http://www.housemajority.org/feeds.php?rss=hb46 News and Information for House Bill 46 en http://housemajority.org/images/houmaj.jpg http://www.housemajority.org/feeds.php?rss=hb46 144 144 News and Information for House Bill 46 Bill Activity Rep. Paul Seaton Consumer Protection http://housemajority.org/spon.php?id=26hb46 Sponsors : Rep. Seaton<br/><br/>An Act requiring the Department of Environmental Conservation to collect and make available to the public certain information relating to water pollution; prohibiting certain mixing zones in freshwater spawning waters; and requiring a public comment period for certain sewage system ...<br/><br/>Status : PREFILE RELEASED >> (H) FSH : 2009-01-20<br/>Contact : Louie Flora, 465-3923<br/><br/>Mixing zones are areas in a water body surrounding or downstream of a discharge where state water quality standards may be exceeded while the effluent plume is diluted by the receiving water. Our public waters receive varying amounts of pollution under the parameters of discharge ... Tue, 9 Mar 2010 12:00:01 -0600 Press Release Rep. Paul Seaton http://housemajority.org/item.php?id=item20090114-10 Contact : Louie Flora, 465-3923<br/><br/>Representative Seaton has pre-filed five bills at the start of the 26th Legislature to promote healthy fisheries; to institute a modern tax regime for mining operations; to provide public participation in wastewater discharge permitting; and to heighten legal protection for the state in oil and gas lease disputes. <br><br> "I look forward to a productive discussion of these issues during the upcoming session," Representative Seaton said. "These pieces of legislation are aimed at maintaining the vitality of Alaska fisheries; expanding economic opportunities; and ensuring reasonable revenues from extraction of our non-renewable resources. Taken as a whole, these bills represent a proactive approach to keeping Alaska sustainable as we head into our next 50 years." <br><br> <br><br> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:59:58 -0600