Story titles:
-RCAC asks Alyeska to continue role as contingency plan holder for Sound
-Passage of “470” fund legislation puts state prevention programs at risk
-Why we do it: A volunteer’s perspective of RCAC
-Charter member Tim Robertson cuts ties
-Gary Kompkoff named to board
-Volunteer profile: Jim Levine
-Speakers call for high worldwide standards on tankers
-Weather stations added to house authorization bill
-Human factors study on hold
-Coast Guard proceeding with rule on vessel escorts in Sound
-Nearshore strike team demonstration in Seldovia
-Nearshore response drill and exercises planned
-Oil spill response plans undergoing public review
-Decision on vapor control system expected in June
-Tracer study dropped
-Study proposed at ballast water treatment plant
-Use of corrosion inhibitors questioned
-Alyeska begins redesign of organization structure
-Shippers negotiate with state over barge fines
-Sampling changed in monitoring
-State, Coast Guard sign MOA
-Stan Stephens re-elected RCAC board president
-Committee members appointed
-Code of conduct approved
-Publications, reports available
-Recertification application available for public review
-Groups join to fill environmental seat
Topics: Tanker C-Plan; SB 215; oil spill prevention fund; weather buoy; POVTS; CIRCAC; human error; drills and exercises; nearshore response; hydrocarbon; emissions; BWTF; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); effluent toxicity; biocides; TOEM; LTEMP; marine safety and environmental protection; OSREC