SB0072A -1- SB 72 New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 33-LS0343\S SENATE BILL NO. 72 IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION BY SENATOR GIESSEL Introduced: 2/17/23 Referred: Resources A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act relating to designation of state water as outstanding national resource water; 1 and providing for an effective date." 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3 * Section 1. AS 46.03 is amended by adding a new section to read: 4 Sec. 46.03.085. Outstanding national resource water. (a) Water of the state 5 may be designated as outstanding national resource water, as described in federal 6 regulation, only by statute. 7 (b) Water of the state may not be managed as outstanding national resource 8 water unless the water has been designated as outstanding national resource water by 9 statute. 10 * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 11