SB 204-HUNTING PERMIT/TAG AUCTIONS/RAFFLES                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:29:36 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR PATKOTAK announced  that the first order  of business would                                                               
be CS FOR SENATE BILL NO.  204(RES), "An Act relating to auctions                                                               
or raffles  for hunting  harvest permits and  big game  tags; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
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EMMA  TORKELSON,   Staff,  Senator   Josh  Revak,   Alaska  State                                                               
Legislature, on behalf of Senator  Revak, prime sponsor, provided                                                               
comments  on CSSB  204(RES).    She stated  that  the bill  would                                                               
moderately increase the harvest  permits available for auctioning                                                               
and raffling  to leverage additional Pittman-Robertson  funds and                                                               
give the  Alaska Department of  Fish and Game (ADF&G)  and Alaska                                                               
charities more  ability to contribute to  wildlife protection and                                                               
wildlife conservation efforts around the state.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
1:30:51 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOPKINS  moved to  report  CSSB  204(RES) out  of                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations and  the accompanying                                                               
[zero] fiscal note.  There  being no objection, CSSB 204(RES) was                                                               
reported out of the House Resources Standing Committee.