2001-04-09                     Senate Journal                      Page 1010
SB 16                                                                                             
Message dated and received April 6 was read, stating the Governor                                   
signed the following bill and transmitted the engrossed and enrolled                                
copies to the Lieutenant Governor's Office for permanent filing:                                    
                                                                                                    
          CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 16(RLS) "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; authorizing                                   
          compliance verification for nontank vessels and for                                       
          trains and related facilities and operations; and                                         
          providing for an effective date."                                                         
                                                                                                    
      Chapter 8, SLA 2001                                                                           
      Effective Date: 04/07/01