HB 186-SPORT FISHING GUIDE RECORDS  CHAIR HUGGINS announced HB 186 to be up for consideration. [CSHB 186(FSH) was before the committee.] TOM WRIGHT, staff to Speaker John Harris, sponsor of HB 186, said he didn't have anything to add to previous testimony. 4:05:09 PM DOUG VINCENT-LANG, Special Projects, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), said questions were raised in the last hearing about how confidentiality of this data would be assured. So, he provided the committee with a memo from Kirk Brogdon, Division of Fish, indicating that the security process the ADF&G has in place doesn't allow sharing of information within the department or with public. Secondly, once the data has been transferred, he explained that this bill would allow for an MOU to be signed by the department and the National Marine Fisheries Service. It would provide that a witness-approved certificate must be signed by anyone in the federal government who gets access to this information and has penalties associated non-compliance. The penalties consist of a violation of federal law, which is punishable by a minimum of six months and a maximum of a year in prison and a $100,000 fine. CHAIR HUGGINS asked him to remind the committee why this bill is needed. MR. LANG replied that this bill is needed so that information on some management issues with the sport charter fleet can be shared with the National Marine Fishery Service at its June meeting. Some options, like annual limits, might not be available to them without this data. 4:06:24 PM SENATOR WAGONER asked if the department would keep a running tally of quota and poundage and turn it in weekly or monthly. MR. LANG replied that the data has to be turned in weekly to the department. 4:07:05 PM JERRY MCCUNE, United Fishermen of Alaska, supported HB 186 for all the reasons previously stated. 4:07:43 PM SENATOR STEVENS moved to pass CS for HB 186from committee with individual recommendations and attached zero fiscal note. There were no objections and CSHB 186(FSH) moved from committee.