Proposed bills extend contingency plans, create permit clearinghouse

Governor's bill would extend life of oil discharge and contingency plans from three years to five; Democrats propose unified application form, centralized permitting in Office of the Governor; $3.1 million proposed to fund Arctic Power’s ANWR education efforts

Kristen Nelson

PNA Editor-in-Chief

Gov. Frank Murkowski has introduced a bill to extend the life of oil spill contingency plans from three years to five and Democrats have introduced a bill creating a uniform resource permit application and a permit clearinghouse in the Office of the Governor. The Department of Environmental Conserv....

    [additional news subjects in this story]

Democrats propose own bill to streamline permitting

Bill briefs