Legislature(1995 - 1996)
04/03/1996 08:07 AM House RES
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SJR 38 - TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY PROGRAM Number 095 ANNETTE KREITZER, Legislative Assistant to Senator Loren Leman, appeared on behalf of the Senate Resources Committee. She stated that SJR 33 was an expansion of the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program, and the Senate Resources Committee is concerned about the expansion of federal intrusion, or expansion of programs relating to reporting. MS. KREITZER informed that the Senate has introduced legislation dealing with excessive reporting requirements: SB 69 and SB 199. The Senate Resources Committee would appreciate favorable consideration of SJR 38. Number 319 CO-CHAIRMAN GREEN agreed that the resolution appears to be a continuation of, what might be considered a proliferation of, unnecessary, or overindulgence in regulations. He stated his concurrence with the senate resolution. Number 350 REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT OGAN asked Ms. Kreitzer to explain page 2, line 4, "Whereas the only way to monitor these varying discharges would be for operators to perform regular, expensive waste stream tests; and." What was the standard prior to the TRI program and what increased testing is now required? Number 402 MS. KREITZER commented that, "Currently, oil and gas exploration production companies are not covered under the "Toxic Release Inventory" program. It is a program that covers chemical companies and the entire process of reporting under a TRI, it is not a situation where it is less reporting that is required now and this would be mean an increase in an existing program. They are expanding the program, not only the number of chemicals to be reported, but also expanding the program to new industries, and that is the problem. It is an expansion of a program - we feel like the reporting requirements can be met under the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act and other existing acts. The committee felt that this was just excessive, duplicative reporting." Number 474 CO-CHAIRMAN WILLIAM K. "BILL" WILLIAMS moved that SJR 38 move from the House Resources Committee with individual recommendations. There were no objections, so SJR 38 moved from committee.
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