05/06/2005 06:21 PM House FIN

CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 144(RES)                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to regulations, definitions, and                                                                          
     permits under the emission control permit program; and                                                                     
     providing for an effective date."                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
AMY SEITZ, STAFF, SENATOR TOM  WAGONER, explained that SB 144                                                                   
is a clean-up bill.   In 2003 the legislature  passed HB 160,                                                                   
which  streamlined   Alaska's   air  permitting  process   by                                                                   
aligning the state's requirements  with federal requirements.                                                                   
It  also addresses  permit  fees  allowing  DEC to  revoke  a                                                                   
permit when the fees are not paid.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
7:15:05 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Holm spoke of a  problem with emission control                                                                   
in Fairbanks.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
7:17:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
JOHN  KUTERBACH, DIVISION  OF  AIR QUALITY  AND AIR  PERMITS,                                                                   
DEPARTMENT OF  ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, offered  to answer                                                                   
questions.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
7:17:26 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
STEVE MULDER, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY  GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF LAW,                                                                   
(via teleconference) offered to answer questions.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
7:17:58 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster  MOVED to report CSSB 144  (RES) out of                                                                   
Committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal  note.  There being NO  OBJECTION, it was                                                                   
so ordered.                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CSSB  144 (RES)  was REPORTED  out  of Committee  with a  "no                                                                   
recommendation" recommendation  and with a zero fiscal impact                                                                   
note by the Department of Environmental Conservation.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
7:19:15 PM