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Amend the amendment in section 1 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 16 in amendment) by striking out the following: "conduct a" and inserting the following: 'continue its current'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 3 in the first line (page 1, line 27 in amendment) by striking out the following: "a community" and inserting the following: 'the environment'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 5 in the first line (page 1, line 30 in amendment) by striking out the following: "any"
Amend the amendment in section 1 in subsection 5 in the last line (page 1, line 32 in amendment) by striking out the following: "any"
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the first line (page 1, line 33 in amendment) by striking out the following: "Report" and inserting the following: 'Briefing'
Amend the amendment in section 2 in the 2nd line (page 1, line 34 in amendment) by striking out the following: "report" and inserting the following: 'provide a briefing'
Amend the amendment by striking out all of section 3.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment provides that the Department of Environmental Protection shall continue its current review of the handling and transportation of unrefined bituminous tar sands oil and changes the elements that are subject to review. The amendment provides that the department provide a briefing to the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources rather than a report. The amendment also strikes the appropriations and allocations section in Committee Amendment "A."
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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