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HB 55                                                                                             
HOUSE BILL NO. 55 by the House Rules Committee by request,                                          
entitled:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
    "An Act regarding oil discharge prevention and cleanup involving                                
    self-propelled nontank vessels exceeding 400 gross registered                                   
    tonnage and railroad tank cars and related facilities and operations                            
    and requiring preparation and implementation of oil discharge                                   
    contingency plans for those nontank vessels and railroad tank cars;                             
    amending the definition of 'response action' that relates to releases                           

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    or threatened releases of oil and thereby amending the duties and                               
    liabilities of response action contractors; authorizing compliance                              
    verification for nontank vessels and for trains and related facilities                          
    and operations; and providing for an effective date."                                           
                                                                                                    
was read the first time and referred to the Transportation, Resources,                              
and Finance Committees.