Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HB233: BRISTOL BAY MINING PROHIBITION
Status: In committee, May 20, 2025
An Act prohibiting certain mining activities within the watershed of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve.
What the bill says
An act ENTITLED "An Act prohibiting certain mining activities within the watershed of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve.".
From the introduced text:
AN ACT ENTITLED "An Act prohibiting certain mining activities within the watershed of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to read: LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. The legislature finds that (1) the Bristol Bay watershed is a region of unparalleled ecological value, boasting salmon diversity and productivity unrivaled elsewhere in North America; (2) the region's salmon resources have supported Alaska Native people for thousands of years and continue to support local communities and Alaska Native cultures throughout Southwest Alaska; (3) the Bristol Bay watershed's largely undisturbed aquatic habitats and productive salmon populations support one of the most valuable commercial fisheries in the world, creating $2,200,000,000 each year in economic activity and supporting 15,000 jobs; HB0233a -1- HB New Text Underlined [DELETED TEXT BRACKETED] 34-LS0995\A (4) the Bristol Bay region is home to a vibrant sport fishing, hunting, tourism, and recreation economy, supporting 7,000 fishing and hunting jobs and thousands of full- and part-time tourism and recreation jobs; (5) in 1972, the Seventh Alaska State Legislature determined that a heightened level of protection was needed for Bristol Bay fisheries and acted by designating the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve to protect the longstanding and valuable commercial, subsistence, …
Sponsors
- Bryce Edgmon (I, HD-037) · primary sponsor
- Andrew Josephson (D, HD-017)
- Sara Hannan (D, HD-033)
- Louise Stutes (R, HD-032)
- Carolyn Hall (D, HD-016)
- Ashley Carrick (D, HD-035)
Latest actions
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): HALL
- : (H) COSPONSOR(S): STUTES
- : (H) REFERRED TO FISHERIES
- : (H) FSH, RES
- : (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS
Subjects: WATER, FISH & GAME (FISH), PUBLIC LAND, MINING, RESOURCES
Common questions
- What is HB233?
- HB233 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): BRISTOL BAY MINING PROHIBITION.
- What does HB233 do?
- In its own words: An act ENTITLED "An Act prohibiting certain mining activities within the watershed of the Bristol Bay Fisheries Reserve.".
- What is the status of HB233?
- In committee as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) COSPONSOR(S): CARRICK (May 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB233?
- Bryce Edgmon (I, HD-037), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB233?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB 233
Source: official Alaska record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.