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Senate advances Used Oil Act amendment after heated debate over liability requirements
Summary
Substitute SB 138, which would ease signage and pollution-liability requirements for small used-oil collection centers, passed the Senate to third reading after floor debate and an amendment allowing the board to waive liability proof in certain cases.
The Utah Senate on Feb. 7 advanced Substitute Senate Bill 138 — a package of changes to the state's Used Oil Act — after an extended floor debate over pollution liability and the practicality of small collection centers.
Senator McAllister, sponsor of the substitute, told the Senate the original law’s signage requirement is burdensome and that pollution-liability insurance imposes significant costs on small rural collectors. "The cost of the pollution liability insurance really is significant to small businesses," McAllister said and argued the division’s inspections, secondary containment…
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