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This bill aims to consolidate and rename various state-managed wildlife areas, changing their designation from "Game Refuges," "Game Sanctuaries," and "Critical Habitat Areas" to "Wildlife Refuges" and "Wildlife Sanctuaries" to ensure uniform management. It also clarifies regulations regarding the hunting of brown bears in specific areas, notably prohibiting it in the Katmai area between the McNeil River Wildlife Sanctuary and Katmai National Park and Preserve, and within the McNeil River Wildlife Sanctuary itself. The bill also updates legal descriptions for several wildlife refuges and sanctuaries, amends provisions related to aircraft operations in certain areas, and clarifies the purposes and management of these protected lands, while also repealing some outdated statutes related to critical habitat areas.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HB321