Legislature(2019 - 2020)BUTROVICH 205
03/23/2020 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB184 | |
| HB203 | |
| SJR15 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 204 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SJR 15 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 184 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED | ||
| += | HB 203 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HB 203-TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE CRAB
3:53:48 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE announced that the next order of business would
be CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 203(FSH), "An Act relating to
transportation of live crab."
3:54:16 PM
INTIMAYO HARBISON, Staff, Representative Gary Knopp, Alaska
State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, said HB 203 would remove the
restrictions on surface transport of King crab, Dungeness crab,
and Tanner crab.
Responding to Senator Coghill's earlier question about the
effective date for HB 203, he said the sponsor believes that the
standard 90-day effective date is more than sufficient because
the crabbing season will be over at that time.
He noted that Senator Kiehl also had a question during the
previous hearing that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G) would answer.
SENATOR KIEHL restated his question which was whether ADF&G has
any biological concerns should a "crab spill" occur during
transportation.
3:55:39 PM
FORREST BOWERS, Deputy Director, Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, Juneau, Alaska, answered that the department does not have
any biological concerns about a crab spill. He pointed out that
normal crab fishing practices keep crabs alive in circulating
seawater tanks for up to two or three weeks. Fishermen move live
crab from the Bering Sea throughout the state to various ports
including Kodiak, Homer, and Southeast Alaska. There is risk of
disease and parasitic transfer, but a lot of elements would have
to align for that to happen. He summarized that the department
does not have concerns regarding the current practice of
shipping live crab or what HB 203 proposes.
3:57:41 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE closed public testimony.
He commented that SB 184 and HB 203 are important bills and
noted that neither has a fiscal note. He said the legislature
will have to help people get back to work and get the most value
of the state's resources once the difficulty related to COVID-19
ends. He asked for a motion.
3:58:07 PM
SENATOR COGHILL moved to report CSHB 203(FSH), work order 31-
LS1405\U, from committee with individual recommendations and
attached fiscal note.
3:58:17 PM
CHAIR MICCICHE found no objection and CSHB 203(FSH) was reported
from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.
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