03/07/1994 08:15 AM House RES

  HJR 17 - Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act                    
                                                                               
  MIKE NAVARRE, PRIME SPONSOR, stated HJR 17 is a general                      
  statement in support of the Magnuson Fishery Act, which is                   
  up for reauthorization in the U.S. Congress and it is a                      
  specific statement in support of keeping the current                         
  geographic composition of the North Pacific Fishery                          
  Management Council.  Alaska currently has the majority of                    
  seats on the council.  He said there are other issues which                  
  the Magnuson Fishery Act will address and the Act has been a                 
  benefit to the state since its inception in 1976.  He urged                  
  committee members to pass the resolution out of committee.                   
  He noted there has been a suggestion to add Senator Hollings                 
  to the resolution because of his chairmanship of the Senate                  
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.                          
  REPRESENTATIVE BILL HUDSON MOVED to AMEND HJR 17 to add the                  
  name Senator Ernest Hollings.                                                
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN WILLIAMS asked if there were any objections.                        
  Hearing none, the AMENDMENT was ADOPTED.                                     
                                                                               
  GERON BRUCE, LEGISLATIVE LIAISON, ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH                  
  AND GAME (ADF&G), expressed support of HJR 17.                               
                                                                               
  REPRESENTATIVE HUDSON made a MOTION to MOVE CSHJR 17(RES)                    
  with a zero fiscal note out of committee with INDIVIDUAL                     
  RECOMMENDATIONS.                                                             
                                                                               
  CHAIRMAN WILLIAMS asked if there were any objections.                        
  Hearing none, the MOTION PASSED.                                             
                                                                               
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