SB  57-CLEAN AIR ACT PLAN                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:59:13 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR GIESSEL announced consideration of SB 57.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  COSTELLO moved  to  adopt  the work  draft  CSSB 57(  ),                                                               
labeled 29-LS0523\S, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL objected for discussion purposes.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
VIVIAN   STIVER,  staff   to   Senator   Giessel,  Alaska   State                                                               
Legislature, Juneau,  Alaska, explained  the proposed  changes in                                                               
the  committee substitute  (CS) for  SB 57  for the  sponsor. The                                                               
first  change  is on  page  1,  lines  9-12,  where it  had  once                                                               
required the  department to develop  a state plan that  would not                                                               
result a list of effects. New language says:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     The  department  may  not  submit  a  plan,  waiver  or                                                                    
     exemption   to   the    United   States   Environmental                                                                    
     Protection Agency  unless the department  includes with                                                                    
     the  plan, waiver  or exemption  a  description of  the                                                                    
     effects of the  plan, waiver or exemption  on that list                                                                    
     of criteria.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
The second  change was  made in  Section (c) on  page 3,  line 8,                                                               
that directed the  plan's report to the legislature  to now being                                                               
given to legislators.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
4:01:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  GIESSEL  removed  her objection  and  finding  no  further                                                               
objections, said that Version S [of CSSB 57( )] is adopted.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR COGHILL  said the  impacts are a  big deal  and gathering                                                               
that information  by way of  public testimony  is going to  be an                                                               
important part.                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  STEDMAN said  he felt  the same  sentiment that  Senator                                                               
Coghill just reflected upon.                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR GIESSEL  held SB  57 in  committee for  further discussions                                                               
over the Interim.