ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE  SENATE RESOURCES STANDING COMMITTEE  May 16, 2022 4:14 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT Senator Joshua Revak, Chair Senator Peter Micciche, Vice Chair Senator Gary Stevens Senator Jesse Kiehl Senator Scott Kawasaki MEMBERS ABSENT  Senator Click Bishop Senator Natasha von Imhof COMMITTEE CALENDAR  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 64(FSH) "An Act relating to regional fishery development associations; and relating to developing fishery management assessments." - MOVED CSHB 64(FSH) OUT OF COMMITTEE PREVIOUS COMMITTEE ACTION  BILL: HB 64 SHORT TITLE: FISHERY DEVELOPMENT ASSOC.; ASSESSMENTS SPONSOR(s): REPRESENTATIVE(s) STUTES 02/18/21 (H) PREFILE RELEASED 1/15/21 02/18/21 (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 02/18/21 (H) FSH, FIN 04/01/21 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 04/01/21 (H) Heard & Held 04/01/21 (H) MINUTE(FSH) 04/15/21 (H) FSH AT 11:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 04/15/21 (H) -- MEETING CANCELED -- 04/20/21 (H) FSH AT 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120 04/20/21 (H) Moved CSHB 64(FSH) Out of Committee 04/20/21 (H) MINUTE(FSH) 04/21/21 (H) FSH RPT CS(FSH) 4DP 2NR 04/21/21 (H) DP: STORY, STUTES, KREISS-TOMKINS, TARR 04/21/21 (H) NR: MCCABE, VANCE 02/02/22 (H) FIN AT 1:30 PM ADAMS 519 02/02/22 (H) Heard & Held 02/02/22 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 02/28/22 (H) FIN AT 2:30 PM ADAMS 519 02/28/22 (H) Moved CSHB 64(FSH) Out of Committee 02/28/22 (H) MINUTE(FIN) 03/02/22 (H) FIN RPT CS(FSH) 5DP 4NR 03/02/22 (H) DP: ORTIZ, LEBON, THOMPSON, JOHNSON, FOSTER 03/02/22 (H) NR: RASMUSSEN, WOOL, JOSEPHSON, MERRICK 05/09/22 (H) FSH CS ADOPTED Y35 N2 E3 05/09/22 (H) DIVIDE THE AMENDMENT UC 05/10/22 (H) TRANSMITTED TO (S) 05/10/22 (H) VERSION: CSHB 64(FSH) 05/11/22 (S) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS 05/11/22 (S) RES, FIN 05/16/22 (S) RES AT 3:30 PM BUTROVICH 205 WITNESS REGISTER FATE PUTMAN, Staff Representative Louise Stutes Alaska State Legislature Juneau, Alaska POSITION STATEMENT: Presented a brief overview of HB 64 on behalf of the sponsor. ACTION NARRATIVE 4:14:36 PM CHAIR JOSHUA REVAK called the Senate Resources Standing Committee meeting to order at 4:14 p.m. Present at the call to order were Senators Micciche, Kiehl, Kawasaki, and Chair Revak. Senator Stevens joined the meeting immediately thereafter. HB 64-FISHERY DEVELOPMENT ASSOC.; ASSESSMENTS  4:15:05 PM CHAIR REVAK announced the consideration of CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 64(FSH) "An Act relating to regional fishery development associations; and relating to developing fishery management assessments." 4:15:35 PM FATE PUTMAN, Staff, Representative Louise Stutes, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, stated that HB 64 would create regional fishery development associations. It would allow for fisheries management implementation and assessment of fees against those fisheries so the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) can perform assessments of the fisheries to determine whether there is sufficient stock to allow for a fishery. The association members will determine the amount of tax to apply to their association. He stated that the Department of Revenue (DOR) would collect the tax the Fishery development association set. At the direction of the legislature, DOR would shift the funding to ADF&G, allowing the division to conduct an assessment of the fishery and open the fishery for development. 4:16:28 PM SENATOR STEVENS joined the meeting. 4:16:40 PM CHAIR REVAK opened public testimony on HB 64; he found none and closed public testimony. 4:17:26 PM SENATOR MICCICHE moved to report CSHB 64(FSH), work order 32- LS0293\I, from committee with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note(s). 4:17:39 PM CHAIR REVAK found no objection, and CSHB 64(FSH) was reported from the Senate Resources Standing Committee. 4:18:38 PM There being no further business to come before the committee, Chair Revak adjourned the Senate Resources Standing Committee meeting at 4:18 p.m.