1996-02-28                     House Journal                      Page 2909
HB 394                                                                       
The House Special Committee on Oil & Gas has considered:                       
                                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 394                                                            
An Act authorizing a program of natural gas and coal bed                      
methane development licensing and leasing; relating to regulation              
of certain natural gas exploration facilities and coal bed methane             
exploration facilities for purposes of preparation of discharge                

1996-02-28                     House Journal                      Page 2910
HB 394                                                                       
prevention and contingency plans and compliance with financial                
responsibility requirements; amending the duties of the Alaska Oil             
and Gas Conservation Commission as they relate to natural gas                  
exploration activities and coal bed methane exploration activities;            
and amending the exemption from obtaining a waste disposal                     
permit for disposal of waste produced from coal bed methane                    
drilling.                                                                      
                                                                               
and recommends it be replaced with:                                            
                                                                               
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 394(O&G)                                                
An Act authorizing shallow bed natural gas leasing; relating to               
regulation of natural gas exploration facilities for purposes of               
preparation of discharge prevention and contingency plans and                  
compliance with financial responsibility requirements; exempting               
response and prevention activities associated with shallow bed                 
natural gas leasing as a use for which money in the oil and                    
hazardous substance release prevention and response fund is                    
authorized; and substituting in the exemption from obtaining a                 
waste disposal permit for disposal of waste produced from drilling             
a reference to shallow bed natural gas for a reference to coal bed             
methane.                                                                       
                                                                               
The report was signed by Representative Rokeberg, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (2):  Rokeberg, Ogan                                                   
                                                                               
No recommendation (4):  Brice, B.Davis, G.Davis, Williams                      
                                                                               
Amend (1):  Finkelstein                                                        
                                                                               
The following fiscal notes apply to CSHB 394(O&G):                             
                                                                               
Fiscal note, Dept. of Natural Resources, 2/28/96                               
Zero fiscal note, Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 2/28/96                 
                                                                               
HB 394 was referred to the Resources Committee.