----------------------- Page 1----------------------- J\Insun ~hrl~ 1lk.sisIntur~ ~£turle . JUNEAU, ALASKA Thefirst meeting ofthe Senate ResourcesCommittee wascalledto orde~ by Chairman JohnSackett at 3:10P.M., ianuary 9,1973 atthe State Capitol. Present at themeeting were Senators Sackett, Thomas, Palmer, Hohman, Meland, andRader. Senator Butrovich wasill. Chairman Sackett stated thatthismeeting was basically organizational.He would liketo haveallspon- s 0 r s 0 fbi 11 s do allf i s cal, 1ega 1, an d te c h n i cal res ear c h . He introducedChuckGibson, Administrative Assis- tantto theCommittee andstated that he is at thedisposal of allCommittee members. Chairman Sackett alsofeltthata special com- mit tee 0 nf ish e r i e s rna y b e crea ted t 0 ha ve a more compre - hensive study of thisvastsubject.Thecommittee would be created withtheunderstanding thatallmaterial would haveto comebackto theresource committee. He also felt thatthecommittee should takea special interest in game andland managementpolicies forthe State of Alaska. I Senator Thdmasfeltthatpossibilya special committee on gamemarlagementand stateparks couldalsobe created.He felt~e should geta general overview of policies passed last year e. g. critical habitats and how theywork. Senator Rader felttheCommittee should anticipate possible problem oillegislation. Meeting adjournedat 3:25untilThursday, January 11,1973. Respectfullysubmitted, t7fZ~Ii~ L u cyl\nCarlo Committ e Secretary ----------------------- Page 2----------------------- The meeting was called to order by Chairman John Sackett February 5 at 3:10 P. M. Present were Senators Sackett, Palmer, Rader, and Thomas. Discussion began on SJR 12.Senator Kay Poland felt that it was very important to hold hearing on the salel timber on Afognak Island. Senator Palmer moved that SJR 12 {Sale of timber on Afognak Island) do pass and asked for unanimousconsent. SJR 12 Hearing no objection,the Chair so ruled. (Technical correction to SJR 12 is as follows:Page 2, Line 8 delete "the Honorable Edward P. Cliff" and insert "'the Honorable John McGuire".) Senator Thomas moved for a do pass on SJR 11 (delegate SJR 11 to the Law of the Sea Conference) and asked for unanimous consent.Hearing no objections, the Chair so ruled. The Law of the Sea Conference is made up of approximately 134 Nations that come together on fisheries, mineral fisheries and decide on certain laws. Senator Palmer moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 15 (relating to National Marine fisheries service sur- SJR 15 veillance and enforcement program) do pass.Without objection, the Chair so ruled. Commissioner Brooks spoke on SB 103 (an act relating to fish and game).He felt the concept of an.advisory board to the Master board bf Fish and Game woudl encourage compe- tition between regional boards.He felt that a recognition of regional needs without regard to the people as a whole on resources of the State would be detramental. He felt the ----------------------- Page 3----------------------- The meetin was called to order by Chairman John Sackett at 3:15 P. M. on March 1, 1973. Present at the meeting were Senators Sackett, Hohman, Meland, Palmer, Thomas, and Rader. Senator Thomas moved we do pass the SB 182. Hearing SB 182 no objection, the Chair was ordered.(SB 182 is an act relating to fish and game.) L. P. Carroll,Chief of the MiscellaneousTax Section, Departmentof Revenue, spoke on SB 169.(See Attachement) David Herrnstenn,Fisherman from Kodiak, spoke on SB 169. (See Attachment). Jay Hammond representing Bristol Bay Borough spoke in favor of the bill and its intent to raise fishing taxes. He stated that there has been a poor fishing run the last two years and we should take into consideration the amount of money we receive as compared to the amount of money the State of alaska invests in management of its fisheries . He felt we were not utilizing our taxing authority particularily in rural Alska.He would d4ni¢.telYendorse the bill. Senator Palmer moved and asked unanimousconsent that in refernce to SB 169 that Page, 4 line 8 through 13 be SB 169 deletea.Hearing no objection, the Chair so ordered. The delection is as follows to SB 169 "Sec. 73.75.130. REFUND TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. Subjec·t toa'ppro'pr'iation by Taw, the (THE) commissionerof revenueshall pay to each organized borough and each city of the first and (,) second (, AND THIRD) classes an ~~ount ~quaT to10 percent of the amount of tax revenue collected in the borough or city from taxes levied ----------------------- Page 4----------------------- SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING ~anuary 22,1974 -- 3 p.m. Committee members present included Senator Sackett, chairman; and Senators Butrovich, Hohman, Meland, and Thomas.Other legislators present were Senators Croft, Poland, and Silides. Charles F. Herbert, Commissionerof Natural Resources,discussed the attached letters and their relation to the right-of-wayleasing legislation passed during the special session.He said there was no difficulty makinga connection at a pumping station.Delivering royalty oil at a convenient locationcould be made a conditionof the lease and would not have to be a law or a regulation. The regulationsin effect now are only emergency regulationsand have not been adopted.There will be a public hearing on them in Anchorage on January 29.The economic feasibility of a tap will be determined by whether the user can pay the cost of installation.He felt it would be late March before the State will issue a permit. Senator Butrovich asked Commissioner Herbert to make available to the committee copies of the laws and regulations for the sale of in-kind gas. Senator Sackett asked Frances Ulmer of the Legislative Affairs Agency to find out if the Commissioner already has the powers needed to take care of the situation. The meeting was adjourned at 3:35. ----------------------- Page 5----------------------- SenateResourcesCommittee February4, 1971L3:00 p.m. Re:Department of Natural ResourcesRegulations Will Condontestified thatnotices werepublishedin newspapers, hearingsheld in Anchorage,regulations adopted and would become effectivefour weeksfrom date of adoption. The regulationsdon'tchange the burdenof proof.They were not intendedto hamper actionsof the courtin reviewing the Commissioner's actions. SenatorCroft stated thatas the regulations read, the Commissioner has to have evidenceas to why the applicationshould be denied. Will Condonsaid that the applicanthas to provideinformation to the Commissioner. The burdenof proof isn't on the Commissioner -- he has the option to require whateverinformation heneedsto make a decision. It would be possibleto proposean amendmentto change the' wording. Re:Application to impairor abandon service-- "no adverseeffect" Discussionof interpretation of wording.Does economicfeasibility mean the same as cost.Are we asking the person requesting the connectionto make a valueJudgment? Condontestified thatthis was just for informationand not binding in any way. Public benefitconditions (state interest)were purposely left broad -- not spelledout. Background on emergencyregulations: They are good for 120 days during which time the established procedures for adoptionof permanent regulations must be followed. ----------------------- Page 6----------------------- Senate ResourcesComrn.tttee 3/5/74 The meeting was called to order by Senator Sackett,Chairman, with all members present. Robert Dwyer, ActingCommissioner,Departmentof Public Works, was introduced. Mr. Dwyer stated that he had brought the following men with him in an effort to determine whetheror not a spill occurred,how extensive it was, and how similar situations would be handled in the future. Mr. Jack Addington,Operations Supervisor Mr. Ed Evans, Maintenance Mr. Dick Edwards Capt. R. G. Reid, U.S. Air Force Mr. Frank Blodgett, PublicSafety, Fish and Wildlife Mr. Addington: Three dumps took place in the gravel area 30 - 40 feet from the edge of the new parking lot:twice the ground was not frozen and the solution drainedinto the ground; once with the ground frozen, the solutionspreading out approximately150 feet. It is 2270 feet from the parkinglot to the Naknek riverand 730 feet from the parking lot to Fox Creek. There is a 5 foot drop from the parkinglot to either area. He saw "no possible way" for the alcohol to have gotten into the creek. The dump was ordered becauseit was thought that the solution was contaminated. Analysisof the solution dumpedfrom the same tank showed that the solution containedonly 1/2& contaminants. Mr. Evans:He explained how alcohol was/is used to clear the runway. It never runs outside the lights.They have orders not to burn fuel.He didn't think the dump could possibly contaminatethe river. CommissionerBrewer,EnvironmentalConservation He received correspondence from J. Mark Johnson, Bristol Bay Area Corp., on 12/26.On 1/2 he wrote to CommissionerEasley enclosingthe letter from Johnsonand askingfor information. 1/21 Easley receiveda TWX stating that only water was dumped accordingto Fish and Game.More information wouldfollow. (There had been another dump of water only from an alcohol truck -- hence the confusion) On 2/18 Dr. Brewer received the report of Mr. Blodgett,investigator,stating that three dumps took place of questionable amounts. He received correspondence from the Bristol Bay Area Health Corp. asking why no responseto the charges had been made. A properinvestigation tooklonger than expected and he s'hould have notified the Health Corp. ----------------------- Page 7----------------------- ..S~nate ResourcesCommitteeMeeting April9, 1974 The meetingwas called to order at 3:15 p.m. by SenatorSackett, Chairman. MembersPresent: SenatorSackett,SenatorPalmer, Senator Thomas,Senator Butrovich, SenatorMeland Two membersof the CitizensParticipation Conference Resources Committeetestified. Jerry Liboff-(see attached) Tony Paul statedthat advisoryboards should begiven regulatorypower but he was not in favor of SB 326. Critical Habitat Commissioner Brooksexplainedthe law, history,and effect. Mike Smith,Habitat Director, gave a description of the areas includedin the bill.A biologicalperspective of the areas was passedout. A discussionfollowedbetweenBrooks and Herbertabout the designated areas.NaturalResourcesopposedthe inclusion of islandsoff Prudhoe Bay.MikeSmith felt the Gas·tineau Channelarea ShDUld be removedbecauseit creates too many problems. SenatorPalmer movedthat 73-3, 73-4, 73~-5, and74-,12 be deleted. Secondedby SenatorThomas. Senator Palmermoved to bring up just Katchemak Bay. The bill was' passedout of committeewith amendments. HatcherPass Commis-s-ioner Herbertendors'ed the substitute introduced by NaturalResources. ThB bill w~ll bere-workedbefore committeeaction. S B 507 Phil Danielstestified thatthe bill is necessaryfor Alaska's continuedfisheriesand essential tofuturebargainingpower. Two amendmentswere proposed. Senator Melandmoved that the bill do pass with amendments. ----------------------- Page 8----------------------- 19l3~7lf . :'SENATE··RESOURCES 'COMMITTEE .TABLE"OF CONTENTS 1973 BILL STATUS REPORTS .. 1973 M I NUTES'ETC.: 1/9/1973 - .:3/30/1973 J ~ . . . 1974 M I NUTESJ ..-ETC.:1/22/~974 ~4/2311974 . 1973-74 SRES MINLOG ----------------------- Page 9----------------------- .- ----------------------- Page 10----------------------- AS.:-:·~OF~·'· . Ma.rch ,30, 19-73SenatorSackett Chairrri~fn --~-=~----~--~ SenatorBut~ovich / RESOURCES·· Committee' Referred- No.TitleFurther, Referral_ 1-9~~73llB 19 Funds for State fair buildings , 1-11-73 SB39 . RegulatiGns 'intoAlaskaCommercial Fisheries 1-18-73 SJR 5 National conserva~ion system designations 1-17-73 SB51 Relating tofloating cannaries, buyers 1-23-73 SB66 :Rela-ting' to' business' licens e fees 2-9-73 SB 129 Anact relating to guiding 2-14-73SCR 30Annualing regulatins5 byEnMironmental Conservation 2-13-73HB14 Fishing, hunting, andtrapping licenses 2-15-73SB 147 COnservation offisheryresourees ~\'~-"'\9 -7 3 HJR 23 National conservation system designations 2-23-73SB 169 Relating tofisheries taxes 3-5-73SB 190 Relating tosubdivisions 3-6-73HJR27 Relating tonet fishingofanadromous fish 2-14-73 SB145 Trail staking& shelter construction 3-20-73 SB155 Shellfish licensing 3-17-73 HB 278 Relating tofur farming 3-22-73 HB 368 Commercialfishingloan act 3-22-73 SCR 481973 Bristol Bay fishery 3-26-73 CSHB 126Limited Entry 3-27-73 SB 230 PertainingtoleasingofState land 3-29-73 SB 247Cont. of AlaskaRural Environmental Assistance Program 3-29-73 S'B 239Probib.i tingCrab Processing onCommerical Crab Fishing vessels ~- j().' 73 HB 242RelatingtothB waste of wild food animals h' C /'1'-£'£#._'/ ~ - ." --'). ----------------------- Page 11----------------------- ASOFMarch2331973 SenatorSa'ckettChairman. ._-----_....- Butrovich Senator v. Chairman ------------------ RESOURCES Committee . Referred No. Title Further Referral 1- 9-7~ SB 19 ~Funds forStatefair buildings : 1-11-73 SB39Regs of entryintoAlaskacommercial". 1-18-73 SJR 5 National conservati~n syitem designations underANCSA . . 1-17-73 SB 51 Relating to floating cannaries, buyers 1-23-73 SB66Relatingto. business license fees 2- 9~73SB129 An act relating to guiding 2-14-73 SCR 30Annualing certain administration regulations adopted by Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation 2-13-73 HB 14 Fishing,hunting, andtrapping licenses 2-15-73 SB147 Conservat'i6n of fisheryresources 2-19-73 HJR 23National conservation system de~ig­ nations underANCSA SB169 Relating to fisheries taxes ~-23-73 3-5-73 SB 190 .Relating to subdivisions 3.... ,6-73HeR17 Oil and gasdevelopment in lower CookInlet 3-6-73 HJR27 Relating to high seasnet fishing of anadromous 'fish 2-14-73 SB 145Trailstaking& shelter construction 3-20-73 SB 155 'shellfish licensing 3-17-73 HB278 Relating to fur farming 3-22-73 HB368 Commerc~al fishirigloan~ct ;~~-(2 2/7 3SGR 481973 Bristol Bay FishEry ----------------------- Page 12----------------------- AS OF 16 March1973 Senator SackettChairman ----------------~ Senator Butrovich v. Chairman ------------------ RESOURCES Committee Referred No. TitleFurtherReferral ____________------~---------------------~~~~--------------~~~------~~~·v-- 1- 9-73 SB19 Funds for state fair buildings 1-11-73 SB39 Regs or entry into Alaska commercial 1-18-73 SJR ·5 Nationalconservationsystemdesignations under ANCSA 1-17-13 SB ·51 Relatingto floating cannaries,buyers 1-23-13 SB66 Relatingto business licensefees 2- 9-73 SB 129 An act relating toguiding 2-14-73 SCR 30 Annualingcertain administrative regulations adopted by Dept. of Environmental Conservation ?-13-13 HE .14 Fishing,hunting,and trapping / ..~ licenses 2-15-73 SB 147 Conservation of fisheryresources 2-19-13 HJR 23 Nationalconservation system desig- nations. under ANCSA 2-23-73 SB 169 Relatingto fisheriestaxes 3- 2-73 HeR 54 Annualingcertain administrative regulationsadoptedby Dept. of Environmental Conservation 3- 5-73. SB 190 Relatingto subdivisions 3- 6-73 HCR17Oil and gas· developmentip lower Cook Inlet 3- 6-73 H.JR 27 Relatingto high seas net fishing of anadromousfish 2-14-73SB 145 Trail staking. & shelter consruction 2-20-73SB 155 Shellfish licensing ~.. ----------------------- Page 13----------------------- I / AS OF March9,1973 Senator SackettChairman ------------------ Senator Butrovichv.Chalrman ------------------ RESOURCES Committee Referred No.Title Further Referral 1- 9-73 SB 19 Funds for state fat~ buildings 1-11-73SB39RegsofentryintoAlaska commercial 1-18-73SJR 5 National conservationsystem designations underANCSA 1-17-73SB 51 Relating to floating cannaries, buyers 1-·23-73 SB 66 Relating to business license fees 2-9-73SB 129Anact relating to guiding 2-14-73SCR30 Annualingcertain administrative regulationsadopted by Bept. of Environmental Conservation 2-13-73HB 14 Fishing, hunting, and trapping I'"'.~ licenses 2-15-73SB 147 Conservationof fishery resources 2-19-73HJR23 Natlonal conservation systemdesig- nations. under ANCSA 2-23-73SB 169 Relating tofisheries taxes 3-· 2-73HCR54Annualing certain adminittrative regulationsado~ted byDept. of EnvironmentalConservation 3- 5-73Relating tosubdivisions 3- 6-73 HCR17Oil andgas' development in lower CookInlet 3- 6-73 HJR27Relating tohighseasnet fishing of anadromous fish 2-14-73SB 145Trail staking. &shelter consruction ·2-20-:-73SB 155Shellfish licensing ,~- ----------------------- Page 14----------------------- AS OF March 2, 1973 Senator Sackett Chairman ------~---------- Senator Butrovich 'v. Chairman --------------~-- Committee Referred No. Title FurtherReferral 1- 9~73 SB 19 Funds for state fair buildings Finance 1-11-73 SB 39 Regulationsof entry into Alaska Commercial 1-18-73 SJR 5 Relatingto nationalconservation system designationsunder ANCSA 1-17-73 SB 51 Relatingto floatingcannaries, buyers,and processors 1-23-73 SB 66 An Act relating to businesslicense license fees 2- 9-73 SB129 An Act relating to guiding 2-14--73 SCR30 Annualingcertain administrative regulationsadopted by the Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation 2-·13-73 HB 14 Fishing,hunting, and trapping licenses 2.,..15-73 SB147 utilization andconservationof fishery resouces 2-19-73 HJR23 Relatingto nationalconservation system designationsunder Sec. 17(D)2. of' ANCSA 2-23-73 SB169 Relatingto fisheries taxes 3- 1-73 SB182 An Act relating to fish and game 3- 2-73 HCR54 Annulling. certain administrativere- . gulations adopted by the Dept. of EnvironmentalConservation ----------------------- Page 15----------------------- / AS OF February 23, 1973 SenatorSackettChair~an --~~~~------~ SenatorButrovich v. Chairman ------------------ RESOURCES Committee ReferredNo. Title FurtherReferral 1~9-73SB 19 Fundsfor State Fair buildings Finance 1-11-73SB 39 Regulations of entryinto Alaska . Commercialfisheries 1-18-73SJR 5 Relatingto national conservation systemdesignations underANCSA 1-17-73SB 51 Relatingto floating cannaries, buyers,and processors 1-23-'73 SB 66 An Act relating to business license Finance fees SCR 30 Annulling certain administrative regulations adoptedby the Department of Environmental Cons. 2-14-73 SB 145 Specialaccountfor trail staking and shelter construction 2-13-73HB 14 Fishing,hunting, and trapping licenses- 2-])~-73 SJR 24 Regarding conttruction of the trans-Alaska pipeline 2-15-73SB 147 Utilization andconservation of fisheryresources 2-16-73HCR 49 Congratulating Jack Horton 2-22-73HJR 32 relating tobanning certain imported fish 2-23-73HB 73 am Opento entryland restrictions 2-23-73SB 169 re~ating to fisheriestaxes 2-22-73HJR 24 Relating to federalcut=backsin fisheries researchfunds /~ ----------------------- Page 16----------------------- ASOFFebruary16 ~ 1973 SenatorSackett Chairman --~~~~------~ Senator Butrovichv.Chairman ------------------ RESOURCES Committee ReferredNo. Title Further Referral 1- 9-73 SB 19 Funds forState fair buildings Finance 1-11-73 SB 39 Regu1~tions of entr~into Alaska Commercialfisheries 1-18-73 SJR 5 Relating tonational conservation systemdesignations underANCSA 1-17-73 SB 51 - , R elating tofloating cannaries, buyers, andprocessors 1-23-73 SB- 66 An. Actrelating tobusiness license Finance fees 1-31-73 SB 99 AnAct relating tothesUbsistance offishandgamezones /'~ 9-73 SB129 AnActrelating to guides 2- 9-73 HE 73 Restricting open-to-entry lands to State residents 2-14-73 SCR30 Annullingcertain administrative regulations adopted by the Departmentof Enviromen~al Con. 2~14-73SB 145 Special account fortrail staking andshelter construction 2-13-73 HB 14 Fishing,hunting, andtrapping licenses 2-14-73SJR 24 Regardingconstruction of the trans-Alaska pipeline 2-15-73SB 147 ptilization-- andconservationof fishery resources 2-16-73HCR 49Congratulating "JackHorton 2-16-73HJR16 -Funds for anadromousfisheries programs 2-16-73SSSB- 103An Actrelating tofishandgame ~. ,.. ----------------------- Page 17----------------------- AS OF February9, 1973SenatorSD.ckett Chairman ----------------- SenatorButrovich v. Chairman ----------------- Resources Committee Referred No. . Title Further Referral 1- 9-73SB19 Funds for state fair buildings Finance 1-11-73. SB 39 Regulations of entryinto Alaska Commercialfisheries 1-18-73 SJR5 Relatingto nationalconservation system deSignations under ANCSA 1-17-73 SB51 Relatingto floatingcannaries, buyers,and processors 1-23-73 SB66 An Act relating to businesslicense Finance . fees 1-31-73 SB99 An Act relating to the sUbsistance of fish and game zones ?/~?-73 SB 103 An act relating to fish and game 2· ._ -73 SB 129Guiding 2- 6-73 SJR 16 Relatingto the Semidi National Wildlife Refuge 2.... 