2002-04-02                     House Journal                      Page 2758
                    SECOND READING OF SENATE BILLS                                               
                                                                                                    
SB 343                                                                                            
The following, which had been held to today's calendar (page 2743),                                 
was read the second time:                                                                           
                                                                                                    
    CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 343(RES)                                                                 
    "An Act clarifying the term 'best technology' required for use in                               
    oil discharge prevention and contingency plans; affirming existing                              
    Department of Environmental Conservation regulations defining                                   
    'best technology' and oil discharge prevention and contingency                                  
    plans approved using those regulations; and providing for an                                    
    effective date."                                                                                
                                                                                                    
with the:                                                  Journal Page                             
                                                                                                    
 O&G RPT 3DP 2NR 1AM                                              2642                              
 FN1: ZERO(DEC)                                                   2642                              
 RES RPT 7DP 1AM                                                  2683                              
 FN1: ZERO(DEC)                                                   2684                              
                                                                                                    
Amendment No. 1 was offered  by Representatives Kerttula and Croft:                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 3, line 14, following "purpose of":                                                            
    Insert "secs. 2 and 4 - 6 of "                                                                  
                                                                                                    
Page 4, following line 11:                                                                          
    Insert a new bill section to read:                                                              
   "* Sec. 3.  AS 46.04.030(e), as amended by sec. 2 of this Act,  is                             
amended to read:                                                                                    
     (e)  The department may attach reasonable terms and                                            
    conditions to its approval or modification of a contingency plan                                
    that the department determines are necessary to ensure that the                                 
    applicant for a contingency plan has access to sufficient resources                             
    to protect environmentally sensitive areas and to contain, clean up,                            
    and mitigate potential oil discharges from the facility or vessel as                            
    provided in (k) of this section, and to ensure that the applicant                               
    complies with the contingency plan.  If a contingency plan                                      
    submitted to the department for approval relies on the services of                              
    an oil spill primary response action contractor, the department