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KENAI. ALASKA
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WHEF a stock or species is li ted to achieve an escapement
goal, �r lfically provide a prior' y for personal use fisheries
above commercial ana span ii.ieries; and,
WHEREAS, sport and commercial fishers live, wo. and /or pay taxes in the City of
Kenai and the State of Alaska, and build busin ses; and,
WHEREAS, establishing a subsistence -like
cause grave economic harm to residents
of Alaska; and,
WHEREAS, establishing a new class o priority for personal use fisheries will
significantly increase the conflict be een various Alaskan user groups.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESO VED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI,
ALASKA, the City of Kenai opposes House Bill Number 266 and any legislation that
would establish a priority for .ersonal use fisheries when the harvest of a stock or
species is limited to achieve escapement goal; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLV D, a copy of this resolution be transmitted to Governor
Sean Parnell, State Senator Thomas Wagoner, State Representatives Mike Chenault
and Kurt Olson, the use Special Committee on Resources, and the House Resources
Committee.
PASSED BY THE OUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this third day of March,
2010.
ATTEST:
Carol L. Freas, City Clerk
Suggested by: Coun or Moore
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2010 -15
IL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALA OPPOSING
1 establish restrictions on other fisheries before
to achieve an escapement -oal; and,
ority for personal use fisheries will
d businesses in the City of Kenai and State
PAT PORTER, MAYOR
HOUSE BILL NO. 266
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
TWENTY -SIXTH LEGISLATURE SECOND SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVES STOLTZE, KELLER, AND NEUMAN, Fairclough, Gatto, Johnson
Introduced: 1/19/10
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources
26 LSI 199 \R
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
I "An Act providing for a priority for a fishery that is restricted to residents when fishing
2 restrictions are implemented to achieve an escapement goal."
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
4 Section 1. AS 16.05.251 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
5 (j) Notwithstanding the subsistence provisions of AS 16.05.258, when the
6 harvest of a stock or species is limited to achieve an escapement goal, the Board of
7 Fisheries shall place restrictions on all other fisheries before restricting personal use
8 fisheries. In this subsection, "escapement goal" means the escapement, or annual
9 estimated size, of the target stock that provides the greatest potential for maximum
10 sustained yield as established by the board.
HB0266a -1- LIB 266
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