HOUSE TRANSPORTATION STANDING COMMITTEE                                                                            
                         April 15, 2000                                                                                         
                           10:35 a.m.                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Representative Andrew Halcro, Chairman                                                                                          
Representative Bill Hudson                                                                                                      
Representative Allen Kemplen                                                                                                    
Representative Albert Kookesh                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative Beverly Masek                                                                                                    
Representative John Cowdery                                                                                                     
Representative Vic Kohring                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
COMMITTEE CALENDAR                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HOUSE BILL NO. 377                                                                                                              
"An Act requiring oil discharge prevention and contingency plans                                                                
and proof of financial responsibility for non-tank vessels and                                                                  
railroad tank cars; authorizing inspection under AS 46.04 of non-                                                               
tank vessels and trains; and providing for an effective date."                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     - MOVED HB 377 OUT OF COMMITTEE                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
PREVIOUS ACTION                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
BILL: HB 377                                                                                                                  
SHORT TITLE: DISCHARGES: NONTANK VESSELS & RAILROAD                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Jrn-Date    Jrn-Page           Action                                                                                           
 2/16/00      2209     (H)  READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS                                                                     
 2/16/00      2209     (H)  TRA, RES, JUD, FIN                                                                                  
 2/16/00      2210     (H)  2 FISCAL NOTES (DEC, DOT)                                                                           
 2/16/00      2210     (H)  GOVERNOR'S TRANSMITTAL LETTER                                                                       
 2/16/00      2210     (H)  REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION                                                                          
 4/15/00               (H)  TRA AT 10:30 AM CAPITOL 17                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIRMAN ANDREW  HALCRO called  the House Transportation  Standing                                                              
Committee meeting to  order at 10:35 a.m.  Members  present at the                                                              
call to  order were  Representatives Halcro,  Hudson, Kemplen  and                                                              
Kookesh.  No further members arrived  after the meeting was called                                                              
to order.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
HB 377 - DISCHARGES:  NONTANK VESSELS & RAILROAD                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Number 0025                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIRMAN  HALCRO  announced  that  the  first and  only  order  of                                                              
business would be HOUSE BILL 377,  "An Act requiring oil discharge                                                              
prevention   and  contingency   plans  and   proof  of   financial                                                              
responsibility  for  non-tank  vessels  and  railroad  tank  cars;                                                              
authorizing  inspection under  AS  46.04 of  non-tank vessels  and                                                              
trains; and providing for an effective date."                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 0049                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HUDSON  made  a  motion  to move  HB  377  out  of                                                              
committee  with individual  recommendations  and the  accompanying                                                              
fiscal notes.   There being  no objection,  HB 377 was  moved from                                                              
the House Transportation Standing Committee.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Number 0078                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being  no further  business before  the committee,  Chairman                                                              
Halcro  adjourned  the  House  Transportation  Standing  Committee                                                              
meeting at 10:40 a.m.