Legislature(2001 - 2002)

02/06/2002 09:43 AM Senate FIN

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                     SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                                                 
                         February 06, 2002                                                                                    
                              9:43 AM                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
TAPES                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SFC-02 # 6, Side A                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Pete Kelly convened the meeting at approximately 9:43 AM.                                                              
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator Dave Donley, Co-Chair                                                                                                   
Senator Pete Kelly, Co-Chair                                                                                                    
Senator Jerry Ward, Vice Chair                                                                                                  
Senator Loren Leman                                                                                                             
Senator Gary Wilken                                                                                                             
Senator Alan Austerman                                                                                                          
Senator Lyman Hoffman                                                                                                           
Senator Donald Olson                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Also Attending:                                                                                                               
MARY  SIROKY,   Manager,  Information   Education  &  Coordination,                                                             
Division of  Statewide Public Service,  Department of Environmental                                                             
Conservation;   JOHN   BARNETT,  Chair,   Board   of  Storage   Tank                                                            
Assistance, Department of Environmental Conservation.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY INFORMATION                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
SB 153-UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK LOAN FUND                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
The Committee heard from the sponsor and the Department of                                                                      
Environmental Conservation. The bill moved out of Committee.                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SB 115-EXTEND BD. OF STORAGE TANK ASSISTANCE                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The Committee heard from the sponsor. The bill moved from                                                                       
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 153(RES)                                                                                            
     "An  Act replacing the  storage tank  assistance fund  with the                                                            
     underground  storage tank revolving  loan fund and relating  to                                                            
     that revolving  loan fund; repealing  the tank cleanup  program                                                            
     and the tank  upgrading and closure program;  and providing for                                                            
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly voiced support of this bill.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
MARY  SIROKY,   Manager,  Information   Education  &  Coordination,                                                             
Division of  Statewide Public Service,  Department of Environmental                                                             
Conservation, stated the Department supports this bill.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Leman voiced  appreciation  to the  Board  of Storage  Tank                                                            
Assistance,  Department  of  Environmental   Conservation,  and  the                                                            
Committee  members  and the  many  parties  for coming  together  to                                                            
address this   "complex issue". He  informed this bill is  moving in                                                            
the direction that "was intended."                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman offered a motion to report CS SB 153 (FIN), 22-                                                                   
LS0696\L Cook  from committee with  a new zero fiscal note  from the                                                            
Department of Environmental Conservation.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Without objection the bill MOVED from Committee.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     SENATE BILL NO. 115                                                                                                        
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Storage                                                             
     Tank Assistance."                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
This was  the second  hearing for  this bill in  the Senate  Finance                                                            
Committee.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman explained  the details of the bill and stated the two-                                                            
year  extension   of  the  Board  of  Storage  Tank  Assistance   is                                                            
appropriate. He stated  that tank owners support the continuation of                                                            
the Board of Storage Tank Assistance.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Senator Leman offered a  motion to report SB 115 from Committee with                                                            
a  new Department  of  Environmental  Conservation  fiscal  note  of                                                            
$51,400.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
There being no objection, the bill MOVED from Committee.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Recess to the call of the Chair 9:48 AM                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Kelly reconvened the meeting on Tuesday, February 12,                                                                  
2002, at 9:46 am.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
There being no further business, the Finance Committee meeting was                                                              
adjourned at 9:46 am.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                

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