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SB 174                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 174                                                                                                        
     "An Act establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the                                                            
     Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive                                                            
     species; and providing for an effective date."                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     HOUSE CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 174(FIN)                                                                                      
     "An Act relating to community cats; establishing a statewide spay                                                          
     and neuter assistance fund; establishing the statewide spay and                                                            

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     neuter assistance program; relating to the release of feral domestic                                                       
     cats; establishing the Alaska Invasive Species Council in the                                                              
     Department of Fish and Game; relating to management of invasive                                                            
     species; relating to companion animal spay and neuter special                                                              
     request registration plates; relating to municipal control of feral                                                        
     domestic dogs and cats; relating to contributions from permanent                                                           
     fund dividends; and providing for an effective date."                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     (pending title change resolution)                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Schrage, Josephson, and                                                                
Foster, Co-chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (9):  Jimmie, Galvin, Hannan, Moore, Bynum, Stapp,                                                                      
Schrage, Josephson, Foster                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Tomaszewski, Allard                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to HCS SB 174(FIN):                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1. Fiscal, Dept. of Fish & Game                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SB 174 is on today's calendar.