04/08/1997 01:40 PM House FIN

                                                                               
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  HOUSE BILL 128                                                               
                                                                               
       "An  Act  relating  to  water  quality;  directing  the                 
       Department  of  Environmental  Conservation to  conduct                 
       water quality research; establishing the Water  Science                 
       Oversight Board; and providing for an effective date."                  
                                                                               
  Co-Chair Hanley MOVED  to RESCIND previous action  of moving                 
  CS HB 128 (FIN) out of Committee, 4/07/97, in order that the                 
  fiscal  note could  be further  discussed.   There  being NO                 
  OBJECTION, action was rescinded.                                             
                                                                               
  MICHAEL CONWAY,  ACTING DIRECTOR,  DIVISION OF  AIR &  WATER                 
  QUALITY,  DEPARTMENT  OF ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSERVATION, stated                 
  that the Department supports the  fiscal note as prepared by                 
  the House Finance Committee.                                                 
                                                                               
  Co-Chair  Hanley  MOVED to  report CS  HB  128 (FIN)  out of                 
  Committee with  individual recommendations and with  the new                 
  fiscal note adopted  by the House Finance  Committee and the                 
  4/01/97 fiscal note by  the Department of Law.   There being                 
  NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                             
                                                                               
  CS HB  128 (FIN) was  reported out of  Committee with  a "do                 
  pass"  recommendation  and   with  a  fiscal  note   by  the                 
  Department  of  Law  dated  4/01/97  and the  House  Finance                 
  Committee.