An Act relating to state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas; relating to the hunting of brown bear; and providing for an effective date.

This bill aims to standardize the management of Alaska’s state refuges, sanctuaries, and fish and game critical habitat areas, treating them uniformly as wildlife refuges and sanctuaries. It modifies hunting permit regulations for certain species, including brown bears, and establishes a prohibition on brown bear hunting in specific areas of the McNeil River Wildlife Sanctuary and Kamishak Bay. The bill also updates the designation of state wildlife refuges, incorporating existing federal lands and clarifying access regulations within these areas.