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AK Stat § 16.10.900 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.900. Mariculture revolving loan fund.

(a) The mariculture revolving loan fund is created in the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to carry out the purposes of AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945.  (b) The mariculture revolving loan fund consists of the following: (1) money appropriated to, transferred to, or received by gift, grant, devise, bequest, or donation to the fund; (2) principal and interest payments or other income earned on loans or investments of the fund; and (3) money chargeable to principal or interest that is collected through liquidation by foreclosure or other process on loans made under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945.  (c) Money in the fund may be used by the legislature to make appropriations for costs of administering AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945.  (d) Of the total amount available annually to the department to carry out the purposes of AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, less any funds appropriated under (c) of this section, 60 percent shall be available solely for making loans under AS 16.10.910(a)(1) and the remainder shall be available solely for making loans under AS 16.10.910(a)(2).
AK Stat § 16.10.905 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.905. Powers and duties of the department.

The department may (1) make loans to eligible applicants under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945 for the planning, construction, and operation of a (A) mariculture business; (B) hatchery that artificially propagates marine aquatic plants or shellfish; or (C) a shellfish enhancement project; (2) receive, take, hold, and administer any appropriation, transfer, gift, grant, bequest, devise, or donation of money for the fund; (3) establish amortization plans for repayment of loans, including extensions of the terms of loans; (4) allow an assumption of a loan if (A) the applicant meets the requirements established under this section; and (B) approval of the assumption would be consistent with the purposes of AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945; (5) establish the rate of interest for loans consistent with law; (6) charge and collect fees for services provided under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945; (7) adopt regulations under AS 44.62 necessary to carry out the provisions of AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, including regulations to establish reasonable fees for services provided; and (8) designate agents and delegate powers as necessary to the agents.
AK Stat § 16.10.910 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.910. Eligibility.

(a) For an applicant to be eligible for a loan under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, the applicant shall be (1) a resident of the state who has (A) a permitted mariculture farm location in this state; and  (B) experience or training in the mariculture industry; or (2) a resident of the state or entity organized under the laws of this state that (A) holds a permit under AS 16.40.100 to operate a hatchery for the purpose of producing aquatic plants or shellfish; or (B) conducts shellfish enhancement projects.  (b) In addition to the requirements set out in (a) of this section, the applicant (1) may not be eligible for financing from other recognized commercial lending institutions; or (2) shall be able to obtain only a portion of the total loan request from a recognized commercial lending institution. (c) To meet the residency requirements of (a) of this section, an individual applicant  (1) shall physically reside in this state and maintain a domicile in this state during the 24 consecutive months preceding the date of application for the program; and (2) may not have (A) declared or established residency in another state; or (B) received residency or a benefit based on residency from another state.
AK Stat § 16.10.915 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.915. Limitations on loans.

(a) Except as provided in (b) and (c) of this section, a loan under AS 16.10.890 -16.10.945 (1) may not exceed (A) $100,000 a year for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(1); or (B) $1,000,000 a year for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(2);  (2) may not, unless extended under AS 16.10.905, exceed a term of  (A) 20 years for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(1); or (B) 30 years for an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(2);  (3) may not bear interest at a rate greater than the prime rate, as defined in AS 44.88.599, plus one percentage point, but which may not be less than five percent a year or more than nine percent a year;  (4) must be secured by a first priority lien on collateral acceptable to the department; and (5) may not be made to a person who has a past due child support obligation established by court order or by the child support services agency under AS 25.27.160 - 25.27.220 at the time of application.  (b) Subsequent loans may be made to a borrower under  (1) AS 16.10.910(a)(1), if the total of the balances outstanding on the loans received by the borrower does not exceed $300,000; or (2) AS 16.10.910(a)(2), if the total of the balances outstanding on the loans received by the borrower does not exceed $1,000,000.  (c) A loan under AS 16.10.910 may be made for the purchase of boats or vessels determined to be integral to the operation of the farm or hatchery.  (d) For a loan made under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, the department may provide a reduction of the interest rate of not more than two percent if at least 50 percent of the loan proceeds are used by the borrower for purchasing products manufactured or produced in the state. When the department offers a reduction under this subsection, the department shall provide the reduction to all loan applicants who meet the criterion described in this subsection. In this subsection, “manufactured or produced” means processing, developing, or making an item into a new item with a distinct character and use.  (e) The department may not make a loan to an applicant under AS 16.10.910(a)(2) for a hatchery or shellfish enhancement project unless the department determines that the hatchery or enhancement project will  (1) be managed in a financially viable manner that is reasonably expected to result in repayment of the loan; and (2) provide a significant contribution to common property fisheries or otherwise benefit the public interest.
AK Stat § 16.10.920 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.920. Repayment of principal of and interest on loans.

