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HB368
HB368: Changes to Board of Fisheries Meeting Requirements
Last scannedSep 21, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This law requires the Alaska Board of Fisheries to hold at least one annual meeting in a small, remote community and updates the list of general areas where meetings must be held.
What it does
- Requires the Board of Fisheries to hold at least one meeting or hearing each year in a community with fewer than 7,000 people that is not on the interconnected state road system.
- Updates the required list of general areas for meetings by removing Kodiak from Western Alaska and Yakutat from Prince William Sound as separate mentions.
- Includes Kodiak under the Southcentral region or within Prince William Sound in the updated text, while ensuring Southeast includes Yakutat.
Who it affects
- The Board of Fisheries
- Residents living in communities off the interconnected state road system with fewer than 7,000 people
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not specify how the board will choose which specific small communities to visit.
- The law takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Interconnected state road system
- Roads that connect to each other across the state; areas not on this system are often remote.
- Board of Fisheries
- The group in Alaska responsible for managing fish resources and holding public meetings.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETINGS An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) REFERRED TO FISHERIES1694
- (H) FSH, RES1694
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS1694