Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124
05/05/2023 03:15 PM House LABOR & COMMERCE
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HB 166-PFAS: USE FOR FIREFIGHTING, DISPOSAL 3:16:20 PM VICE CHAIR RUFFRIDGE announced that the first order of business would be HOUSE BILL NO. 166, "An Act relating to firefighting substances; and providing for an effective date." 3:16:38 PM CLIFTON COGHILL, Staff, Representative Will Stapp, Alaska State Legislature, on behalf of the prime sponsor, Representative Stapp, gave a brief overview of HB 166. He said that perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been found to be hazardous materials, and HB 166 would restrict the usage of PFAS, except to the oil and gas industry. The proposed bill would also require the state to retrieve some PFAS containing foam for disposal. 3:17:41 PM VICE CHAIR RUFFRIDGE opened public testimony on HB 166. 3:18:06 PM DAVID PRUHS, Mayor, City of Fairbanks, stated that he supports the bill, as it would provide a stopgap measure for fighting certain types of fires while moving away from harmful PFAS containing foams. He said that the stopgap would prevent Fairbanks from having to spend more on new firefighting equipment amidst a tight budget. 3:19:41 PM PATRICE LEE, representing self, expressed support for the bill because it would address future contamination from PFAS. 3:21:00 PM SCOTT RAYGOR, Chief, Fairbanks Fire Department, expressed support for HB 166. He said that Fairbanks has spent millions of dollars connecting residences to city water because of PFAS contamination. He suggested that this would be a good first step in eliminating "forever chemicals." He expressed some concern in the section of the bill which addresses forest firefighting materials. 3:23:14 PM VICE CHAIR RUFFRIDGE, after ascertaining there was no one else who wished to testify, closed public testimony on Hb 166. 3:23:27 PM REPRESENTATIVE SADDLER moved to report HB 166 out of committee with individual recommendations and the accompanying fiscal notes. There being no objection, HB 166 was reported out of the House Labor and Commerce Standing Committee.
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SB 123 Sectional Analysis Version B 5.1.23.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Version B.PDF |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Support Document CDL Classes & Endorsements 4.12.23.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Support Letters Received as of 5.1.23.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Support Document ELDT Curriculum Summary 03.2021.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Explanation of Changes Version A to B 5.1.23.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |
SB 123 Sponsor Statement 4.10.23.pdf |
HL&C 5/5/2023 3:15:00 PM |
SB 123 |