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Committee hears bill to expand eligibility for petroleum tank cleanup fund
Summary
A bill that would change an eligibility date for Montana's Petro Fund to allow roughly 20 previously ineligible petroleum tank release sites to seek cleanup assistance drew unanimous support from owners and DEQ at a Senate Natural Resources hearing.
House Bill 189 would change the eligibility date for Montana's Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Fund so that several sites that previously were excluded could apply for state assistance to clean up petroleum tank releases.
Sponsor Rep. Marta Bertoglio, who represents House District 75, told the Senate Natural Resources Committee the bill would correct a narrow but consequential cutoff that left roughly 20 sites statewide ineligible when the Petro Fund and related regulations were being established.
The bill matters because a small group of owners say they have carried cleanup obligations for years without access to the same fund assistance available to other tank owners. "We pay the tax. Our customers…
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