04/07/1993 02:38 PM House FIN

  HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9                                            
                                                                               
       Relating  to management  of  the community  development                 
       fisheries  quota program  and fisheries  development by                 
       the state.                                                              
                                                                               
  Representative Hoffman noted  that HCR  9 was introduced  to                 
  insure  the  State's role  in  the Western  Alaska Community                 
  Development Quota Program (CDQ).   The North Pacific Fishery                 
  Management  Council  established   the  CDQ  Program  as   a                 
  component of the Inshore/Offshore  allocation.  He  asserted                 
  that the progam  is the most extensive  economic development                 
  effort ever to occur in the poorest regions of Alaska.                       
                                                                               
  Representative  Hoffman  maintained  that  the  CDQ  program                 
  provides  an  opportunity  for  long-term,  stable  economic                 
  development for  the communities  of the  Bering Sea  coast,                 
  Aleutian and Pribilof  Islands.  He noted  that the Governor                 
  is  responsible  for  requesting, accepting,  and  reviewing                 
  proposals for quota  allocation.  He  asserted that the  CDQ                 
  program needs  strong leadership and  coordinated support to                 
  be successful.                                                               
                                                                               
  Representative Hoffman spoke in support of a review  of past                 
  fisheries development  policy proposals.  He maintained that                 
  a comprehensive fisheries  development policy that  includes                 
  the  CDQ program  is  necessary for  the  protection of  the                 
  State's renewable multi-billion dollar fishing industry.                     
                                                                               
  Representative   Hoffman   observed   that  the   resolution                 
  recognizes the CDQ program.   He requested that the Governor                 
  fully  commit  the resources  of  his administration  to the                 
  program's  extension  and  expansion  in  the   interest  of                 
  benefiting  the  economies of  both  western Alaska  and the                 
  entire State of Alaska.                                                      
                                                                               
  Representative Hoffman MOVED to report CSHCR 9  (FSH) out of                 
  Committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  with  the                 
  accompanying fiscal  note.  There being NO OBJECTION, it was                 
  so ordered.                                                                  
                                                                               
                                                                               
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  CSHCR 9 (FSH) was reported out of Committee with a "do pass"                 
  recommendation    and  with  a   zero  fiscal  note  by  the                 
  Department of Fish and Game, dated 3/17/93.