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Committee approves expanded preventive uses for petroleum tank cleanup fund
Summary
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced Senate Bill 315 to the floor after proponents said limited preventive reimbursements would reduce costly cleanups; DEQ and the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board supported the change.
The House Natural Resources Committee voted to recommend concurrence on Senate Bill 315, a bill that would allow limited uses of the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund for preventive measures at petroleum storage sites.
Supporters told the committee the bill does not add money to the fund; it simply authorizes the board to reimburse tank owners for specified prevention activities. Brad Longcake, speaking for the Montana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, said the change would allow “an ounce of…
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