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Despite the Alaska Legislature’s ongoing impasses on fiscal issues, a number of bills relating to hunting and fishing are on the docket this week.... Fish and game legislation this week

Despite the Alaska Legislature’s ongoing impasses on fiscal issues, a number of bills relating to hunting and fishing are on the docket this week.

No word yet on whether controversial appointees to the Boards of Game and Fisheries will be up for approval. Those have been delayed for many weeks. Along with 100 or so others.

Fish and Game Related Bills scheduled for the week of May 8-12, 2017

(H)RESOURCES Standing Committee*
May 08 Monday 1:00 PM BARNES 124
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
· May include the following:
o HB 17 FISH & GAME CONSERVATION PROGRAM
o HB 39 GAME MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 40 TRAPPING NEAR PUBLIC TRAILS REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 101 UNINTENTIONAL HARVEST OF BIG GAME
o HB 107 FISH ENHANCEMENT PERMITS

(H)FISHERIES Special Committee*
May 09 Tuesday 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
· May include the following bills:
o HB 29 BAN SALE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FISH
o HB 88 BOARD OF FISHERIES MEMBERSHIP
o HB 149 BOARDS OF FISHERIES AND GAME MEETINGS
o HB 154 HOLITNA BASIN FISH & GAME RESERVE
o HB 188 COMM. FISH. ENTRY PERMITS; LOANS; TRUSTS
o HB 199 FISH/WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION; PERMITS
o HB 231 CFEC: BD. SALARY;STAFF CLASSIFIED SERVICE
o HB 237 SALMON ESCAPEMENT GOALS

(H)RESOURCES Standing Committee*
May 10 Wednesday 1:00 PM BARNES 124
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
· May include the following bills:
o HB 17 FISH & GAME CONSERVATION PROGRAM
o HB 39 GAME MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 40 TRAPPING NEAR PUBLIC TRAILS REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 101 UNINTENTIONAL HARVEST OF BIG GAME
o HB 107 FISH ENHANCEMENT PERMITS

(H)FISHERIES Special Committee*
May 11 Thursday 10:00 AM GRUENBERG 120
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled
· May include the following bills:
o HB 29 BAN SALE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FISH
o HB 88 BOARD OF FISHERIES MEMBERSHIP
o HB 149 BOARDS OF FISHERIES AND GAME MEETINGS
o HB 154 HOLITNA BASIN FISH & GAME RESERVE
o HB 188 COMM. FISH. ENTRY PERMITS; LOANS; TRUSTS
o HB 199 FISH/WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION; PERMITS
o HB 231 CFEC: BD. SALARY;STAFF CLASSIFIED SERVICE
o HB 237 SALMON ESCAPEMENT GOALS

(H)FINANCE Standing Committee*
May 11 Thursday 1:30 PM HOUSE FINANCE 519
+= HB 74 DRIVER’S LICENSE & ID CARDS & REAL ID ACT TELECONFERENCED
+= SB 97 PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS TELECONFERENCED
+= HB 6 JONESVILLE PUBLIC USE AREA TELECONFERENCED
+ Proposing amendments to the Constitution of the TELECONFERENCED
State of Alaska relating to the Alaska
Permanent Fund
<Pending Introduction & Referral>
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED

(H)RESOURCES Standing Committee*
May 12 Friday 1:00 PM BARNES 124
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
· May include the following bills:
o HB 17 FISH & GAME CONSERVATION PROGRAM
o HB 39 GAME MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 40 TRAPPING NEAR PUBLIC TRAILS REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPHSON
o HB 101 UNINTENTIONAL HARVEST OF BIG GAME
o HB 107 FISH ENHANCEMENT PERMITS

Lee Leschper