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Enrolled HB 419: Repealing the Board of Storage Tank Assistance, the underground storage tank revolving loan fund, and the tank cleanup loan program; repealing certain reporting requirements relating to underground petroleum storage tank systems; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.

00Enrolled HB 419 01 Repealing the Board of Storage Tank Assistance, the underground storage tank revolving loan 02 fund, and the tank cleanup loan program; repealing certain reporting requirements relating to 03 underground petroleum storage tank systems; making conforming amendments; and providing 04 for an effective date. 05 _______________ 06 * Section 1. AS 46.03.440(a) is amended to read: 07 (a) Financial records submitted to the department or to the former Board of 08 Storage Tank Assistance [BOARD] by the owner or operator of an underground 09 petroleum storage tank system are confidential and not subject to inspection or 10 copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.120. The department, in consultation with the 11 affected owner or operator, shall determine which information is confidential under 12 this subsection. 13 * Sec. 2. AS 44.66.010(a)(7); AS 46.03.360, 46.03.363, 46.03.365(d), 46.03.385(e), 14 46.03.410, 46.03.422, 46.03.450(1), 46.03.450(3), 46.03.450(5), 46.03.450(9), 46.03.450(11);

01 and AS 46.08.040(a)(2)(G) are repealed. 02 * Sec. 3. 18 AAC 78.460, 18 AAC 78.500, 18 AAC 78.505, 18 AAC 78.506, 18 AAC 03 78.507, 18 AAC 78.508, 18 AAC 78.509, 18 AAC 78.511, 18 AAC 78.513, 18 AAC 78.514, 04 18 AAC 78.515, 18 AAC 78.520, 18 AAC 78.521, 18 AAC 78.523, 18 AAC 78.524, 18 AAC 05 78.526, 18 AAC 78.528, 18 AAC 78.529, 18 AAC 78.534, 18 AAC 78.535, 18 AAC 78.537, 06 18 AAC 78.555, 18 AAC 78.560, 18 AAC 78.950, 18 AAC 78.995(15), 18 AAC 78.995(32), 07 18 AAC 78.995(59), and 18 AAC 78.995(130) are annulled. 08 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 09 read: 10 TRANSITION. (a) Notwithstanding the repeal of AS 46.03.360 and 46.03.365(d) by 11 sec. 2 of this Act, regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation in 12 effect on the day before the effective date of this Act concerning underground petroleum 13 storage tank systems remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Department of 14 Environmental Conservation unless the regulation is specifically listed in sec. 3 of this Act. 15 (b) Contracts, rights, liabilities, and obligations created by or under a law amended or 16 repealed by this Act and in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act remain in 17 effect notwithstanding this Act's taking effect. 18 * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 19 read: 20 REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. Unless the context requires otherwise, the revisor of 21 statutes is instructed to replace "AS 46.03.360 - 46.03.450" with "AS 46.03.365 - 46.03.450" 22 throughout the statutes. 23 * Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 2006.