Legislature(2005 - 2006)HOUSE FINANCE 519
04/04/2006 09:00 AM House FINANCE
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SB218 | |
HB384 | |
HB419 | |
HB403 | |
Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ | HB 384 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 403 | TELECONFERENCED | |
+ | HB 419 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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+= | SB 218 | TELECONFERENCED | |
HOUSE BILL NO. 419 "An Act repealing the Board of Storage Tank Assistance, the underground storage tank revolving loan fund, and the tank cleanup loan program; repealing certain reporting requirements relating to underground petroleum storage tank systems; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date." KAREN LIDSTER, STAFF, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COGHILL, related that over the interim, Representative Coghill sent out a memo asking any department to determine if they had statutes or regulations that were no longer necessary. The Department of Environmental Conservation brought forward a request to repeal the Board of Storage Tank Assistance and the accompanying loan program. The sponsor statement provides the history of that program. The Board was created in 1990 by HB 220 to oversee the grant that was also created. In 1999, the Storage Tank Assistance Fund was converted to an Underground Storage Tank Revolving Loan Fund. Since that time there have been no applications for loans. HB 419 will modify the end date for the Board in order to be consistent with the end date for formal termination of the loan program. The sunset date was June 30, 2007. HB 419 also lifts out the statutes that relate to the Board, the reporting, the regulations, fees, the program, definitions, administrative codes, and the orderly completion of the board's obligation, and renumbering instructions related to those statutes that will be repealed. Representative Holm asked if there is a loan fund amount that is being recaptured. LAURA BEASON, ADMINISTRATION MANAGER, DIVISION OF INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, responded that there is zero available fund balance in the loan. 9:57:35 AM Representative Weyhrauch asked what happens if someone needs assistance. REPRESENTATIVE JOHN COGHILL replied that the loan program would go away, but DEC would still deal with underground storage tanks. They still have a fee for registering underground storage tanks. There has not been any use of this fund for many years. 9:59:09 AM Representative Foster recalled that he voted for the HB 220 in 1999. He MOVED to REPORT HB 419 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal note. There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered. HB 419 was REPORTED out of Committee with a "do pass" recommendation and with zero fiscal note #1 by the Department of Environmental Conservation. 10:00:35 AM
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