[CPEO-MEF] Alaska Enviornmental Exemption Passes

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

[While DOD was trying to get its legislative package passed back in
Washington, they were at the same time hoping to get Alaska state law
changes as well.  Though their efforts have met with limited success
in the nation's capitol they've been a bit more successful at the state
level.  Thanks to Military Toxics Project for passing this
information along. --Aimee]

Note that the Alaska House and Senate have both
passed the Pentagon's exemption from the Alaska solid waste law. 
The bill exempts all firing ranges - military and otherwise - from
permitting requirements under the state solid waste law.
 
Steve
 
Here's the text of the bill as passed by the
House (which also included a provision overturning a progressive Supreme
Court decision regarding disposal of oil drilling waste and permitting
requirements):

BILL ID: SB 371

00                    
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 371(RES)
am                                                                  
01 "An Act exempting the use of munitions in certain areas from a
waste disposal
permit                                    
02 requirement of the Department of Environmental Conservation; relating
to general
or                                     
03 nationwide permits under the Alaska coastal management program and
to                                                   
04 authorizations and permits issued by the Alaska Oil and Gas
Conservation
Commission;                                    
05 and providing for an effective
date."                                                                                   
06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
ALASKA:                                                                
07    * Section 1.  AS 46.03.100 is amended by adding
a new subsection to
read:                                          
08           
(h)  This section does not apply to the firing or other use of
munitions
in                                  
09       training activities conducted on
active ranges, including active ranges operated by
the                           
10       United States Department of
Defense or a United States military
agency.                                           
11    * Sec. 2.  AS 46.40.096 is amended by
adding a new subsection to
read:                                             
12           
(h)  The reviewing entity may exclude from the consistency review
and                                        
13       determination process for a
project                                                                               
01                
(1)  an activity that is authorized under a general or nationwide
permit                                
02       that has previously been
determined to be consistent with the applicable
coastal                                  
03       management
programs;                                                                                              
04                
(2)  the issuance of an authorization or permit issued by the Alaska
Oil                                
05       and Gas Conservation
Commission.                                                                                  
06    * Sec. 3.  The uncodified law of the State of
Alaska is amended by adding a new section
to                         
07
read:                                                                                                                   
08       RETROACTIVITY.  Section 2 of
this Act is retroactive to August 1,
1998.                                           
09    * Sec. 4.  This Act takes effect immediately
under AS 01.10.070(c). 




Please note new phone number and address below.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Aimee R.
Houghton                                 

Associate Director, CPEO
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
tel: 202-452-8039; fax: 202-452-8095
Email: aimeeh@cpeo.org
www.cpeo.org
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