1994-01-26                     House Journal                      Page 2147
HJR 49                                                                       
The Resources Committee has considered:                                        

1994-01-26                     House Journal                      Page 2148
HJR 49                                                                       
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 49                                                 
Requesting the United States Department of the Interior to clarify            
regulations being proposed under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990                 
relating to evidence of financial responsibility that must be shown            
by offshore facilities.                                                        
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 49(RES)                                     
Requesting the United States Department of the Interior to adopt              
regulations that give a narrow interpretation to certain definitions           
under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 relating to evidence of                    
financial responsibility that must be shown by offshore facilities.            
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Williams, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (6):  Hudson, Carney, Green, Mulder, Bunde, Williams                   
                                                                               
No recommendation (2):  Finkelstein, Davies                                    
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies to CSHJR 49(RES):                            
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 1/26/94                 
                                                                               
HJR 49 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                
calendar.