HF 434

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 02/09/2011 09:14am

A bill for an act
relating to environment; modifying eligibility for reimbursement from petroleum
tank release cleanup fund; extending sunset date; amending Minnesota Statutes
2010, sections 115C.09, subdivision 3c; 115C.13.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.09, subdivision 3c, is amended to
read:

Subd. 3c.

Release at refineries and tank facilities not eligible for reimbursement.

(a) Reimbursement may not be made under this chapter for costs associated with a release:

(1) from a tank located at a petroleum refinery; or

(2) from a tank facility, including a pipeline terminal, with more than 1,000,000
gallons of total petroleum storage capacity at the tank facility.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to reimbursement for costs associated
with a release from a tank facility:

(1) owned or operated by a person engaged in the business of mining iron ore or
taconite;

(2) owned by a political subdivision, a housing and redevelopment authority, an
economic development authority, or a port authority that acquired the tank facility prior
to May 23, 1989; deleted text begin or
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(3) owned by a person:

(i) who acquired the tank facility prior to May 23, 1989;

(ii) who did not use the tank facility for the bulk storage of petroleum; and

(iii) who is not affiliated with the party who used the tank facility for the bulk
storage of petroleum deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
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new text begin (4) that is not a petroleum refinery or pipeline terminal and is owned by a person
engaged in the business of storing used oil primarily for sales to end users.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.13, is amended to read:

115C.13 REPEALER.

Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05,
115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11,
115C.111, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective deleted text begin June 30,
2012 deleted text end new text begin June 30, 2017 new text end .