1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the environment; modifying provisions 
  1.3             relating to petrofund contractors and consultants; 
  1.4             modifying application requirements for certain 
  1.5             petrofund reimbursements; amending Minnesota Statutes 
  1.6             2000, sections 115C.02, subdivisions 5a, 5b; 115C.11. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.02, 
  1.9   subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 5a.  [CONSULTANT.] "Consultant" means an individual, 
  1.11  partnership, association, private corporation, or any other 
  1.12  legal entity that provides actually performs consulting services.
  1.13  Consulting services include the rendering of professional 
  1.14  opinion, advice, or analysis regarding a release. 
  1.15     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.02, 
  1.16  subdivision 5b, is amended to read: 
  1.17     Subd. 5b.  [CONTRACTOR.] "Contractor" means an individual, 
  1.18  partnership, association, private corporation, or any other 
  1.19  legal entity that provides actually performs contractor services.
  1.20  Contractor services means products and services within a scope 
  1.21  of work that can be defined by typical written plans and 
  1.22  specifications including, but not limited to, excavation, 
  1.23  treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater, soil borings and 
  1.24  well installations, laboratory analysis, surveying, electrical 
  1.25  work, plumbing, carpentry, and equipment. 
  1.26     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.11, is 
  2.1   amended to read: 
  2.2      115C.11 [CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS; SANCTIONS.] 
  2.3      Subdivision 1.  [REGISTRATION.] (a) All consultants and 
  2.4   contractors who perform corrective action services must register 
  2.5   with the board.  In order to register, consultants must meet and 
  2.6   demonstrate compliance with the following criteria: 
  2.7      (1) provide a signed statement to the board verifying 
  2.8   agreement to abide by this chapter and the rules adopted under 
  2.9   it and to include a signed statement with each claim that all 
  2.10  costs claimed by the consultant are a true and accurate account 
  2.11  of services performed; 
  2.12     (2) provide a signed statement that the consultant shall 
  2.13  make available for inspection any records requested by the board 
  2.14  for field or financial audits under the scope of this chapter; 
  2.15     (3) certify knowledge of the requirements of this chapter 
  2.16  and the rules adopted under it; 
  2.17     (4) obtain and maintain professional liability coverage, 
  2.18  including pollution impairment liability; and 
  2.19     (5) agree to submit to the board a certificate or 
  2.20  certificates verifying the existence of the required insurance 
  2.21  coverage. 
  2.22     (b) The board must maintain a list of all registered 
  2.23  consultants and a list of all registered contractors. 
  2.24     (c) All corrective action services must be performed by 
  2.25  registered consultants and contractors. 
  2.26     (d) Reimbursement for corrective action services performed 
  2.27  by an unregistered consultant or contractor is subject to 
  2.28  reduction under section 115C.09, subdivision 3, paragraph (i). 
  2.29     (e) Corrective action services performed by a consultant or 
  2.30  contractor prior to being removed from the registration list may 
  2.31  be reimbursed without reduction by the board. 
  2.32     (f) If the information in an application for registration 
  2.33  becomes inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, the 
  2.34  registered consultant or contractor must promptly file a 
  2.35  corrected application with the board. 
  2.36     (g) Registration is effective 30 days after a complete 
  3.1   application is received by the board.  The board may reimburse 
  3.2   without reduction the cost of work performed by an unregistered 
  3.3   contractor if the contractor performed the work within 60 days 
  3.4   of the effective date of registration. 
  3.5      (h) Registration for consultants under this section remains 
  3.6   in force until the expiration date of the professional liability 
  3.7   coverage, including pollution impairment liability, required 
  3.8   under paragraph (a), clause (4), or until voluntarily terminated 
  3.9   by the registrant, or until suspended or revoked by the 
  3.10  commissioner of commerce.  Registration for contractors under 
  3.11  this section expires each year on the anniversary of the 
  3.12  effective date of the contractor's most recent registration and 
  3.13  must be renewed on or before expiration.  Prior to its annual 
  3.14  expiration, a registration remains in force until voluntarily 
  3.15  terminated by the registrant, or until suspended or revoked by 
  3.16  the commissioner of commerce.  All registrants must comply with 
  3.17  registration criteria under this section. 
  3.18     Sec. 4.  [EXTENSION OF APPLICATION DATE.] 
  3.19     Subdivision 1.  [REIMBURSEMENTS; SMALL GASOLINE RETAILERS.] 
  3.20  In response to an application submitted during the period 
  3.21  beginning July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, the board may 
  3.22  reimburse costs that met the requirements of Minnesota Statutes 
  3.23  1998, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f, to an eligible applicant 
  3.24  who met the requirements of Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
  3.25  115C.09, subdivision 3f. 
  3.26     Subd. 2.  [REIMBURSEMENTS; SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.] In 
  3.27  response to an application submitted during the period beginning 
  3.28  July 1, 2002, and ending June 30, 2003, the board may reimburse 
  3.29  costs that met the requirements of Minnesota Statutes 2000, 
  3.30  section 115C.09, subdivision 3g, to an eligible applicant who 
  3.31  met requirements of Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.09, 
  3.32  subdivision 3g. 
  3.33     Subd. 3.  [PREREMOVAL SITE ASSESSMENT.] In response to an 
  3.34  application submitted during the period beginning July 1, 2002, 
  3.35  and ending June 30, 2003, the board may reimburse costs that met 
  3.36  the requirements of Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.092, 
  4.1   to an eligible applicant who met the requirements of that 
  4.2   section. 
  4.3      Subd. 4.  [RESUBMISSION OF COSTS.] Costs meeting the 
  4.4   requirements of either Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115C.09, 
  4.5   subdivision 3f, or Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 115C.09, 
  4.6   subdivision 3g, that were submitted for reimbursement after June 
  4.7   29, 2001, may be resubmitted during the period beginning July 1, 
  4.8   2002, and ending June 30, 2003, for consideration by the board.