1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to environment; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.General rule. Except as provided in subdivisions 2 to 4 5, a person is 
1.7 	responsible for a release from a tank if the person is an owner or operator of the tank at any 
1.8 	time during or after the release.

1.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 115C.021, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.10 	to read:
1.11 		Subd. 5.Heating oil vendor. A heating oil vendor is not a responsible person for a 
1.12 	heating oil spill inside a residential location if the spill was caused solely by the failure of 
1.13 	a tank or appurtenance to a tank owned by the homeowner.