SF 1155
1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018)
Posted on 03/07/2017 09:55 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to environment; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
General rule.
Except as provided in subdivisions 2 to deleted text begin 4deleted text end new text begin 5new text end , a person is
responsible for a release from a tank if the person is an owner or operator of the tank at any
time during or after the release.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Heating oil vendor. new text end
new text begin
A heating oil vendor is not a responsible person for a
heating oil spill inside a residential location if the spill was caused solely by the failure of
a tank or appurtenance to a tank owned by the homeowner.
new text end