The department may not require the repayment of the principal of and interest on a loan made under AS 16.10.910 during the first six years of the loan. However, for a loan made under AS 16.10.910(a)(2), the department may defer repayment of the principal of and interest on the loan for an additional period not to exceed the first 11 years of the loan. The department may provide that interest on the principal of a loan made under AS 16.10.910(a)(1) does not accrue during a period not to exceed the first six years of the loan. For a loan made under AS 16.10.910(a)(2), the department shall provide that interest on the principal of the loan does not accrue during the first six years of the loan, and the department may provide that interest on the principal of the loan does not accrue during an additional period not to exceed the first 11 years of the loan.
AK Stat § 16.10.923 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.923. Voluntary assessment on sale of shellfish.

(a) An association of persons who hold entry permits under AS 16.43 comprising at least 51 percent of the persons holding entry permits and actively participating in a fishery to be benefited by a hatchery program may levy and collect an assessment from among its members for the purpose of securing and repaying a loan made under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945. (b) Upon satisfactory demonstration to the department that an assessment levied under this section may reasonably be relied on to secure and repay a loan to be made under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, the department may make the loan.
AK Stat § 16.10.925 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.925. Default.

If the borrower defaults on a note, the department shall notify the borrower of the default and the consequences of default by mailing a notice to the borrower's most recent address provided to the department by the borrower or obtained by the department.
AK Stat § 16.10.930 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.930. Special account established.

(a) The foreclosure expense account is established as a special account in the mariculture revolving loan fund. (b) The department may expend money credited to the foreclosure expense account when necessary to protect the state's security interest in collateral on loans granted under AS 16.10.910 or to defray expenses incurred during foreclosure proceedings after an obligor defaults.
AK Stat § 16.10.935 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.935. Disposal of property acquired after default.

The department shall dispose of property acquired through default of a loan made under AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945. Disposal must be made in a manner that serves the best interest of the state and may include the amortization of payments over a period of years.
AK Stat § 16.10.940 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.940. Waiver of confidentiality.

The commissioner may release information about the borrower's loan to any individual if release of the information has been authorized by the borrower.
AK Stat § 16.10.945 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 10. Fisheries and Fishing Regulations|Article 14. Mariculture Revolving Loan Fund.|Sec. 16.10.945. Definitions.

In AS 16.10.890 - 16.10.945, (1) “commissioner” means the commissioner of commerce, community, and economic development; (2) “department” means the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development; (3) “hatchery” has the meaning given in AS 16.40.199; (4) “mariculture” means the farming of shellfish and aquatic plants as defined in AS 16.40.199; (5) “shellfish enhancement project” means a project to (A) augment the yield or harvest of shellfish above naturally occurring levels using a natural, artificial, or semiartificial production system; or (B) rehabilitate a shellfish stock by restoring it to its naturally occurring levels of productivity.
AK Stat § 16.20.010 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.010. Legislative recognition; prohibition against ceding state authority.

