06/02/2016 03:00 PM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 4006                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act relating  to the  fisheries  business tax  and                                                                    
     fishery resource landing tax;  removing the minimum and                                                                    
     maximum  restrictions on  the annual  base fee  for the                                                                    
     reissuance  or  renewal  of  an   entry  permit  or  an                                                                    
     interim-use   permit;  relating   to  refunds   of  the                                                                    
     fisheries  business   tax  and  the   fishery  resource                                                                    
     landing tax to local  governments; and providing for an                                                                    
     effective date."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
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Representative Gara stated that there  had been an hour long                                                                    
discussion on the bill the previous day.                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Saddler  addressed  the  fiscal  note  from  the                                                                    
Department of  Revenue, which had a  requested appropriation                                                                    
of $19.4 million in FY 17,  and an increase of $400,000 each                                                                    
year  thereafter.  He informed  that  there  was $50,000  of                                                                    
estimated FY 16 supplemental cost, and no position changes.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Wilson  asked for  the  date  on the  fiscal                                                                    
note.                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  Neuman  MOVED  to REPORT  CSHB  4006(FIN)  out  of                                                                    
committee   with   individual    recommendations   and   the                                                                    
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Wilson  OBJECTED.   She  recalled  that  the                                                                    
discussion the previous  day had lasted close  to two hours.                                                                    
She thought most members were  confused as to the details of                                                                    
the tax.  She thought the bill  needed the most work  of all                                                                    
the tax bills  on the agenda. She was unsure  of the effects                                                                    
of   the  bill   and  thought   the  fishing   industry  had                                                                    
experienced major changes recently.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Guttenberg, Munoz, Pruitt,  Saddler, Edgmon, Gara,                                                                    
Neuman, Thompson                                                                                                                
OPPOSED: Gattis, Kawasaki, Wilson                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The MOTION PASSED (8/3).                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There  being  NO  further   OBJECTION,  CSHB  4006(FIN)  was                                                                    
REPORTED  out of  committee with  an "amend"  recommendation                                                                    
and  with one  fiscal  impact note  from  the Department  of                                                                    
Revenue.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
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AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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RECONVENED