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HOUSE BILL NO. 31
IN THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA
THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE - FIRST SESSION
BY REPRESENTATIVE STUTES
Introduced: 1/10/25
Referred: Prefiled
A BILL
FOR AN ACT ENTITLED
"An Act relating to the registration of commercial vessels; and relating to the derelict 1
vessel prevention program fund." 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 3
* Section 1. AS 05.25.055(i) is amended to read: 4
(i) The following boats are exempt from the numbering and registration 5
provisions of this section: 6
(1) a boat that 7
(A) is not a barge; 8
(B) is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 90 9
consecutive days; and 10
(C) has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another 11
state having a federally approved numbering system; 12
(2) a foreign boat operated in water of the state for a period not 13
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(3) a boat owned by the United States or an entity or political 1
subdivision of the United States, or a boat owned by a state or an entity or political 2
subdivision of a state; 3
(4) a boat that is not equipped with mechanical propulsion; 4
(5) a boat with a valid document to operate the boat that is issued by a 5
foreign government; 6
(6) a handmade nonmotorized umiaq with a walrus or sealskin 7
covering; 8
(7) a commercial vessel that has a valid 9
(A) certificate of documentation issued by the United States 10
Coast Guard under 46 U.S.C. 12101 - 12121; and 11
(B) license issued under AS 16.05.490 or 16.05.530; 12
(8) a boat that 13
(A) is a barge; 14
(B) is operated in this state for a period not exceeding 60 15
consecutive days; and 16
(C) has a current, valid certificate of number issued by another 17
state having a federally approved numbering system. 18
* Sec. 2. AS 30.30.055(d) is amended to read: 19
(d) A state agency or municipality shall apply the proceeds from the sale of a 20
vessel under this chapter in the following order: 21
(1) to the administrative costs associated with impounding the vessel; 22
(2) to the costs of towing, handling, and storing the vessel; 23
(3) to the administrative costs of conducting the sale; 24
(4) to a lienholder to the extent of the lien; 25
(5) to the owner of the vessel if the owner can be found; if the owner 26
cannot be found, the balance shall be deposited into the general fund [DERELICT 27
VESSEL PREVENTION PROGRAM FUND UNDER AS 30.30.096]. 28
* Sec. 3. AS 30.30.095, 30.30.096; and AS 37.05.146(c)(79) are repealed. 29
* Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 30
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TRANSITION. Subject to appropriation, the balance of the derelict vessel prevention 1
program fund established under AS 30.30.096 and repealed by sec. 3 of this Act lapses into 2
the general fund. 3