CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 4(FIN) - Summary

• Creates the Alaska Coastal Policy Board in the Department of Natural Resources with 5 public members appointed by the governor representing four coastal regions plus one at-large member, and 4 ex-officio state commissioners.

• Transfers coastal management program approval authority from the Department of Natural Resources to the newly created Alaska Coastal Policy Board, including approval of statewide standards, district coastal management plans, and consistency review processes.

• Requires the Board to develop and maintain technical and financial assistance programs for coastal resource districts and undertake review and approval of district coastal management plans after public hearings.

• Expands federal consistency review requirements to include activities on federal land and the outer continental shelf that would affect Alaska's coastal zone, including seismic survey activity.

• Repeals prior coastal management provisions from 2005 legislation while maintaining existing regulatory structures and district plan requirements under modified board oversight.