Senate Finance: Fish and Game Subcommittee

Status of the FY16 Operating Budget Overview of the Governor’s Proposed FY17 Operating Budget Sam Cotten, Commissioner Kevin Brooks, Deputy Commissioner Carol Petraborg, Director, Division of Administrative Services

— Location Change — — Meeting Rescheduled from 3/19/15 — Closeout

Discussion of: Budgetary Changes Adopted in the House of Representatives Impact on Fish Management of the International Treaties; Escapement Goals and Stocks of Concern; Habitat Enhancement – Jeff Regnart, Director of Commercial Fisheries – Tom Brookover, Acting Director of Sports Fish

Discussion of: Core Services Budgetary Changes Made by the Administration Wildlife Conservation with Focus on (1) ANILCA / Access Efforts; (2) Endangered Species; and (3) Intensive Management – Sam Cotten Commissioner DFG – Kevin Brooks Deputy Commissioner – Bruce Dale Acting Director of Wildlife Conservation

Delayed from 8 a.m. Close-out

Department Overview

— Agenda to be Announced —

Access to Alaska Fisheries: United Cook Inlet Drift Association et al v. National Marine Fisheries Service et al (Litigation seeking to implement federal management of Cook Inlet fisheries and eliminate personal use / dipnet fisheries) — Testimony —

Budget Closeout

Department Budget Overview