An Act repealing the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and transferring its duties to the Department of Fish and Game and the office of administrative hearings.

SB 199 repeals the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Limited Entry Commission and transfers its duties to the Department of Fish and Game and the Office of Administrative Hearings. The commission currently sets standards for experimental fishing and commercial licensing under Alaska law, and these responsibilities will now be managed by the two state agencies. This change shifts administrative oversight of commercial fishing permits and experimental fishing programs from the commission to the Department of Fish and Game and the Office of Administrative Hearings. The bill does not alter existing fishing regulations but changes which agency handles licensing and permit processes.