Attached is my initial review of Sen. Unger's Water Resources Protection Act Amendments (SB 373) versus Governor Tomblin's AST bill.

As I read the list of exemptions in Tomblin's bill, I have to wonder how many tanks would be covered (sounds like this is a very limited universe). While Tomblin's bill requires a comprehensive spill Response Plan and includes source protection and prevention plans, it also has broad, but nebulous language to protect confidential business information.

Unger's bill (SB 373) applies to all tanks (over 1100 gal) , period, but is silent on several aspects covered in Tomblin's bill.

Jim Kotcon

From: Vivian Stockman <vivian@ohvec.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 9:18 PM
To: 'Paula Swearengin'; 'Jen Osha'
Cc: 'Bill Price'; 'Danny Ray Cook'; 'Angie Rosser'; 'Robert L. Malin'; 'Dustin White'; 'DONNA BRANHAM'; 'Carey Jo Grace'; 'Karan Ireland'; 'Matt Sherman'; James Kotcon; 'Robin Blakeman'; 'michael morrison'; 'Chuck Nelson'; 'MAYA NYE'; 'Kat Wallace'; 'Parson Brown'; 'Daniel Chiotos'; 'Maria Gunnoe'
Subject: legislative note

For Tuesday, January 21, we need turn out in Senate Judiciary room (west Wing, second floor) about noon-ish (after the floor session) as the Senate Natural Resources committee meets to discuss Senate Bill 373, a Comprehensive Water Regulatory Bill.

This is Senator Unger’s (D-Berkley; majority leader) bill. Sen. Brooks McCabe (D-Kanawha) is wanting to change the bill, reportedly. McCabe wants to split is up, but Unger want to keep it as it, as do our peeps. Come out if you can.

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