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SB 180                                                                                                                        
The Transportation Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 180                                                                     
"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 recommended it be replaced                                                             
with                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 180(TRA) "An Act                                                                               
          directing the Department of Transportation and                                                                        
          Public Facilities to develop and implement standards                                                                  
          and operating procedures, evaluate site-specific use                                                                  
          plans, develop and maintain an information database                                                                   
          that includes locations of gravel or other aggregate                                                                  
          material that contains naturally occurring asbestos,                                                                  
          gravel or other aggregate material free from naturally                                                                
          occurring asbestos, and suggests locations to                                                                         
          stockpile gravel or other aggregate material free from                                                                
          naturally occurring asbestos, and transmit reports                                                                    
          related to 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                                                              

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          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."                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Signing do pass: Senator Kookesh, Chair; Senators Menard, Thomas.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The following fiscal information was published today:                                                                           
 Fiscal Note No. 1, zero, Department of Labor and Workforce                                                                     
      Development                                                                                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 2, Department of Environmental Conservation                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
President Stevens added a Finance Committee referral to the bill.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The bill was referred to the Judiciary, then Finance Committees.