Alaska 2023-2024 Regular Session

Alaska Senate Bill SB72 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/17/2023

                             
SB0072A -1- SB 72 
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 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