05/01/2002 10:40 AM Senate RLS

CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS  announced the committee  would take up  HB 462-                                                          
CONFIDENTIALITY OF FISHING RECORDS.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MS.  KATRINA  MATHENY,  staff  to   Representative  Gary  Stevens,                                                              
explained  that  HB 462  was  introduced  to provide  some  needed                                                              
changes  to   the  confidentiality   provisions  for   information                                                              
submitted  to the  Department of  Fish  and Game  and the  Limited                                                              
Entry Commission. HB 462:                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
   · Clarifies that reports submitted by the catcher exporters                                                                  
     are included;                                                                                                              
   · Provides that certain information held as confidential may                                                                 
     be released back to the entity that is the subject of the                                                                  
     information;                                                                                                               
   · Provides that certain confidential information be provided                                                                 
     to third parties at the request of the entity that is the                                                                  
     subject of the information;                                                                                                
   · Adds salt water charter logbooks to information that is                                                                    
     available to the Department of Public Safety; and                                                                          
   · Provides that Commercial Operators Annual Reports (COAR) are                                                               
     available to the Department of Public Safety and to                                                                        
     enforcement personnel of the National Marine Fisheries                                                                     
     Service and NOAA.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN PHILLIPS  asked what committee referrals the  bill had in                                                              
the Senate.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MS. MATHENY said it was heard by the Senate Resources Committee.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  HALFORD moved  to  approve HB  462  and its  accompanying                                                              
fiscal notes for calendaring with individual recommendations.                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There  being no  objection,  CHAIRMAN  PHILLIPS  noted the  motion                                                              
carried.