Phil Hart — Identified himself as Vice Chairman and said he would run the meeting in the chairman's absence.
Mary Ann Nelson — Mary Ann Nelson was invited to the podium, introduced herself as the Surface and Wastewater Division Administrator at DEQ, and began presenting docket 5801-2-2501 on Idaho water quality standards. Later in the same exchange, she was asked to confirm that the committee was only dealing with docket 5801-2-2501.
Mary Ann Nelson — Mary Ann Nelson identifies herself and begins presenting docket 5801-16-2501 on wastewater rules.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris seconds the motion.
Mark Harris — Senator Mark Harris seconds the motion.
Mark Harris — Senator Harris moved to accept docket 58-0106-2501, and the motion was seconded by Senator O'Connowitz.
Mark Harris — Provided the second to the motion.
Ron Taylor — The speaker notes that a definition was updated in response to questions Senator Taylor had raised in a previous year, specifically referencing the earlier concern about the gray water definition.
Michael McCurdy — Michael McCurdy introduces himself as the Waste Management and Remediation Division Administrator for the Department of Environmental Quality and presents the solid waste management rules docket. He is then asked repeated questions about the definition of solid waste in section 0.05.
Jim Guthrie — Jim Guthrie is called on by title and then makes a motion to approve docket 58-0105-2501.
Jim Guthrie — Senator Guthrie asks how to distinguish language that is actually deleted versus merely moved, and whether relocating language between chapters can alter its context or meaning. The witness responds to the concern about contextual issues and definitions, and the discussion continues with a reference to Guthrie’s point about the value of a cross-reference to Idaho Code before the committee moves toward a motion.
Jim Guthrie — Senator Guthrie was referenced in a brief exchange about obtaining and accessing the CFR/regulations, and then he followed by moving approval of docket 58-0101-2501.
Mr. McCarty — Asked to explain the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 facilities.
Mr. McCarty — The chair asks if there are any other questions for Mr. McCarty before moving to a motion.
Mike Simon — Mike Simon, the Air Quality Division Administrator for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, introduces himself and presents the air quality docket, explaining that it is the annual incorporation by reference of federal regulations.