(a) The legislature recognizes that (1) the state has jurisdiction over all fish and game in the state except in those areas where it has assented to federal control; (2) the state has not assented to federal control of fish and game in (A) those areas that were set apart as National Bird and Wildlife Refuges while the state was a United States territory; and (B) Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve or the navigable waters within or adjoining the park and preserve; (3) special recognition of the value to the state and the nation of areas of unspoiled habitat and the game characteristic to it will be demonstrated by designating as state game refuges those federal lands that were National Bird and Wildlife Refuges or Ranges at the time that Alaska achieved statehood. (b) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935(a)].  (c) [Renumbered as AS 16.05.935(b)].
AK Stat § 16.20.020 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.020. Purpose.

The purpose of AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080 is to protect and preserve the natural habitat and game population in certain designated areas of the state.
AK Stat § 16.20.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.050. Multiple land use.

Where the use, lease, or disposal of real property in state game refuges created by AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080 is under the control or jurisdiction of the state, whether through federal permit or state ownership, the responsible state department or agency shall notify the commissioner of fish and game before initiating any use, lease, or disposal of real property. The commissioner shall acknowledge receipt of notice by return mail.
AK Stat § 16.20.060 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.060. Submission of plans and specifications.

If the commissioner so determines, the commissioner shall, in the letter of acknowledgment required under AS 16.20.050, require the person or governmental agency to submit full plans for the anticipated use, full plans and specifications of proposed construction work, complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish and game, and the approximate date when the construction or work is to commence, and shall require the person or governmental agency to obtain the written approval of the commissioner as to the sufficiency of the plans or specifications before construction is commenced. The commissioner shall abide by the principle that recognizes preferences among beneficial uses as more particularly set forth in art. VIII of the state constitution.
AK Stat § 16.20.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.070. Relationship to other laws.

AS 16.20.050 and 16.20.060 do not affect AS 16.05.871 - 16.05.891.
AK Stat § 16.20.075 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.075. Regulations.

The board shall, under AS 16.05, adopt regulations governing the taking of game on state game refuges it considers advisable for conservation and protection purposes.
AK Stat § 16.20.080 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 1. State Game Refuges.|Sec. 16.20.080. Definitions.

In AS 16.20.010 - 16.20.080, (1) “board” means the Board of Game; (2) “game” means any species of bird and mammal, including a feral mammal, but excluding domestic birds and mammals.
AK Stat § 16.20.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.090. Legislative findings; purpose of AS 16.20.090 - 16.20.098.

(a) The legislature recognizes that (1) the Walrus Islands are the sole remaining place in the state where walruses annually haul out on land and all similar “hauling grounds” in the state which were formerly utilized have been abandoned by walruses due to excessive molestation and slaughter; (2) the Walrus Islands are uninhabited, and the walruses frequenting them are not required by the state for subsistence utilization; (3) the Walrus Islands have great importance as a retreat for the Pacific walrus from the standpoints of conservation, scientific value, and tourist interest; (4) the Department of Natural Resources has taken appropriate action to achieve transfer of title in the Walrus Islands to the state. (b) The purpose of AS 16.20.090 - 16.20.098 is to protect the walruses and other game on the Walrus Islands.
AK Stat § 16.20.092 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.092. Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary established.

The following land areas in Bristol Bay and adjacent state waters are established as a state game sanctuary to be known as the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary: (1) Round Island; (2) Crooked Island; (3) High Island; (4) Summit Island; (5) The Twins; (6) Black Rock.
AK Stat § 16.20.094 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.094. Authority to administer.

The boards may adopt regulations governing entry, development, construction, hunting, fishing, and all other uses or activities not in conflict with AS 16.20.096 and 16.20.098 for the purpose of preserving the natural habitat and the fish and game of the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary.
AK Stat § 16.20.096 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.096. Multiple use.

Oil and mineral exploration and development is permitted on the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary in accordance with state or federal laws and regulations, subject to the limitations of AS 16.20.098 and to additional limitations jointly determined by the commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of fish and game to assure compatible multiple land use practices.
AK Stat § 16.20.098 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.098. Sale prohibited; authorized leasing.

