HB 130 Summary

• Changes the stated purpose of state game refuges from "protect" to "conserve and preserve" natural habitat and game populations

• Renames multiple state game refuges to include "and Hunting Preserve" in their official titles, including Izembek, Yakataga, Mendenhall Wetlands, Susitna Flats, Minto Flats, Trading Bay, and Creamer's Field refuges

• Renames Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge to "Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge and Hunting Preserve" and clarifies municipal land management agreements

• Updates Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge boundaries and provisions regarding transportation corridors and borough land selections

• Implements similar naming and boundary clarifications for critical habitat areas including Port Moller, Egegik, Pilot Point, Fox River Flats, Kachemak Bay, and Dude Creek, effective July 1, 2018