04/10/1996 03:52 PM Senate RES

                                                                               
         CSHB 357(RES) FISH & GAME:LICENSES & RESIDENCY                       
                                                                              
 SENATOR LEMAN announced  CSHB 357(RES)  to be up for consideration.           
                                                                               
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved to adopt SCS CSHB 357 (RES), version K.                  
 SENATOR LEMAN noted that was not the latest version.  SENATOR                 
 PEARCE moved to withdraw her motion and asked for unanimous                   
 consent.  There were no objections.                                           
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved to adopt the SCS CSHB 357 (RES), Utermohle               
 4/9/96 version M as the workdraft.  There were no objections and it           
 was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT OGAN, sponsor, supported the changes in the              
 bill regarding people who move to the State.                                  
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR asked if this treated Coast Guard personnel                    
 differently from other branches of the military.  REPRESENTATIVE              
 OGAN replied that it put them on the same par as other military               
 members.  In the past it was done out of courtesy, but it wasn't in           
 statute.                                                                      
                                                                               
 CAPTAIN RICHARD GRAHAM, Division of Fish and Wildlife, said they              
 support the bill.                                                             
                                                                               
 Number 560                                                                    
                                                                               
 MR. LANCE NELSON, Department of Law, said he would answer                     
 questions.                                                                    
 SENATOR TAYLOR said he was concerned that people working with our             
 congressional staff or young people on missions would not be                  
 precluded by this change.  MR. NELSON said it wasn't the intent of            
 the legislation to exclude those people and he suggested that they            
 put specific language in to address that.                                     
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR said he thought they were o.k. under current                   
 regulations, but he wanted to make sure they weren't doing anything           
 here additionally that would preclude them.                                   
                                                                               
 SENATOR LINCOLN responded that she wanted to see specific language            
 put in regarding resident qualifications.  She said she was mostly            
 concerned about students and families of military people.                     
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE OGAN said the military isn't a problem and students            
 were covered if they use their parent's address as their domicile.            
                                                                               
 Number 480                                                                    
                                                                               
 SENATOR LINCOLN asked why the fiscal note didn't reflect the                  
 possible increase of thousands of dollars of revenue.                         
 REPRESENTATIVE OGAN replied that the analysis was pretty                      
 subjective.                                                                   
                                                                               
 SENATOR TAYLOR said he thought they had deleted the phrase "Alaska            
 State drivers license."                                                       
                                                                               
 LINDA DAHL, Staff to Representative Ogan, explained that the                  
 driver's license is not the only test.  When they suspect someone             
 is not a resident, they will look for several things.  One is has             
 the person applied for a resident hunting and fishing license in              
 another state, another is have they applied for unemployment                  
 benefits or to vote.                                                          
                                                                               
 Number 447                                                                    
 MR. NELSON said Ms. Dahl's comments regarding use of a driver's               
 license to help determine residency were accurate.                            
                                                                               
 SENATOR PEARCE moved to pass SCS CSHB 357 (RES) out of committee              
 with individual recommendations and individual fiscal notes.  There           
 were no objections and it was so ordered.