04/04/2012 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

         SB 180-NATURALLY OCCURRING ASBESTOS IN GRAVEL                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
1:36:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  the  consideration of  SB  180, "An  Act                                                               
directing the Department of  Transportation and Public Facilities                                                               
to  develop  and  implement standards  and  operating  procedures                                                               
allowing  for the  use  in the  construction  and maintenance  of                                                               
transportation  projects   and  public  facilities  and   in  the                                                               
construction  of  projects  by  public and  private  entities  of                                                               
gravel or  aggregate materials that  contain a limited  amount of                                                               
naturally occurring  asbestos, and authorizing use  on an interim                                                               
basis of those materials for  certain transportation projects and                                                               
public facilities; relating  to certain claims arising  out of or                                                               
in  connection with  the  use of  gravel  or aggregate  materials                                                               
containing a limited amount of  naturally occurring asbestos; and                                                               
providing for  an effective date."  He stated that  the committee                                                               
heard  extensive  testimony  during previous  hearings  from  the                                                               
Department  of Transportation  and Public  Facilities, the  state                                                               
epidemiologist  and the  Department of  Law (DOL).  His view  was                                                               
that the  committee did  what it  could to  balance the  need for                                                               
development with  the health risks  of using  naturally occurring                                                               
asbestos. Finding  no further committee discussion,  he asked for                                                               
a motion.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
1:36:50 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  moved to report  CS for SB 180,  version X,                                                               
from  committee  with  individual  recommendations  and  attached                                                               
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  FRENCH announced  that  without  objection, CSSB  180(JUD)                                                               
moved from the Senate Judiciary Standing Committee.