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Montana bill would let petroleum cleanup fund pay for preventive tank measures
Summary
House Natural Resources committee heard Senate Bill 315 to allow the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund to reimburse certain preventive activities and make one meeting requirement discretionary; proponents including industry and DEQ supported the change.
Senate Bill 315 would add preventive uses to the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund and change a board meeting requirement from mandatory to discretionary, sponsors told the House Natural Resources Committee.
The bill, introduced in the hearing by a senator identified in the record as Senator John S., would not increase the size of the fund but expand what the fund may reimburse, and changes a statutory “shall” to a “may” for a board meeting requirement on page 2, line 25 of the draft language.
Why it matters: Supporters said prevention is cheaper and more effective than cleanup. Brad Longcake of…
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