HB 79-SALTWATER SPORTFISHING OPERATORS/GUIDES  4:53:07 PM VICE CHAIR MICCICHE reconvened the meeting and announced the consideration of CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 79(FIN) "An Act relating to sport fishing operators and sport fishing guides; requiring the Department of Fish and Game to prepare and submit a report; and providing for an effective date." He noted that there was a committee substitute (CS) for the committee to consider that reflects the discussion during the previous hearing about whether or not language about fresh water fishing should be included in the bill. 4:53:30 PM SENATOR STEVENS moved to adopt the Senate CS (SCS) for CSHB 79(RES), work order 32-GH1608\G, as the working document. VICE CHAIR MICCICHE objected for purposes of discussion, and asked Mr. Harbison to review the changes in the CS. 4:53:54 PM INTIMAYO HARBISON, Staff, Senator Josh Revak, Alaska State Legislature, Anchorage, Alaska, explained that the CS removes the requirements for fresh water fishing licensure and reporting that were added in the House Finance Committee. Since ADF&G already has the authority to monitor fresh water fishing, those changes were deemed redundant. He reviewed the changes from version I to version G of HB 79 that revert those changes and align with the original bill title. Sec. 1 Makes the license types in the bill specific to salt water guides and operators. Sec. 2  Reverted back to version A which makes licensing requirements specific to salt water guides and operators. Sec. 3  Conforming amendments to Title 25 which reference the above licenses. Sec. 4 Changes due date of legislative report to December 31, 2023. Sec. 5 Effective date changed to January 1, 2023. 4:55:39 PM VICE CHAIR MICCICHE removed his objection. Finding no further objection, HB 79 version G was adopted. 4:56:02 PM SENATOR STEVENS asked the department to comment on the SCS. 4:56:37 PM TOM TAUBE, Operations Manager, Division of Sport Fish, Department of Fish and Game, Juneau, Alaska, stated that the Senate CS is essentially the same as the original bill and the department accepts the changes. VICE CHAIR MICCICHE asked him to comment on the statement that the amendments to include fresh water fishing were redundant since the department already has the authority to monitor fresh water fishing. MR. TAUBE answered that he believes that statement referenced the department's ability to implement fresh water log books. The department does not feel that those are necessary at this time, but they know how how many guides are operating because fresh water guides are required to register. 4:58:02 PM VICE CHAIR MICCICHE found no further questions or comments and solicited a motion. 4:58:10 PM SENATOR STEVENS moved to report SCS CSHB 79(RES), work order 32- GH1608\G, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal notes. 4:58:28 PM VICE CHAIR MICCICHE found no objection and SCS CSHB 79(RES) was reported from the Senate Resources Standing Committee.