AK HB283

Allows water to be designated as "outstanding state resource water" by legislative act, following federal standards under 40 C.F.R. Part 131.12.

Establishes a nine-member Advisory Board of Protected Waters consisting of three permanent members (Commissioner of Environmental Conservation as chair, one environmental specialist, one biologist) and six rotating members from regional fishing, mining, and tribal organizations.

Any Alaska resident may nominate water for designation; the board must review nominations and submit a report with recommendations to the legislature within four months of rotating member appointment.

Nominated water must meet criteria including being in relatively pristine condition with exceptional ecological, economic, or recreational significance, or be an exceptional example of its type, or be proximate to existing protected waters.

The bill includes a sunset provision repealing these sections 11 days after the Second Regular Session of the Thirtieth Alaska State Legislature convenes.