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HB 137                                                                                                                        
The Resources Committee considered CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                            
NO. 137(FIN) am "An Act 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; replacing the permanent sport fishing, hunting, or                                                               
trapping identification card for certain residents with an identification                                                       
card valid for three years; relating to hunting and fishing by proxy;                                                           
relating to fish and game conservation decals; raising the age of                                                               

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eligibility for a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping license exemption                                                         
for state residents; raising the age at which a state resident is required                                                      
to obtain a license for sport fishing, hunting, or trapping; and                                                                
providing for an effective date" and recommended it be replaced with                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL                                                                                       
          NO. 137(RES) "An Act establishing an intensive                                                                        
          management surcharge; providing for the repeal of                                                                     
          the intensive management surcharge; establishing an                                                                   
          anadromous sockeye salmon tag for certain                                                                             
          watersheds; 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; replacing the                                                               
          permanent sport fishing, hunting, or trapping                                                                         
          identification card for certain residents with an                                                                     
          identification card valid for three years; relating to                                                                
          hunting and fishing by proxy; relating to fish and                                                                    
          game conservation decals; raising the age of                                                                          
          eligibility for a sport fishing, hunting, or trapping                                                                 
          license exemption for state residents; 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."                                                                                                      
          (Title Change SCR 22)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Giessel, Chair; Senator Coghill. Signing no                                                            
recommendation: Senators Costello, Stedman. Signing amend:                                                                      
Senators Wielechowski, Micciche, Stoltze.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Fiscal information forthcoming.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.