02/22/2023 01:00 PM House RESOURCES

         SB 10-HUNTING/TRAPPING/FISHING: DISABLED VETS                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:34:37 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCKAY announced  that the first order of  business would be                                                               
SENATE BILL NO.  10, "An Act providing for  trapping licenses for                                                               
active  members  of  the  Alaska   National  Guard  and  military                                                               
reserves  without  charge;  making sport  fishing,  hunting,  and                                                               
trapping  permanent  identification  cards available  to  certain                                                               
disabled veterans without charge;  and providing for an effective                                                               
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:34:52 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  JESSE  KIEHL, Alaska  State  Legislature,  as the  prime                                                               
sponsor, introduced  SB 10.   He  stated that  SB 10  would bring                                                               
parity to disabled  veterans in regard to  hunting, trapping, and                                                               
fishing [licenses].  He noted  that Alaska residents are eligible                                                               
to  receive  a  lifetime  [license]   card  upon  reaching  their                                                               
sixtieth birthday,  as well as  service members with at  least 50                                                               
percent disability.   He noted that  trapping is not on  the list                                                               
of eligible activities for veterans,  and this reason is unknown.                                                               
He  stated  that he  has  received  letters  of support  for  the                                                               
proposed   legislation   from   outdoor  groups   and   veterans'                                                               
organizations.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:38:38 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  SADDLER asked  whether  the proposed  legislation                                                               
would apply to uniformed service  members who served the National                                                               
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
1:39:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CATHY  SCHLINGHEYDE, Staff,  Senator  Jesse  Kiehl, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature,  on   behalf  of   Senator  Kiehl,   prime  sponsor,                                                               
expressed  the understanding  that  these  individuals would  not                                                               
qualify.  She added that the  qualifications would be tied to the                                                               
eligibility for veterans' mortgages.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1:40:42 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR MCKAY announced that SB 10 was held over.