Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | ALL FISHERMEN IN THE BRISTOL BAY DRIFTNET FISHERY WHO ARE PERMIT HOLDERS (OTHER THAN THE SETNET FISHERMEN) PAY A SELF-IMPOSED TAX COLLECTED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA, ARE VOTING MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ALL MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR THE GOVERNING BODY AND VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 WILL BE PRESENTED DURING A BOARD MEETING. IT WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTUVE DIRECTOR ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ANNUAL FORMS DISCLOSING ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THEY ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR WHEN A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DEVELOPS DUE TO THE ASSOCIATION ENTERING INTO, OR CONSIDERING, NEW BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS. MEMBERS OF THE BBRSDA BOARD ARE NOT PREVENTED FROM PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMS OFFERED TO BRISTOL BAY FISHERMAN BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE BOARD, VOTED TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, SO LONG AS THEY ADHERE TO NORMAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS MADE APPLICABLE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. FURTHER, IF A BOARD MEMBER PARTICIPATES IN SUCH A PROGRAM AFTER IT WAS ADVERTISED AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BRISTOL BAY FISHERMAN, THEN BOARD STATUS IS NOT RELEVANT TO PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND A CONFLICT OF INTEREST NEED NOT BE DECLARED IN FURTHER DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | BOARD DISCUSSES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMPENSATION DELIBERATION AND DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | BBRSDA POSTS ON ITS WEBSITE (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, ENABLING STATUTE, BYLAWS, BOARD MINUTES, APPROVED AUDITS, AND SUMMARY BUDGETS. IT CURRENTLY VIEWS ITS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AS ITS OPERATIONAL POLICIES SO DOESN'T POST THOSE TO PUBLIC VIEW, THOUGH MEMBERS ARE PROVIDED THEM UPON REQUEST. |
| PART VIII LINE 1E: | IN MAY 2006 BRISTOL BAY DRIFNET PERMIT HOLDERS VOTED PURSUANT TO ALASKA STATUTE 43.76.370 TO APPROVE A 1% SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT TAX ON THE EX-VESSEL PRICE OF SEAFOOD SOLD, THE "ASSESSMENT", ON THEIR HARVESTS TO SUPPORT BBRSDA. THE TAX IS PAID THROUGH THE STATE OF ALASKA AND APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE TO BBRSDA AS A GRANT. THE PASS THROUGH LOCAL OPTION TAX REVENUES APPROPRIATED FROM THE GENERAL FUND BY THE LEGISLATURE (SALMON DEVELOPMENT TAX) IS CONSIDERED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR PURPOSES OF PRESENTATION IN THE SCHEDULE OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF ALASKA AUDIT GUIDE AND COMPLIANCE SUPPLEMENT FOR STATE SINGLE AUDITS. IN PREPARING THIS RETURN, BBRSDA HAS CLASSIFIED THE ASSESSMENT AS A GOVERNMENTAL GRANT REPORTABLE ON LINE 1E AND NOT PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE REPORTABLE ON LINE 2, PURSUANT TO EXAMPLES 1 AND 2 ON PAGE 40 OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2018 FORM 990. |
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