6-73 SJR 11 Relatingto the renamingof Mt. McKinley State Affair 2- 8-73 CSHB 1 An act relatingto guidefl 2-9-73 HB 73 am Restrictingopen-t6-entry lands to state residents ----------------------- Page 18----------------------- AS OF February 2, 1973SenatorSackett Chairman SenatorButrovichv. Chairman RESOURCES Committee ReferredNo.Title (Further Referral 1- 9-73 SB19 Funds for State fair buildingsFinance 1-11-73 SB39 Regulationsof entry into Alaska Commercial fisheries 1-18-73 SJR5 Relating to national conservation system designations under ANCSA .1-17-73 SB51 Relatingto floating cannaries, buyers, and processors 1-23-73 SB66 An Act relating to business licenseFinance fees 1~3a-73 3B95 An Act relating to endangered Judiciary species of wildlife 1-31-73 SB99 "An Act relating to the sUbsistance ,..~of fish and game zones 2- 2-73 SB 103 An Act relati~g tofish and game 2- 2-73 SJR 12 Relatingto the sale of timber on Afognak Island 2- 2-73 -3JR 11Relating to an Alaska delegate at the Law of the Sea Conference ----------------------- Page 19----------------------- As of Jan ua ry 26, 1973 SenatorSackett, Chairman Senator Butrovich, Vice Chairman RESOURCESCOMMITTEE Referred Bill No.' TitleFurther Referred 1- 9-73 S8 19 Funds for Statefair buildings Finance 1-11-73 S839Regulations of entry into Alaska Commerci a 1 fi sheri es 1-18-73 SJR 5 Relatingto nationalconservation systemdesignations under ANSCSA 1-17-73 S851Relatingto floatingcannaries, buyers,and processors 1-23-73 S866An Actrelatingto businesslicense Finance fees. 1-25-73 S8 77 Makingfunds availablefor Fish& Finance Gamefor specialstudy 1-25-73 S8 78 Bond for $5 millionfor purposeof Finance funding.productionand Rehabilitation projects for fisheries 1-26-73 SJR10 Relatingto the classification of certainAlaskaland. ----------------------- Page 20----------------------- As 0 f Jan u a ry 19, 1 973SenatorSackett, Chairman Senator Butrovich,ViceChairman RESOURCES COMMITTEE Referred Bill No. Title Further'Referrec 1-9-73SB 19 FundsforStatefair buildings Finance 1-11-73 SB 39 Regulations of entryintoAlaska Commerci a1 fi sheries 1-18-73 SJR 5 Relating to national conservation systemdesignationsunderANCSA 1-17-73 S8 51 Relating to floating cannaries, buyers, and processors "-, ----------------------- Page 21----------------------- As of January 13, 1973~t<' Sen ator Sac ke t t, Ch airman \\'; ~ Senator Butrovich, Vice .~ Chairman RESOURCES COMMITTEE Referred Bill No. TitleFurther Referred 1- 9-73 SB 19 Fundsfor Statefair buildings Finance 1- 9-73 SB 22 Fundsfor cold weather botanistFinance positions 1-11-73SB 39 Regulations of entryinto Alaska Commerci al fi sheri es ----------------------- Page 22----------------------- ----------------------- Page 23----------------------- / J\lasIttt ~tatt 'l1k.sislafur~ ~.enat.e . JUNEAU, ALASKA The first meetingofthe Senate ResourcesCommittee .wascalled to orderbyChairman John Sackett at 3:10P.M., ian u a r y 9, 1 973 a't' the Stat eCap ito 1• Present at themeeting wereSe~ators Sackett, Thomas, Palmer, Hohman, Meland, andRader. Senator Butrovich wasill • .Chairman Sackett stated that this'meetingwas basically ~rganizational. He would liketo haveallspon- sorsof bills doall fiscal, legal, and technicalresearch. Heintroduced Chuck Gibson, Administrative Assis- tanttothe Committeeand stated that heis at thedisposal ofall Committee members. I~ Chairman Sackett alsofeltthata special com- mitt~on fi'sheriesmaybe created to havea morecompre- ~ensive study of this vastsubject.Thecommittee would becreated with theunderstanding thatall material would havetocomebackto theresource committee. He alsofelt thatthecommittee should takea special interest in game andlandmanagement policiesfor theStateofAlaska. Senator Thomas feltthatpossibily a special committee ongamemanagementand state parkscould alsobe created.Hefeltwe should geta general overview of policies passed last year e.g.critical habitats and ,howtheywork. ~ Senator Raderfelt the Committeeshould anticipate possible problem oillegislation. Meeting adjourned at 3:25until Thursday, January 11, 1973. Respectfully submitted, ~ tf.~ LUCy~arl0 commi~~reLsecretary ----------------------- Page 24----------------------- The meeting was calledto orderby Chairman John Sackett, January 12, 1973 aL.3..;ilO P. M. Senators Sackett, Meland, Palmer,Thomas, and Raderwere present. sB Senator Kurttulawastheretospeak in behalf of SB 22 (Concerning two additional cold weather botanists).~ He saidin additionto thematerialpresented, he has requested fromthe Department of Resources for a special statement on thissubject. He said thisBillwouldprovide moniesfor agriculturalexperimentationand gathering. Dr. Logston, Assistant Chiefof Palmer Experimental Station, also presented a statement in supportof SB 22. Senator Palmerstatedthatin orderfor the pro- gramto work, it wasimportant thatthe administrationun- derstand whatthe objectives of the program wereand why 'they wereasking for mo~e monies. Dr. Logston, a wellknownauthority on agriculture, stated that the two additional cold weather botantists wereimportant for the plantmaterial centerandwouldcom- pliment the two present agronomists.The twobotanists wouldsubstitute thetwo agronomists presently on the staff. Agronomists are mainlyconcerned withgr~wing and fertili- zingof soil. The two botanists wouldberesearching but collecting and expanding on othermaterials foundthrough- out theState. The budget submitted in the Billdoes allow for traveling throughout the State. Senator Palmerakedhow the oil companies tie in withthe objectives of theprogram. Dr.Logstonstated that the oilcompanies were extremely interested in revegitation, soilconservation, and soildrainage. Senator Kurttula stated that the oil companies may wantto work withus to helpand theyare interested in soil stabilization,revegitation,etc. Askedwhather the programwouldworkwithjust one botanist, Dr. Logston felt they would like twosee the two botanists left in the program.There wouldbealot of travelincluded in thisprojectandthe projectwould utilizebothbotanists immediately. He stated there seems to be no otherplantmaterial here in Alaska. -t' Ssnator Sackettaskedif theycouldguarantee thatthereis no otherplantmaterial here in Alaska. Senator Kurttu1a said thatthey willbe double checking with otherexperimentalplants. .. ----------------------- Page 25----------------------- in Alaskafor the same material therefore thereshould not be any duplication withotherinstitutions. Dr. Logstonstated theywillbe traveling through- out the Stateto gatherthese plants and thatthe budget provided for plant stations to be established in other locations. Thestationswill be located at Kodiak, Kenai, ManleyHot Springs, possiblytwo in the Fairbanks area, NorthSlope possibly, andlater Southeastern.He feltthat otheragencieswereinterested in this subjectsuch ,as the U. S. ForestServiceand the oil companies. Senator Thomas movedthat we pass SB 22,and askedfor unanimous consent. There beingno objections, the Chairman orderedS8 22 passed. SenatorSackettaskedthe Committee what they feltthe new Fisheries Committee, createdthat morning, should~o and what exactly the mechanism of bills, etc. in relationto thiscommittee should be. SenatorPalmerfelt thathe had no objections to the new Committee but feltthat all material shouldgo throughtheResourcesCommittee.Anythingaboutfisheries shouldgo throughthe Resource Committee and then delegated to the specialcommittee. SenatorThomasfelt we should, as a specialassign- ment,studygame management and critical habitat. SenatorMelandwouldlike to havea progress reporton the LostRiver project. Meetingadjourned at 4:00 P. M. Respectfully submitted, ..•.~ LucyAnn Carlo CommitteeSecretary Attachments:Statement by Commissioner Statement by Dr. Logston -2 - ----------------------- Page 26----------------------- TO:The Natural Resources Committee I am writing in support of Senate Bill 22. As you are aware, the last Legislature authorized the establishmentof a plant material center as a joint effort of the Department of Natural Resources and the Institute of AgriculturalSciences. The establishment of the center is proceeding very well and I believe it will be in operation with fields planted by this coming summer's growing season. In order for this State plant material center to be most effective in developing materials for use by all Alaskans, it is necessary that efforts be made to obtain as much and as diverse material as possible from climatically simirar areas. The Institute of Agricultural Sciences has had a collection program for Alaskan grasses and legunes since 1956. This was supported for several years by grants from the Rockefeller Foundationand is presently supported primarilyby grants from various oil companies and the pipeline company who are interested in re-vegetation of disturbed areas with adapted northernplants. From this work has come nugget blue grass which is in the process of market developmentthroughout the U. S. and northern Europe and arctared fescue.These two varieties,in addition to their usefulness throughout Alaska and elsewhere are the two most promising varieties ----------------------- Page 27----------------------- forre-vegetation on theNorth Slope.These varietiesarebeing produqed byAlaskan seedgrowers. t;~, ' Theplant materialcenter is designedbasicallyfor thesupport of agriculture, but it mustbekeptclearly in mind thatagriculture in Alaska means much morethan justthegrowing of crops.It also means therestoration and healing of thescars of construction whether this is pipeline,highway, apartmentor housing developments. It means the production of food by commercialproducersandhome gardeners. It means beautificationof homes andcommercialland- scaping. It means houseplants andflowers. It means fruit and scrubs.All of these usethemethods, material andtechniques of traditional agriculture andall have thesamekind of agriculture. Experience gained by theInstitute over thepast 25 years ofvarital screeningshows clearly thatwecannot depend onplant material col- lected, selected andmaintained by andforpeople in the other states~ Asan example, wehavetested the world collection ofseveral ofthe cereal grains fortheir adaptation toAlaska conditions. From these onlJ theScandinavian andRussian material' hasbeen of value here, and thismaterialwaslimited. It wasdiscussedlater that original collection had been screened inother areasbefore being tested in Alaska and they werenottruly worldcollections.In addition,these socalled worldcollections are maintained in warm areas suchas Arizona where theshorter daysor growingseason havea detrimental effect on varietiesadapted to thenorth, and it is likely thatmany varietieswithpotentialusein Alaska were lost. ----------------------- Page 28----------------------- In addition to the advantages to be derived from SB 22 in the accumu- lation of valuable plant materials there are two other specific benefits that should come of this. One is the contacts that can be developed with the people in the areas of collection which can be and undoubtedly will be of long and fruitful duration.Future ex- changes of materials would thereby be facilitated or a person to person basis. Secondly and perhaps as important is the plant materials themselves would be the cultural technique invalued in growing much of this material.Not only has Alaska in the past imported its varieties from the other states but we have also directly imported the method for growing these varieties.The importation of techniques would be especially important in the case of fruits and ornamentals, techniques already adapted to areas similar in climate to Alaska. Having visited research stations throughout northern Europe in 1958 :~ and having spent a year doing research at the Norwegian Agricultural ----------------------- Page 29----------------------- College in Nollebeck, Norway in 1961-62, I am keenly aware that a great deal of informationand plant materialshave been developedin northern Europeof which we have been unable to take advantage. Because we are faced with stringentState budgets, I think we have to .consider investmentsin renewable resources that stand to return to the State a great deal more than the amount invested.' One such involvementwhich should return long-term benefitsto all Alaskans would be the support "of plant materials collectedas specifiedin SB 22. ----------------------- Page 30----------------------- Janu~ry 12,1973 Senator JohnSackett, Chairman Senate Resources Committee Alaska State Senate Subject:SB22 - Funding of two Botanist positions within theDepartment of Natural Resources Thesum of$80,000 is requested to fundtwoBotanist positions within theDepartment of Natural Resources. They will be located with the Alaska Division of Agriculturefn Palmer and,withthetwo present agronomists, shallformthe professional staff ofthe Plant Materials Center. The1972Legislature passed legislation creating a Plant MaterialsCenter to belocated in the Matanuska Valley withtheprimary objective beingthecreation of a viable seedandplant materialsindustry in Alaska. Thecenter constitutesa meanswhereby theState can initiate supplies of adapted plant materials to the various areas within Alaska, thusmaking possible adaptable revegetationprojects and will helptosave individualsandagencies a substantial amount of money and effort on wasted plant materialsthat are not con- clusive tothe Alaskan environment. .. Programs instigated by theCenterhavethebasicobjec- tiveof assembling,evaluating,selecting, andincreasing theplant materialsneeded in soil andwater conservation, agriculture,andotherindustries,and to maintain genetic purity of these materials. Follow-up objectives areto propagate promising mate- rials by field plantingson sites that represent soil and climatic conditions notsimilar to thoseat theCenter and ----------------------- Page 31----------------------- Senator John Sackett- 2 - January12, 1973 to provide and maintain basic seed stocks for agriculture and conservationinterests. Because much of our Northern Alaska vegetation, soils, and climatic conditionsdiffer from other states, it is felt that to fully implement the professionalstaff of the Center, two Botoniststo supplement the presently approved agronomist positions would give the facility the needed staffing now, especially with the pending developmentsin Northern Alaska. Knowledgeablepeople to gather the basic native plant mate- rials for propagationis critical, as is the selection of non-native materials for successful adaption, especially .~ (in the northern areas. To fully implement a professional position of this type and provide the travel and necessary supplies and facilities, $40,000 annually is necessary. Charles F. Herbert, Commissioner Department of Natural Resources ----------------------- Page 32----------------------- The Special House-SenateJoint Resources meetingwas called toorder by SenateChairmanof Resources John Sackett at 3:15 P. M. on January15. In attendeance were boththe Senateand House members. SpeakerswereCommissioner and memberof the FederalState Land Use Planing Commissioner Chuck Herbert and Co-Chairman Joe Josephson. Chairman Sackettstated thatthe Commissionwasdeciding on policiesfor landuse for many privateand federal agencies. He stated thatwe need, as legislators, as much inputinto that Commission as possible. Joe Josephson, Co-Chairman of the Commission, stated that theCommissionwasestablished as an advisory govern- mentalagency. The Commission is charged withmakingrecom- mendations for parks,wildlife, and forests whichthereare presently 79 million acres of in D-2 lands. He stressed that theCommissionwouldlike the Department of Interior to see as many competive agencies'plansas possible. To do this, theyare planning hearnings throughout Alaska. In fact,January31 they will be holdingtheirfirst hearing herein Juneau whichwill allowlegislators to presenttest- imony. He said the Commission willdecide on what the79 million areasin Alaska will be designated as (e. g. Wildlife, forest, or recreation).They will haveto workout differentcom- binations for each area. They willalso make recommendations on landsthat are available for State and Nativecorporations, recommendations on laws,budgets,and proposals concerning ----------------------- Page 33----------------------- land use. The Commission is directedalso to make recommenda- tionsfor furthergrowthand development. They willdetermine easements and right-a-ways.They will workto avoidnecessary conflicts with Nativeregions. Memberson the Commission consistof Joe Fitsgerald, Collidge, Sullivan,Carter,Hunter,Horton,Hurley, Herbert, Brewer,and Josephson. The Commission alsoutilizesan advisoryboard. Part of the employeesfor the Commission consistof two attorneys and a community type lias on officer for Nativecorporations whichis Cliff Black. Thestaff is presently compilingresource materialfor Nativeregions and otherState agencies. Theyare presently developing a naturalresources libraryin Anchorage. They are also utili- zing thesatellite toestablish what materialsor resources are in different geographical areas. This datais being com- piledto helpNativecorporations and Stateagenciesmeet the time tables in the AlaskaNativeLand ClaimsSettlement Act. The Commission has not yet come up withguidelines con- cerningeasementbut mustdo so shortly. BLM has not come up with regulations but regulations should be forthcoming shortly. Mr. Josephson stressedagin thatthey wanted"pepple involvement" whenthey make their recommendations. He stated thatone attorney is working 75% of her time on the definit16n._of navigablewatersand has not yet brought her recommendations to the Commission. Some Nativeregionshaverequestedthatthe central -2- ----------------------- Page 34----------------------- ,,~., township be conveyed over to the village corporationso that they can have some measure of subsistance controlo The Commissionagreed in principal since the village will have to select the central township anywya.He stated that the subject will be brought up in Juneau later this month. Surveying of all lands will not be complete until 1980 and records of these surveys will not be completed until much later. There will be a survey seminar in Anchorage February 12 to encourage a more rapid procedure ofsurveying. By September of 1973, the Commission must have their recommendationsto the Secretary of Interior so that the can present them to Congress in December. Asked whether the State and the Federal Governmentswould designate unilaternally navigable waters, Mr. Josephson stated that the BLM will go ahead and designate navigable waters where clearly navigable.