State of Alaska
Fiscal Note
Bill Version: SB 158
2018 Legislative Session
Fiscal Note Number: 1
(S) Publish Date: 1/24/2018
Identifier: DEC-SPAR-01-22-18 Department: Department of Environmental Conservation
Title: OIL/HAZARDOUS Appropriation: Spill Prevention and Response
SUB.:CLEANUP/REIMBURSEMENT Allocation: Spill Prevention and Response
Sponsor: RLS BY REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR OMB Component Number: 3094
Requester: Governor
Expenditures/Revenues
Note: Amounts do not include inflation unless otherwise noted below. (Thousands of Dollars)
Included in
FY2019 Governor's
Appropriation FY2019 Out-Year Cost Estimates
Requested Request
OPERATING EXPENDITURES FY 2019 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024
Personal Services
Travel
Services
Commodities
Capital Outlay
Grants & Benefits
Miscellaneous
Total Operating 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Fund Source (Operating Only)
None
Total 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Positions
Full-time
Part-time
Temporary
Change in Revenues
1052 Oil/Haz Fd (DGF) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0)
Total (60.0) 0.0 (60.0) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0) (60.0)
Estimated SUPPLEMENTAL (FY2018) cost: 0.0 (separate supplemental appropriation required)
(discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
Estimated CAPITAL (FY2019) cost: 0.0 (separate capital appropriation required)
(discuss reasons and fund source(s) in analysis section)
ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS
Does the bill direct, or will the bill result in, regulation changes adopted by your agency? Yes
If yes, by what date are the regulations to be adopted, amended or repealed? 01/01/20
Why this fiscal note differs from previous version/comments:
Not applicable initial version.
Prepared By: Kristin Ryan, Director Phone: (907)269-7604
Division: Spill Prevention and Response Date: 01/22/2018 02:30 PM
Approved By: Alice Edwards, Deputy Commissioner Date: 01/22/18
Agency: Department of Environmental Conservation
Printed 1/24/2018 Page 1 of 2 Control Code: gHLEF
 SB 158 - Fiscal Note 1
FISCAL NOTE ANALYSIS
STATE OF ALASKA BILL NO. LL 0583
2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Analysis
This bill would offer cost recovery relief to homeowners or owners of residential buildings with four or fewer housing units
when they have a release of oil from equipment used for space heating or electrical power generation. Containing fuel
spills immediately substantially reduces costs for the responsible party as well as the State. It is difficult to quantify that
savings to the State, but protracted, longterm cleanup on older spills is expensive and difficult.
Tracking releases associated with homeowners and residential buildings is already occurring within the Department of
Environmental Conservation. The additional workload of verifying that responsible parties would qualify for exemption
under this bill would be relatively minimal and would be absorbed by existing administrative staff.
Cost recovery fluctuates from year to year due to a variety of technical and logistical factors. Total cost recovery revenue
relating to homeowners and residential buildings is $60.0 per year on average. The Division expects a loss in cost recovery
revenue of approximately $60.0 annually, which constitutes a 3% reduction in overall expected cost recovery revenue.
The bill allows the Department to adopt regulations to waive cost recovery efforts in situations defined by the proposed
legislation. Regulations will be adopted by 2020. The Division of Spill Prevention and Response will absorb the cost of
promulgating regulations.
(Revised 9/26/17 OMB/LFD) Page 2 of 2
DEC-SPAR-01-22-18 Page 2 of 2 Control Code: gHLEF


Statutes affected:
SB0158A, AM SB 158, introduced 01/24/2018, passed Senate 03/26/2018: 46.08.070, 46.03.760, 46.03.822
SB0158B, AM SB 158 am H, introduced 04/16/2018, passed House 04/16/2018, passed Senate 04/17/2018: 46.08.070, 46.03.760, 46.03.822
SB0158Z, AM Enrolled SB 158, introduced 04/17/2018: 46.08.070, 46.03.760, 46.03.822