CSHB 52(RES) Summary

• Adds new state land parcels to Kachemak Bay State Park, expanding the scenic park's designated boundaries through amended legal descriptions of multiple townships and sections in the Seward Meridian.

• Excludes Tutka Bay Lagoon and the Tutka Bay Lagoon Hatchery (approximately 123.45 acres) from Kachemak Bay State Park, with the excluded area to be managed separately by the Department of Natural Resources.

• Provides detailed geographic coordinates and boundary descriptions for the Tutka Bay Lagoon exclusion area using control points and specific latitude/longitude measurements.

• Includes conditional repeal provision: the Tutka Bay Lagoon exclusion is repealed after three years if the Department of Fish and Game does not operate or contract with another party to operate the hatchery during that period.

• Takes effect immediately upon enactment, except the conditional repeal takes effect upon the Commissioner of Natural Resources notifying the revisor of statutes after the three-year hatchery operation period has elapsed.