- :,Hesaid years ago, Barlett introduced a bill defining navigable waters.BLM stated that they could not define navigable waters because it was BLM's responsibility.The bill never went through. The Chairman, John Sackett, stated that the Commission can recommend that the Government withdraw D-2 lands for D-l so that State is eligible for these selections. Senator Sackett a~ked how the State of Alaska can have input into the Commission so that they can get their just share of lands. Mr. Josephson stated that all legislators and residents of Alaska can make recommmendationsand this was the reason -3- ----------------------- Page 35----------------------- for the future hearings. Senator Hensleyasked if the76 millionacres of land selected bythe State of Alaska,if there shouldbe a dis- agreementwith Federalagencies,would the Commisionact as an arbitrator. Mr. Josephsonfelt that he did not think the Commission was meant to be an arbitratorfor the State and Federal government. Commissioner Chuck Herbert,Commissionerof Natural Resourcesfor the State of Alaska, stated the Commission was close to getting all theirfull entitlement of lands for the State.D-I landscan be selectedfor the State. Presently,the Commissionhas a 30 amn crew workingfor the State of Alaska nad the Federalgovernment. He stated theat they are wnrkingunder a timeschedule that will come to an end shortly. They must get everyone'sinput because there are all kinds of lands used in many. differentclassi- fications. The accuracy of what is on the land, what it will be used for is sometimesvague. He felt that theserecom- mendationsmade by the Commissionwill have little public input becauseof the time table and planswould have been alreadycrystalizied before public will be able to see the regulations. In concluding,Co~~issioner Brooks stated thatthe recom- mendationsmadeto the Secretary ofInterior was subjectto approvalof the Governor of Alaska and the Secretaryof Interior. Meetingadjournedat 4:45 P. M. ----------------------- Page 36----------------------- The Resources meetingwas calledto orderat 3:25 P. M. by ChairmanJohnSackettonlanuary 19, 1973. PresentwereSenatorsSackett,Meland,Rader,and Palmer. Presentalsoat the meetingwasCommissioner Chuck Herbertof the Department of NaturalResourcesand William Fackler,Assistant to the Commissioner for Minerals, Division of Geological Survery. Commissioner Herbertstated thatthe management of State landsis requiredby law. They do not sell lots unless the amountof lands is at least oneacre becauseit would be to confusingfor a recordsystem. In selling theselots: belingto the State,the Commissioner stated theywouldrather sell to a developerthento a largeamount of individuals. On objection with this processis peoplewould liketo see the profitgoingto the State rather then an individual person or company. SenatorPalmeraskedhow the State handlederosion cases whereland was erodedby the sea.The Commissioner said he had not heardof any of thesecases but wouldlook ihto themfor the Senator. One specific example wasaround the Ninikchik area. The State doesnot sell tenatively approved landsthat may be selec~ed as a villagesite becausethis wouldbe creating third party interests. The Commissioner mentionedthatthe centraltownship ownedby the villagecorporation may be given title to. The onlyobjectionto the conveyance was that no one had a definition of navigable waters. ----------------------- Page 37----------------------- Senator Rader asked if it waspossibleto make an act definingnavigable watersbecausethe Federalgovernment wouldnot act on thisquestion. The Commissioner said Barlettyears agointroduceda bill tryingto definenavigablewatersbut it waskilled. However, if a bill was introduced at this time defining navigable waters,it may strengthour case. BLM so far has excepted all the State maps and theirselections. Presently, they haveno criteria for selecting navigablw water.areas and thesmallestlake they have pickedso far is 600 acres. Kakesthat there is no questionabout,the; Stateselects. He said one attorney for the Land Use Planning Commission spends75% of her time to define navigable watets but have notyet come up with any recommendations.He stated if oil andgas was ever gound,we would havea mess if wedefined25 acres as navigable. For example,areas suchas the Deltaarea wouldall be ownedby the State. Senator Rader felt we shouldasset our rightsnow.What is to our benefitwe shouldfight for. SenatorSackett stated that the Nativecorporations are willingto sit down andsolve this majorproblemof defining navigable waters. The Commissioner siad he did not know whetherthe State and Nativecorporations havethe right to dfinenavigable waters. He will,however,startsearching for the bestde- finiation of this for the State. The Commissioner stated that10% of Boroughland can be givento a boroughor city and can be leasedto a body for -2- ----------------------- Page 38----------------------- $1 per year.In referenceto the boroughs,the North Slope Boroughcan select10% of the State landsthat are not occupied. He stated tahtthere are 8 or 9 types of land classification of which are some of the following: homesites, argricultural, timber,grazing,resourcesmanagement, fish and game, material,and reservelands. SenatorSackettrequestedthat the Commissioner provide the Committeewithall the profitand loss statementsof the University of Alaska's 100,000acres of land. Commissioner Herberstated that no organization can be givenland by the State but theycan lease it to them. SenatorPalmer askedhow the State of Alaska reclassified theirlands. Mr. Herbertsaid they usuallyhold a hearing butif thereappears to be no objection and are requested to change the classification, they will change it automatically.The Statelands usuallygross about one milliondollarsa year. The Stateselected80 millionareces of land becausethey did not want the Federalgovernmentor the Native corporations to get it.The selection wasmade mostlyon mineralpoten- tials,some forest lands,and some fish and game lands. Bill Fackler proceeded to explain whyand what wereon the landsselected by the State. The lands containedboth mineraland petroleumvalue. The Commissioner then stated tahtabout 5 or 6 million acres wereselectedfor fish and game so that therewould be no federal agenciestelling theState how to regulate theirown lands. Not many lands wereselectedfor their -3- ----------------------- Page 39----------------------- timberpotential.About16 millionacres werelostto the Federal government aroundthe WrangleMountains.ELM ap- parently had classified this area so thatthe State could notselect it and later theStatefound outthat they couldhaveselectedit. Today,approximately 65 million acresare selected for the State. Senator Sackettsuggested thatthe six millionacres selected for fishand game be changedtosix millionacres of mineralpotential for economicbenefits. The Commissioner stated that the Land UsePlanning Commission willhaveall materialavailable to themby June. Theywill haveto analizethe material by September in order to makerecommendations to Congress in December. One of the problems is that theCommission has to identify needs, futureneeds, and growthpredications.D-l landsare frozen to non-methlic lands. D-2 landsare frozento everything. Meeting adjourned at 4:55 P. M. i·'~ -4- ----------------------- Page 40----------------------- The Resources Committee meeting wascalled to order by Chairman JohnSackett, January 30,1973at 3:15P. M. - Present wereSenators Sackett, Meland, Hohman, Thomas, Rader, andPalmer. CommissionerBrooks, Departmentof FishandGame,spoke generally on his Department's budget, reasons forpoor yield of salmon thisyear,moose and deerpopulations, etc. Thediscussion wasbasically a question andanswer period between theCommissionerandtheCommittee members on a variety of su.bjects. TheCommissionerfeltthereareproblems withtheprotection ofthe gameresources. Theydo nothave a means to regulate fisheries. An example being theA~ti~n tJ-' Chain and theAIskaPeninsula where theycannot regulate the f\ crabfishing.Thequestion as to whatextent can weburden theAlaskan taxpayer for moreprotection monies wasposed bythe Commissioner. Hefelt thatthey couldnot havemanage- mentandprotectionservices divorced fromeachother. TheCommissionerstated that polar bear control is now being put into effect. Foryearstheywereheavily har- vested.Now,theabundance of cubsand mothers is high. Hestated that only Nativescouldhuntthepolarbearsby theMarine Mammal Act buttheycannot be killed f9ymthe air. The bears mustbe usedforsubsistenceonly. Thecommissionerwasaskedforstatics in harvesting for eachfishand gameunit. Senator Sackett askedif theState was getting enough revenue off thecrabindustry_ TheCommissionerfelttheState ought toderive more ----------------------- Page 41----------------------- revenueoff thehig~ly profitableindustries becausethey are beingsubsidized by theState of Alaskato managethe industry. Senator Sackettaskedwhy theamountof game was so low. Commissioner Brooksfeltthe depressed state is dueto failure of repr0duction and failureto matureto adultsize. Also,youngfish die because of climatic conditions. Meeting adjourned at 4:00 P. M. -2- ----------------------- Page 42----------------------- The ResoucesComittee meeting was called to order by Chairman John Sackettat 3:15 P. M., January 31,1971. Present were Senators Sackett,Palmer, Rader, and Meland. Senator Sackett recommednedthat SJR LO be amended as follows: Page 2, Line 5: Delete"." and insert "; ·and be it" also Page 2, Line 6 insert "FURTHER RESOLVED that the Land Use Planning Commissioner,Departmentof Interior, and all other Federal agenciesinvolved are strongly urged to adopt multiple use land use classification whereverin the best interest of the peopleof the state." Senator Rader moved that SJR 10 (Classification of certain Alaskaland) do pass with the above amendments.SJR 10 Hearing no objections,the Chair so ruled. Joel Bostrum, from LegislativeAffairs spoke on SB 95 (an act relating to endangeredspeciesof wildfife).The bill he stated was to ~ighten up the whole endangered speciesin Alaska. The bill would broaden the State law so the State can also prosecuteas well as the Federalgovernment. Senator Palmer moved that SB 77 ($5 million for produc- tion and rehabilitation projects for recreational,etc.) pass SB 7' and asked for unanamousconsent. Hearning no objection, the Chair., so ruled. Senator Palmer moved that SB 78 (Appropriation tothe Departmentof Fish and Game for a study in recreational and SB 78 commercialproductionand rehabilitation projects) do pass. Hearingno objection,the Chai~ so ruled. Meeting adjournedat 4:00 P. M. ----------------------- Page 43----------------------- The meeting was called to order by Chairman John Sackett February 5 at 3:io P. M. Present were Senators Sackett, Palmer, Rader, and Thomas. Discussion began on SJR 12. Senator Kay Poland felt that it was very important to hold hearing on the salel timber on Afognak ISland. Senator Palmer moved that SJR 12 (Sale of timber on Afognak Island) do pass and asked for unanimousconsent. SJR 12 HEaring no objection,the Cha±r so ruled. (Technical correction to SJR 12 is as follows:Page 2, Line 8 delete "the Honorable Edward P. Cliff" and insert "the Honorable John McGuire".) Senator Thomas moved for a do pass on SJR 11 (delegate SJR 11 to the Law of the Sea Conference) and asked for unanimous consent.Hearing no objections, the Chair so ruled. The LaW'of the Sea Conference is made up of approximately 134 Nations that come together on fisheries, mineral fisheries and decide on certain laws. Senator Palmer moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 15 (relating to National Marine fisberies service sur- SJR 15 veillance and enforcement program) do pass.Without objection, the Chair so ruled. Commissioner Brooks spoke on SB 103 (an act relating to fish and game).He felt the concept of an_advisory board to the Master board of Fish and Game woudl encourage compe- tition between regional boards.He felt that a recognition of regional needs without regard to the people as a whole on resourcesof the State would be detramental.He felt the ----------------------- Page 44----------------------- ten man boardpresently existingshould beadequate. rr this bill passes, we will be involveing over 100 people. He stated theregionalboardswouldnot functionas expediously as the presentMasterb oard'andthat it would requirea staff person from the Fish and GameDepartment at eachmeeting to provideinformation we have available. Thestaff would spenda greatdeal of time attending meetings withless time devotedto field work. Timeand man power wouldbe great. He felt the billimplementation woudlbe burdensome and trouble- some. No one would be responsible for thedecisionsmade by I c~ ) the boards. iT't::~,il tI SenatorPalmerfelt thatthe regionalboardswouldbe responsible for theirown decisions and felt that this would not be a problem at all.He felt thatstrife betweenboards was no excusebecauseit existstoday with the MasterBoard. The Commissioner felt that regional boards wouldnarrow interests ratherthen be decidedonon a statewide basis. SenatorPalmerstated theMasterBoardconsiders13 classi- fication where as the regionalboardswouldonly consider 4 classifications. The regionalboardswouldact like screening committees for the total board; also, regional~j fishand game personnel can be at the regional board meetings. SenatorSackettrequested the Fishand Game Department for theirformalrecommendations on SB 103. Meetingadjourned at 4:00 P. M. -2- ----------------------- Page 45----------------------- !', .....-, James BroJks, COl':lmissioner DepartmentofFish and~ame concerning Seante Bill No. 103 Thebill hadnotcornedown totheDepartment and I have hadno opportunity tolook at the final versionalthoughI did seea draft prior to theintroduction and I think I amfamiliar with it. Theconceptofgetting greater public participation and involvement in matters involving theadministrationoffish and game resources isdifficult to fault, althoughthere arefaults. Forone thingi it disbursesa uthority foradministering the ) resources tothepoitn where noone canbeheld responsible for ~;~ actionsthat wouldbebador detrimentalA theresourceasa .-- i""''' rf"1 tt "",whole or the public interest in general~~y believe there will be ."v~.... problemsofcompetition orstrife bet\veen boards where they are dealing with a common source{'~ thinkalso that it tendstoassign a certain proprietaryrecognition ofthe resourceina given areato thepeoplein that area with6ut regard tothe fact that people in themajor urban centers have a properandvalid claim to the resources of the state no matter where they occur. *,.- ..........-~•• ~~ ....... ->-• .......-....~•••• - •. -.,. r" ". /;~­ Thedemocratic processass'igns-the-wh6ie destiny ofthe resou;-.ce r'- ;t').l, . toanelected governor andsixty elected representatives. ~'r£ seems tomethat a tenmember board aswe presently havewhich iscon- \_ ... firmed bytheLegislature,scrutinized bythe public asto the qualifications oftheindividual ontheboard is adequate to administer this resourcesof thepeople. It, we,,,,ould be invol~ing well over a hundredindividuals" intheregulation of making a processproposedbythis bill.I believethat number would find it difficult toact in uniformity inaccordance with thebest principals ofconservationsand requirements of the resource. Thelarge number of beardscreated by this legislation would not functionasexpediently asa single board for thereason that regulations arenobetter than theunderstandingand knowledge oftheresources that lead totheconclusionsexpressed by the regulation or the decisions expressed by theregulation. To have all of the information avaialable onthe resources in agiven--- area wouldrequirethat th~ Department ofFish and Gamebe presentat each board meetingand ideally ateach advisory commit~ee meetingto providethe people with such information as the state govenmentn-has. This would mean that thepresentstaff would spend a great deal of' time attending boardmeetings with proportionately little time devotedto the actual field work, that isessential totlnc1erstanding theresource/I TheBoard ofFish andGame presently meets twice a year.These meetings last two !~tothree weeks.I think youcan readilyappreciate howmuch ----------------------- Page 46----------------------- , .... timeand rnann0~e~ that o~~ld be invested in havincthe st~~f of theDepartment assist in meetings twicea yearof-' some thirteen boards, each or rather'twelveof whichwouldhavea satellite advisory committee.Thoseare thereasons, Mr. Chairman, that . I wouldfeel that while the objectives of thesponsorsof the bill werevery noble indeed,implementationof the bill would be troublesome andexpensive for thestate an mayr'esul t in pocorer quality of managementthan wehavebeen getting with a single board. Palmer: Jim,one of yourpointswas that you felt that noone wouldbe heldresponsible for shall wesay poor decisions being made. Well, I don't understand whynot. It seemsto me very . clearly thatthelocal regional board would be held responsible andthere wouldbea similar responsibility with themaster boardbecause the legislation clearly ~ays thatany timea decision by the regional board that· is not in thebest public interest, thenthat master boardmay either veto or amendso thatit is in thebest public interest.You talkaboutstrife between boards, about a resource, thatis therenow between regions on accasion on a common resource. Forinstance the FalsePassfishery versus Bristol Bay, the Cape fishery versusChignik versusCookInlet,etc.Again, the legislation saysthatany time thereis thiskindof a conflict betweentwo regional boards, the masterboard shall resolve thatconflict. I have gota coupleothers,but whydon't yougo aheadandreply to thoseif youwould like to. Brooks: The people servingonthe regional boardswilldo so "on a voluntary basis. They, thereis no , it maybe of little consequence to themwhetheror notthey haveperformed a duty in the bestinterst of the state. They maybe primarily motivated by their own localspecialinterests.Theymay eventake some pridein supporting the localinterest/to a higher,morebeneficial morewidespread interest. Imadethe statement that noone could be heldresponsible.Obviously you can get down somewhere and identify tow or theree peoplewho votedon theprevailing sideof any matter that mightcometo a regional boardso to·,that extent youcan holdthem responsible, butas I say it maynot mean anything to them. It means something to you or to me to be heldresponsible for ouracts because it maydirectly effect ourlivelihood andit isextremelyimportant ot us but to a person whoservesvoluntarily occassionaly on a regional boradof this sort it is possiblethat they will not taketheir responsiblity seriously.Thereis no necessarily no penalties thattheywill suffer "-- that ,is about all ofthe explanation thatI can give on that point ..~et's see yoursecond point was -- Palmer: Strife between boards -- as it is nowit would be settled by the master board. ~ / Brooks: Yes,it is true thatthe Board of Fishand Gamehas to ----------------------- Page 47----------------------- reocncilediffering intereststhat exist in different communities, the fishery, and the mc!ster board will be in a positionto reconcile these under this arrangement. That is quite correct.But I think also that, recognizingregional interests,you are to some extent providinglocal people with a forum to express those local interestsin a local contextrather than ltteing them view matters on a larger, a regional or statewide basis. Now, for example tole have people talking about ~.volves, but they are talking about wolves in Alska for rohe most part.If they regionalizedit it would be owlves in the interior, wolvesin southeastern,wolves in the arcttc. Under this arrangementI am sure we will have each regional board has a unique wolf problem and it is unlikely that it will be the same problem in any two of the twelve ~aeas.But looking at at in a bigger picture,I think that we must see that many of these resourcesare of a statewideand nationalinterest and the input of all Alaskans is importantand yet I don't think that encouragingtehm to narro,.,r their interests to a specific region is going to be in the best of the overall program. 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Ii.." .....Us 8ft"81" to hNA .,.u. .-dalS ta I.tMUak 4tIdaa t1le lat..- ,.ftof ".,...,- ''',17 .toa ...,1. ot dte 01...t. ,..., thAI' _._t. 1M laf...,t_ ~_. ill *18 -Uaa will" ... 1a , ....,Hi_ .f ..,ai, _"'naaeatal _tatesllt. to k...ute .. dle ~~.l" ..Ie.Afe ............. J\a It_ ~.._......4 .........lialvUl IN HI. 10 'is... •• ....... • f die· ....t.......'.l ....'JII.' l,eelf. IftM. u.,.t.q '_'-I' ~we o........... ia __Uoa viP ow ,1aff .. acd8l8"pl.-e .f_1 'DIe eo Hklti ~l,• .c. A. YATES C. 4. l'AYB1 .._ou1,....~ bdoe... ee: U .ladorSaekatC '_torCNft Ala..- 2111lher Co.. DeIu\ Welch ----------------------- Page 50----------------------- DESCRIPTION OFTIMBERRESOURCESONAFOGNAK ISLAND Afognak Islandsupports athrifty, vigorous stand of pureSitkasprucesaw- timber.The incidence ofrot and winds hake is probablylower than that of other coastal forests in Alaska, but the limby,open-growncharacteristic of Afognak sprucetendstoproduce lower quali ty timbe.r, asregards lumbergrade recovery. Quality sampling todate showsthat 3% isSelect gradeor #1 sawlog gradet~ber; 57 percent ofthe timberis #2 sawloggrade and 40percent #3. The grossland area ofthe island is 458,800 acres. 60.7 percent of this or 278,495 acres, support standsofSitkaspruce. There are noother timber species on the island. The forestland isfurther subdivided into several classifications.48,463 acres are classed as supporting noncommercial timber,i.e. the standsrun less than 8 MBF per acre. 3,745acres are classed as inaccessible. The remaining 226,287 acresare classed as commercialaccessible forestland. It is onthis area that timberharvestingoperations areconsidered feasible Two categoriesof commercialtimberhave been inventoried. I\. Old-growthsawtimber, 150 years ofage or more, occupies 131,176 acres. IAverage net volume per acre is 28 MBF. Individualtree diameter probably t averages 18-22 inchesDBH, and heightabout2-32 foot;logs. Total volume f I in thisclassis tstimatedat 3,672,928 MBF. I .i Young-growth sawt1mber,less than 150 years ofage, occupies 68,596acres. Average net volume per acre in these standsis 20 MBF. Average heights and diameters have not been estimated,but they would run less than inthe old- growthstands.Tctal volume in young-growthsawtimber isindicatedtobe I ,371 ,920 MBF. Anadditional26,515 acres ofcommercial accessibleforestland supports standsin thesmaller size classes:poletimber, saplings, and seedlings. Totalsawtimber volume, then,isslightly over 5 billion board feet. Assum- ing a rotation age of 150 years, a grossallowable annualcut ofabout45.5 million board feet is indicated. But abouta19 percent reductioncan be expected from inventoried volume toscaled volume due to defect,breakage, and the effect of scaling rules which would indicate a net allowable annual cut of about37million board feet, scaled volume. (I· ...............' ----------------------- Page 51----------------------- The meetingwas called to order by ChairmanJohnSackett February7,1973 at 3:25 P. M. Presentwere SenatorsSackett,Hohman,Meland,Thomas, and Palmer. Commissioner Brooksspoke on Senate Bill99 (relating to SUbsistence huntingand fishing). He felt the bill both had good and bad points. He supportedthe conceptof the bill but he stated thatit was likegiving something to a certain groupof people and takingit away from another groupof people.Mandatory zones aroundeach of the villages namedunder the claimsact woulddeny many p~le theneed to fish and hunt. He feltit would be betterfor the Fish' and Game Department to establish theneeds of certain villagesbut not on a mandatory system. He wantedto know who woulddecide who will· ,hunt and who will not hunt. SenatorSackettstated thatin order for a villageto qualifyfor a subsistencezone,they would have to hold hearingsin the villages. Commissioner Brooksfelt that his Department could admin- ister the billfairly,deciding whatwas good for all Alaskans. Therewould have to be a properbalancebetweenthe SUbsistence huntersand the recreational and tro~ hunters. Mr. FrankFlanvin,speakingfor the villageof South Na\ht-k, felt the peoplewere generallyin favor of this type of regulation. Representative LavelleWilson who is also a guide felt that~he was in generalagreementwith theconcept but stated ----------------------- Page 52----------------------- that this regulation shoudl not apply to the major road ways such as Tok, Glennallen,and the Delta area.Mr. W11son felt that who would be able to qualify under this regulationshould be clearly establishedsuch as the level of income. CommissionerBrooks stated that he would support the legislation in Senate Bill 95. Senator Palmer moved that SB 95 (endangered epecies SB 95 of wildlife) do pass with the. recommended-amendments. Heaping no objections,the Chair so ruled.