HB 125-TRAPPING CABINS ON STATE LAND  CHAIR MCKAY announced the next order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 125, "An Act relating to trapping cabins on state land; and relating to trapping cabin permit fees." 1:50:57 PM REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER moved to adopt the proposed committee substitute (CS) for HB 125, labeled, 33-LS0497\Y, Bullard, 03/28/23, ("Version Y"), as a working document. CHAIR MCKAY objected for the purpose of discussion. 1:51:30 PM TREVOR JEPSEN, Staff, Representative Tom McKay, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of the sponsor, the House Resources Standing Committee, on which Representative McKay serves as chair, provided a summary of the changes for Version Y, which read as follows [original punctuation provided]: Change 1: Clarifies that the owner of a trapping cabin would have to authorize the use of their cabin by other individuals prior to the department issuing another permit for their cabin. (page 2, lines 15-16) Change 2: Technical change to allow for consistency with section 2 of the bill. (page 2, line 18) Change 3: Clarifies the acceptable uses of trapping cabins and that it may only be used for seasonal shelter. (page 3, lines 19-20) Change 4: Grammatical correction, no substantive difference. (page 3, line 24) Change 5: Reiterates that permit holders may not reside at a trapping cabin or on the state lands where the trapping cabin is located. (page 4, lines 10-12) 1:53:15 PM CHAIR MCKAY removed his objection. There being no further objection, Version Y was before the committee. 1:53:31 PM REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER moved to adopt Amendment 1 to HB 125, Version Y, labeled, 33-LS0497\Y.1, Bullard, 04/10/23, which read as follows: Page 4, lines 8 -9: Delete " , except as authorized by the  commissioner,"  CHAIR MCKAY objected for the purpose of discussion. REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER spoke to Amendment 1. He explained that he supports the bill in general; however, he expressed the concern that Version Y is too broad and could be misused. 1:54:33 PM CHAIR MCKAY validified the concerns brought up by Representative Saddler and agreed that the committee should not enumerate in statute the variety of special conditions, such as weddings and funerals. He removed his objection. REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE objected and questioned trapping-related activities, such as using an all-terrain vehicle to access cabins in the summer for the purpose of stocking it for winter use. REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER voiced that his intention had not been to prohibit activities related to trapping, including provisioning and cabin maintenance. He voiced the intention to eliminate uses other than those which are specifically related to trapping. REPRESENTATIVE MCCABE maintained his objection. 1:57:12 PM A roll call vote was taken. Representatives McCabe, Patkotak, Rauscher, Saddler, Wright, Mears, and McKay voted in favor of Amendment 1. Representatives Dibert and Armstrong voted against it. Therefore, Amendment 1 was adopted by a vote of 7-2. 1:58:33 PM REPRESENTATIVE RAUSCHER moved to report HB 125, as amended, out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, CSHB 125(RES) was reported out of the House Resources Standing Committee.