02/16/2005 08:30 AM House FISHERIES

                   ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                                                                                   
             HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES                                                                             
                       February 16, 2005                                                                                        
                           8:35 a.m.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Representative Gabrielle LeDoux, Co-Chair                                                                                       
Representative Bill Thomas, Co-Chair                                                                                            
Representative Jim Elkins                                                                                                       
Representative Peggy Wilson                                                                                                     
Representative Woodie Salmon                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative John Harris                                                                                                      
Representative Mary Kapsner                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
HOUSE BILL NO. 26                                                                                                               
"An Act relating to short-term commercial fishing crewmember                                                                    
licenses; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED CSHB 26(FSH) OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB  26                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: SHORT-TERM COM FISHING CREWMEMBER LICENSE                                                                          
SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) MOSES BY REQUEST                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
01/10/05       (H)       PREFILE RELEASED 12/30/04                                                                              

01/10/05       (H)       READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                        

01/10/05       (H)       FSH, RES, FIN                                                                                          
02/09/05       (H)       FSH AT 8:30 AM CAPITOL 124                                                                             
02/09/05       (H)       Heard & Held                                                                                           
02/09/05       (H)       MINUTE(FSH)                                                                                            
02/16/05       (H)       FSH AT 8:30 AM CAPITOL 124                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
WITNESS REGISTER                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
No witnesses to record                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
ACTION NARRATIVE                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  GABRIELLE LEDOUX called  the  House Special  Committee on                                                              
Fisheries  meeting to  order  at  8:34:50  AM.   Representatives                                                              
Thomas, LeDoux, Elkins,  and Wilson were present at  the call to                                                                
order.   Representative  Salmon arrived  as the  meeting was  in                                                                
progress.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 26 - SHORT-TERM COM FISHING CREWMEMBER LICENSE                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
8:35:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX announced that the  only order of business would                                                                
be HOUSE BILL NO.  26, "An Act relating to short-term commercial                                                                
fishing  crewmember licenses;  and  providing  for an  effective                                                                
date."                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
8:35:42 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR THOMAS  moved [to  adopt CSHB 26,  Version 24-LS0181\F,                                                                
Utermohle, 2/10/05  as the  working document].   There  being no                                                                
objections, Version F was before the committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
8:36:26 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR LEDOUX opened  the meeting to public  testimony.  There                                                                
was no further testimony.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
8:36:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CO-CHAIR THOMAS moved  to report [CSHB  26, Version 24-LS0181\F,                                                                
Utermohle,   2/10/05]  from   the   committee  with   individual                                                                
recommendations and accompanying  fiscal notes.  There  being no                                                                
objection,  CSHB 26(FSH)  was  reported from  the House  Special                                                                
Committee on Fisheries.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
8:37:18 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further  business before the committee, the House                                                                
Special Committee on Fisheries  meeting was adjourned at 8:37:27                                                              
AM.