(if' (' M The amendmentsto SB 95 are as follows: Page 1, Line 15 after "however"insert "unless prohibited by federal law or regulation."ALSO Page 2, Line 10 and Line 19 is to "sec. 192 Cal" not "sec. 193 (a)".ALSO page 2, line IS and 16 delete "issued under sec. 195 of this chapter." Meeting adjournedat 4:40 P. M. -2- ----------------------- Page 53----------------------- (ill [f f}J ~f}J ~ ~ f}J [L~ lliJ ~ ~ [L&\VQD [ffi ~POUCH Y - STATE CAPITOL JUNEAU, ALASKA 9980 I LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AGENCY February 1, 1973 M EM 0 RAN DUM TOSenator John Sackett , . !) FROM JoelF~tt> Legislative Counsel SUBJECT:Endangered species amendments Enclosed is the federal list of endangeredspecies which you requested relating to SB 95. Please note theU. S. portion of thelist isfoundon pages57-61. Senator Palmer asked which whales are included.You will see themat the topof page58 (the Beluga is not). On thequestion of federal lawsuperseding statelaw,I would suggest forclarification theinsertion of the following lan- guageafter "however" on line15: "unless prohibited by federal lawor regulation." In addition, to remedy the typoon page2, the correct internal reference in line10 and line19,is to "sec.19~ (a)" not"sec. 19} (a)." I wouldpropose one additional technical change in sec.200. Delete the following language in lines 15-16: "issued under sec.195of thischapter." Sinceweare talking abouta permit issued under either sec. 195 or sec.194, it isinaccurate to refer to only one. If youhaveany further questions on this bill, please contact me. Thanks. JFB:hg Enclosures ----------------------- Page 54----------------------- Introduced:1/30/73 Referred:Re.sourcesand Judiciary 1 IN THE SENATEBY THOMAS 2 SENATEBILL NO.95 3 IN THE LEGISLATURE ,OF THE STATEOF ALASKA 4 EIGHTHLE.GISLATURE-FIRST SESSION 5 A BILL 6 For an Act entitled:"An Act relating to endangered speciesof wildlife." 7 BE IT ENACTEDBY THE LEGISLATURE ,oF THE STATEOF ALASKA.: 8* Section 1.AS 16.20 is amended by adding newsections to r.ead: 9Sec.16.20.192. ENDANGERED SPECIES UNDERFEDERALLAW. (a)In 10 addition to species or subspecies of wildlifedetermined to be endangere 11 undersec.190 of thischapter,a speciesor subspecies designated as 12 endangered by regulation underthe Endangered Species Preservation Act 13 of1966 (16 U.S.C.A .. , sec.668 aa et seq. )or the Endangered Species 14 Conservation Actof 1969 1 to 668 cc - -6) is ~/J2~~ en.. ~d~ 15considered an endangere However,v""tlle 11 16commissioner maydetermine that a speciesdesignated as endangered under 17federallaw is not endangered in thestate. If this determinationis 18 made,the species is not considered endangered undersecs.180 - 210 of 19 thischapter .. 20(b)Unless authorized by federallaw or regulation, it is unlawful 21 to possess, sell, offer for sale,give or dispose of anyanimalor wild 22 animalproduct of an animallisted under (a) of this section. However, 23 possession is permitted under theterms of a permitissued bythe 24commissiqner, as prescribed by sec. 194 of thischapter. 25Sec.16.20.194. PERMITFOR PRIOEPOSSESSION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES 26 OR SUBSPECIES.Uponapplication, as prescribed by the commissioner, 27 thecommissioner shall issuea permit to a personwho hadin his 28 possession an endangered speciesor subspecies or a productof an 29 endangered speciesor subspecies bef.ore the eff~ctive dateof this Act. -1- SB 95 ----------------------- Page 55----------------------- ~.. Thepermit shall specifically name anddescribe thespecies orsubspecie 2ortheproduct of an endangered species orsubspecies possessed by the 3holder of thepermit andthepermit is valid onlyforthepossession 4ofthespe~ies orsubspeciesor product named.Proof may be required 5that theacquisitionofthespecies or subspeciesorits product was 6made before theeffective date of this Act. 7 * Sec. 2. AS 16.20.195 is amendedto read: 8 Sec. 16.20.195.PERMIT FORTAKING ENDANGERED SPECIES.Nospecies 9orsubspeciesoffishor wildlifelisted as endangeredunder sec.190(b) ""2,..- 10andsec. 19iCa) of this chapter may bepossessed z harvested, captured I IIor propagated except under theterms of a special permit issued by the 12commissioner of fishandgame forscientific oreducational purposes, 13orfor propagation incaptivityfor thepurpose of preservation. 14 * Sec. 3. AS 16.20.200 is amendedto read: 15 Sec. 16.20.200.PENALTL A person who,without a permi~~8",ernl gui(!\, to the natl,p conntri!'$ or region~ wht'.re the named anlmal~ are' mion of the appropriate pro. ~ond. It is not intend(>d ro be definitive. The use of a trinomial (third name) in the Seientific Name Indicatesthere creoue or more sub~pecles of til" animal which am not eudangered. . the seizedproperty isto bt () the United States, the Re. ~)nULB ectotof the .Bureau of Spon Common name Scientific nameWhere found lnd Wlldlife shall arrange fo! tl. proVided that =ulY forfeitcc 'hall be held by' the Regiona .'outhetn planigale .... : ..., ....•... PWlliga/e tnl11iro"tris.. __ ..._•......•.•...•.. Australia. f the Bureau of Sport Fisherle~~it~~~~~~~~~~~~~:::::::::::::: :::: ,~~al~:g~~~l:t~~~/:~lf;n.~:::: ::: :::::::: ::::: :::: B~' !fe untilthe conclusion of all lArge desert marsupial·mouse ..•.. Sminthop~i.' p.~a71lmophlla ••••. . _............. Du. \imgtailed marsupial·mouse._ .... Smfllthopsis IOllllicaudata.... .••• ..•. .•.•.... Do.' jfmdings connectedtherewith Eastern jerboa·marsupla1. .•.. , .. __ A lltrchi1lo11l y.o la niger . .•....•.........•..... , Do. ~ which have accrued regard· TlISmanian tiger •............... ' .. Thylatl7lUs qmoCfphalus ..• .•.•.......• ".'.. Do. )rage, care, or handling of tJ;( Rusty numbat .••...._" ...__ ..... MyrmfcobillS fascia/us rufus ..~................ Do. Rarred bandicoot .•........••.....• Peramilfs bOtlgaillriUe. _.••.__ . ..••. .•.•. ..•. Do. perty shall be for the accountRabbit-bandicoot. .........•...... Macrofls laaolis .•. __ .• ~ •.• __ ...•.••..•••..__ . llo. rner owner or. consignee. !.tsspr rabbit·bandlcoot._ .......... MacrotisleuCfJra........... .... •..•• .••. ..••• Do. Plg·footed handiconL ..__ . __ .•..... Chaeropus rcauda/us .••••.. .•. __ .•.••......_.])0. I!ountain pigmy·possulll ........... Bllrramys parpus ........•..•...•.._.••.. ,.. Do. Forfeiture of seiud property.~rlly·tailed possum ............... Wllulda squalllicaudata .. _....................Do. r fish or wildlife, product, prop· B"mard's wombat. ..'.' _... '.' '.' Lasiorhinn,' barnardL ..• _.... _.•....•.. '.'.. Do. !m which has been seized pur- r:~~~~!l~~t=:;;~g~~~~~~~~:::: ::::: ~~i~~~~i~ fr~;~~~~~~: ~: :::::::::::::::::::::::~~: the Act may be proceedc: ~llronsland rat·kangaroo........._' Bettoll(Jw Iro pica .. .•••...•_••. ,. ' ••__ .'.'_...Do. Plain rat·kangaroo._ ..•._. __ ..__ ..• Caloprymnu8 campastris. ••.•........ •.......])0• . any court of competent juri.<;· 8!nded hare·wallaby ............_. Lag08tro]Jhu.' Iascia/us ...._.'" ._....... ..•.. Do. If foiteiture tothe Secreta:: t!'Stern hare·wallaby .........__ ... I,u(Joch(s/(s hirsufus ............•__ .. .•••••.•.Do. ltioD by him., . . Bri!l!ednail·tail wallaby ........... Onyrhogulrrz (renata .....__ ...........•...._. Do. r,l1'scent nail·tail wallaby .......... Onychogal((l lunata. _ ...•...._......._.' .. '..Do. uch proceeding is not institutc~~~:O~!~~lo~: ~ :::=:::::::::::: J.lfo~~~~~l~ ~~~:;:~a~::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: CU1;;.o. day::; following the dispositio:' Haitian solenodou ......._.._....._ Solenodon paradoxus_ ..... ____ ,.,., •. ,.,._ ..• Dominican Republic. :lings in accordance with thc,r./ I/mms-allspeci!'" ........_......Ll'll1uridoc,all mpmbel's of thegent'ra:\Jadagascat and Cornoro ~involVing the assessment ojLemur, Hapalemur,LepilemuT, Cheiro· Islands. . (Jaleus. Microccbus, Phaner. ( 'ty, the seized wlldUfe, prod· ;~dr!s, sifakas, avahls-all species .. ludrlldal', nil members of the genera Indri, Do . .1, or item shall be return~ Av~ a' A/:ahi, P~OpithfCUS...:\ t' • 16..__ ......_.••••..•.•••.•••. Daubento1l1amar/aoasCane71S1s •.••.••.••...•.• ,Iadagasear. :ler or consignee. ..p\der monkey ..•_.._ ............. Alcles geojJrolJi Irolitatus. .. .•.•••..•...._..• Costa Rica, Nicaragua. on convictionfor .a crimlruJ \It' 1)0 -- ••..••- •.•.••.... - .•-- •.. Aides (JeojJTolli panamensis. • ••• - ....•__ - ...• Costa Rica, Panama. ~ d·backed squirrel monkey ..._.. Saimiri oerstellii (SalmiT; sciureus oerstedii)... Do. ,ursuant to. the Act, any seizedt~l()l!y spider monkey ___ ......_... BrachYlrles arachnoides. _••••_._ ...••._..•.•. Brazil. )r product thereof, shall be for-,:~k~;~~l~s~a!\es~::==::::=::::=:: g~~j~~~:~;~~i.~~S.~~::::::====::::==::::::=:: per~~colombia, Venezuela, the Secretary for disposition !,~,.Brazil, Ecuador. ·t(;oldi's mannoset .•_.._........... Callimico lIoeldii •._•.••••.••....•.•_•.•_._ ... Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, e may deem appropriate. If n' I;oltlen .. .1'C::O' t I ·rumpedtamann, golden- Leontldeus spp ._ ......•......•_._ ...._.._... Brazll. L1 resUl t.sfrom any such alleg !.' entrleadeo tamarin, golden lion the Secretary may comm:nann08et. llty proceedingsin.' accordaD( !;on·tailedmacaque_..........•... Macaca sile7!1ts __ ._ ..._.........•_._._ .. __ .•• India. ;l,na River mangabey _.•....._. _._ Cercocebu8 oaleritus lIaleTitus. ...... _.•..•••••• Kenya . .. OUclangur. ......_............•.. PI/(Jathrixnemaeus. __ •••..•.•_.._...•.••_•••. Indochina (Hainan Island); regulationsinthis part. If " "lty procee<:Ung is not institute'hit! Is'a d . . .. China: ilfd "n langur_ .........- ...... Slmws concolor._ •.•..••_..•.••.. _...•......• Indonesla. J days following ,the final d!~' ~t ~IObus._ ............_...._... Colobus badiu,~ rulamitratns__ ••....•.••••_.•. Kenya..' . of the criminal case involvln~ ~lnt, ar red colobus .._......•..•.. Colobu8 badiu.~ kirkii. •.•.•••.... .....•••~ •• _. Zanzibar (Tanzania). ;'I'OSS gibbon .................._... Hylobates kloss!.. ...•_•••••• _••_._._ ....••.•• Indonesia. ation, the seized property sbl\f:;,~atcd gibbon_ .....•.......•._... Hylobates pileatus ••••.•.•._ •..•.•••.._.•••.. Laos, Thailand, Cambodia. led to the owne.l' or consignee.l::F.t~~.-== ~:: :=~~ ~= :::=== ::===:: ~g~fl~~~~r?~~~.s.-~: :::~====::=:= ::::=::::==:.- b~~~~:f~rikW:.J~~ ~(~~~.i. 'j:I01; rn three·toed sloth_ ......... BradYPu8 torquatu8....• ...._.•.••••.••_••.•. Brazil. Other Iawsapplicahle. ...~lr~l~rl~ an?adil1o.~ ..._."." .•_.. Chlamyphorus .tr~ncatus .•...•..••••••_•••••• Arg~n1ina. g in this part, nor any penni' 1, or permisSion issued l1er~f ~i~~cl~~r:~!~t.~~~~=============== ~~::~i~IFeE~~~~~==::==~=::::::=======: :,::I~~iia. 411utk niland mouse.~_ ....__ ...... Pseudomys novaehollandiae...••_.••••_••.• .••Do. 1811 be construed to relieve jH .•I"qrt iday mouse."._ ........_..... Pseudomys praeconis. ___ •....••.•~..........Do. ~~Qkr ge's mouse ---- .•• •• - ...• Pseudomys shortridgeL••.__ . ..•_.. ..•.•••..•.Do. rom any provision of arty otl1'cc es, or regulations of the stf\ll'r :1ited States. ~~l~~~~~~.--:~=:~==~============ ~H~iE~;~~~~~~i~i~=~=~====:==============·~g: Plllcd pOl'cupme.~ ..._....._.. ChaelortlYs 8ubspmosus. _____ .••.••..•.,.•.••.•_ Brazll. 84--1)24-7~-5 ----------------------- Page 58----------------------- ". App. A. Title SO-Wildlife andFisheries MAM MA.Ls--Contlnued Common nameScientific nameWhere (ound ':~ear. ···WiUialbe: Rio de 01 i~1ti~~~~I;==================== !;~E~:~:;ij~=_=_=::==========:=====:=.O~it Sperm whale ______________________ Ph1l8eter catodon __________ _____________ .-----Do_ Mbori"ga; Finback whale _____________________ Balaenoptera pk1l8alU8__ ~;' ___ .-----.,--------Do. Moroccan Sel whale ___ c ______________________ Balaenoptera borealis_______ c_ ____________ ___ Do. CUv1e.r's~ . !)Jmlder-h( ~~~h~~~~~~e______ :__:_:========== ~:g:!t:~~fUs:~bb~ffi8==================::===:: g~: >Lodl'r's Northern kit fox ___________________Vulpes veloz hebel_____________________ ,, _____ Canada. Black lech Asiatic wild dog___________________ Cuon alpinu8___ ____________________________tJ .S.B.R., india.AraWan ( (Central and Sou~heast.A8ia). ClQ.rk's ga Mexican grizzly bear__________ •____UrlJUlJ arctolJ nelson;' _c ________________.______ Mexico. Formosan yellow-throated marten_Martu jlavigula chrll'ospila____________ .--___Formosa. Black-footed ferret _________________ Mustela nigrlpes________________________ --~-- United States; Canada. Cameroun clawless otter___________ Paraonvxm{CTodon____________________ .-~-... - Cameroons_ La Plata otter____ . ________________ Dutra plstemis _. _________________ "__________Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, :---- Brazil. . Maned woIt________________________ Chr1/soc1/on brach1/u.rtU______ .~ ____ • __ ~_~_" __Brazil, BoUvia, Paraguay, ~~r::: ArgenUna..We:st.A..fr1oc Giant otter________________________ Pteronura bra8ilien8u. _________________ ~ ____South America. Darwin'srl Barbary hyaena ___________________ HlIaena h1/aena barbara______________________ Morocco. Brown hyaena____________________ HlIaena brwnnea_____________________________Southern Africa-· Spanishl ynx _____________ ~ ________ Felis l1/nx pardina___________________________ Spain.A.t1tlangrei Short4ailed Barbary servaL ___________________ Felis su·val conatantma______ _________________Algeria_ Cabow___ -,_ Formosan clouded leopard _________ Neojeli,nebulo8a brach1/uru' _________________ Formosa. B,rown P6lli Asiatic llon ____________________ . ___Parnhera leo per81ta________ ____ . _____________India. Cheetah_________________________ ., Aci1IVTillX jabat?",_ -_. ___________________ , __ • _ Africa, Asia ltUpor, Ind.1a. Cb10ese agc. Leopard_______ . _____________ . ___ . _ Pan/hera IJardu3 ______ ...____________ ._. ______Africa. Asia Minor, India, Oriental wh Southeast A.~la. Korea. lapanesecn Tlger____ . _____________ . ___________Pan/hera tigri8______ ________________ ... ,._." _ Central Asia; Cblna and Kore&. AlautJan Oa to India, Indonesia and Wblte-wlnge Malaysla_· ~:;;~~~~::~=~=~~:~~ ~~ ~~ ~:::: ~~ ~~Hi~~~~;i~~:::::::~~.~::::: ::~~: :~::~~:::: .g:g;;~:~1I8QuthAmerl~8. l\largay________________ . _____ '" _.' FelUi Ulil'dfL ...._. _. ___ .. _____ ......_. ;.~ __ ._Do. Tiger cat.____ . ____ . __________ . ___ . _ Pl'lill tigrillQ _____ " .....__ .__ ." __ ......_._ .. Costa Rica tonorthern South Arnerlcu. Mediterranean monk seal. ______ ._ ..\lonachus 71101lochll'_ _ " ______________________ Medlterram'an, Northwest Alrican coeat, and Black Stta. Dugong _________ . _________ . _______ DUI)ollg dU{Jon ....____ .. ___ ." _____ •_...______EastAlrica to R)'Ukyu lsland~. West Indian (Florida) manatee ____Trichechus manatu8 _ ~ __ ...__ . ___ ._.- .•.._. ,. Carlblwan. northern Soutb Arnedea. Amazonian manatee ________ . ______ Trkhtchu8 inunguu _____ •____ ~ __ --~---. __ -.- Amazon Basin. Asian wild ass_______________ ... ___ EqtlU8 Mr7iionu,_ .._______ ~ •____ ,._.-;.- '.___Pakistan,Iran, India, Chilla, .0\ rghanlstan; Centre.! Asia .. African wild ass ___ . ___ . ___ . _____ .c FA[!lTL,a,inuI._. _" __ • ___ . ___ . ______ . _. ___ • __ Ethiopia, Somlilla, Sudan. Mountain tapir ____________________ 1'apinu pillchaqut~______ __________ , __ • ______Colombia, Ecuador, PfIrU. BrazUlan tapir_________ , ___________ 1'apirv.8 terrutJU .. ~ _____ " __ . _. _.'; ___ •• __ . _ Ven6lu('I:l, Afieotttlll, Bradl, Colombia. .... . Central American taplr____________ TuplrlUbairdIL________________ , ___ •. , __ • ___ Southt'm Mnlco to Colombia and ECWldor. Sumatran rhlnoceros_______________ Didemlouro.l ftI77J4/T(1UiI ______ •_____________ Southea:>' Asia-East Patisuua to Vietnam to IndonesJa, Borneo. Javan rhinoceros___________________ RhiTKluro.l ,ondaiclu. _______ .~ ______ •___ ,~ ___ hldonesla. Burma; TbaUand_ Great Indian rhlnoceros _____ •• ____ RhmoclTo.ItmicorlliJ .•____________________ • __ Indla,l'epal.... ' Northern white rhlnoceros _______ ._Ctralotherium ,.imtlm COUQn'_____ • __ ~ ____ • _. _ Congo (KhlShasa). Uganda, SudAn, Cl'ntral ACriOlil . Republic. Ptgmy hog ________________________ SlJ1laloanitu__ . _____________________________ IndiS. Ne~I, Bbutan. Slkktm. X~~~deer:==~=~:=~==~=========:= ~=~:::::;ic :::===:=====:====~==:::=::: rnrll~, ~o~;;~ -UF!\tlna. Kashmir stag, hanguL ____ ~ _______ Cmnu daphus hall(llu _________ ••________ ~_._ Ka..'!hwlr. ~~~~Jr.:~a:e~~~== =: == ====: ===:=:=: g;:: ~~~Z~! ~~~C=:::::::==::::::::: ~;::~~Ti~~· Shou_________________ ._. __________ . ClTTIUJ daphul wallic.'______ . __ •____________ Tibet, Bhutan. Brow-6ntlered deer, Eld's deer. ____ ClTfItI, tldi ____ . _________________ . ___________India, Soutbeast .&.sIJl. Persian fallow deer_________ . _______ Dama dama muopotamica .•.... _. ____ •___ •• __ Iraq. Iran. Bawean deer. ___ . ___ ... _. _.. _.. _.,l£elapluu tuhll (CtrMl" hAlO____ '_.'_' _..___ . Indon~1a. . ~farsh deer_____________ ..._"_. _.. , B/aatou:ru! dlcJlOlQllltl'_ ..... -. __ ~._ -. _____ - .. _\l1:ellllila, UrucuaY, BraaD. Puragut\y. Sonoran prong hom ______ . __ •___ ... .4.ntiloc-apra amtricalla lOfIo-rk,,~.__ . _,. _ , ___:'.texlco, ("fllted States. Black-faced Impala ..._____ . _. ___ ._ Atp1/Cero8 11,(1<1111,,11.-1 pdc81 .. _. ______ " .. _____ Southwest 'Africa. An,01a. Swayne's hartebeest __ :. __ ; ..._._ .. Alctlaphu, bU6elaphu, l1&aVTlri. __• ____ .• _•___ Ethiopia. Anoa ___________________ . ____ ._____Alina depre381corlli' ______ ... _... _•. _ .• ; .; ___ IndonesLl. Tamaraw______ . ___ .._. __________ . _ Arllla mind'He/I';.' _ ..• ____ ..._ •.. _. --" _ ', __ . Phlllppill~. Wood bison. _.. _. ___ ..•__ ~ _. _._ . ___ Ri.ron I>ulm alhah/J.'Cat, ___ ; ... _.• ___ ...__ . ___ Canada. Seladang (gaur)._. _. _. ___ ' .. __ . __ . _ Bos gaurl.,. __ . __ .... _....... , .•...... _ .. _ .. India. :;uutheast _'sill. E~t Pakl.utltic namu Whl!re fouud ~-- !l{"~," BtJulI5 (J...,..~. ................ Sp,.,..uoumnl4ktdt1., .•.•.•.••....••.•••••• Galapag~ . :USY. .A~aJlrieb .................... SfruU,I:O crrm~!U ".,Ionu..................... Jordan or Saudi Arabia. W_ A.trteMl OJU1,~h •••.••.•.•••••• &n.lJiio crrmrlu.f 6pGl.:L ..................... S~llnt&h galHlra. Derwtn'l"'- ... , ............._... /'1n<""1414 ........................ Afl:entlnn, Pen!, Uruguay. BoUvla. ~.ib~::.~ ~ ~. :.::::: ~~":!":J.r::;;::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: J!~~~.mala. C.".................... ......•.•.. l'1nodrofM cahow ........................... Hermuda. Brow-n~................... I'tl.f'dJr••, ()CCltUWlU •• ...................... Ml'Iioo, t:nltet! Stutes, Panama. l'Ul!rto Hlco, etc. Cb~I!Cf'lIC ...................... i~r:!fIlIo c,arOl>o (-owcjaM ...................... Japan, Korea, Chloa.....U.8.S.R. J.~t'.ft8:...-d Ibtl .............. Ntppo ...... 'I,pf'!J:'I ............................ Japan. Kon'a, U.S.8.~ .• China. AJeaUan C~jtOOIe••••_ ........ 8rcnLG crrn.od-rOl.JlIlno>p«ItItJ ................ Japan. Unl~ States. WbU. ..tu.pd 1I'OOd duc.k ........... ell"t,.. ,nu~llllfJ ................... ......... II1<1i8. Thailand. Malaysia. Burma, IndOllesla (to Include Java). ~~falcoo......... FaJO> ~rqrrnlU all4tana ..................... C&nB-d.a, United Staws, Mexloo. ~~~.='~·k::.~:::~:: .