Section 3 AAC 157.310 - Purpose and applicability(a) The purpose of chinook salmon mitigation direct distributions is to help mitigate economic impacts to commercial salmon troll fishermen from the reduction in the Southeast Alaska chinook salmon harvest under the revised Pacific Salmon Treaty.(b) The provisions of 3 AAC 157.310 - 3 AAC 157.395, 3 AAC 157.910, and 3 AAC 157.990 apply, subject to the availability of appropriations, to the allocation and distribution of money received from the United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under 16 U.S.C. 3641, received by the Department of Fish and Game, and allocated to the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development for payments to individual commercial salmon troll fishery permit holders.Eff. 3/8/2013, Register 205