02/19/1996 03:10 PM House L&C

 HB 456 - BOARD OF STORAGE TANK ASSISTANCE                                   
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT announced the last order of business would be the               
 continuation hearing HB 456, "An Act relating to the Board of                 
 Storage Tank Assistance; and providing for an effective date."                
 He said there was a concern regarding the number of members to be             
 on the board.                                                                 
                                                                               
 Number 173                                                                    
                                                                               
 JOHN BARNETT, Executive Director, Board of Storage Tank Assistance,           
 Division of Spill Prevention and Response, Department of                      
 Environmental Conservation, informed the committee he has spoke to            
 the board members and also contacted the Alaska Underground Tank              
 Owners and Operators Association and presented the committee's                
 concerns for having an eighth member on the board or whether or not           
 a members should be replaced or a ninth member added.  Mr. Barnett            
 said although the preference was to add a ninth member, in the                
 interest of fiscal conservancy, they felt it would be much more               
 appropriate to replace one of the existing members.  Their                    
 consensus was they would concede to go with seven members, which is           
 the current number of board members.  The consensus was the to                
 replace the representative representing the Department of                     
 Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT/PF).  The matter was                
 discussed with the DOT/PF designee and the department concurred               
 that although they had a major goal in the early days of the                  
 program relating to regulation development, they felt it was very             
 important that DOT/PF's concern and voice was heard during the                
 regulation development stage.  Since the program has matured and              
 the regulations are currently in place, they feel they would                  
 concede to taking a back seat roll at this point.  The department             
 does support their seat being replaced by the public member.  Mr.             
 Barnett noted the chairman of the board wants to continue to have             
 the DOT/PF designee as an advisor so the board will continue to               
 post their meetings with the DOT/PF.                                          
                                                                               
 Number 255                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ELTON proposed the following amendment:                        
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           Delete "s" from the word "commissioners"                            
                                                                               
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           Delete "and transportation and public facilities"                   
           Insert "or the commissioner's designee"                             
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ELTON asked unanimous consent the proposed amendment           
 be adopted.                                                                   
                                                                               
 Number 289                                                                    
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT said the change would read, "The board consists of              
 the commissioner of environmental conservation, or their                      
 designees,".                                                                  
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT asked if there was an objection.  Hearing none,                 
 Chairman Kott announced conceptional Amendment 1 was adopted.                 
                                                                               
 Number 315                                                                    
                                                                               
 REPRESENTATIVE ELTON made a motion to move HB 456 out of committee            
 with the attached zero fiscal note, as amended.                               
                                                                               
 CHAIRMAN KOTT asked if there was an objection.  Hearing none, CSHB
(L&C) was moved out of the House Labor and Commerce Committee.