~~~~%:~~~~"~..:::~=:::=:::~=::::: Ch£~~8S Island (Indian 'lStiuthOCt'an). A,ajousn bland!q)alTOw ha ..k ..... Acclpflu /rtlncuil ptI-IWIU ................... Comoro Islands. .vMt U~hllwk ............. , •.... ~ovalopagoelUu.......... ............... Galapagos . ·lact~Alonh)'._U~ e-a«le ............... Pltlll(Cp/l49a Jt!"lfL. ....................... Phlllpplnl'S. u uIMld,. lI~WIlmpertal Nile ............. Aquila ~114ea ad4lberl/.. ..................... Spain. Mo~, Algeria. <;renadA hook·blUeod /rUe .......... Chondrohlcraz unclMl'" mlrtu ............... Grenada (\\ est Indies). :l~h Cuba book·bOled kite .............. CA01ldrohler11% tDU..onU....................... Cuba. Andean condor .................... Vn.llur"'plllu.............................. Colombia to Chile, Arientioa. ~Inll. i ,ula: =~;::~::::::::::::::::: ~~:;uO:cWtU·.·:.- .-:::::::::::: :::::: ::::::: ~l~~l~~: lall. Horn~...................... Or~taa.u dnblantU ......................... Guatemala, Mextoo. Pru. B!1IztJ. ~-bUleod1l'~~.~~~:: ~b"l~~t:~__:~::: ::::::::::::::::::::: ~~~~t~ad. IAPerouse', m~apod~••.•....•... Altl1apodfu.. ltll~MIU ........................ Pal8u, Marianas . .lomlJ\a ),f&Joo .......... ;, .................. M4C'~ph4lcn mako •. ...................... Celebes (Indonesia). ML"tked bobwhlt.fl .................. Colilllu rirginfanUl rfdgwa."L ................ United States, Mexico. Pakistan. Wblt~ pheasant .............. CrouoplfUm crolloplfUm ..................... China, Tibet. IndIa. esla, Brown~ pheasant ............. CrouoptilonmanLchllricum . ................. China. Chlnt'l6{l monal ..................... lAphopllOru'lhu.,,81L....................... Do. 'llIand. Sclat.flr's monal .................... IApho]JhorUI ulattrl. ........... .....__ ...... China, Burma. India. Edward's pheac<:.ant ..........~ ..... lAplaura tdwarlhf . .................~ ........ South Vietnam • .lnda, J-mperlal ph~t. ................ Lophu.ra imperial"' .......................... Vietnam. an Swlnhoe's pheasant. •.............. lAphura ,wlnhoff... ........, ................ FomlOsa. Palnwan peacock pheas.ant.. ....... Polvpkdron trnphanum • .................... Phl11pplnE'.1'. SlkklmMikado pheasant .....~ ............ Svm.attcu.. mikado__ .........~ ............... Formosa. ia.Bar·taUt>d phea..'lfint.. .............. SIInnaticu3 humf4t . .................__ ...... Burma, China. Blyth's ~opan__ ........ "._ .....~ Tragopan bl!f/hlf. .............._............. Burma, China, India. Cabot's tr&(Zopan _.......•..~ ...... Tragopan cabotL ............................ Chins. Western Lr&(Zopan .................. Tragopan melanvup1l4l1l, ••. ".""."""" India, West Pakistan. Whooping crane ................... Onu americana •• ........................... Canada, United States. Japanese crane .................~ __ Onu}aponenm ............................. 1apan, China, Korea, U.S.S.R. Siberian white crane ............... Ort131tUCOfleranu'_ ••••__ ..................__ Siberia to India. Hooded crane.~ ....: ............... Gru3monachUl•••••_........................ 1apan. U.S.S.R. Auckland Island raiL._ ••••_....... RaUus pedoralismutllerL ............__ •.•.. New Zealand. :rnzll,Kagu ........c •••~ ..........."~ •••• ~ Rhvnochdo,jubatUl .......................... New Caledonia. Great Indian bustard .............. Chorlotis nigrfup'........................... India, Pakistan. New Zealand ahore plover .....~ ... Thfnomi, novae·sulandiae ................... New Zealand. Eskimo curlew ..••_. ___ ......___ ... NumrniUl borealUl ...........__ .............. Canada to Argentina. Audouin's guIL".c ................ LartU audouinii. ............................ Mediterranean. CalHomla least tem ........._:._~ .. Sterna albifrons brownL ..................~ .. Mexloo, United States. Cloven·feathered dove ~ .. , ......... DrepanoptUa holoserfua...................... New Caledonia. Chatham Island plgeon ...~ .•...••• Hemiphaga nOIJauulandfae chathamensis ..... New Zealand. Azores wood plgeon~ ............... Columba palumbUI azorfca ••••• _•••••• "__ .... Azores. Grenada dove ..._..• " .....cc ••• ~.~, uptotUa welisL . ...•..__ .................... Grenada (West Indies). P&Jau ground dove .••_•... , .••••... Oa7licolumba canifron'. __ ............... "••__ Palau Islands (Marianas) • .ochre-marked parakeeL., •• _" •.•.. Pltrrhura cruemata ....~ ..................... BrazU. 59' ----------------------- Page 60----------------------- App:A' TitleSO-Wildlifeand Fisheries BIRDs-Continued ----------~------- COlnmon name Scientific name Wht'nI round --------------.:.,.----"-----~--..•..~-~..-.-.----.---- Kakapo ....... ......•..••...•...••. Strigops habroptilulJ ••.••••••• '....... Nl'W ZpaI!H"1.orinoco eroe· Red·browed parroL ..•.....•.•.... Amazona rhodocorvtha...................... /lratll Cuban croeo Bahamas parrot. ................." Amazona leucocephala bahamenIJtl ...... ~ ... _. Hahlilll'''.Morelet's ere St. Vincent parrot.~ ............... Amazona guil1inlJiL ................._••~,.~. Ht. VJIII.~·Ilt P\-"',rnlla.·_ ....... ,., •. ; ......... &'ych"Lc.s.place..In Seychellt's white-(>ye .... :......... : ZO Ponape great wltlte-ilye ......... __ • /i.utia 8an!'jrdi. . ....... _............. , .... P'Jrnpe (C"acuUo"'s). Bureauc Semper's warbler .................. Lt"UcQ~za ump(Ti .. ............ ; •. ,.,.". ; •.• ~k 1..uC1:1 (WI!::'\I Iwllee)". AppeJldlx Bachmfln's warbler ... :. _..... ; .... l'amiwTa bathllla11i1 ................ ;~ . ..• ~ .. CuI,s.1.;nlte<1 Slates. proprlate Barbados yellow warbler__ .~ ... : ... J)wdroica pti(cMa ~chia____ ............... nurba,lus {WtiIIC IndJl!'!li. Kirtland's warbler ................. Delldroica A:lrtlalidii. .........~ •..._ ........,. na.fIlUl)M, t'nU..>I:o and.A.u:uI.IoQ Rt9'et ·ot·Qf1glll Basins. Do ............ , ........... ; .... l'odoc71emiJ unijilis ................. :........ Do.Upone4 Short-necked or swamp tortol~e .... P8tudl"III'Jdura umbrina .......... ............ Australia... ~1 ent yacare ...... ___ .................... Gutman g4CaTc ................................ BoUvla.••o\fietlUna. Peru, DruB. 60 ----------------------- Page 61----------------------- Chapterf-Bureau ofSport Fisheries, Wildlife App 0 the purpose of obta.!nlng an exemption f.rom('oyer a ,;j!lgle impor:"a twn, a serIes of related ~;~ms~olthe ~u\~en~.~ or the Endangered 8~les Importfl:ions, or importation over a specified obtained byappJytDa til Sport~and OoD.YnaUon.-\ct ot 1989(83 Stat. 275) andprrlod t)! time. ;:;Dep&.rtment or the regulations promulgatedthereunder,and ie I Anypermitissuedunderthis section ,"n.o. 202«0. Tb_ thatanyfa.l~ &t4U!ment hereon m!lybe mnyspcclfy any conditions deemed necessary IUbJK't \0 the crimInal penaltles of 18 U.S.C. by,he Regional Directorof the Bureau of ~taJ.nthetoUowtna1001," Spo:·t. FisheriesandWlldl1fe,inclucUng the 14 1DsiJtutloilal atIW- (nU) S!gna~ure ot tht' llppllcant.requirement tha~ the applicant pay any rea- (b)Tbe!sstl.n:c.e o! permIts underthis sonabl'! costs incurred by the Department In oli Of .~otaptocl~~don ~~l be;!mltl"d to those!\ppllcant5 ins;)('c:ini::" the sl1ipment(s) at a non-desig- 'Cl or.~eh·~. alonawhOClUl :partment of theIdaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Wash- .tement. h~n I'tlal"Interior. 730 NE. Pacific Street, P.O. Box 3737, Ington . !,nat penaltieS ot18 Portland. Or<"gon 97208.Telephone: 503234- 4050. ~.appUe~t;Becton 2: Regional Director,Bureau of SportIncludes: Arizona,Colorado, Kansas, New (~bsectlO21 aha1l beP!sberles and Wlldl1!e, U.8. Department of the Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas,Utah,Wyo- tra.nsportattonotInt.erlor. Federal Bulldlng, P.O.Box1306, 517ming. _ .nammals or fish to GoldAvenue SW., Albuquerque, New Mexico tico in any way con·87103. Telephone: 505 843-232l. of Parts10, 13, and Region 3: Regional Director,Bureau of Sport Includes: Il11nois, Indiana, Iowa,Michi- Fisheries and Wildllfe, U.S. Department of thegan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, ~it. pUs 0113. trout-Salmo gtlae. sandvicensis. Arizona (Apache) trout-Salmoap. Hawal1an coot--FuZica americana alai. Humpback chub-GUa CJfPha. Eskimo curlew-Numentm borealt.s. ~ioha\'e chub-Siplultel4s mohave-Il,u,. Ha.weJlan stllt--Himant0pu3 himantopU8Pahranagat bonyta1l--Gtl4 robu.stajoTd.aai. knudseni.M;:>u.pfl. dace-Afoapa oor14cea .. PuertoRicanplaIn plgeon.-Columba fnor- Wouodfio--Plagopheru.a 4fge1lt'LNtmu.l. nata wetmore1. C<>lorado Riveraqua~ch.fJfI1U Puerto RIcan parrot--Amazona vtttata. lucill-S. . Ivory-b1lledwoodpecker-Campephflus prfn-Kemdall Wa.r:mSpr1n~ dace-Rhlnuilttll., cipalis.osculus t h.armalU..'.. .. .... , ReeJ-cockaded woodpecker-Dendrocopu.s bo- realis. Ct1:-w-Cha.mlutu cujul; Hawa1!an crow(alala)-Cornu tropicu.s. De\"l~'S Hole pupftsh-Cypri1l0cJ0n d.~~ Small Kaualthrush (pualohl)--Phaeornb Comanche Springs pup~ palmeri.e:egans. Large Kaual thrush-Phaeonlis ob:curus Tecopa pupftsb-CWriJ'WCWJI caUdae. ' ' . myadestina. Molokal thrush (olomau)-Phaeornf.q ob- Warm SprIngspu~JItIVQ~ sCllrW:1 rlLttra.den.:tLs p.:ctoraU.. Owena River pup~.~.. Nt1ho~ m!llerblrd-Acrocephalu3 Jd n¢. Kaualoo (00 aa)-Moho braccatus. Paluumpk11lJ1lt.b--.Cmpetrf4AyUI,.. latGI. Crested honeycreeper(nkohekobe) -Pal-Big Be,nd gatnb\alr.-G4mbw-f4 (llItgef. ' mericldolei. Clea.r ~k gambus1a--GGmblUtll hetero- clur • ' HawaUakepa (akepa)-LoIOp., cocc171ea CDC- cir;ca. Pecos gambuaJa-{",omburi13 Mbalu• ... , Maui [l.kep~ (nkepule) -Lo~cp" COCcfn~Onllrmored, t~p1ne sttckleback-aa..i.,.;.;·' OChraCl'lL.aate-rtu QCul~t1J". ~cmi. Oahu creeper (alauwa.hlo)-Lorop, macuZaf!lOlla. toptn1nnow~iopIU oeci&mtat4l., maculata. F\'}untatn dartet'-BUuost01n4.~ ~.roiokal creeper (kaknwahlel-Lo.ropsmac·WaterCl"e$S dartA!r-1'tJufOIt0m4. n~ Illata /;ammea. Maryland darte:-EtMortoma· .tellAre~f Aklapo!natl--Ilemignathus wiLsonf.Blue p!ke-8tt:osfe41on tntreum gl4tU:n.m. Kaualakialoa-HemignatlLu$ prO{'t'n;s. 135 P.R. lGM?, Oct. 13. 1970) fJ.1 ----------------------- Page 63----------------------- The meetingwascalled to onderby Chairman John Sackett,February 14, 1973at 3:45 P. M. PresentwereSenatorsSackett, Butrovich, Meland, and Palmer. Commissioner MaxBrewerof the Department of Environmental Conservation spoke on SCR 30CannUflling certain administra- tiveregulations by the Department of Environmental Conser- vation). Hestated thatthe regulations adoptedby his Department are already in effect in Fairbanksandthe Anchorage area. SenatorSackett stated thathe legislative objections to hisDepartment's regulations werewhen dividing sublots, that it createdan extreme hardshipon theowners. Commissioner Brooksfelt thatti prevented additional pollution.The pollution may not be seen thisyear butin yearsto come,it willhavea greateffect.The Department does not recommend anychanges. Meetingadjourned at 4:30P. M. ---, ----------------------- Page 64----------------------- The meetingwas called to order at 3:25 P. M. by Chair- man John C. Sacketton February15, 1973. Presentwere SenatorsSackett,Butrovich,Hohman,Meland, Raderand Palmer. CSHB 1 (an act relatingto guides)was supported by Representative Keithspecking. He stated thatthis bill removedthe professional guidingfrom the Departmentof Fish and Game int 0 the administration's department. Frank Jones,Director,Divisionof Game, Department of Fish and Game,recommendedthat the following amendments be added: Page 1, line 15 and 16 delete none memberof the boardshall be the director of game of the Departmentof Fish and Game." Also, deleteLine 18 and 19, Pagetwo "Withthe exception of the directorof the divisionof game." SenatorPalmer movedthat we do pass CSHB1 with the amendments (stated above). Hearingno objections, the Chair CSHB 1 s-o ruled. In referenceto guides, Representative Speckingfelt that thereshould be legislation toregulate "transporters". GeorgeHohman stated he wouldlike to have an amendment to CSHB 1 so that some transporters can qualify underthis bill. SJR 17 (renaming Mt.McKinley)was supported bySenator Sackett. He stated thatthe U. S. Board on Geographic names- supportsthe theory that geographical names be :eenamed to its orginial name. ----------------------- Page 65----------------------- Senator Rader moved that we do pass SJR 17. Hearing no SJR 17 oojection, the Chair so ruled. Senator Hohman moved and asked unanimous consent that SJR 16 (Semidi National Wildlife Refuge) do pass and asked SJR 16 unanimous consent.Hearing no objection,the Chair so ruled. Meeting was adjourned at 4:35 P. M. -2- ----------------------- Page 66----------------------- -, The meeting was called to order by ChairmanSackett at 3 :15 on !.ebruary 20, 1973. Present were SenatorsSackett, Palmer, Rader, Thomas, Hohman, Meland, and Butrovich. RepresentativeTerry Gardner was present to speak in behalfof HJR 16. The resolutionasked that the Federal government fund monies to be matched by State'monies for anadromousfisheries programs: Senator Rader moved that we do pass HJR 16.HearingHJR 16 no objections,the Chair so ordered. CommissionerBrooks, Departmentof Fish and Game, spoke on behalf of CSSB 99.He stated that he believe in the con- cept of the bill but does object to Page 5, line 13(c) because it may be in conflict with Page 3, line 21. He aslo felt that thB Departmentwoudl need monies to hold thBse proposedhearings.He stated that the would send over a fiscal note tomorrow.He also felt that the bill would subject the Commissionerof Fish and Game to continual flow of critisms.He could administerthe program in a reasonable way and not unjustly deny a great bulk of the State. Senator Hohman moved and Senator Thomas secondedthat we do pass the bill out of commi ttee wi th the delections (:;;) CSSB 99 mentioned and with individual recommmendations. Hearing no objections,the Chair ruled that CSSB 99 do pass. Delectionsto CSSB 99 are as follows:Page 5, line 13, 14, and 15 deleteII(C) A permit may limit its holder to en- ----------------------- Page 67----------------------- gaging in hunting or fishing in the minimum number of zones necessary to fulfill his sUbsistence needs, in the deter- mination of the commissioner." A discussion followed on SCR 30 (annulling certain regulations by the Department of environmental Conservation). Steve Cycles, an interested party, felt the regulations on waste disposal system created a grave hardship an was seeking temporary relief. Hesaid the regulations were state-wide in effect. SSSB 103 was discussed by Senator Palmer.He felt that the bill only gave the regional boards 4 powers and that the present situation has not worked because the Master Board is over worked.He fel t these regional boards would ~12vate much of the Master's boards decisions. Senator Rader felt that the bill was too confining and that the regional boards would not be representativeof the total population. Senator Palmer disagreed with Senator Rader and stated that the Master Board would have the right to veto or recind action of any of the regional boards. Senator Thomas moved that we pass SSSB 103 out of committee with the amendments and fiscal note. Hearing no objections, SSSB 10~ the Chair so ruled.(See Attachementfor deleftions). HB 73 was discussed and it was noted that there may exist a slight legal problem with the bill.(See attachment). Senator Palmer moved that we do pass out of committee HB 73 (restricting open~to-entry landsto state residents)HB 73 with individuals recommendation.Hearing: no objections, the Chair so ruled. Meeting adjourned at 4:45 P. M. ----------------------- Page 68----------------------- ,~' ( i SSSBNo.103 Page 3,Line 15 ADD: "the masterboard may vetoregional board" to "the masterboard may amend or veto regional board" Page 5, Lines 26 to 29 DELETE:"Thecommissioner maydelegate authority to advisory committeesfor emergency closures during established seasons.The commissioner may countermand andmakenulland void any authority delegated or order issued under thissub- section.The masterboard shall" Page 6, Line1(continued) DELETE:"establish thenecessary rules governing such clousres." Page6, Line15 ADD: "of thissection maybe vetoed by" to "of this sec- tion maybe amendedor v'etoedby" Page 6, Line19 DELETEAND ADD: "of vetoaction." to"of suchaction." ----------------------- Page 69----------------------- WILLIAM A. EGAN, GOVERNOR DEPARTMENT OF LAW OFFf(E OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL POUCH K- STATE CAPITOL JUNEAU 99801 February 21~ 1973 TheHonorable JohnSackett Chairman Senate Resources Committee Re: HB 73 am DearSenator Sackett: Youhaverequested theopinionof thisdepartment re- garding the constitutionality of the above-referenced bill, which amendsAS38.05.077 relating to thequalificationsof persons seeking to enter upon statelands. HB73, the forerunner of the present bill,introduced a simpleresidency requirement as one of thequalificationsof entrymen.The original measurewaslater amended to statean additional condition, which reads:"(3)has beena resident of thestatefor at leastone yearimmediately preceding his ap- plication to lease." See HouseResources Committee" report, HouseJournal, p.153.It is tothis amendment that ourcom- mentsaredirected. TheU.S.SupremeCourtdecisions in Dunnv. Blumstein, 405 U.S.330;31 L.Ed.2d 274 (1972) and Shapiro"v. Thompson" 394 U.S.618;22 "L.Ed.2d605(1969), focusedattention upol1 lawswhich condition the enjoyment of rights or privileges upon thelength of timea person has resided" in aparticular state. As viewed by theCourtin Dunn,31 L.Ed.2d at pp.279,280,"[d]urational residence laws penalize thosepersons who havetraveled fromone placeto another to establish a new residence duringthequalifying period. Suchlawsdivide[state] residentsinto twoclasses, old residents and new residents, and discriminateagainst the latter •••HEarlier the Courtdeclared thatthe rightto travel is an unconditionalpersonal right, Shapiro, supra,394 U.S.at p. 643, andtherefore durational residence lawswhichburdentheright areunconstitutionalunless the Statecandemonstrate themto be "necessary to promote a compelling governmentalinterest. H Id.at p. 634. " On this rationale, courts havestruck down durational residency requirements in regard to votingin state elections [Dunn,supra],as a qualificationfor receipt of state welfare ----------------------- Page 70----------------------- The HonorableJohn Sackett February21, 1973 -2- benefits[Shapirov. Thompson,supraJ, the occupancyof publicly financedlow-cost housing[King v. New Roche~le Housing Authority, 314 F.Supp.427 (S.D.N.Y.1970)J,and receiptof state supported medicalcare [Vaughan v. Bower, 313 F.Supp.37 (Ariz.1970) and see Crapps v. Duval County HospitalAuthority,328 F.Supp.181 (M.D.Fla.1970)J. The durationalresidencerequirementsstricken down in the above cases seem to bear a close resemblanceto that con- tainedin HB 73 am.When applied,only recent migrantsare dis- qualifiedfrom enteringstate lands, even though they may intend to make a permanenthome in the state and have assumedthe same burdensand responsibilities of longerterm residents. As the effectof requiringa one year waitingperiod is clearly discriminatory, the inquiry mustshift to the nature of the interest to be protectedand whether the means adopted interfereto the leastextent with individualrights.The"com- pellingstate interest test n does not possessmathematicalpre- cision. Thus, for example, a one year residency requirement as a qualification for paymentof resident tuitionat a state university has been upheld as constitutional, Starns v. Malkerson,326 F.Supp. 234 (D.Minn.1970).Under the particularcircumstances of that case, at least, the court found that the residencerequirementdid not infringeupon the right to travel. In conclusion,it should be emphasizedthat the durational conditionspecifiedin HB 73 am is subject to close judicialscru- tiny.Upon a challengethe State will be requiredto identify the substantial interest involvedand demonstrate how the one year qualification period furthersthat interest. While we be- lieve there may be reasonablelegal grounds whichcan be asserted to defend this residencyrequir~ment, we cannot predictwith cer- tainty how a court might rule when confronted witha challenge, becausethe law of durationalresidenceis in a state of flux throughoutthe countryat this time. Sincerely, MGP: ss ----------------------- Page 71----------------------- -, .......