All fees amounts mentioned below are not final and are presented for the purposes of the proposed decision. The goals of the GCP fee structure are to cover the cost of the GCP and provide a reasonable return to the state. DMLW will be requesting that all fees will be solely program receipted to the GCP and not to the state’s general fund. All of the final fee amounts will be established in regulation, following the Final Decision for this program.

The proposed fees for the GCP are as follows:

• Application Fee: Every application must be accompanied by a proposed $250 application fee. This fee is to cover the administrative costs for handling and preparing applications for the evaluation panel(s).
• Annual Fee: All concession holders will be required to pay an annual fee for the duration of the concession permit. This fee will be based upon the actual program cost of running the GCP, including: staff salaries, administrative costs, calculated loss of revenue from decreased permit fees, inflation proofing for the program and accounting for concession vacancies. Currently, the annual program cost is estimated at $1,000,000.00. The annual fees for full and LIMITED concessions are different due to the LEVEL of administrative costs for each permit type. The proposed annual fee for full concessions (215 offerings) is $4000.00 and is $2000.00 for a limited concession (85 offerings) based on the preferred scoring option.
• Client Fee: There is a proposed per client fee assessed annually. These fees would apply to both resident and non-resident clients. The client fee would be paid by the CONTRACTING guide of that client to the state. The proposed client fee is $750 per client for those species that require a guide for non-residents (brown bear, Dall sheep, mountain goat) and $500 per client for all other species. This fee is per client/per contracted hunt only, no matter the number of animals pursued by that client within that contracted hunt. For example, if a client is pursuing a brown bear and a Dall sheep, the client fee is $750 for that contracted hunt. If a client is pursuing a brown bear and a moose the client fee is also $750 for that contracted hunt. If a client is pursuing a moose and a caribou the client fee is $500 for that contracted hunt.
• Liability Insurance: Per 11 AAC 96.065, concession holders SHALL secure, and maintain in force, insurance during the term of the authorization.
• Bonding: After consideration of the potential risk to the state, per 11 AAC 96.060(a), the department may require bonding for GCP concessions. Bonds for any other AUTHORIZATIONS such as land use permits or leases will still be necessary.

All fees amounts mentioned below are not final and are presented for the purposes of the proposed decision. The goals of the GCP fee structure are to cover the cost of the GCP and provide a reasonable return to the state. DMLW will be requesting that all fees will be solely program receipted to the GCP and not to the state’s general fund. All of the final fee amounts will be established in regulation, following the Final Decision for this program.

The proposed fees for the GCP are as follows: