03/05/1993 03:30 PM Senate RES

                                                                               
                   SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE                                  
                          March 5, 1993                                        
                            3:30 p.m.                                          
                                                                               
  MEMBERS PRESENT                                                              
                                                                               
  Senator Mike Miller, Chairman                                                
  Senator Loren Leman, Vice Chairman                                           
  Senator Drue Pearce                                                          
  Senator Al Adams                                                             
                                                                               
  MEMBERS ABSENT                                                               
                                                                               
  Senator Steve Frank                                                          
  Senator Fred Zharoff                                                         
  Senator Dave Donley                                                          
                                                                               
  COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                           
                                                                               
  Confirmation  hearings:  Big Game Commercial Services Board:                 
  Glenn Fredericks and Paul Johnson                                            
                                                                               
  Commercial fisheries entry commission:  Bruce Twomley                        
                                                                               
  WITNESS REGISTER                                                             
                                                                               
  Paul Johnson                                                                 
  P.O. Box 22                                                                  
  Elfin Cove, Alaska 99825                                                     
                                                                               
  Glenn Fredericks                                                             
  1400 Virginia Court                                                          
  Anchorage, Alaska 99510                                                      
                                                                               
  Bruce Twomley, Chairman                                                      
  Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission                                        
  8800 Glacier Hwy.                                                            
  Suite 109                                                                    
  Juneau, Alaska 99801-8079                                                    
                                                                               
  ACTION NARRATIVE                                                             
                                                                               
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  Number 001                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR  MILLER called  the  Resources Committee  meeting to                 
  order at 3:30 p.m. and said  they would take up confirmation                 
  of  Paul  Johnson  and  Glenn Fredericks  for  the  Big Game                 
  Commercial Services Board.                                                   
                                                                               
  PAUL  JOHNSON  via teleconference  said  this is  his second                 
  appointment to the Commercial  Services Board and he  is one                 
  of the two guide members on the Board.                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER said the confirmations  would be taking place                 
  in joint session in late April or early May.                                 
                                                                               
  GLENN FREDERICKS said he represents the native landowners on                 
  the Board.  He has been  involved with Chulista Region since                 
  1971.                                                                        
                                                                               
  SENATOR LEMAN said he was delighted  that he and Mr. Johnson                 
  were serving on the Board.                                                   
                                                                               
  Number 60                                                                    
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER  said they would take up  the confirmation of                 
  Bruce Twomley to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.                  
                                                                               
  BRUCE TWOMLEY stated that he was originally appointed to the                 
  Entry Commission by Governor Hammond in 1982.                                
                                                                               
  SENATOR  ADAMS asked  him if  the Commission  had  looked at                 
  changing the statute saying a permit  had to be fished every                 
  year, because some  fishermen had to  go in the military  or                 
  went to school for number of years.                                          
                                                                               
  MR.  TWOMLEY  said the  law provides  that  a permit  can be                 
  maintained even if it isn't fished, but the yearly fees have                 
  to be paid.                                                                  
                                                                               
  SENATOR  LEMAN  asked   if  there  could  be   some  leasing                 
  arrangement for permit  holders who  are long time  Alaskans                 
  and are advancing in years or  are otherwise unable to fish.                 
  MR.  TWOMLEY  said  they   already  accommodate  extenuating                 
  circumstances within  the limited entry system by use of the                 
  emergency transfer.   There  are exceptions  to the  general                 
  rule of only one emergency transfer and he sighted a case in                 
  point.  A  bigger problem, Mr.  Twomley said, is if  leasing                 
  would  become more widespread, they might have to defend the                 
  act and  the system.  There  are a lot  of conflicts between                 
  gear user groups, he explained.                                              
                                                                               
  Number 175                                                                   
                                                                               
  SENATOR MILLER thanked everyone and adjourned the meeting at                 
  3:45 p.m.