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ADF&G management and Haul Road ORVs
Posted by Webmaster on Oct 09 2005
The Alaska Outdoor Council < http://www.alaskaoutdoorcouncil.org > is advising Alaskan outdoors people about two important public hearings coming up this month. Both are significant for hunters and anglers.
The first is Senate Bill 170 – A bill that would change the current way the ADF&G manages fish and game resources, and change current laws to create additional funding for ADF&G.
Here's what AOC has to say:
"If you feel there are deficiencies in the current ADF&G process the Senate Resource Committee wants to know. If you have any suggestions to assure sustainable funding for ADF&G they want to hear this also.
The 6 principles the Alaska Outdoor Council (AOC) would like to see in a re-write of Title 16 are:
1) Financial accountability and transparency – which encompasses the notion that not only do we want to see where the money is going, but we want it to be easy to see where the money is going.
2) Enforceability – which encompasses the notion that the current statute has allowed regulations and rules that are not enforceable, and could not possibly be enforced. This leads to inconsistency and confusion among hunters and people at fish and game. The new bill language should be a clear in this regard.
3) Efficient organizational structure – which encompasses the notion that license fees pay for fish and game programs. As payers, we want an organizational structure that gets us the most bang for the buck.
4) Increased hunter harvest – we want more game available to harvest; not simply more opportunity, we want more production.
5) Attract qualified management biologists – which encompasses the notion that a number of experienced biologists have left the department in recent years and another large group is nearing retirement. We would like to see a statutory framework that gives managers the tools to make a positive difference in the field, which we believe will make ADF&G a more attractive place to work.
6) Integrate and empower boards and advisory committees – which encompasses the notion that our system envisions a bottom-up approach in establishing management goals and objectives, which we may have gotten away from in recent years."
The second bill is Senate Bill 85, "A bill to repeal the ban on the use of certain off-road vehicles within 5 miles of the Dalton Highway right-of-way. The intent of the bill sponsor is to delay enactment for 1 year, in order for state and federal land managers to design and implement plans that have gone through the necessary public process."
If you want to participate in a planning process to open areas along the Dalton Highway to ORV access support the repeal of the ban.
Interim Hearing Schedule:
1) Oct. 10th- 6:30 pm, Nome
2) Oct. 11th- 6:30 pm, Fairbanks City Hall, 800 Cushman St.
3) Oct. 12th – 6:30 pm, Coldfoot
4) Oct. 14th – 2:00 pm, Barrow
5) Oct. 15th – 3:00 pm, Peters Creek Christian Center, Chapel Drive off Old Glenn Highway
For those of you not located near one of the interim hearing locations send your comments to the chair of the Senate Resources Committee, Senator_Thomas_Wagoner@legis.state.ak.us
The above is posted at the request of Rod Arno, Executive Director of the Alaska Outdoor Council.
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