-.....Themeeting was called to order byChairman John Sackett at3:07 onFebruary 27, 1973. j Presentwere Senators Sackett, Palmer, Thomas,Meland, Butrovich,andHohman. Senator Hensley spoke insupport ofSB129 (anact relating toguides) andfelt there were noparticularlegal problems with thisbill. It would specify whereaguide could carry onhis guiding.AIIcguides would not beable tohunt in all districts. In referencetoSB129, Commissioner Brooks, Department of Fish and Game,stated that thebill would provide an economic opportunity witfiinanarea now denied them. Asto the legality ofthebill,the Commissioner stated that many guideshave some businessesin morethen one district.He stated further that atthepresent time thereis no record of how much guideskill. There isa reportthat guides have toturn in but are not requi~ed todoso.Theprogram of computationis now with the PublicWorks and with HB 1,it would probably bewith theDepartmentofCommerce. Senator Hensley felt that Kotzebue andNome are being presently hurt bythe vast number ofguidesgoinginto that area and the vast amountofgame killed. Commissioner Brooksfelt he favored theconcept of the bill generally. Senator Hohman moved and asked unanimous consent that we5~ IZC} HeR 4 dopass HCR 49, SJR 24,HJR 32, and HJR 24. Hearing noobjec- SJR2 HJR 3 tion, the Chair soruled. HJR 2 Meeting adjourned at4:00 P.M. ----------------------- Page 72----------------------- The meetinwas called toorder by ChairmanJohnSackett at 3:15 P. M. on "March 1, 1973. Present at the meetingwereSenatorsSackett,Hohman, Meland,Palmer,Thomas,and Rader. Senator Thomas movedwe do pass the SB 182. HearingSB 182 no objection, the Chair was ordered. (SB 182 is an act relating to fish and game.) L. P. Carroll,Chiefof the Miscellaneous Tax Section, Department of Revenue,spokeon SB 169. (See Attachement) DavidHerrnstenn, FishermanfromKodiak,spoke on SB 169. (See Attachment). Jay Hammondrepresenting Bristol Bay Borough spoke in favorof the bill andits intentto raisefishingtaxes. He stated thatthere has beena poorfishing runthe last two yearsand we should takeinto consideration the amount of money we receiveas comparedto ':the amountof money the State ofalaska investsin management of its fisheries. He felt we were not utilizing our taxingauthority particularily in rural Alska. He wouldd~ini~telY endorse the bill. SenatorPalmermovedand asked unanimous consentthat in refernceto SB 169 that Page,4 line 8 through13 be SB 169 deletea. Hearingno objection, the Chairso ordered. The delection is as followsto SB 169 "Sec. 73.75.130. REFUNDTO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.SubJec"t to" "a"pprO"pr"i"a"t"i"o"n" by Taw, the (THE)commissioner" of revenue shall pay to each organized boroughand eachcity of thefirst "and (,) second(, AND THIRD)classesan "amount ~qual to 10 percentof the amountof tax revenuecollected in the boroughor city fromtaxes levied ----------------------- Page 73----------------------- by sees. 10 -go of this ehapeter. Meetingadjourned at 4:40 P.M. -2- ----------------------- Page 74----------------------- ./ FISCAL NOTE FirstSession - Eighth Legislature I.REQUEST Bill Identification: SErrATEBILL169 ~-, Title~ AN ACTR~~ATI=r~:G~T~O~'~F~~~5~H~~~=~~I~~~'S~'~T~A-X~E~S~~~~~~~~~~~~ Requested by ;S2fAT2;RE30U~{CES CO~·:.l·:ITT3:G Date :-.,,)+/....J..-f-l.;....7J.,;-...-____ 1 Return DateRequested:~·~~~1/~2~/~7~3~~~~-~--~~-~--~~~- Agency: D3PARTI'l6NTOF REVEHUEProgram: FISCAL 0ERVICf;S II. FISCAL DETAIL Budget Request Unites) Affected: INDIVIDUAL AND BUSInzss TAXES A. EXPENDITURES: (Thousandsof dollars) OBJECTFY 7·3 FY74FY 75 FY 76 FY 77 FY 78 100 PERSONAL SERVICES ;;,;(]~ 1 ~ 7-- 1-~ f.,17_ ~.. lR ~10 ~ 200TRAVEL _f)_i ~ 1 f., , 7 1 ~ , a 300CONTRACTUAL _n_ ? n , f)11 1 ? 1 ~ 400COMrJIODITIES -0-c;c;()h ? 500EQUIPl\1ENT-o-s _n_ _n_-0- _0_ 600LAND& STRUCTURES -0--{) ... _'n ... r _0_-0_",,- -0- 700GRANTS~ CLAIMS,ETC.-0--0- -0- -0--0- -()- TOTAL -0- 20~2 10.7 20 q22 121 L.. B.FUNDING: (Thousands of dollars) .~__-::G::.::E::_::N~E::..::,R;;.::"A:.:;;:;L~F,;"U~N~D_=__---_I_-=.l-0~-~__+_-"'2..uO'-+,.s;..2-+_'.I,...:9,z..•...,7'--+---"-?.l,.LO.....9::;t-+--J.2;;..t:2;........LJ....-+_2G.,3~•...J.I...-f . FEDERAL FUNDS OTHER c.POSITIONS: PERMANENT/TEMPORARYI:gi MANMONTHS (P./T.) III. ANALYSIS(See Fiscal Note PreparationInstructions,Section III) . SEE ATTACHED IttENO RE:S.B.169 FROI·lL.P,CARROLL, CHIEF MISC. TAX SECTION DATED3/1/73. IV. ATTACHMENTS "~ v. DATE:_3.;J....,;l..JI/2~/-f7..,,;.J_____ PREPARED BY: _~---!::...'.....::::::..;._~...:;.~~•..·~'-""i~<'::::~~IIOiI~~__ R.D.ST-~rSON . ACTINGCOI',~vlISSIOITER Original: Legislative Finance DEPARTIJIEHT' OF i1iVEiJUE cc: BudgetandManagement PrimeSponsor (First Legislator Named) ----------------------- Page 75----------------------- ,{ '., ,'>.',~ STATE of ALASKA TO: r R. D. Stevenson Acting Commissioner DATE : Department of Revenu1.t.;'~ March 1, 1973 FROM, L. P. Carroll, Chief.~ ~ 1· . \ SUBJECT: Senate Bill 169 Miscellaneous Tax Secti~n Raising Fisheries Taxes Departme"nt of Revenue .Senate Bill 169 increases the fisheries tax rates on all species with the exception of salmon. The cold storage and freezer ship tax on salmon remains at 1% for shore base operations and 4% on floating operations.The raw fish tax on salmon canneries remains at 3% of the average wholesale case price for the last five months of the preceding five years. The figures shown below indicate the tax collected in 1972 under present rates on the1971 pack, and show the amounts which would have been collected had Senate Bill169 been in effect for that time. Column three indicates the gross increases to the general fund before revenue sharing. The proposed amendments to the sharing provisions of AS43.75.130 and AS 43.75.135 will . be discussed later in this memorandum. Effect on Treasury: Increase to Tax Collected in 197'2General Fur at Present Rate (Before Estimated Tax Had S.B. Revenue Type & Species Rate 169 Beenin Effect Sharing) Salmon Canned 3% Av.Whlse$2,670,5603% Av. Whlse$2,670,560-0- Salmon (LandBased) 1% of value 75,495 1% of value 75,495-0- Salmon (Floaters)4% of value 24,072 4% of value 24,072-0-· Halibut 1% of value 80,029 3% of value 240,087 $ 160,058 Herring (LandBased) 1% of value9575% of value4,7853,828 Herring ·(Floaters) 4% of value1,468 5% of value1,835367 Shrimp (LandBased) 1% of value 36,471 5% of value 182,355 145,884 Shrimp (Floaters)4% of value 11,508 20% of value 57,540 46,032 * Crab(LandBased) 2%&1 % of value176,382 5% of value 779,049602,667 Crab (Floaters)4% of value 196,448 20%of value 982,240 785,792 Scallops 1% of value 10,171 5% of value 50,855 40,684 Sablefish1% of value 576 3%" of value1,728 1,152 **Clams & Misc. 1%&2%6825% of value3,4102,728 I~ Sub-total$3,284,819 $5,074,011$1,789,192 -~ ----------------------- Page 76----------------------- R. D. Stevenson March 1, 1973 ~ -2- * 2% Tax appliesto canned crab 1% tax applies to .frozen & freshcrab **Razorclamsat 2% Butterclams at 1% Increase to TaxCollected in 1972 General Fund at Present Rate (Before EstimatedTax HadS. B .Revenue Type & SpeciesRate 169 Been in Effect Sharing) Salmon Roe & l\1ilt No tax -0-25¢ per lb.2,250,932 2,250,932 Based on9,003,729lbs. Totals$3,284,819$7,324,943$4,040,124 Thus it maybe sho'wnthat hadSenate Bill 169 been in effect in 1971 the gross additionalrevenueto the general fundbefore revenue sharing would have amounted to $4,040,124. Aswe are dealing witha shared tax,to accuratelyexpress the effect on treasury, wemust nowshowthe amounts to be shared withlocal governments.Thefigures sho\vnbelowin column (1) indicate whatthe sharing wasactuallyon the FY72 collections.Thefiguresshown incolumn (2) reflect whatthe sharing would have been on theincreased revenues at the proposed increased sharing formula in Senate Bill169.\Ve haveshowna distributedamount byeachapplicablecity and borough for all fisheriestaxes exclusive of the proposed 25¢ per poundtax on salmonand herring roe. The total sharing forthis tax is shown at the bottom -of the chart and is expressed as a 30% figure ratherthan 40% to accountfor that roe whichwill be processed in canneries outside of any city or organized borough. \Ve are not able to estimate roe production by city and borough at this time but feel that the overal 30% figure is reasonable for these purposes. (1)(2) Revenue Estimated Shared Revenue 1972 Pack Sharing July 1972 Under /~....Cities Actual S. B. 169 Anchorage$7,120 $8,000 Cordova26,330 55,300 Craig400 800 ----------------------- Page 77----------------------- " - . . R. D. Stevenson l\~arch 1., 1973 . --~- (1) (2) Revenue Estimated SharedRevenue 1972 Pack Sharing July1972 Under CitiesActual S.B. 169 . - Dillingham 17,140 35,000 Haines 10 10 Homer 5802,900 Hoonah4101,800 Kenai 9,370 9,370 'Ketchikan 1,490 3,100 KingCove 36,930 82,000 Kodiak 26,360 58,000 Pelican 2,74012,700 Petersburg39,340 87,500 Seldovia 1,130 5,650 .Seward· 5,53014,300 Sitka 1,230 2,850 Unalaska 8,91076,000 /~ Valdez100100 Wrangell 6,06014,400 Yakutat 8005,000 CitiesSub-total $191,980 $474,780 Boroughs ." , Greater Anchorage7,13024,000 Bristol Bay103,750210,200 Haines 30 40 C& B Juneau3,70016,400 KenaiPeninsula 23,510110,000 Ketchikan Gateway1,490 9,800 Kodiak Island72,820293,000 Sitka 19,850 46,000 BoroughsSub-total$2·32,280$709,440 Roe TaxSharing -0- 675,280 ,~ Total Revenue Sharing $424,260$1,859,500 ----------------------- Page 78----------------------- ( r .... , ,- R. D. Stevenson March 1, 1973 -4- The net effective increase tothegeneral fund had Senate Bill 169 been in effecton' the 1971 pack afterincreased revenue sharing would have been $2,604,884.Total netgeneral fund revenues would have amounted to $5,465,443 rather than $2,860,559 actual.This would result in a net percentage increase totheState of 91.06%, while also morethan tripling the revenue sharing to eligible unitsof local' governments. Wemay then assumethatthesame generaleffects will hold true forthe1973 packand any subsequent year without attempting to estimate specifics by species andarea. Problems of Administration: Senate Bill169 provides thattheeffective date is theday after passageand approvalor on the dayit becomes law without· approval. This poses administrative problems oncollection of thetaxfor thecalendar year 1973 catch. For example,should Senate Bill169 become lawon l\larch 31, 1973,we would have to requirethateach processor filetworeturns;one showing his production from January1,1973 through l'vlarch31,1973 at the old rate and another return showing productionfrom April 1,1973 through December 31,1973 at the new rate. This would have the effectof doubling theworkload in fisheries taxaudit aswellastherevenuesharing,aswe would have to share the firstthree months' taxes collected at theoldrate under theold revenue sharing formulaand the balance of the year'staxes under theprovisions of Senate Bill169. Therefore ,we strongly recommendthattheeffective date of the legislation be made tocoincide with thebeginning of a calendar year. Anotherpotential problemmay exist in Section 43.75.060 (e) on line27<>.f paget,voof the billwhereinit states - "any coldstorage or processing plantremoved from thestate isa floating cold storage under (c) of this section fromtheday of removel." We believe thissection maybe made clearer and strengthened bychanging the languageto read - n any cold storage or processing plant movedwithin thestate or removedfrom the state is a floating cold storage under (c)of thissection from thedayof removal. " Cost of Administration: Astheincidenceof ahigher tax' provides incentive fortax avoidance it isfelt thattheaddition of a revenue auditor forfieldinvesti- gation is desirable. The addition of thenew position would also require increased equipment and travel allowances forthefisheries taxunit. Specific amounts\vill beprovided in our fiscal noteonSenate Bill169. ---- - ----------------------- Page 79----------------------- , , ..... ~ R. p. Stevenson March1, 1973 -5- Wewill also require some additionalfunds fortheredesign and printing of new fisheriestaxforms and theseamountswill also be detailed in our fiscal note. t.:-: l .,-, , .LPC: agm 'ol ., ----------------------- Page 80----------------------- ·~_________________________ -__- __ - ____Retail VaJ..ue about,,!$4.~,ooo,OOo-------- ----------.--- - -- -- - ......7 1<_..;_______________l-Ih01eSale value '214,000,000-----------) r(--Paid to fishermen---1~---Pro~essorls share-------------) . .;~.85,OOO,000I :;:>129,000,000 «(;O:~) I (40:,~) . ~51,000 ,000~.t4' ado, oop .~.lB~oker gets 5%, to OJ.tside Ala;'" an \ ~r-lO, 700,000 fisherr~c=:niShe~en :state incon:e tax u.nknot;n) 50% ." $2.3,000,000 poat ~ canne~ workers' $255,2.3h ~317 ,000,000,~hare wagestotal corporate income tax ~oe~ tl) shipyards, '?' paid to Alaska by all >upplies:Ifuel, fish processors (1970) )a..~s, insu!'aneo ! ~3,269,684 ~17,OOO,OOO >raw fish tax to Alaskan fishermen's pockets ~850,00o . ! ~920,OOO state incon?e( . state income taxtax ~OFFUND~-ALASKA SFM'OOD INDUSTRY 1971 Note: The wholesale valuemaybe greater than indicated.Muchof the indust~ is vertically integrated, with many processors havin~ substantial interests at the fishing level as well as in brokering,labelin~, and further distribution. 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J I ,., 1 ~.6" 1 !""I ..... h t ...,.., I .............. ----------------------- Page 82----------------------- .- KODIAK AREA 1('. NG CRAB. CATCH 1960~61 TO 1971-72 .,'. 100- , , '0' .•..95,,8 , , " 0' r-, " '"-, 8 ' .. ,'1 7'::> ~ V) "'. f c --r0 ,1- 0' -.. --' () "" , . ", ~ 60-· t..... " o.", .. V') " . ... . -/ ", <5 ,f,' ~ '!.O~ 35.8 -- .'. ~J"'\ n J" ",", ·_t.t::. . \. "" . , . 20- 1.7tf' C' ~ /-. 1.....1••J • /// ;// ~'/. ,~, / / ...W;/ ., /' /" , Jt) 6!;J7"1 60 616364 66 6969 70 • t 6-'" C,S 63 -'0 61 G2'" G3 6'~• ":.J G7 G9 ·70 7-1 1- . :.flSH1NG YEA,R(},1 AY .. A PnIt ) o S~ .!\ 5 0 i'J0. U0 Tl\ . -: [,,1/\ r~ V!;Sr::9~y " . • : ·OCi-.29, j')71 ( -.~' ... ,-,,{ , ' ,. .(- ----------------------- Page 83----------------------- ·" ,.... .0 . \ I • C ...' " to o~ o o 0 0 . 0 .. .. e. I e. o .. ... .. .. : r~ ~'l .. . A . V r:...""1 \ U 0 0 o 0 r...::3 .. '. ~ '. 1:'....., Y"'l > rr:"'-3 ~:J /"'~.'\3 . ~~l t ...... . . (~1 ... . ~. \() to 1:4 ;.;2 ~;.-d t:':.:J o ~) rj. J." . . ~ r;~ l:;;"1 .: . o ~J o L...... . V .0. n ~ ~ r.;:.:.J.0 (::' . J1 • 0 0 ,:~ ") .. "'...:.:.~ of 0 •• 0 o 1"' ••• ----------------------- Page 84----------------------- o· -C.. ----------------------- Page 85----------------------- The gtate of Alaska allowedserious overfishingof our king crab stocks during the past decade.Predictions based on guess-timatesproved too rosy, and managementtechnique~ andquota systems have improved, and the king crab catch is on the upswing ag~in.It was an expensive lesson, for if we hadn't seriously depleted some of the stocks back in the sixties, we would like~y havea higher su~tained yield harvest level today. - One \'Jould hope that Alaska had learned, but apparently we haven't, for the same pattern of ove~fishing and underman~gement ofour shrimp and tanner crab stocks is taking place today.The shellfish program of Fish and Game is underfunded, while at the same time the lucrative resource is undertaxed. Alaska produces about 25~ of our nation's shrimp harvest~Kodiak's 1971 shrimp harvest produced 82,000,000 pounds of shrimp with a value of'. ~l6,ooo,oOO whenleaving town, yet the state spent only ~90,OOO 'managing' the resource,and collected only $32,000 in fish tax revenues.This year's production dropped thirty per cent to 58,000,000 pounds, and some of the grounds have already been seriously overfished.Fish and name has developed the basic management techniques, but it doesn't have the funds to implement them. MOW some of the fishing pressure is moving westward to the Chignik-Sand Point area where the expected harvest this year will be 30,000,000 pounds, about a third of the entire American Pacific Coast catch.Yet due to lack of funding there is no management program at all, and the valuable stocks are being subjected to the familiar free-for-all. /"~ And the same destructive development pattern is taking place \'Jith the booming tanner crab fishery, except that with the greatly increased fishing capacity it's happening at an· accelerated rate. ~ish andGame has no tanner crab program. At the request of the Cordova fishermen a quota was guessed at for the Prince William Sound area, but the Kodiak area has no quota, and along with the entire state, no size or mesh limits.NO attempt is being made to inventory the tanner crab stocks or to derive the needed basic management data. The managementof our fisheries is the responsibility of the ~tate.NO one else can do this with our competitive, unlimitedentry, free enterpri~e system, unless the federal governmentshould step in and take over fisheries management, and !'m sure then we would squeal.Tt is the task of the legislatureto provide the funds for adequate management of our fisheries deriving the funds through realistic taxation of the resource if necessary. Crab and shrimo fishermen are making a good living.I feel a major concern is that our resourcesare being so under;managed that we won't be able to make a living in the future. Fishermen have a saying that goes, 'you can't make a season on the grub bill', ~t sort of tells the cook not to -be too penny-pinching on the food, because the payday is going to be determined primarily by the amount of fish caught, and good food can be particularly desirablewhen the fishing is heavy. ~he same type of concept holds true with management--if the rishing industry isn't willing to 8pend the few dollars necessary to /-""properly tal(e care of our fish, then we very likely won't have enough fish to catch in the future. Dave Herrnsteen ----------------------- Page 86----------------------- 1971 ALASKA SEAFOOD VALUESA'trDT1\X REVENUES'. • VALUE TO FISHEIDv1ENFIRST vlHOLESALE VALUE PROCESSORTAX. Canned' salmon I$107,981,152$2,670,560 Frozen salmon $51,411,428 11; 966,"575} total99,568 Fresh salmon. 921,415 '0 Salmon roe 27, 000,000 ___ Salmon'l'lotal$51,411,428 $lh7,B69,142$2,770,128 King Crab $19,077,,253 $32,35 1 ,952.. $349, 393 DungencsoCrab609,92L~ ,1,~78, 775 .6,099 '4' TonnerCrab 1,363,544 · 2,893,827 13,,685 Si1l"tmp 3,909, O~~5 15,780,163 ..39,090 Clomn 70,152lOi, ~87 701 • Sca11~D (shucked) 990,3851,206,593______9o.-c:.;l.9 0 3 ' Shellf~sh Total . $26,025,303$53,818,791$418,871 ...... Halibut .$7,236,812 .$10,178,125 $72,368 1;11.2 c.Fi oh 831,777 . 2~169,255 ___ ~____~____ ~ 8 312 L TOTAL SEAFOOD$85,565',320$214 1 035,319 $3~269,684 , Compiled from ADF&Qand NMFS statistics. , (( " ----------------------- Page 87----------------------- SEC T ION 11 DETA1!. OF ST,\TE REVENUES Fl~C'\L YEARS 1972-78 ACTUAL EST IMAT E D F.y'. 1972F.'!. 1973 F.Y.. 1973 F.Y. 1974 F~Y.. 1975F.y'. 1976 F.y'. 1$77F. y.. 1978 COD! . REVENUE SOURCES Revised Revised RevisedRevisedRevised Budget Es~iu:.ate Estim:lte Estimate Estimllte Estimllte Estim3te Estlt:late GENERAL FUND - UNRESTRICTEDREVE~~ '!!\COHE, EXC!SE A~iD OCCt'PATTON TAXES 101AlcoholicBeverage Excise Tax$ 4,837.8 $ 6,301.1 $ 5,124.2 $ 5,636.7 $5.862.2 $ 6,069.6 $ 5,994.7$ 6.234.5 102Cigarette Tax(3~ General) 1,209.2 1,357.0 1,224.8 1,447:3 1,592.1 1,751.31,821.3 1,894.2 104InsurancePremium Tax 3,475.94,364;3 3,927.8 4,438.4 5,015.45,667.4 6,404.2 7.236.8 105Alaska BusinessLicense Tax 6,069.16,321.0 6,433.2 7,015.1 8,062.78,794.2 9,124.0 8,920.2 IncomeTaxes 106IndividualIncome Tax .' it 39,076.3 42,962.741,039.4 49,822.4 57,142.8 59,735.355,398.3 55,508.2 107FiduciaryIncome Tax 47.640.0 50.0 50.0 55.0 55.055.0 60.0 108CorporationIncome Tax 6.458.0 6 906.9 6 886.87~594.7 8 007.1 8643.210 1 673.1 21 -160.7 1 1 1 1 1 Total In~omc Taxes $49,909.6 $47,976.2$57,467.1$65, 20f+ .9 $68,433.5 ~66.126.4 Si6,728.9 ~4~ '" 109 Minesand MiningTax~81- 30.717 ,0 32.0 40.0. 40.0 60.080.0 80.0 110Inheritance Tax 59.220.0 17 .2 10.04.0 -0- -0- -0- III Estate Tax 39.3 8.0 42.0 50.0 55.060.0' 6S.0 70.0 Corr.roerc1al Fish Tny.cs 112R3, 25/1b.Freight and market fees areonly about ~.25/lb, so I reckonthat the roe vIas worthabout~?3.00/lb when leaving Alaska. People 1sopinions differ asto vlhere theburdenof this tax will fall. 