HOUSE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON OIL AND GAS                                  
                   April 17, 1997                                              
                      8:33 a.m.                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                             
                                                                               
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS                 
                                                                               
TAPE(S)                                                                        
                                                                               
97-19, SIDE(S) A & B                                                           
                                                                               
CALL TO ORDER                                                                  
                                                                               
Representative Hodgins, Chairman, convened the House Special                   
Committee on Oil and Gas meeting at 8:33 a.m.                                  
                                                                               
PRESENT                                                                        
                                                                               
Committee members present at the call to order were Representatives            
Hodgins and Kemplen.  Representative(s) Ryan arrived as the meeting            
was in progress.                                                               
                                                                               
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION                                                         
                                                                               
BILL DEVON, Citizen, discussed his situation of abuse by the                   
Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) Wasilla Office and            
answered the committee's questions.                                            
                                                                               
VIRGIL NORTON, Project Manager, River Terrace Soldotna Site,                   
McGahan Water System, discussed his experience and the concerns of             
Mr. McGahan with the DEC.  He answered the committee's questions.              
                                                                               
ROBERT BANNON, Stock Holder, Sure-Way Incineration, discussed his              
experiences with the DEC.                                                      
                                                                               
BILL SCHOEPHOESTER, Employee, Petro Marine Services, discussed his             
views on what the DEC needs to do to better serve the public.                  
                                                                               
COMMITTEE ACTION                                                               
                                                                               
The committee took no action.                                                  
                                                                               
ADJOURNMENT                                                                    
                                                                               
The meeting was adjourned at 9:55 a.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 130 Seward Street, Suite 211, Juneau,                  
Alaska 99801-1182, (907) 465-2214, and after adjournment of the                
second session of the Twentieth Alaska State Legislature, in the               
Legislative Reference Library.