1994 Alaska Statutes
TITLE 46 WATER, AIR, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter 46.13. HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SPILL TECHNOLOGY REVIEW COUNCIL
Sec. 46.13.120. DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.

The council shall

(1) review and recommend to the Department of Environmental Conservation research topics for it to pursue;

(2) establish testing protocols to be used by the Department of Environmental Conservation to evaluate the effectiveness of hazardous substance spill technologies for use in the state;

(3) identify sources of money that may be available for discharge-related research;

(4) make proposals to the governor, commission, and other entities to encourage and fund prevention, response, cleanup, and mitigation of future discharges of hazardous substances;

(5) compile and maintain information relating to

(A) containment and cleanup technology that is available in the event of a hazardous substance discharge, the extent to which current containment and cleanup technology is available and may be applied in the state, and ways to improve hazardous substance spill response technology and procedures;

(B) steps that should be taken by government and industry to ensure proper management, handling, and transportation of hazardous substances and to improve the statewide ability of industry and governmental agencies to respond to discharges of hazardous substances;

(C) the extent to which industry practices and governmental practices or laws should be changed to reduce or minimize the potential for hazardous substance discharges;

(D) hazardous substances spill technology research conducted by the Department of Environmental Conservation; and

(6) Repealed Sec. 28 ch 32 SLA 1994.