'fi18nty-fivecents perpoundon roe vlould produce revenues equal to aboutI-b,p of the first wholet: ale value of theentire salmon prod- uction. Thisburden"lQuld be onall processors equaIly--cold storage& andcannersalike. The nextquestion is ho~.J' much of the ta"'( vIi11 be passed back ontothe fi~hermen.The vaf·t majority of salmon are sold by thefishermen in therOll.l1d. y.JhE~n the roe became extremely valuable instead of a wasteproduct, fishermen did notsee a corresponding raise in prices. I see no reason 'tihy \-Jhcn theseextra profits aretaxed thatthe burden should fall completely back ontothe fisherMen.I feel it 1.Jill probably be shared by all sef:'mentsof theindustry. Hany salmon fishermen areinterested in rehabilitation of the runs,improved management, andhatcheries of' s('n1C~ type.1'lith the lack , of oil money, I feel theindustry should ce willing to p~y for the investment in the resource.It S(;e~lS re2-sonableto'tax erf,s to hatch eggs I • It should all pay· off many tirnes over in tllp lone run. R1"'Vm~UE .J}{ARING Undertheexisting law, 20',; of tho fish tax revenues are shared withtbe local governmentsin which the3r are cc'llected. In 1971 only 13~~ of eross revenues wereshared, becauseconsiderableainount::, are collected in unorganizedareas oSBl69 prcposes sharinr l:O>~ v:ith the local governments. Thi~ \,;('.uld v:ork out tcactually Ghar-inc only about 25~. :F'or instance,the million dollars collected from theAdak king crabcatch "lith theincreased floater tax would go only to thestate. ----------------------- Page 92----------------------- Fishingcommunitieshavespecial tax problems. Outt indust~ produces much l"1ealth, but usually Solittle of it staysin the local community. Fishing hoats and float.ine proces~ors are difficult to tax.Salesand propert~.r taxes are paid largely by the resident, while the tnansient makes his moneyand heads ~outh. Ninety-five percent of Alaska I s fish are processed by Outside-ovmed corporations, t:o their profits donlt stay in thecommunity. It is difficult to taxa salmon boat,for only the local boatcan be taxed,and the tax could be the last strau ona bad year. Seafood money flowsinto the local economy mainly throueh the local fishernen and canneryworkers, and thesetHO groups havea difficult time passing on direct taxes. It is morefair to get the same number, of dollars by tax:in~ thefish,for then the local tax burdenis shared by the wholeindustry,including the Outsiders. Other arertS of the state have industries that provide buildings, heavyequipment, pipelines,oil platforms, steadier payrolls, etc, that can be moreeasily taxed Hith local taxes. Fishineccmmunities spend money trying toprovidethe servicesfor an industry '\-Thich is N± difficult to taxlocally. The help of the state through revenue x sharing of the fish tax is neededin order for our fishingconnnunities to tax the wealthof our industry. Fosterand Narshall recently did a tax study for Kodiakto deter-"' minehOH the tov;n can raise the moneyneeded to pay for the new high schooladdition ands'\-dmMin~ pool. It reco~~ended raiSing the sales tax from3~g to 5% and tav:in~ the fishing boats full value. The increased shared revenues underSB169 '-[ould provide about the" same amountof ;/....-."dollars. Itls an 1either-or Isituation for Kodiak. SUN}L~RY IT~{' is too often considered adirty wortl---everybody wantsto avoid it, pa.rticularly pollticians. Elit taxesare a necessary part of democracy and capitalism. They are the way of appropriating part of the 'Ylealth to serve those needsof industry andsociety that cannot be served by free enterprise alone.It J~. easy under socialism or communism, for then all the revenuesfrom production go directly to thegovernment,but I don't think weare interested in that. Completely unrestricted freecompetition in the harvesting of fish doesn't work. Even thoughto a feH fishermen at times manage- mentmay sepn to be an evil, manafement is absolutely necessar/, and - we should work to make sure that it's -aseffIhctive as post,ible. In eight years time in KodiakI havelived throuf,h inadequate- management of tvlO maj or', fish stocks, king crab and shrimp,and haye tvIice experienced the resultsof overfishine, and nov: it I f. happening allover aeain with tanner crab. For sevp-ral years I fished tr~mend­ ously rich shrinp and king crab eround~--the prices Here1011, but the volumeHas great,and we did 'Hell.But now f orne of those groundsare seriollsly depleted or practica~ly barren.The prices Hent up to help compensate for the lower volumes, but think hOvl much richer we \-1ould all be if 1-re had had adequ?tefllanagement. I donlt putall the blameon Fish and G2fl1e. Someof their mri.Ilagers probably made seme mistaY8s,but they can't work Kithout tools. The kingcrab and shrimp budgetshavebeen terribly small. It costs money to gather the research data and iwentory the stocts. The blamelies 'Vlith all of us--processors, fishemen and the state- we Ive neelected manA[:pment until the resourceeet~l in trouble. Our fisheries havp fantastic potentials if He only paythem the ,necessary attention. The responsihility of ma."1a£"pmcntrests1-nth the state. I love fishing--it' s my Hayof life--but Ienjcy it rnueh rnore v!hen I feel ----------------------- Page 93----------------------- Table 1. Commercial FisheriesValues andBudgets(Thousandsof $) ValueBudget%of arFishermenHholesaleManagement Research88-309 89-304Misc. TotalWholesale 60 40,934 96,674511200 711 0.74 61 46,470128,687914264 1,178 0.92 62 58,436131,938900284 1,184 0.90 163 46,859109,038913327 1,240 1.14 164 56,843140,921 1,14749820 1,665 1.18 165 70,083166,572 1,037257 290 50 1,634 0.98 )66 81,902197,299 1,073361 328 20 1,782 0.90 i67 48,777126,696 1,165 384 333166 2,048 1.62 )68 79,900191,686 1,275 375 328425 2,403 1.25 )69 71,024144,200 1,317 692 328425 2,762 1.92 170 98,390213,932 1,502 746 304425 2,977 1.39 )71 85,505198,658 1,989 980 304388 3,6611.84 )72 2,095 1,052 304388383 4,222 Avg. 1.18 a :: : ~ :. g =:~ :::. = TablelIT - Pacific Coast Ha1ibu 4Landi -v !'l5S (1ars d .. hd 5-0 ff , we1fhts 1271 and2 121 * :Total1971 ?otal1972 u. S.Caiiadianu.s.Canadian ....Vessels VesselsVessels Vessels Alaska: 1.0001bs 1,000 lbs1,0001bs 1.000 Ibs Juneau1,220.0 13.01,017.0 - Ketchikan y.2,71t2.0 23.01,242.0 - Kodiak II4,425.0 4,792.0 5,167.0 3,246.0 Pelican 865.0 581.0 683.0459.0 Petersburs 2,528.0 61.0 2,504-.0 48.0 Sand Point276.0 !t08.0 654.031L~. 0 Seward y 2.442.0 1,169.03,401.0 1,577.0 Sitka 1,139.0 124.01,159.0 70.0 Wrangell 41~.0 -342.0- OtherCentral Alaska64 .0 38.0 920.0- Total Alaska16,702.0 7,209.0 17,069.0 5,714.0 Prince Rupert 1,568.0 11,514-.0 1,300.0 10,442.0 Vancouver Seattle ~- 4-.719.0 - 4,181.0 1,875.4- 110.6 631.0.. Bellingham724.0 1,940.4510.0 1,320.0 Other \'!ashingtonPorts 219.6- 233.3! - Or-;oon _.69.03.0 ~5.0 - Total 21,158.025,496.019,808.321,657.0 m - . -...,..___~GRJlJm J.OTAL I" 40,6)4.0 I~1,U65.3 ;/ Includes Cr~i.s, To:ceen ar.d !(e tla!--::a tla.. ?:.! Ir.cludes S(?:!.do'lia and 0.JJ:'tlova; "jJ InC1Ud~s-::'-'-E-ut-e-da-l-e. ___ ~Includes V"'-!lcrJu':er IsIar:d and ir:'l..U. ============"'::_='::__=_01='==::_=I'P~="'::::====:':D=~::'~=,,=_.=~,"=':=:.~=::::~=.:..;;:~'..t~::t~==-=--t Tablo2o"·Je.. ..,2tu l fi ..... ;holcs:-.le ,"'rice for ir::")crt.ccl CI1".1=1 l.n~~l -cir:1: l,,::,l!:lon l"OCt _-.----f=:;;.:-'c::..::~\)~~d~E_1..17..1 :1_~ - . ..... :.. __. ~rado '. .' l'ric£' i)0::' pOLn~~l ~_________--!-S;~j:.b cr· 1_9_7)_-___-~-!--~~~'-)~-.·~-':';-:1,.....l-,_0-1_··~_:~t~r/-.;..;..i-=2_-_-___1 rLr~t:. Chut'l oalo~n roo:3 ,.41 to )e 793099to IJ..80 F ink B(~lmon roo 3.15to ).J,1.1 ),,99 to 4 ..23 ') c,£.o.P..Q) Chumtlc.lnon roe 3.16to :3 .I}J. PinkBulr:on roe 2.90to 3.0) Ch~ cn.loon roo 2091to :3.0) Pinkf,D.lcon roo 2.6,5 to 2.65 --------~-------------------------~ ----------------------- Page 94----------------------- It is important when discussingtaxes to keep in mindthe mat)Utude of the. dollars involved, and to relate the rates to the tax base on lihich it is applied. It meanslittle to say tha.t a tax is doubledor tripled unlesswe knoH the amountof dollars that is doubledor tripled. Three timesnothingis nothine. Three times one is three, whichis something. But threetimes threeis nine, which may be a lot.Some of the existing tax collections are so low that to doubleor triple them isn't a lot. Takethe 1972 Kodiak kingcrab catch as an example: l~rst wholesale value wasabout $10,000,000. 15,000,000 Ibs ~ $.35/lb equals ~5,250,ooo value to fishermen present tax rate of 1% produces~52,500 proposed rate of 5% produces$262,500 Tax as related to price: 1% of $.35 is $.0035/1b, abouta third of a cent 5% of $.35 is $.0175/lb, a cent and three-fourths increase is S.Olh/lb ,a little le~s then a centand one half That meansif thetax increase \-Tere to be completely passed back ontothe fishermen,that it would decrease the price of king crab by ~p.Oll.l/lb. If the processor and/or the consumer Hereto absorb (~ half of the increase,then theamount it wouldcost the fishermen would be $.007/lb, or ~aboutthree quarters of a cent.It would take onlya 2% increase in futurekine crab harvests as a result of improved management arid protection from the inve~tment of the tax dollars in theresource,in nrder to pay the fishermen backfor the increased twes.Lov.er local taxesand/or cOITlPlunity imrlrovements as a result of the revenuesharing \-Tould be an added bonus. Some other ratesas related to price: 197,2 Kcrliak shrimpharvest(first vJholescUe valueabout. :~11,000,OOO ) 50,000,000 lbF (:) ~.0525/1b - :.;;2,625,000 value to fishermen . -Tax as related to price Present rate l~~~ ~~26,250 Ii'; of ~500S25 ~ ;fo00052> ~oposed rate 5%=·~131,2S0 5% of .0525:::: .002625 1972 Kodiak halibutlandings about9,000,000 Ibs@ ~.60/1b:::~~5,1 00,000 v?J.ueto fishermen Tax as related to price Present rate 1%~$S4,000 . l:~ of :tJ.bO =:;S.000' Proposed rate 3% ~ ~l62,OOO 3% of• 60 =. .018 ----------------------- Page 95----------------------- The meeting was called toorder by Chairman Sackett March6, 1973 at 3:15 P. M. PresentwereSenators Sackett,Hohman,Butrovich, Meland, and Rader. Discussion and presentationa weremade on SB 169. Rich Lobber,manage for the Association of PacificFisheries spokeagainstthe bill. (See Attachment).He stated that Mr. Herrsten had giventhe committee some misinformed facts to the Commission.He felt thatif therewas a tax increase, it woudl be passedto theconsumer. Senator Rader stated it wouldhelp the Committee in de- cidingon SB 169 if theycouldsee figuresas tb~the profit and lossof the fishingindustry in the pastfew years. Mr. RalphJones,President of Alaska-Shell, stated that his operationis totally ~gainst SB 169. (See Attachment.) Joe McGill, Chairmanof the HouseResources Committee, was notedpresentby the Chairman. Richard White,represent ing WakefieldSeafoods, also spokeagainstthe bill. (See Attachment). RonaldJensen, President of Pan AlaskaFisheries spoke against the bill. (See Attachment). Representaive ErnieHaugenspokeagainstthe bill and stated thatthe fisherman will be the ones to pickup the extra taxintended for the fishingcompanies. Hestated thatthe fishermen will probably have to take a cut in pay. Meeting adjourned at 5:40 P. M. ----------------------- Page 96----------------------- PAN-ALASKA FISHERIES,INC. )OO)(~~x5(~)G~XkXX~)lXKX~~~~1jKl'v~c P"6 ....·~"'p;;F;~;~-- j f:;/'1"+ Bre1;ver Has .'Dint View' Of Toxic Solution Spill ~ommissioner of Environmen- preferred way· of. disposal"of tal L'onservation Max Brewerthe solution wouldhave been a sayshe takes "a dim view"ofcontrolledburn. the dumping of 7,000 gallons ofThe commissionersaidem- toxic solution by state employes ployesinvolvedin the dllmping at the King Salmon airport. toldstatetroopers thatthe ~lowever, Brewer saidit "'lilt isopropyl solution, used to cleat: never beknown whether the ice fromthe runway, had been dumpings last fal1 causedany thrown away afterbeingcon- environmentaldamageto the taminated.. by jet' fuel. The solu- !'\aknek River. tion' is similar to rubbingalco- It appears, the commissioner hol. said. thatDivisionof Aviation "We don't know if there were 2mpJoyes dumped thesolution· on three occasions into an area any fish kills," Erewer said. "But let's faceit-if there were adjacent to theairport.The anyfish in the vicinity andifi runway is bordered on one side the solutionleaked into _the byFox~reek. a tributary of creek, theywould havebeen the :~aknek River. killed," Reports ofincidentsduring September and October sur-~lis concern overthe dump- faced last week when Sen. John ings"has beenbrought very Sackett, R-Galena,announcedforcefully to the attention of the hisNatural ResourcesCom- peopleinvolved," Brewer· said. I mittee would follow requests by '" As far· asotheraction,the' theBristol B~y ·area Develop- statedoesn't sueitself, .. ·. the ment ~orp. to investigatethe positive effectisto'make , dumpings. . people far more awareof, the After investigating the matterproblems .. that arise· from. an personally,. Brewer,said"the unthinking action:.' .. \' r, ,~: . ----------------------- Page 154----------------------- r-fAHCH 2·····1974 d:.ill";' f;, TO ~1HOH IT MAY CONCERN: REFERENCE TO PAPJCINGLARGESTATE AICOHOLTRUCKON NID-l PARKING RANP OF KING SAIJDN AIRPORT AND DRAINn~G vlHATI ASSUI'E WASGONTAl'ITNATZD ALCOHOL.' '\ ..,," My name is Mr. J .T. Stubbs.I am employed by the Federal Aviation Administration as Air Traffic Control Toweroperator, KingSalmon Alaska. In mid to late December1973 Iwason duty when State took their large tan.lcer truck acrossrunt.;ay 18/36 to the ne1-J parking rampandproceeded to the south boundr.y on thegravel portionof the parking ramp. In this position the crewstarted the drain system, apparently to drain thecontents onto thegravel or dirt parking area. Thisarea appears nearly flat from thetowerand Iwondered at that timeif the alcohol might evaporateor soak into the gravel or perhaps run off. I checked the draining tanker several times with O'U.'r"tower binoculars (7X50)and each tine the runoff or drain area appeared to be about, the samein size, probably not more than a100 foot to 150 foot circular .area. Thetanker was in this position for quite a longtime,morethan 8 hours probably around IOto 12 hours I believe beforethe crew cane andmoved the tanker back to theState equipment parking area. /" Thedrain area is located several htmdred yards fromthe Naknek River '.. Federal Specification: (Federal Government activities may obtain copies ofFederalSpecifications, Standards,and Hand- TT;..P-l43-Paint, Varnish, Lacquer, and books and theIndex of Federal Specifications, Related Ma.terials; General Specifica- Standards,and Handbooks from establisheddis- : :; tions for Packaging, Packing, andtribution pointsin their agencies.) Marking. J.!iUtary Standard: ".. Federal Sto/ndarth: .MIL-STD-I05-Sampling Procedures . Fed. Std. No. lO2-Preservation, Pack-and Tables forInspection by Attri- aging, and Packing Levels.butes. : ~. . 'f. , ....FSC6810 ,,, . ,.. 1 ...."""""y... Lijitf.:r.·rr: ~F Qf~" 'Y':::I"~ , . ti-'S ." ; ..' "·l..r-r;z-T"'~~"~·---.""-'.' T.. ~";;' --:-~.~-~.; '-'~'- ~.• --'-"-"--':::T:~~-' ;:. " ----------------------- Page 160----------------------- TT-I-735a , ~ (Copies of MilitAry Specifications and Stflndards 3.2.3 Hydrocarbons. The isopropyl alcohol requiredbycontractorsin connection withspecificshall be miscible without turbidity when di~ procurement' functions should be obtained fromthe luted to ten volumes with distilled water at procuring agency oras directed bythe contracting 20°C. ' officer.) 2.2 Other pUblications. The following doc- 3.2.4 Corrosion. The isopropyl alcohol shall , 'ument forms a part of this specification to not cauSe pitting nor black stain on a copper ,the extent specifiedherein. UnlesRother- strip when tested asspecified in section 4. , wise indicated, the issue in effect on date of However, a slight brown stain shall not be invitation forbidsshall apply: cause for rej ection. , " Ame1'ican Society forTesting and Mate- 1'ials: 3.3 'Vorkmanship. The isopropylalcohol ASTMStandards, Part 8.shall. conform to the best commercial prac- ticecovering thisclass of material. , ,'~ '" (Copies,may, be obtained from theAmerican ': Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race Street, '"I>hiladelphia 3, Pennsylvania.) 4.SAMPLING,INSPECTION, AND TEST 'PROCEDURESI.~, ': ,,~-., "l 3. REQUIREMENTS 4.1 The supplier is responsible for the per- '3.1Quantitative requirements.The iso- formance of all inspectionrequirementsas .' 'propyl alcoholshall conform to the reql!ire-specified herein. Except asotherwise speci- ments specified in table I. ·fied, the supplier may utilize his own or any other inspection facilities and services accept- 3.2Qualitative requirements. able to the Government. The Government re- 3.2.1 'Appearance. The isopropyl alcohol serves the right to perform any of the in- shallbe clear and freefrom sedimentand spectionsset forth ill the specifications suspended matter when examined by tranR- where sucb inspectionsare deemedneces- j ~-i ... '·' sary toassure that supplies and services . mitted~light. conform to prescribed requirements. 3.2.2 Odor. The isopropylalcoholshall have'the characteristic odor of isopropyl al- 4.1.1For military agencies.Supplier re- coholand leave noresidual odor after dry- sponsibilities shall be as specified in method ing Qn filter paper for2 hours. 1031.1of Fed. Test Method Std.No. 141. '~ TABLE I.-Quantitative requirerne nts !~ Test GRADE A GRADE B : ,." Characteristics reference Min. Max. Min. Max.paragraph " Acidity(percent as aceticacid)........ . 0.0024.4.1 \C Distillation range: Initial boiling point°e. ............... 81.3R1.34.4.1 Dry Point °C••..•.................... 83.0 83.0 Nonvolatile MatteI' (gram per 100 rul.) .. .0.0020.0024.4.4 'Specific gravity at 20°,120°C. ............ 0.7862 .0.7870 0.78620.7873 4.4.1 \Vatp.r content (percent) .... ; ......... ,.i 0.10 PAO 4.4.2 ", Color(platinum cobalt scale) ........... : 10 10 4.4.5 2 /:") 1f ----------------------- Page 161----------------------- Tr-I-735a 4.2 Sampling. Sampling ~hall be performed the isopropyl alcohol in a clean 250-ml. grad- inaccordance with method1021 of Fed. uated cylinder, diluteto the250-n11.mark Test :Method Std. No. 141. with distilled water and mix thoroughly. Al- low theair bubbles to rise tothe surface. 4.3 Inspection.Inspection shallbe per-Place 250millilitersof distilledwater in a formed in accordance with method 1011 of second clean250-ml. graduate. Placethe Fed.Test :r.1:ethod Std. No. 141. graduates side by side on a dark background in such a manner that the light source(nat- 4.3.1 For m.ilitary Q,gencies. A random sam- uralorartificial) willpasstransversely ple of filledcontainer.s shall beselected in through the columns of liquid. Compare the accordance with l\-1IL-STD-105 at Inspection appearance of the sample solution with that Level I and Acceptance Quality Level of 2.5of the distilled water by viewing the liquids percent defective to verify allrequirements from directly above and through the lengths of this specification in reg~rd to fill~ closure, of their columns.Thesample solution shall packaging, packing, marking, workmanship,be as free from turbidity as the ·water. and other requirementsnotinvolving tests. 4.4.4Nonvolatile 1na.tter.One hundred 4.3.1.1 Resubmitted inspection lots. Para- graph 12.2 of MIL-STD-I05 shallapply ex- millilitersof theisopropyl alcoholshall be cept that a resubmittedinspection lot shallplaced in a tared evaporating dish and evap- be inspected .using tightened inspection. For orated almost to dryness oyer a steam bath. Thedishandresidue shallbedriedin an visualexamination, where the originalac- ceptance numberwas zero,' asample size oven at 105" ± 2°C.(221° ±4°F. to constant representedby the next highersample size weight, cooledin a desiccator and weighed. code letter shall be chosen.Thedifference in weight shall bereported as grams of nonvolatile matter per 100 mil- 9;4.4 Tests. Tests shall bemade in accord- liliters of the sample. '\.~- ~ :":ance with theapplicable methodsof Fed. TestMethodStd. No. 141 and as specified 4.4.5 Color. The color of the isopropyl al- herein. cohol shall be determined in accordance with 4.4.1 The following testsshallbe con- method D1209-54 of the AmericanSociety ducted in accordancewithFed.Test Meth- for Testing and Materials Standards. odStd. No. 141. 5. PREPARATIONFOR DELIVERY TABLE II. Tests Method(For civil agency' procurement the defini- N'o. tions and applications of levels of packaging Acidity............................ . 5252and lJUcking shall be in accordance with Fed. .....:;: Distillation range ................... .4301 Specific gravity(anyconvenientStd. No.102.) . method enumerated).........•...• 4183 Appearance· .......................•• 42615.1Pad.aging,. packing and marking. Odor.....•..........................• 4401 • . C" ;'" ~. :'f:<:~f~~T:;:ti~:~; .. ~.c'".- .-." ~~>~":.~,:~,.. " ',' -! "i"May 5,l!l:it ~'C:·:,,~;,:::-,,:,:~,!,\ i;; .",',\ .:'., :'~... '.'-,.,.,;'..~,~:,.' ~.~ ',I.~ :>,~,F~.~.:,'\.\""!, ~:""';'. "" I ••,. '".' 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', ' 5556" ~nd su~titute·flMIL-F 5566".', " .,; .. '.' ' L '::' ~ '. 'j:r; .,', !'I"" <~'.,..j·I\l (!~~~~1~}:'~~~,1~:~h~i.;UX'~:;:, ~ ..': ~~r;!~!:: ,': .:\ .;::'","~ .,:.,~ . ".'. -" ::, ..~;..:'~" ""~":::;.«~:~:; ,:';;'~';;J.~~~ ~§}·~;.;,i';~ '1l.,\t"'~:;''''' I .-+,.~ ~ , y~'~, '. "'1~., ..... ,;.'•. MILITARY INTEnF~T. :. .'.f .. ,' '. : .' ", . " ....... ,,/,\,' ,I, . \,',1, ..: ,', :., ~~~j 'j;' ,.>t: ;;,t.;"'!\, •• ~..t;""('" ;'lj,. ~';.l;' J • .~ u,'A •I~" ••• ", ', .• , \"'"\jl.. . .\I';"" .....r".. . ""~.!, .",r",I' .~. • .>.,', :,1·.'1;·'. "., "JI ~ !,. '. ~ (. ~I,I.~.. ,. • " ~~~),\ l ..-·?',,' _ '.~; '~"i ':'. 'H'~"""<':;""'ft.U .... "OVEM4 ....HT PIt'HTIHa O""'Ct1 i..........t~.,..a.:.~: ',' ··,t···~· r";':~ ",',' .' ,:::~.':"".' ." ",(.,.:), .:.2~":' .' ;.,i. ' ...~. r. ,:J' I .:(.~ i :, .' ~.''''';I(~'-'lr fI, ', .... "1'. . { ----------------------- Page 164----------------------- Senate Resources Committee SB 314 .