SJR 20 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FISHING QUOTAS  SENATOR LEMAN announced SJR 20 to be up for consideration. SENATOR TAYLOR moved to adopt the committee substitute to SJR 20. There were no objections and it was so ordered. ANNETTE KREITZER, Legislative Aide to Senator Leman, pointed out the changes in the committee substitute. SENATOR TAYLOR said his concern was that "and crab" was still found on lines 22 and 28 and needed to be deleted, because it's an expansion of federal authority. TAPE 95-38, SIDE B SENATOR TAYLOR continued saying that the feds have not been involved in this resource before. The other thing that he was concerned with is that he thought there would be something in the draft encouraging, to some extent, a federal entity to allocate in- state resources that we have jurisdiction over, at this point. SENATOR HOFFMAN responded that earlier it was stated that since we had Americanized the fleet, many of the beneficiaries of the fishery in the Bering Sea are Seattle based. He thought by including other species, the scales would be brought more to Alaskans than to people from Seattle. Adding crab would benefit more Alaskans than the Seattle based fleets. A suggestion by the United Fishermen of Alaska of adding "Bering Sea" on page 2, in front of ground fish and crab would address their concerns, he said. SENATOR TAYLOR said he had a constituent group in Petersburg that doesn't necessarily feel that UFA is representing them on that point. They pioneered most of the crab fishing in the Bering Sea. He would like to see the resolution address pollock as opposed to expanding out to the generic term "ground fish." Number 544 He thought a statement was also needed stating that in our coastal waters we shall make the allocation, period. SENATOR HOFFMAN said that Senator Taylor's concern could be addressed in another resolution dealing with the management of the resources. He is talking about community development quotas and how we support them and crab has already been initiated by the Alaska Crab Association. SENATOR HALFORD commented that on page 3, line 3 he would like to see "addresses" changed to "guarantees." Unless that is the case, these programs aren't worth a hoot to us, he said. SENATOR HOFFMAN moved to change "addresses" to "guarantees." There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR TAYLOR moved on page 2, lines 22 and 28, and on page 3, line 4 to delete "and crab." SENATOR HALFORD objected and asked if this applied only to crab in the Bering Sea. SENATOR TAYLOR said that was correct at this point. SENATOR HALFORD said he didn't mind with regard to the Gulf. SENATOR LEMAN asked about reallocation from existing Alaskan crab fishermen. SENATOR HOFFMAN said he didn't object to excluding that. SENATOR LINCOLN, looking over her notes, said someone said that crab is mostly outside of state waters and in federal waters. SENATOR TAYLOR said he thought a lot of our crab fishery that the state has been regulating for years lies in federal waters. SENATOR HALFORD suggested adding a further resolve saying nothing in this resolution shall be construed as: and then say specifically the things we don't want to do, such as encouraging the IFQ's. SENATOR TAYLOR said that would be fine with him. Number 440 SENATOR HOFFMAN said he was concerned that if this resolution was going to do any good, it still had to go to the other body and we're running out of time. SENATOR TAYLOR moved to withdraw his motion to delete "and crab." There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR HALFORD moved to adopt a conceptual amendment adding a Whereas stating that nothing in this resolution shall be construed as: Senator Taylor's problem of allocation within Alaska waters, the Alaska vs. outside in a positive way, Senator Hoffman's interest, and his feeling that we should not in any way endorse the IFQ process. SENATOR TAYLOR said he would like that one also. He added that he would like another line stating that in no way should this be construed as a grant of jurisdiction to the federal entity by this state. There were no objections and it was so ordered. SENATOR HALFORD moved to pass SCS HJR20 (RES) from committee with individual recommendations. There were no objections and it was so ordered.