SB 273-OIL SPILL RESPONSE; NONTANK VESSELS & RR                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
MR. PAT CARTER, Legislative staff for Senator Pearce, stated the                                                                
proposed committee substitute includes a title change making the                                                                
only exemption given for a given tonnage of a vessel.  A proposed                                                               
amendment by Senator Torgerson required that the negative                                                                       
regulations process would need to be completed and regulations                                                                  
adopted by March 1, 2001.  To comply, the negative regulations                                                                  
process would need to be completed by October and that was not                                                                  
feasible.  The date has been altered on the amendment to make the                                                               
effective date April 1, 2002, the draft regulations need to be                                                                  
completed by March 1, 2001.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved to adopt CSSB 273 (RLS)(version S).  Without                                                               
objection, the motion carried.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR PEARCE moved all versions of SB 273 with individual                                                                     
recommendations and accompanying fiscal notes for calendaring at                                                                
the Chairman's discretion.  Without objection, the motion carried.