ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES  April 5, 2016 5:30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Representative Louise Stutes, Chair Representative Bob Herron Representative Craig Johnson Representative Charisse Millett Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins Representative Dan Ortiz MEMBERS ABSENT  Representative Neal Foster COMMITTEE CALENDAR  HOUSE BILL NO. 366 "An Act relating to commercial fishing entry permits; establishing regional community permit banks and regions for certain commercial fishing permits; relating to commercial fishing entry permits and regions leased and controlled by a regional community permit bank; relating to the duties of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date." - HEARD & HELD HOUSE BILL NO. 283 "An Act relating to the nomination and designation of state water as outstanding national resource water; and providing for an effective date." - SCHEDULED BUT NOT HEARD PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 366 SHORT TITLE: COMM. FISH. ENTRY PERMIT LOANS & BANKS SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) KREISS-TOMKINS 02/24/16 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/24/16 (H) FSH, L&C, FIN 03/17/16 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 04/05/16 (H) FSH AT 05:30 PM RM 106 BILL: HB 283 SHORT TITLE: NATL. RES. WATER NOMINATION/DESIGNATION SPONSOR(s): RULES BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR 01/29/16 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 01/29/16 (H) RES 02/03/16 (H) FSH REFERRAL ADDED BEFORE RES 02/03/16 (H) BILL REPRINTED 2/3/16 03/15/16 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 04/05/16 (H) FSH AT 05:30 PM CAPITOL 106 WITNESS REGISTER ALPHEUS BULLARD, Attorney Legislative Legal Services Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Responded to questions during the hearing on HB 366. ACTION NARRATIVE 5:30:19 PM CHAIR LOUISE STUTES called the House Special Committee on Fisheries meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Representatives Stutes, Kreiss-Tomkins, Johnson, Ortiz, and Millett were present at the call to order. Representative Herron arrived as the meeting was in progress. HB 366-COMM. FISH. ENTRY PERMIT LOANS & BANKS  5:31:04 PM CHAIR STUTES announced that the only order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 366, "An Act relating to commercial fishing entry permits; establishing regional community permit banks and regions for certain commercial fishing permits; relating to commercial fishing entry permits and regions leased and controlled by a regional community permit bank; relating to the duties of the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; and providing for an effective date." 5:31:40 PM REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS stated that a proposed committee substitute (CS) to HB 366, to be offered for adoption, would be forthcoming. He further explained that the intention is to have a working draft made available for public review, as well as to address constitutional questions that arose during the initial hearing of the bill. [The forthcoming CS was treated as being in the committee packet.] 5:31:55 PM CHAIR STUTES asked to have the question of constitutionality addressed. REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS deferred to Legislative Legal and Research Services. 5:333 PM ALPHEUS BULLARD, Attorney, Legislative Legal and Research Services, said HB 366 is constitutionally sound. REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS asked whether HB 366 allows ownership of a permit by any entity other than an individual or a permit bank. MR. BULLARD responded that only natural persons and regional community permit banks would be allowed to hold permits. REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON called a point of order, and objected to proceeding any further without having the proposed CS distributed to the committee. REPRESENTATIVE KREISS-TOMKINS pointed out that the comments made relate to HB 366, as previously introduced. CHAIR STUTES announced HB 366 as [held over]. 5:36:55 PM ADJOURNMENT  There being no further business before the committee, the House Special Committee on Fisheries meeting recessed until 10:00 on 4/7/16, at 5:35 p.m.