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State of Alaska
                                                             Fiscal Note
                                                                                               Bill Version:                  HB 304
 2022 Legislative Session
                                                                                               Fiscal Note Number:            1
                                                                                               (H) Publish Date:              3/21/2022
 Identifier:        HB304-DNR-DPOR-3-11-22                                      Department:        Department of Natural Resources
 Title:             CHUGACH STATE PARK/EAGLE RIVER LIONS                        Appropriation: Fire Suppression, Land & Water Resources
                    CLUB                                                        Allocation:        Mining, Land & Water
 Sponsor:           MERRICK                                                     OMB Component Number:                3002
 Requester: House Resources
 Expenditures/Revenues
 Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below.                                                               (Thousands of Dollars)
                                                 Included in
                                    FY2023       Governor's
                                Appropriation      FY2023                                             Out-Year Cost Estimates
                                  Requested       Request
 OPERATING EXPENDITURES               FY 2023        FY 2023       FY 2024                       FY 2025            FY 2026         FY 2027        FY 2028
 Personal Services
 Travel
 Services
 Commodities
 Capital Outlay
 Grants & Benefits
 Miscellaneous
 Total Operating                            0.0           0.0          0.0                             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Fund Source (Operating Only)
 None
 Total                                            0.0              0.0                 0.0             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Positions
 Full-time
 Part-time
 Temporary
 Change in Revenues
 None
 Total                                            0.0              0.0                 0.0             0.0              0.0              0.0              0.0
 Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2022) cost:                                    0.0                (separate supplemental appropriation required)
 Estimated CAPITAL (FY2023) cost:                                         0.0                (separate capital appropriation required)
 Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account?       No
 (Supplemental/Capital/New Fund - discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
 ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
 Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency?                  No
 If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed?
 Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
 Not applicable, initial version.
 Prepared By:              Martin Parsons, Director                                                                  Phone:       (907)269-8625
 Division:                 Mining, Land and Water                                                                    Date:        03/11/2022
 Approved By:              Theresa Cross, Administrative Services Director                                           Date:        03/11/22
 Agency:                   Department of Natural Resources
Printed 3/18/2022                                                        Page 1 of 2                                                       Control Code: WjKTp
                                                                                                                HB 304 - Fiscal Note 1
                                                FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA                                                                 BILL NO. HB 304
2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
   This bill modifies Chugach State Park by removing Lions Club Park, a popular community park in Eagle River and directing
   DNR to transfer ownership of Lions Club Park to the Eagle River Lions Club. The Eagle River Lions Club has developed and
   operated Lions Club Park under a series of DNR permits since 1964. The bill also modifies the boundary of Chugach State
   Park to remove private lands, make technical corrections, and add replacement land to Chugach State Park to satisfy the
   states obligations under federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grants.
   The bill authorizes the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to take actions necessary to convey the real property
   described in this legislation including platting, replating, surveying, subdividing, and other actions. These actions may
   require administrative costs related to surveys and easements required to convey the surface estate of Lions Club Park,
   and preparation of conveyance and title documents. These costs would be subsumed by the Division without the need for
   additional staff.
   The bill also acknowledges that the Division of Mining, Land and Water may accept up to $50,000 cash equivalent in
   consideration for the conveyance. This cash equivalent would be deposited into the Land Disposal Income Fund (LDIF) as
   compensation to the Department for the conveyance of this land, but also may be used to cover administrative costs
   described above related to the conveyance.
   This legislation is conditional upon the Department of the Interior (DOI) approving a Land Water Conservation Fund
   (LWCF) property conversion by removing the Lions Club Park from the Chugach State Park and adding several parcels of
   land described in Section 2. Such approval considers identification of what portions of the park are compatible with LWCF
   uses and what lands are required to be appraised under UASFLA (Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land
   Acquisitions) standards. The Department proposes to enter into a separate Memorandum of Agreement with the Eagle
   River Lions Club that they will be responsible for the costs associated with the necessary appraisals for the LWCF property
   conversion as a part of this conveyance and these costs are not part of the cash equivalent consideration up to $50,000.
(Revised 11/23/2021 OMB/LFD)                                                                                      Page 2 of 2
HB304-DNR-DPOR-3-11-22                                        Page 2 of 2                                              Control Code: WjKTp
Statutes affected: 
HB0304A, AM HB 304, introduced 02/04/2022: 41.21.121
HB0304Z, AM Enrolled HB 304, introduced 04/29/2022: 41.21.121