Legislature(1999 - 2000)
01/25/2000 01:10 PM House TRA
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HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE January 25, 2000 1:10 p.m. COMMITTEE CALENDAR OVERSIGHT HEARING: ALASKA RAILROAD CORPORATION TAPE(S) 00-3, SIDE(S) A & B 00-4, SIDE(S) A & B CALL TO ORDER Representative Andrew Halcro, Chairman, convened the House Transportation Standing Committee meeting at 1:10 p.m. PRESENT Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives Halcro, Masek, Cowdery, Kemplen, Kookesh and Kohring. Representative Hudson arrived as the meeting was in progress. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FORMER-GOVERNOR BILL SHEFFIELD, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Railroad Corporation, Department of Community & Economic Development, came before the committee and presented a chronological account of the Canyon and Gold Creek derailments, dated October 31, 1999 and December 22, 1999, respectively. ERNEST PIPER, Vice President, Safety and Environment, Alaska Railroad Corporation, Department of Community & Economic Development, was also preset and answered questions of the committee members regarding the two derailments. GARY P. WOLF, President, Rail Sciences Inc., [3 North Clarendon Avenue, Avondale Estates, Georgia 30002-1151, (404) 294-5300], came before the committee and gave a presentation on the investigative findings of the two derailments. BRAD L. HAHN, Department of Environmental Conservation, came before the committee and gave a chronological account of the department's involvement in the two derailments. PAUL HAMPTON (PH), CH2M HILL, came before the committee and gave a presentation on the topography of the surrounding area and seepage of the fuel leaked from the derailments. COMMITTEE ACTION The committee took no action. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 4:14 p.m. NOTE: The meeting was recorded and handwritten log notes were taken. A copy of the tape(s) and log notes may be obtained by contacting the House Records Office at 129 6th Street, Suite 229, Juneau, Alaska 99801, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the second session of the Twenty-first Alaska State Legislature this information may be obtained by contacting the Legislative Reference Library at 129 6th Street, Suite 102, (907) 465-3808.
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