BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETINGS

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about additional meetings or hearings beyond those explicitly required, nor does it mention penalties for non-compliance.

Board of Fisheries Meeting Requirements

This act changes the requirements for meetings and hearings held by the Board of Fisheries in Alaska.

What This Bill 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 connected to the interconnected state road system.
• Adds requirements for the Board of Fisheries to hold meetings or hearings in five different general areas of Alaska: Upper Yukon-Kuskokwim-Arctic, Western Alaska, Southcentral, Prince William Sound (including Kodiak), and Southeast (including Yakutat).

Who It Names or Affects

• The Board of Fisheries in Alaska.
• Communities with fewer than 7,000 people located off the interconnected state road system.
• People living in specific regions of Alaska: Upper Yukon-Kuskokwim-Arctic, Western Alaska, Southcentral, Prince William Sound (including Kodiak), and Southeast (including Yakutat).

Terms To Know

Board of Fisheries

A group that makes decisions about fish management in Alaska.

Interconnected state road system

The network of roads that connect major communities and cities within the state.

Limits and Unknowns

• Does not specify how many additional meetings or hearings beyond those required must be held.
• It is unclear if there are any penalties for failing to comply with these meeting requirements.

Official Summary Text

BOARD OF FISHERIES MEETINGS
An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries; and providing for an effective date.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 368

IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA

THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - SECOND SESSION

BY REPRESENTATIVE FOSTER

Introduced: 2/23/26
Referred: House Special Committee on Fisheries, Resources

A BILL

FOR AN ACT ENTITLED

"An Act relating to meetings of the Board of Fisheries; and providing for an effective 1
date." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 16.05.300 is amended to read: 4
Sec. 16.05.300. Board meetings. (a) Subject to (b) of this section, each 5
[EACH] board shall hold at least one meeting a year and as many other meetings as it 6
considers necessary. Each board shall select the time and place in the state for the 7
transaction of business. Each board shall maintain its office at the principal office of 8
the department. 9
(b) The [IN ADDITION, THE] Board of Fisheries shall hold at least one 10
meeting or hearing a year in a community of fewer than 7,000 persons located off 11
the interconnected state road system. The board shall also hold at least one 12
meeting or hearing a year, which may include the meeting or hearing required in 13
a community of fewer than 7,000 persons located off the interconnected state 14
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HB 368 -2- HB0368a
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road system, in each of the following general areas: 1
(1) Upper Yukon - Kuskokwim - Arctic 2
(2) Western Alaska [(INCLUDING KODIAK)] 3
(3) Southcentral 4
(4) Prince William Sound (including Kodiak [YAKUTAT]) 5
(5) Southeast (including Yakutat). 6
* Sec. 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2027. 7