02/08/1996 10:00 AM House O&G

 HOUSE BILL NO. 394                                                            
 "An Act authorizing a program of natural gas and coal bed methane             
 development licensing and leasing; relating to regulation of                  
 certain natural gas exploration facilities and coal bed methane               
 exploration facilities for purposes of preparation of discharge               
 prevention and contingency plans and compliance with financial                
 responsibility requirements; amending the duties of the Alaska Oil            
 and Gas Conservation Commission as they relate to natural gas                 
 exploration activities and coal bed methane exploration activities;           
 and amending the exemption from obtaining a waste disposal permit             
 for disposal of waste produced from coal bed methane drilling."               
                                                                               
 THE HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 8,            
 1996, WAS CANCELLED.