HB 87 — An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective boards.

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"An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game by the members of the respective boards;boards." CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO.

87(FSH) 01 "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and providingthe forBoard an02 effectiveof date."Game HOUSEby BILLthe NO.members of the respective boards." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

87 01 "An Act relating to participation in matters before the Board of Fisheries and the Board 02 of Game by the members of the respective boards;

and providing for an effective date." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

AS 39.52.120 is amended by adding a new subsectionssubsection to read:

05 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a publicpersonal officeror whofinancial 06 isinterest memberin ofa thematter Boardarising ofdirectly Fisheriesfrom mayinvolvement deliberateof on a mattermember beforeof the boardBoard evenof 07 ifFisheries or the publicBoard officer,of Game, or of an immediate family member of thea publicmember officer,of has08 aeither 08board, personalin ora financialbusiness interestor inorganization therelating matterto becausefish theor publicgame officerresources ordoes immediatenot 09 familydisqualify a member holdsof athe permitBoard orof licenseFisheries issuedor underthe ASBoard 16.05,of ASGame 16.40.261,from deliberating 10 16.40.271,on ora ASmatter 16.43.before the respective board.

Before deliberating, the publicmember officer shall disclose the 11 the interest on the record.

If a majorityconflict ofis thedetermined boardto membersexist, voting determine that a 12 conflict exists, then the publicmember officer may not vote 12 on the matter.issue.

13In (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,subsection, a"immediate publicfamily officermember" whomeans 1413 is(1) a member of the Boardspouse of Game may deliberate on a matter before the boardmember; even if the public officer, or an immediate family member of the public officer, has a personal 02 or financial interest in the matter because the public officer or immediate family 03 member holds a permit or license issued under AS 08.54 or AS 16.05.

Before14 04(2) deliberating,a person cohabiting with the publicmember officerin shalla discloserelationship thethat interestis onlike thea record.marriage but is not a legal marriage;

Ifor 02 (3) a majorityparent, ofsibling, 05or thechild, boardincluding membersa votingstepchild determineand thatan aadopted conflict03 exists,child, thenof the publicmember officerif maythe 06parent, notsibling, voteor onchild 04 (A) resides with the matter.member;

0705 (i)(B) Inis thisfinancially section,dependent "immediateon family member" means 08 (1) the spousemember; of the public officer;

09or (2)06 a(C) personshares cohabiting with the public officer in a relationshipsubstantial thatfinancial isinterest 10with likethe amember. marriage but is not a legal marriage;

or 11 (3) a parent, sibling, or child, including a stepchild and an adopted 12 child, of the public officer if the parent, sibling, or child 13 (A) resides with the public officer;

14 (B) is financially dependent on the public officer;

or 15 (C) shares a substantial financial interest with the public 16 officer.

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2.

AS 29.52.120(g), enacted by sec.

1 of this Act, is amended to read:

18 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a public officer who 19 is member of the Board of Fisheries may deliberate on a matter before the board even 20 if the public officer, or an immediate family member of the public officer, has a 21 personal or financial interest in the matter because the public officer or immediate 22 family member holds a permit or license issued under AS 16.05 [, AS 16.40.261, 23 16.40.271,] or AS 16.43.

Before deliberating, the public officer shall disclose the 24 interest on the record.

If a majority of the board members voting determine that a 25 conflict exists, then the public officer may not vote on the matter.

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3.

Section 1 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).

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4.

Section 2 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2019.