Land in the Walrus Islands State Game Sanctuary may not be sold. It may be leased only as mineral land as authorized in regulations of the Department of Natural Resources.
AK Stat § 16.20.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.150. Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary.

(a) The state-owned tide and submerged land and water within the following described parcels is established as a state wildlife sanctuary to be known as the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary:Township 46 South, Range 69 East, Copper River MeridianSection 5: W1/2, W1/2E1/2Section 6: SE1/4SE1/4Section 7: NE1/4NE1/4Section 8: NW1/4, W1/2NE1/4, N1/2SW1/4. (b) The Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary is established to provide permanent protection for brown bears, other fish and wildlife populations, and their habitats in the area so that these resources may be preserved for scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes. (c) A board may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, construction, and each other use and activity affecting the natural habitat and the fish and wildlife within the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary. (d) Consistent with (b) of this section, the commissioner shall manage the Stan Price State Wildlife Sanctuary compatibly with the United States Forest Service's management of the adjacent upland. The commissioner may enter into a cooperative management agreement with a federal agency, a municipality, another state agency, or a private landowner to achieve the purposes of this section.
AK Stat § 16.20.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.160. McNeil River State Game Sanctuary.

The following state-owned land and water, including the tidelands but exclusive of marine water and submerged land, lying within the parcels described in this subsection is established as the McNeil River State Game sanctuary:Township 12 South, Range 29 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 36Township 12 South, Range 30 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 36Township 13 South, Range 29 West, Seward MeridianSections 5 - 8Sections 17 - 20Sections 29 - 32Township 13 South, Range 30 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 36Township 13 South, Range 31 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 36Township 13 South, Range 32 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 36Township 14 South, Range 32 West, Seward MeridianSections 1 - 12Sections 15 - 22Sections 27 - 30.
AK Stat § 16.20.162 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 2. State Game Sanctuaries.|Sec. 16.20.162. Purpose; regulations.

(a) The McNeil River State Game Sanctuary is established to (1) provide permanent protection for brown bear and other fish and wildlife populations and their habitats, so that these resources may be preserved for scientific, aesthetic, and educational purposes; (2) manage human use and activities in a way that is compatible with (1) of this subsection and to maintain and enhance the unique bear viewing opportunities within the sanctuary; and (3) provide opportunities that are compatible with (1) of this subsection for wildlife viewing, fisheries enhancement, and fishing, for temporary safe anchorage, and for other activities. (b) Hunting and trapping within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary are prohibited. (c) The department and the Department of Natural Resources (1) may not enter into sales of land within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary; (2) may enter into leases within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary if the commissioner finds that activity conducted under the lease is compatible with the purposes for which the sanctuary is established; (3) may not accept transfer of state selected land from the federal government, or conveyance of other land, within the sanctuary if the land is subject to (A) a lease, easement, or other right to operate or maintain a private facility on the land or to conduct a private enterprise on the land; or (B) a continuing trespass by an unauthorized private facility or private enterprise. (d) The McNeil River State Game Sanctuary is closed to mineral entry under AS 38.05.185 - 38.05.275. (e) The boards may adopt regulations governing access, entry, development, construction, fishing, and other uses and activities affecting the natural habitat, fish and wildlife, and public use of the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. (f) The commissioner shall prepare a report and notify the legislature of its availability by January 30 of each year on (1) the status of the brown bears and other fish and wildlife resources within the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary; and (2) the effects of fishing and fishery enhancement activity on these resources.
AK Stat § 16.20.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 16. Fish and Game|Chapter 20. Protection of Fish and Game; Refuges, Sanctuaries, Range Areas, and Habitat Areas|Article 3. Endangered Species.|Sec. 16.20.180. Declaration of purpose.

The legislature recognizes that, due to growth and development, certain species or subspecies of fish and wildlife are now and may in the future be threatened with extinction. The purpose of AS 16.20.180 - 16.20.210 is to establish a program for their continued conservation, protection, restoration, and propagation.