MINUTES OF THE
	SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES

	Sixty-eighth Session
	May 8, 1995


The Senate Committee on Natural Resources was called to order by 
Chairman Dean A. Rhoads, at 2:38 p.m., on Monday, May 8, 1995, 
in Room 224 of the Legislative Building, Carson City, Nevada. 
 Exhibit A is the Agenda.  There was no Attendance Roster.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:

Senator Dean A. Rhoads, Chairman
Senator Lawrence E. Jacobsen, Vice Chairman
Senator Mark A. James
Senator Mike McGinness
Senator John B. (Jack) Regan
Senator O. C. Lee

COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT:

Senator Ernest E. Adler (Excused)

STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:

Fred Welden, Chief Deputy Research Analyst, Legislative Counsel 
Bureau
Billie Brinkman, Committee Secretary

OTHERS PRESENT:

John P. Sande, III, Lobbyist, Western States Petroleum 
Association


Chairman Rhoads opened the work session on Senate Bill (S.B.) 
402.

SENATE BILL 402:	Revises provisions relating to labeling of 
lubricating oil and used and recycled motor 
oil.


John P. Sande, III, Lobbyist, Western States Petroleum 
Association, came forward to walk the committee through 
submitted amendments as outlined in a document (Exhibit B) 
prepared by Fred Welden, Chief Deputy Research Analyst, 
Legislative Counsel Bureau.

Chairman Rhoads asked for a motion on S.B. 402.

SENATOR REGAN MOVED TO AMEND AND DO PASS S.B. 402.

SENATOR McGINNESS SECONDED THE MOTION.

THE MOTION CARRIED.  (SENATOR ADLER WAS ABSENT FOR THE 
VOTE.)

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Senator Jacobsen offered some remarks on the amendments outlined 
by Mr. Sande, and recognized they were made "after the fact." 
 Senator Regan requested 
that Senator Jacobsen's remarks be put in the record.

Senator Jacobsen said:

......I want to indicate I think these amendments are 
very proper and I think you have to realize that the 
use of oil doesn't contaminate itself, it is the kind 
of fuel that is burned in an engine that really 
provides the contamination.  Whether it is diesel fuel 
or gasoline,  they all have sulphur in it and so that 
is where the contamination comes from.  I am pleased 
to see the API [American Petroleum Institute] things 
in here and that is very common within the industry 
and especially with manufacturers.  It usually states 
on the label of the piece of machinery, the API that 
is required and also the viscosity.  So I think it 
spells it out almost identical to, you might say, pure 
oil, and the use of it should be encouraged because it 
is a hazardous product after it is contaminated with 
sulphur.  So you have got to be concerned about the 
environment.  I can only think of the day when I used 
to dump, every other week, 10 barrels of oil that came 
from the ski resort, and I covered every cemetery in 
Douglas County to kill the weeds.

Chairman Rhoads asked Senator Jacobsen to handle S.B. 402 and 
the amendment when it reaches the Senate General File.



Chairman Rhoads opened the work session on Senate Bill (S.B.) 
409.

SENATE BILL 409:	Revises provisions governing qualifications 
of administrator of division of agriculture 
of department of business and industry.

Chairman Rhoads explained the Nevada Division of Agriculture 
wanted the words accounting or business administration added, 
and they wanted to amend the measure to include effective upon 
passage and approval.

Mr. Welden added that Senator Adler had requested that public 
administration also be included in the amendments, as outlined 
in Exhibit B.

SENATOR McGINNESS MOVED TO AMEND AND DO PASS S.B. 409.

SENATOR REGAN SECONDED THE MOTION.

THE MOTION CARRIED.  (SENATOR ADLER WAS ABSENT FOR THE 
VOTE.)

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Chairman Rhoads opened the work session on Senate Bill (S.B.) 
410.

SENATE BILL 410:	Revises provisions governing payment of 
expenses relating to estrays.

Chairman Rhoads said there were no amendments to the measure and 
called for a motion on S.B. 410.

SENATOR REGAN MOVED TO DO PASS S.B. 410.

SENATOR JAMES SECONDED THE MOTION.

THE MOTION CARRIED.  (SENATOR ADLER WAS ABSENT FOR THE 
VOTE.)

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There being no further business to come before the committee, 
Chairman Rhoads adjourned the meeting at 2:49 p.m.




RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:


	
Billie Brinkman,
Committee Secretary

APPROVED BY:



Senator Dean A. Rhoads, Chairman

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Senate Committee on Natural Resources
May 8, 1995
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