~arch 13,1974 The meetingwascalled to order bySen. Butrovich at 3:10 p.m. Memberspresent: Sen. Butrovich, Sen. Meland, Sen. Palmer, Sen. Thomas Senator Meland indicated the need for a touristsport fishing license. The bill,SB 314 wasdrawn up some timeago so thatan increasein the fee should be considered. Mr. FrankSeymourtestified that Alaskais now gettinga new kindof tourist whovisitsfora short periodof time on a packagedeal. He felt thata specialone day license would havelittle or no effecton the numberof fishsince this is primarily an experienceandfew fish are caught. The presentnon-resident 10 day licensefor $10 was prohibitive for an experience alone. He felt that$2 a day would be fair. This is a new customerand he didn't feelthat this license would changethe numberof existing customer licenses. Senator Butrovich indicated that most licenses are sold in sporting goods stores where they alreadycomplainabout how muchthey make for selling alicense. Mr. RupertAndrewsof Fish and Gamestated that50% of the state'sincomefromlicensescomesfrom non-resident $10 licenses. He felt thatthe wholelicenseschedule should be gone overand recommended a 3 - 1 non-resident/resident ratioas opposedto the4 - 1 presentratio. Mr. RalphKimlinger of the Department of Revenuesaid that the proposed $2 license wouldrepresent a possible loss of revenuesbutit was not possible to computehow much. He stated thatit wouldbe doubtfulthat federalmatching fundsfor this license would be provided. Therewas also an administrative problem withthe bill in thatthe date must be specified on the licenseand he asked for a Jan. 1 effective date. It was decided bythe committee that, withthe permission of Sen. Meland,thesponsor,a Resources CS would be drawnup incorporating a one day souvenirlicensefor $5. Existinglicensefees wouldbe increasedin proportion to the $5 licenseand incorporating the 3 - 1 ratio. Mr. Andrewswillreport newlicensefees back to the committee within a few days,at which timethe CS will be drawnup. Meetingadjourned at 3:45 p.m. ----------------------- Page 165----------------------- Senate 'Res'our.ces C()mmttte.e. }VJe,eting Mar crt 19 , 1974 <-3 p.m. The meetingwas calledto orderat 3:0~ bySenatorSackett. Memberspresent: Sen. Sackett, Sen. Butrovich, Sen Hohman, Sen. Meland,Sen.Thomas SenatorsSalides and CroftexplainedCS SB 311 whichcombined SB 279, SB 309 and SB 311. BrieflySB 311 provides that the State w'ill insureits own energyneeds,setsup criteria for determining state's interest, sets up an advisory board to as'sist the commissioner in determining the best possible use of royalties, and provides for legislative review. SenatorsThDmasand Butrovich considered the last provision too res·trictive. Senator Thomas movedthat it bepassedout of committee with individual recommendations. SenatorSalidesexplained thatthe following optionsexisted on SB 269:leaveas is, increasethenumberof years,delete Section 4,repealbindingeffects clause. Mr. Liptonindicated that the Leasing Act would havebeen better without the binding effectsclause. He was against any kind of a time limit. He favored deletingSection 4. Senator ThDmas movedto delete' Section 4. Therebeing no obj ections', SB 269 am was pas sed out of the coromi ttee. The meetingwas closedat 3:30p.m. ----------------------- Page 166----------------------- $,enqte. Res.ources CommitteeMeeting !larch 21, 1974 The meeting wascalled to orderat 2:10 p.m. by Senator Sackett. Memberspresent: SenatorSackett, Senator Butrovich, Senator Palmer, Senator Thomas, Senator Rader,Senator Meland Mr.Ted Smith, Director-of the Division of Parks, Department of NationalResources,gavea presentation concerningSB 436, HatcherPass Recreational Area. He suggestedthatthe original bill bemodifiedto allowfor mineral exploration. The centralarea of the park would be designated primarily for mining. In this area no recreational activities would be permitted to interfere with mining.The rest of the area would be primarily for recreation purposes and no miningwouldbe allowedto interfere. Theadditionof moreland on the South wouldprovidemore flatland and access to the area. The entirearea would be opento miningon a lease ratherthan claim basis. Mr.Stranbergof the AlaskaMiners Association asked that the Committeeallow' testimonyfrom hisgroup at another time. It was' decided that moretestimonywouldbe heard and in the meantime a CS wouldbe drawn up to incorporate the suggestions of Mr. Smith SJR 62, HJR 92 was putout witha do pass. SB 352 requiring an impartialevaluation of impactstatements. Dr. Brewerof Environmental Conservation said thatthe intentof the environmental impactstatementsact is presently being manipulated. Questionswere raisedconcerning how the impartial review board wouldbe "selected"and who wouldpay for their services Commissioner Campbellof the Department of Highwayssaid that thereis an A 95 clearing house of all State department impactstatementsfor local,state,federal,etc., projects. He askedhow one firm couldpossiblyhave the expertise of all the personnel of the state departments combined. CS SB 443 requiring a hearing-- the people's "right to know" bill. Commissioner Brewerstated thatthereshould be no needfor a duplicate impactstatementif thefirst one was done properly. His recommendations have been incorporated into the CS. The Committeeaskedfor a departmentbudgetimpact. studyof this added responsibility. W~ w~ll get a fiscal noteon CS SB 443. Commissioner Campbellsaidthat there was no needfor more laws.W~ should solveour problemswith education and training. ----------------------- Page 167----------------------- Senate ResourcesCommittee March 21, 1974 (con't) SB393,disposingof state lands,requlrlnga30 day waiting period during whichtime hearings maybe held if requested.Bring inagencies comments early. CS 393 am (p 2,line8) wasputoutofcommittee. Themeeting adjournedat 4:30p.m. ----------------------- Page 168----------------------- Senate ResourcesCommittee March 26, 1974 3 p.m. =-- The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. by Senator Sackett. Members pres'ent:Senator Sackett, Senator Butrovich, Senator Palmer, Senator Thomas, Senator Hohman SB,419:Senator Poland testified that it refers to crab only. She mentioned that the crab season is often hampered by bad weather and that it takes time to get the pots out of the water and haul the catch back f6r processing. Mr. Ed Huizer of Fish and Game stated that the existinglaw allows ten days between the close of the seasonand the additional time allowed for transportingand processing the catch.The three days represents a compromise between no additional time and the present ten days. Senator Palmer moved that it be put out of committee with a do pass. SB 433:Sergent Don Tesloff of Fish and Game Protection testified that the Departmentcould work with the bill but that it would present bookkeepingproblems between the time of arrest and ,-- eventual court proceedings. He was in favor of seizure on site. Joel Bennett stated that this bill would supplement the seizure at time of arrest but that it also gives the State the option of instituting civil proceedings leading to forfeiture. Sergent Tesloff stated that if that was the purpose of the bill he was in favor of it. Senator Butrovich moved that it be put out with individual recommendatior SB 379:Senator Butrovich moved that it be put out do pass. SB 444: Lou Bandarolla of Sport Fish stated that there had been problems with the definition in the past. The existing regulations have not been enforced.The five years gives stability -- prevents fly by night operations from coming up for the purpose of a fishing derby only. Senator Palmer moved that it be put out with a do pass. SB 435:Senator Butrovich moved that it be put out with individual recs.and go on to Finance. SB 249: Joel Bennett testified that the CS further defines reckless disregard. Senator Palmer moved that it be put out with a do pass. SB 51:Senator Poland testified that the Attorney General had made suggestions which are incorporated into the CS. ----------------------- Page 169----------------------- Senate Resources March26,1974 ,./"-""", Joel Bennett stated that the CShas included anintentclause todefendthe constitutionality ofthebill. It can'tguarantee constitutionality, however. Senator Hohman recommended that it be put outwith individual recommendations. The meeting was adjourned at3:45 p.m. I ---- ----------------------- Page 170----------------------- Senate Resources Committee Meeting March27, 1974 The meetingwas calledto order at 3:15 p.m. by Senator Sackett. Memberspresent: SenatorSackett,Senator Butrovich, Senator Rader,SenatorPalmer,Senator Thomas, Senator Meland,Senator Hohman SB 408:Senator Kerttula offered a suggestedCS.He stated that the Matanuska Valley FarmersCo-Ophad requestedthis bill, thepurposeof which is to includeotheritems in a marketorder. Don Magnasonof the AlaskaRetail Assoc.introducedBen Nolandof Arden in Anchorage. Mr. Nolanddescribed re- combinedmilk,his company'smajor product. He stated that thereis not enoughmilk producedlocallyand that the presentstatute is notbeing used. SJR 57:nationalgrainery storage. SenatorKerttuladescribed the possibility of a "foodcrisis"and the needto make provisions far in advanceof possibleproblem. SenatorThomasmoved that it be put out of committeewith individual recommendations. SB 436:The CS on this bill had been drawnup.Mr. Bill Facklerof NaturalResourceswas asked why th~s area was being madea recreational area-- what wouldit accomplish what wouldthe proh~bitions in the separateareas prohibit? He repliedthat it would give morecontrol,would stop claimstaking,controlsnow machinesand illegal entries. Discussion of this bill waspostponeduntil theCommissioner of NaturalResourcesand a representative of the mining interests (Phil Holsworth) could be present. SB 369:CharlesMatlock,DeputyCommissioner of Highways testified that the provisionsof this bill werecoveredin the HighwaysActionPlan. He feltthat this bill wouldallow too smalla group to determine state interest. Senator Rader suggestedthat resolutions be introducedagainst buildingspecificroads,or that no state fundscould be used to build a road if it were prohibited bya resolution of both houses. SB 352:SenatorThomasrecommended that a second CS be drawnup limiting thebill to groups,not privateindividuals. He moved thatthe bill be putout w~th the incorporated changesw~th individual recommendations. Senator Rader objected. By vote it wasdeterminedthatthe bill wouldremainin committee. The meetingadjourned at 4:40 p.m. ----------------------- Page 171----------------------- SenateResourcesCommittee Meeting Apri.l 9, 1974 The meetingwas calledto order at 3:15 p.m. by Senator Sackett, Chairman. MembersPresent: SenatorSackett,Senator Palmer,Senator Thomas,Senator Butrovich, Senator Meland Two membersof the CitizensParticipation Conference Resources Committee testified. JerryLiboff(see attached) Tony Paul stated thatadvisoryboardsshould be given regulatory power but he was not in favor of SB 326. Critical Habitat Commissioner Brooksexplainedthe law, history,and effect. Mike Smith,HabitatDirector,gavea description of the areas includedin th~ bill. A biological perspectiveof the areas was passedout. A discussionfollowedbetweenBrooksand Herbertabout the designated areas.NaturalResources opposedthe inclusion of islands' off Prudh.oe Bay.. Mik.e Smith felt the Gastineau Channelarea sh.ould be removedbecaus'e it createstoo many problems. SenatorPalmer movedthat 73-3, 73-4, 73~"'·5, and 74-12 be deleted. Seconded by SenatorThumas. SenatorPalmermoved to bring up just Katchemak Bay. The bill was' passedout of committeewi th amendments. HatcherPass Commis'sionerRerbertendors'ed the substitute i.ntroduced by NaturalResources. Tb~ bill w~ll be re-workedbefore committee action. S B 507 Phil Danielstestified that th.8 bill is necessaryfor Alaska f S continued fisheriesand essential tofuture barga~ning power. Two amendmentswereproposed. Senator Meland moved that the bill do pass with amendments. ----------------------- Page 172----------------------- ..... .10 ,_ ;.TESTIMONYBEFORETHE SENATE RESOURCES COMMITTEE April 9, l21A- My name is Jerry Liboff andI am a CPC Conferencedelegatefrom Koliganek which is in the Bristol Bay Area. I am hererepresentingthe Bristol Bay Area Development Corporation. Of the bills beforethe Committeetoday I would like to comment on SB 429. First off I would like to say that the peoplein my area highlyfavor this bill ... the creation of a ReindeerPolicy Board. The fishingin Bristol Bay has been bad and is expected toget worse and this type of alternativeindustryis needed to pick up the slack. We justhope that it will passand that it will be funded, and especially that it will provesuccessful in helping establish a reindeeriri~ dustryin vaious partsof the State where it is needed. With your permission th~re areseveralother bills thatI want to commenton today, since I won't havethe opportunity todo so at a later date. These bills are of special importance to people in my area. 1. SB 99 - establishment of subsistence hunting and fishingzones ... we highlyfavor the bill.The only reservation we have would be that these zones be activated only in times of severe depletion of theresource, and thatthe zones should remainactive only so long as the resourceremainsseriously ~epleted in that area. 2.In addition,we feel that thereshould be substantialincreases in the bud- getsof fish and game research,management, and protection. To this effect we highlysupport HB 475 whichauthorizes$6,500,000 for fish and grunefacilities, HB 690 which transfers fish and wildlife protection to the Department of Fish and Game,and HB 525 whichcreates a Departmentof Fisheriesin the University of Alaska. If anything, we have not spent enoug~ on theresearch, cataloging and protection of our fish and game reservesin Alaska; and we should be spending much,much more. We can't make rational fish and game laws without the facts,and this is what research and management give us, and we can't enforce rational laws withoutadequate protection. For all of these we need money.AndI think you will agreethat we aren't spending ----------------------- Page 173----------------------- nearlyenough to do even a mediocre job at this. 3.Other resource bills which we wishto corrnnent on include: a) SB351 - 20 million dollarsin bondsto developing portfacilities in many communities- we highly favorthis. b) SB364 - we favor permittinga local governmentagency tosell eggs donated from subsistence caught salmon. We thinkthisshould pass and thatit should beamended to include the sale of salmon heads,hidesand horns of donated subsistence caughtgame. In manycases,the hides and hornsof caribou and moose are left torot whentheycould bedonated to the localgovernments andin turn sold by themto conunercial users. c) HB 52' -Thisis increases in license feesfor hunting, trapping and fishing - We feel the25¢ license should go to anyone who is either on welfare, or who is belowthe poverty guidelines set by the federal government. The way ,the bill is worded now, a person whohasa ~ife and ten kids, and whois making only$4,000a year,but refuses 'velfare, could hotget the25¢ license. In addition, forcommercial fisheries thereshould be a reducedfeefor gearand fishing licenses for those people whofall below the povertyguidelines. That'sall I haveto say. Thank you for gIvIng me the timeto speak before you. If you have any questions, I would be glad torespond. Jerry Liboff Koliganek, Alaska 99576 \ ----------------------- Page 174----------------------- SenateResources Committee Meeting April 19,1974 Themeeting wascalledtoorderat 2:15by Senator Sackett, Chairman. Members present: Senator Sackett, Butrovich, Palmer, Meland CS HCR21 DaveRainey, ElPaso,reviewed their proposal. Hestated that ElPaso waswilling toagreein writing to deliver royalty gasto anypointin Alaska.Theirproposal wouldprovide jobs forapproximately 5,000Alaskans.Construction of the line would haveto waituntilafter the oil line was finished forequipment, men,andtheavailability ofgas. Their proposal wouldprovide Alaska withtaxrevenues.Thecost difference between an all pipeline anda pipeline/ship route is minimal.Shrinkage due toliquification vsBTU about the same. He stated that Mr.Lipton had endorsed the resolution. BobWard,GasArctic testified thatthe problem thattheir route mightprovide partial control by a foreign government didn't exist becauseof the major tradealready existing between thetwocountries. Canadais willing to signan agreement. Canada recognizes no difference between a treaty andan agreement. Theirtransportation advantage wouldbe $200ma year. Theycoulddeliver more gasto market more economically and safely.Theycan'tcompete withthenumber of jobs for Alaskans.Thetax basewould not beas large butwouldstill provide a significant amount.He said that ElPaso'sclaims concerning balance of payments andfaster completiontime were unfounded.ElPasohasn't said exactly which routethey'll take so haveno justification fortheir claims.He contended thatliquification resultsin larger shrinkage ofgas -- only40%saved. He charged thatMr.Rainey misrepresented theproposal comparisons. He said that the ElPaso proposal doesnotprovide anysafe utilizationof Alaska's resources. He suggested thatAlaskahasplenty of timetostudyalternativesandmakerecommendations to theFCC. Senator Butrovich movedthatthe resolution beputout with individual recommendations. HCR4 (prpposed CS) Corry Clark,Manager of ParksandRecreation, Anchorage explained theproposal.Theparkarea would be divided intosections according to use. 1.watershed area,flood plane, 2. openspace and recreationarea(airstrip in this areato beusedfor 20 years), 3. public lands . .~ I ----------------------- Page 175----------------------- Senate Resources April19 (con't) There would be no privateor industrial development.The proposalincludeda Nativeculturalcenter. ArIa Stergeluski explainedthe Bicentennial Commission's plans. The Commissionwould oppose the CS. Mr. Kennedy Memberof the State Bicentennial Commissiontestifiedin favor of the park as wellas Gary Terrel,an Anchorage attorney. Senator Hohmanmoved the CS out with individualrecommendations. HB27~ Rep Huber testified thatfur farmingis now under Fish and Game insteadof Agriculture and there are problemsimporting the animals. He proposedan amendmentto the bill making the annual fee for collectingfur animalsforfur farming $100. SenatorPalmer moved the bill out with individualrecommendations and th.e amendment. SR 3 SenatorPoland testified thatthis resolution wasto get Fish and Game's attention. A guide testified thatAlaska is the last hunting frontierand he favored the resolution. SenatorPalmer suggestedthe resolution bewrittenagain to state that this is a problem,this is a proposed solution,and requestFish and Game to either implement or find another answer. The departmentsupportedthis concept. ----------------------- Page 176----------------------- Senate ResourcesCommitteeMeeting April 22, 197.E The meeting was called to order at 3:40 p.m. by SenatorSackett, Chairman. Memberspresent: Senator Sackett,Palmer, Thomas,Meland HB 461 - same as SB 311.Put out do pass HCR 75 am - Rep. Helen Biernetestified thatthe bill would remove portionsof the City of Girdwoodand PottersPoint from the park boundaries. CommissionerHerbert ok'ed the bill. CS HB 830 - Phil Danielsdiscussedthe differences between the House and Senate versions. He offeredan amendmentto take out departmentalapproval. The bill was passed out of committee witn. an amendment. CS HB 714 - Rep. Orsinitestified that the purposeof the bill is to preserveagriculturalland. ResourcesCS for CS HB 714 - Rep. Tillion testified that the changeshad been made to help protect peoplefrom beingpushed off their land. Commissioner Herbert objectedto section(a) -- shouldspell out "permanent" This would repealdepartmentpolicies. Possibleconflict w'ith timber. "Agricultural potential" should includetimber harvest. Orsini,Tillion and Herbert wouldget togetherto reachagreement. HE 841 Jackmantestified as to the intent of the bill. SenatorPalmer moved that it be put out witha do pass. The meeting adjournedat 4:20 p.m. ----------------------- Page 177----------------------- SenateResources CommitteeMeeting April23, 1974 The meeting wascalled toorder at 2:10 p.m.by Senator Sackett, Chairman. Memberspresent: SenatorsSackett, Palmer,Thomas,Hohman SC0 HB 714 two amendments were offered which Commissioner Herbertok'ed. SenatorPalmermovedthe amendments. Senator Palmermovedthe bill out do pass as amended. HCR75 am Senator Thomas moved the bill outdo pass. HJR86 Senator Thomas movedthe bill out do pass. CS HB 591 SenatorThomasmoved the bill outdo pass CS HB 682 Rep. Elaisonexplained that the bill wouldgive municipalities jurisdiction over tide lands. Ok with Commissioner Herbert Senator falmer movedthe bill out do pass. SJR54 out do pass The meetingadjourned at 2:30 p.m.