Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532
03/12/2018 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB158 | |
| HB131 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | SB 158 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | HB 131 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | TELECONFERENCED |
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
March 12, 2018
9:01 a.m.
9:01:31 AM
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair MacKinnon called the Senate Finance Committee
meeting to order at 9:01 a.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Co-Chair
Senator Anna MacKinnon, Co-Chair
Senator Click Bishop, Vice-Chair
Senator Peter Micciche
Senator Donny Olson
Senator Gary Stevens
Senator Natasha von Imhof
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
Kristin Ryan, Director, Division of Spill Prevention and
Response, Department of Environmental Conservation;
Representative Adam Wool, Sponsor.
SUMMARY
SB 158 OIL/HAZARDOUS SUB.:CLEANUP/REIMBURSEMENT
SB 158 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with one previously
published fiscal note: FN 1(DEC).
HB 131 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR FED. PROJ/PROG
HB 131 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do
pass" recommendation and with one new zero fiscal
note from the Department of Transportation and
Public Facilities.
SENATE BILL NO. 158
"An Act relating to oil and hazardous substances and
waiver of cost recovery for containment and cleanup of
certain releases; and providing for an effective
date."
9:02:22 AM
Co-Chair MacKinnon outlined the history of the bill in
committee. She relayed that the bill was previously heard
in committee on March 8th, 2018.
9:02:53 AM
KRISTIN RYAN, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF SPILL PREVENTION AND
RESPONSE, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, (DEC)
recapped the highlights of the bill. She reported that the
bill was requested by the governor. The bill would offer
cost recovery relief to homeowners when they experienced
releases of oil from their home heating oil tanks. Current
statutes require the Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to seek complete cost recovery for
cleaning up the spilled petroleum product. She surmised
that the situation inhibited homeowners from reporting a
spill. The department provided "essential technical
assistance" to homeowners who often had "very little
knowledge or experience" about how to properly remedy the
spill. She believed the legislation enabled the department
to carry out the important work that benefitted the public.
9:03:57 AM
Senator Micciche wondered whether any national grant money
was available to help recover the cleanup costs. He stated
his support for the bill. Ms. Ryan replied in the negative.
She clarified that the bill only addressed the department's
costs for cleanup and the homeowner was still responsible
to pay other costs associated with cleaning up the spill.
She informed the committee that the homeowner was charged
$.095 cents per gallon of heating fuel for the state's
cleanup expenses. She maintained that the homeowner already
paid for the assistance through their heating oil bills.
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to REPORT SB 158 with individual
recommendations and accompanying fiscal note. There being
NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
SB 158 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one previously published fiscal
note: FN 1(DEC).
9:05:55 AM
AT EASE
9:09:45 AM
RECONVENED
HOUSE BILL NO. 131
"An Act relating to relocation assistance for
federally assisted public construction and improvement
projects and programs; and providing for an effective
date."
Co-Chair MacKinnon indicated that the bill was previously
heard in committee on March 6th, 2018.
9:10:41 AM
REPRESENTATIVE ADAM WOOL, SPONSOR, introduced himself, and
addressed the bill. He recounted that HB 131 allowed an
increase in the maximum relocation benefits available to a
person or a business displaced by a federally-funded
highway, bridge, or facilities project. He noted that the
reimbursement amount was not updated in 30 years.
9:11:20 AM
Vice-Chair Bishop MOVED to REPORT HB 131 from committee
with individual recommendations and attached fiscal note.
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
HB 131 was REPORTED out of committee with a "do pass"
recommendation and with one new zero fiscal note from the
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
9:12:01 AM
AT EASE
9:14:31 AM
RECONVENED
Co-Chair MacKinnon discussed the week's schedule.
ADJOURNMENT
9:15:01 AM
The meeting was adjourned at 9:14 a.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| SB 158; Waiver of cost recovery; Comment.pdf |
SFIN 3/12/2018 9:00:00 AM |
SB 158 |