and asked unanimous consent that the House adopt the following letter of intent: "It is the intent of the legislature to ensure Alaskans retain ample public access to Alaska's fishing streams. While the state has retained public access to and along important recreational waters when land has been transferred under current law, land sales and disposals under prior laws or by the federal government to private landowners resulted in hampered or no legal public access to important fishing waters in the state. It is in the interest of the state to try to negotiate land or easement purchases or trades for property along important fishing and recreational waters, with willing landowners in a voluntary manner, before it becomes too expensive to accomplish the goal of preserving and protecting public access to and along the state's important fishing waters. 2005-05-09 House Journal Page 1862 It is also the intent of the Legislature that, in implementing this Act, the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Fish and Game may not be placed under strictures or be subject to appeal rules that would add undue cost to this program." There being no objection, it was so ordered. CSHB 37(FIN) am was referred to the Chief Clerk for engrossment.