H.R. 39 AS PASSED BY HOUSE

MAJOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROBLEM AREAS

Drafted by: Ron Somerville

Date: 5/31/78 APPENDIX#3

1. Definition of “Lands” includes “waters and intereststherein”. This creates severe problems related to accesscontrol on water column within Federal withdrawals andnative selections, regulation of fisheries within the aboveareas, and water appropriation authority of the State (seeMeacham memo of 4/18/78).

RECOMMENDATION: Delete “waters and interests therein”from lands definition.

2. Proposed Refuges, Parks, Forests and Wild and ScenicRivers include significant navigable and non—navigablewaters within boundaries.

RECOMMENDATION: Ibis problem can be partially solvedby above amendment.

3. Wild and Scenic Rivers Title V restrictions on snowmobileusers would effectively prohibit winter sport fishing andhunting, plus commercial trapping and fishing.

RECOMMENDATION: Amend wording here and in TitleVI to guarantee traditional and customary access,including motorized access, to all Federal landsincluded.

4. Access provisions for customary modes of travel in allWilderness Areas and Federal units are vague and only clearlyprotect subsistence uses.

RECOMMENDATION: Same as for No. 3.

5. Wilderness Title VI provides only limited fisherieshatchery potential in Forest Wilderness areas and fishincubator sites on Kenai with a 10—year maximum developmentperiod.

RECOMMENDATION: Submit previous amendment givinggeneral authority to Secretary to make exception forhatcheries in all wilderness areas.

6. Establishes many wilderness units which have not beenstudied under provisions of 1964 Wilderness Act.

RECOMMENDATION: All areas not having followeddesignated procedures be excluded from “instantwilderness”.

7. Village Core Township conveyances eliminate easement

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requirement of ANSCA which drastically reduces public

access to public lands adjacent to villages.

RECOMMENDATION: Amend to delete easement elimination

clause.

8. State land selections are not patterned to offset this

critical loss of access (i.e., alternate township selection).

RECOMMENDATION: All alternate township selectionsshould be immediately considered to offset lossof public easements.

9. There are numerous State and private inholdings withinFederal units established by the Act. Previous U. S.Supreme Court decisions appear to support U. S. Governmentregulation of some activities on inholdings.

RECOMMENDATION: Request clear amendment exceptingactivities on private and state lands from Federal

agency regulations.

10. Closes almost an additional 27 million acres of extremelyhigh quality sport hunting and commercial trapping areasexcept for limited 20 year grandfather rights for someguides and trajipers in selected areas.

RECOMMENDATION: Suggest boundary adjustments inParks and Monuments to place critical hunting andtrapping areas under category which does not precludesuch uses.

11. Places almost 16 million acres in National Preservesand almost 77 million acres in Wildlife Refuge system.

RECOMMENDATION: Propose amendment which clearlydictates that primary uses on these lands arehunting, fishing and trapping.

112. Establishing “Seaward Area Management” for 6 milesseaward of every coastal refuge.

a. Not tied to land areas in terms of managementand planning.

b. During time when plan is not in effect, theSecretaries of Interior and Commerce and otherFederal agencies are to regulate activitescompatible with purposes of refuge. Thisprovides basis for closer control and possibleregulation of access and activities withinarea.

c. Coupled with paragraph 304(a)(l)(ii), thismeans that practically all of Alaskan coastline

will fall under “Seaward Area Management”.

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d. Exempts passage for fishing but not forresearch, enhancement, or marine mammalassociated activities.

e. This section is so vague and ambiguous that itcould jeopardize existing delicate jurisdictionalsituation.

f. If this creates a legal regulatory overlapit may joepardize existing state limited entryprogram.

RECOMMENDATION: Delete this section unless rewrittenand included under Governor’s cooperative managementsystem and unless it is made clear that there areno effects on state regulated activities.

13. Alaskan Maritime National Wildlife Refuge 304(a) (1) (ii)includes “all islands, islets, rocks, reefs, spits andspires, or portions thereof, which are off the coast ofAlaska, are public lands, and are not conveyed under theAlaska Statehood Act or the Alaska Native Claims SettlementAct or not reserved for inclusion within the National ForestSystem or the National Park System”. This is a significantchange from previous legislation and would include most ofthe State’s coastal area. Coupled with 1/12 above, it couldgive Secretarial control over most of Alaska’s coastalwaters.

RECOMMENDATION: Unless Seaward Management Area isamended, this must be opposed except for site specificinclusions.—

14. Bristol Bay Cooperative Management Area.

a. Establishes most Federal lands as refuges orto be managed as refuges and only seems to serveas land trade mechanism. This provides littleincentive for State participation.

b. If State doesn’t participate in Bristol BayCooperative Management, then Secretary shallunilaterally submit plan to Congress —includingState selections.

c. Previously selected lands not tentatively approvedin Cooperative Management Area shall be underjurisdiction of Fish and Wildlife Service.

ci. If no Bristol Bay Management Plan, then Stateselection will have fish and wildlife covenant.

RECOMMENDATION: Oppose plan in present form andoffer cooperative management amendment similar tostructure inS. 1787.

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15. Proposes caribou treaty with Canada, with study emphasisby Secretary.

RECOMMENDATION: Oppose treaty but support studies

and cooperative agreements.

16. Subsistence

a. Requires State to establish subsistence managementprogram for all public lands.

b. Requires State to establish regional administrativeand regulatory structure.

c. Establishes requirements which appear to bein conflict with State Constitution.

d. Gives Secretary authority to regulate takingon public lands by:1) Closing all but subsistence uses:2) Closing subsistence uses; and3) Opening for subsistence uses.

e. The Committee dropped Sec. 715(e) which allowedfor establishment of priorities if funding isnot available. This is significant commitmentof State funds if Federal appropriations arenot available.

f. Subsistence still does not include any provisionfor commercial trapping and thus many areasare doing to be closed to this type of use.

g. Allows Secretary to extend authority to privateand State lands plus territorial and navigablewater.

h. Environmental Impact Statements could be requiredfor all State—related activities and regulations.

i. Includes such a broad definition of subsistencethat it will require adjudication on all Federallands.

j. Provisions for Secretarial authority may jeopardize

State’s limited entry system for commercialfisheries.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Submit wording in S. 1787 as proposedsubstitute. Propose additions of followingparagraphs:

a. Nothing in this section shall be construed togrant a property right in fish, wildlife, plants,habitat, lands or waters to any subsistence user.

b. Territorial waters, navigable waters, privatelands, State lands and the resources in suchlands and waters are exempt from the provisionsof this Title.

c. Nothing in this Title shall be construed asrequiring the State to establish or any Secretaryto require any program,’ regulation or actionwhich conflicts with the Constitution of theState of Alaska, as amended.

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