CSHB 251(RES)-COMMERCIAL FISHING MULTIPLE PERMIT HOLDER                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  THOMAS  WAGONER  announced  CSHB 251(RES)  to  be  up  for                                                               
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR SEEKINS moved  to adopt SCS CSHB 251(RES),  Version I, as                                                               
the  working document.  There were  no objections  and it  was so                                                               
ordered.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR ELTON objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
TIM BENINTENDI,  staff to  Representative Ralph  Samuels, sponsor                                                               
of HB 251, said the sponsor  supported the CS. It streamlines and                                                               
clarifies  the language  and,  as  a result,  the  bill has  more                                                               
support.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR SEEKINS  remarked that the  CS would allow  an additional                                                               
fishing  opportunity, but  not for  using additional  or modified                                                               
gear or being at additional times or areas.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MR. BENINTENDI  replied that on  the contrary, it allows  for any                                                               
or all of those additional privileges.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WAGONER  reiterated  that  it just  gives  the  board  the                                                               
authority.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:58:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  BEN  STEVENS thanked  the  sponsor  for considering  his                                                               
requests from the  last meeting. Together they found  that all of                                                               
the  items listed  in the  original  bill are  already under  the                                                               
authority of the Board of Fisheries  in AS 16.05.251. The CS just                                                               
gives  the  board the  authority  to  allow  for boats  with  two                                                               
permits.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:59:39 PM                                                                                                                    
Senator  Elton  removed  his objection  and  SCS  CSHB  251(RES),                                                               
version I, was adopted.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:59:53 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  SEEKINS  moved SCS  CSHB  251(RES)  from committee  with                                                               
individual recommendations  and attached fiscal note.  There were                                                               
no objections and it was so ordered.