SENATOR TAYLOR returned HB 99 (REPEAL 65-DAY DEADLINE: OIL SPILL PLANS) and invited the sponsor, REPRESENTATIVE JOE GREEN, to testify. Number 398 REPRESENTATIVE GREEN explained, currently, AS 46.04.030(p) requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to "...approve or disapprove a proposed contingency plan within 65 days after it receives a complete application ...". He further explained the time-line necessitated by the 65 day statutory requirement conflicts with the time-line set out in the Alaska Coastal Management Plan regulations carried out by the Division of Governmental Coordination (DGC). REPRESENTATIVE GREEN said the conflict between the two time- lines make the progress cumbersome for both the applicant and members of the public wishing to participate in the review process. He said the removal of the 65 day statutory requirement allows the DEC and DGC to coordinate their time lines for approving contingency plans. SENATOR LITTLE asked for clarified as to what the provision actually does. REPRESENTATIVE GREEN said an applicant is not sure which time-line to follow, and he explained there were two over-lapping agencies, whose time clocks don't correspond. SENATOR LITTLE commented that the DEC time clock starts first and asked if getting a permit would take longer. REPRESENTATIVE GREEN explained how the two agencies, which support the bill, would coordinate their efforts and clean up the problem. SENATOR LITTLE asked for any downside to the bill. Number 437 REPRESENTATIVE GREEN said there was some concern the bill did not address an interior oil spill contingency plan, and he explained the DGC would be the responsible agency. Number 437 SENATOR HALFORD moved to pass HOUSE BILL NO. 99 (REPEAL 65-DAY DEADLINE: OIL SPILL PLANS) from committee with individual recommendations. Without objections, so ordered.