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signed · Alaska · Senate Oct 9, 2024

SB 174: An Act relating to the Honor and Remember Flag and the Honor and Sacrifice Flag.

This bill designates two official state flags in Alaska to honor the sacrifices of fallen service members and first responders. The first flag, the Honor and Remember Flag, recognizes military personnel who died in the line of duty and features a specific design with red, blue, and white elements symbolizing their blood, service, and purity of sacrifice. It may be displayed at state and municipal buildings, courts, and veterans' memorials on designated holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day, without requiring employees to work solely for its display. The second flag, the Honor and Sacrifice Flag, honors firefighters and law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, featuring a design with blue, purple, and red fields representing the law enforcement community, mourning, and emergency response. This flag can be displayed on specific days including Peace Officers Memorial Day and International Firefighters Day at the same types of locations as the military flag.

signed · Alaska · House Oct 9, 2024

HB 251: An Act relating to the Board of Agriculture and Conservation; relating to loans and limitations under the Alaska Agricultural Loan Act; exempting certain foods and drinks prepared in an uninspected kitchen from state labeling, licensing, packaging, permitting, and inspection requirements; permitting a person to acquire meat from a producer by way of an ownership share in an animal if certain conditions are met; and providing for an effective date.

This law updates the rules for the Alaska Board of Agriculture and Conservation regarding its meetings and loan programs. It changes the number of members needed to hold a valid meeting from four to five and expands the types of projects eligible for state agricultural loans, such as land clearing, farm development, and the commercial production of animal feed. The bill also adjusts the maximum loan amounts and repayment terms, allowing farm development loans to last up to 30 years and increasing the total loan limit to $3 million with annual inflation adjustments. Additionally, the legislation exempts certain foods and drinks made in uninspected kitchens from various state labeling and inspection rules, and it permits individuals to buy meat directly from producers through ownership shares in specific animals under set conditions.

signed · Alaska · House Oct 9, 2024

HB 329: An Act relating to state tideland leases; relating to geoduck seed transfers; and relating to aquatic farming or related hatchery operation site leases.

This bill updates Alaska state laws to allow the leasing of tidelands and aquatic farming sites for specific purposes, including carbon management and commercial aquaculture. It prohibits leasing tidelands solely for carbon management while permitting leases for carbon management projects that include other compatible uses. The legislation also clarifies that aquatic farming sites are only subject to appraisal and survey if the state commissioner determines it is necessary, and it sets a maximum lease term of 25 years for most commercial aquatic farming operations. Additionally, the bill establishes new regulations requiring the state to consider environmental protection and compatibility with traditional land uses when approving these leases.