State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: CSHB 99(FSH)
2019 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(H) Publish Date: 5/7/2019
Identifier: HB099-DNR-PKS-03-29-19 Department: Department of Natural Resources
Title: NUYAKUK RIVER FALLS: HYDROELECTRIC Appropriation: Parks & Outdoor Recreation
SITE Allocation: Parks Management & Access
Sponsor: EDGMON OMB Component Number: 3001
Requester: (H) Fisheries
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2020 Governor's
Appropriation FY2020 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2020 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025
Personal Services
Travel
Services 20.0
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
1004 Gen Fund (UGF) 20.0
Total 20.0 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 (FY2019) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2020) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
Does the bill create or modify a new fund or account? 0
(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? Yes
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed? 11/01/20
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable, initial version based on the 2-13-19 Governor's FY20 request.
Prepared By: Ricky Gease, Director Phone: (907)269-8701
Division: Parks & Outdoor Recreation Date: 03/29/2019 02:00 PM
Approved By: Fabienne Peter-Contesse, Administrative Services Director Date: 03/29/19
Agency: Office of Management and Budget
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FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. HB 99
2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR), anticipates a $20.0 fiscal
impact to revise the existing WoodTikchik State Park Management Plan (last updated in October 2002) and associated
regulations (11 AAC 20.300 11 AAC 20.988) to match the statutory changes required in this bill.
The park's current management plan places stringent restrictions on activities allowed in Management Unit 3 (Chapter 9,
pages 911 through 913). The plan would need to be redrafted to reflect the Legislature's finding that a hydroelectric
site is no longer incompatible with park purposes at the Nuyakuk Falls.
Under the current regulatory process DPOR must solicit public comment on proposed amendments to the management
plan. After receiving public testimony on the draft amended management plan, DPOR must submit a final draft to the
commissioners of DNR and Department of Fish and Game for approval.
DNR anticipates it could take up to one year to revise the management plan and solicit public comment, and to hold two
public meetings in the affected region. This cost estimate assumes that the only changes to the plan would be those
related to Nuyakuk Falls. Upon plan approval, DPOR would begin amending the regulations at 11 AAC 20.30, which it
estimates would take approximately four months.
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Statutes affected:
HB0099A, AM HB 99, introduced 03/18/2019: 41.21.167
HB0099B, AM CSHB 99(FSH), introduced 05/07/2019: 41.21.167