HCR 6-EXTEND JT LEG SALMON INDUSTRY TASK FORCE Number 0036 CHAIR SEATON announced the first order of business would be consideration of HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 6, "Extending the termination date of the Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force until 2005." Number 0074 REPRESENTATIVE WILSON moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HCR 6, Version 23-LS0516\H, Utermohle, 2/12/03, as a work draft. There being no objection, Version H was before the committee. Number 0163 CHERYL SUTTON, Staff to the Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force, Alaska State Legislature, explained that the proposed CS for HCR 6 contains essentially three changes. She said the first change is to provide for an extension of one year instead of two years, a change that would extend through the adjournment of the [second] regular session of the Twenty-Third Alaska State Legislature. Ms. Sutton said that in addition, the proposed committee substitute adds funding language for appropriations through the Legislative Council, which clarifies the funding stream. She said this addition is for clarification, as the task force has worked this way in the past. She said there is a zero fiscal note, so additional money will not be needed to continue the work. Number 0269 REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ noted that some legislators who had been on the task force would no longer be available to fill those positions, and he asked if there had been any indication of who might be interested in taking their places. MS. SUTTON said that discussion had not taken place as of yet, but stated that if the task force were extended, the legislative members of the task force would have that discussion. Number 0337 REPRESENTATIVE BERKOWITZ moved to report CSHCR 6, Version 23- LS0516\H, Utermohle, 2/12/03, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying zero fiscal note. There being no objection, CSHCR 6(FSH) was reported from the House Special Committee on Fisheries.