02/10/2023 03:30 PM Senate RESOURCES

         SB  10-HUNTING/TRAPPING/FISHING: DISABLED VETS                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:31:22 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP  announced the consideration  of 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."                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
3:31:47 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  KIEHL, District  B,  Alaska  State Legislature,  Juneau,                                                               
Alaska, sponsor of SB 10, introduced himself.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:32:02 PM                                                                                                                    
CATHY  SCHLINGHEYDE, Staff,  Senator  Jesse  Kiehl, Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, introduced herself.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:32:07 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP stated  that this was the second  hearing and the                                                               
intention was  to hear public testimony  and look to the  will of                                                               
the committee.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
3:32:28 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP opened public testimony on SB 10.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:32:58 PM                                                                                                                    
MARK RICHARDS,  Executive Director,  Resident Hunters  of Alaska,                                                               
Fairbanks,  Alaska, stated  that he  was representing  over 3,200                                                               
members throughout  the state in  support of SB 10.  He described                                                               
it as an oversight that  trapping wasn't included in the original                                                               
legislation that granted a free  hunting and fishing permanent ID                                                               
card  to   disabled  veterans.  He  thanked   Senator  Kiehl  for                                                               
introducing the bill to rectify  the oversight. He noted that the                                                               
department  previously indicated  it did  not believe  this would                                                               
result in the loss of any revenue. The fiscal note is zero.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:34:00 PM                                                                                                                    
CO-CHAIR BISHOP found  no one else who wished to  comment, and he                                                               
closed public testimony on SB 10.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:34:23 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GIESSEL  moved to report  SB 10, work  order 33-LS0150\A,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR BISHOP  found no objection  and SB 10 was  reported from                                                               
the Senate Resources Standing Committee.