2012-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 2086
HB 258                                                                                                                        
The Finance Committee considered:                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
    HOUSE BILL NO. 258                                                                                                          
    "An Act directing the Department of Transportation and Public                                                               
    Facilities to develop and implement standards and operating                                                                 
    procedures allowing for the use in the construction and                                                                     
    maintenance of transportation projects and public facilities and in                                                         
    the construction of projects by public and private entities of gravel                                                       
    or aggregate materials that contain a limited amount of naturally                                                           
    occurring asbestos, and authorizing use on an interim basis of                                                              
    those materials for certain transportation projects and public                                                              
    facilities; relating to certain claims arising out of or in connection                                                      
    with the use of gravel or aggregate materials containing a limited                                                          
    amount of naturally occurring asbestos; and providing for an                                                                
    effective date."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 258(FIN)                                                                                              
    "An Act directing the Department of Transportation and Public                                                               
    Facilities to develop and implement standards and operating                                                                 
    procedures, to evaluate site-specific use plans, and to designate                                                           
    project areas concerning gravel or other aggregate material                                                                 
    containing naturally occurring asbestos; authorizing use on an                                                              
    interim basis of gravel or other aggregate material containing                                                              
    naturally occurring asbestos for certain transportation projects and                                                        
    public facilities; providing immunity for the state and for                                                                 
    landowners, extractors, suppliers, transporters, and contractors for                                                        

2012-03-29                     House Journal                      Page 2087
    certain actions or claims arising in connection with the use of                                                             
    gravel or aggregate material containing naturally occurring                                                                 
    asbestos in certain areas; requiring contractors to report certain                                                          
    asbestos-related data to the Department of Transportation and                                                               
    Public Facilities; and providing for an effective date."                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representatives Stoltze and Thomas, Co-                                                                
chairs, with the following individual recommendations:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (6):  Doogan, T. Wilson, Joule, Neuman, Edgmon, Thomas                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
No recommendation (2):  Costello, Stoltze                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amend (2):  Fairclough, Gara                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSHB 258(FIN):                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Dept. of Labor & Workforce Development                                                                                
3.  Fiscal, Dept. of Health & Social Services                                                                                   
4.  Zero, Dept. of Law                                                                                                          
5.  Zero, Dept. of Natural Resources                                                                                            
6.  Fiscal, Dept. of Environmental Conservation                                                                                 
7.  Fiscal, Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
HB 258 was referred to the Rules Committee for placement on the                                                                 
calendar.