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Panel backs clarifying statute for removal of unused home heating oil tanks
Summary
Committee heard HB 1620 amendments to define underground home heating oil tanks and require removal of permanently unused tanks to prevent groundwater contamination; DES warned about enforceability and proposed clearer triggers for removal when heating systems are replaced.
Representatives discussed an amendment to HB 1620 that would add a statutory definition for underground home‑heating oil tanks and require removal of tanks permanently taken out of service for environmental (groundwater) protection. Sponsor Representative Bixby said the change targets environmental hazards from tanks left in the ground after disuse.
Robert Bishop, administrator of DES’s Oil Remediation and…
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