2001-01-23                     Senate Journal                      Page 0144
SB 16                                                                                             
The Resources Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 16 "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 or threatened releases of oil                         
and thereby amending the duties and liabilities of response action                                  
contractors; and authorizing compliance verification for nontank                                    
vessels and for trains and related facilities and operations; and                                   
providing for an effective date." Signing do pass: Senator Torgerson,                               
Chair, Senators Elton, Pearce, Kelly. Signing no recommendation:                                    
Senators Lincoln, Taylor.                                                                           
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 1, Department of Transportation and Public                                         
  Facilities                                                                                        
 Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Environmental Conservation                                        
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Finance Committee.