Minnesota legislation · 94th Legislature 2025-2026
Minnesota HF3298: Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.
Status: Signed into law, August 1, 2026
What the bill says
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing reimbursement program for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision.
From the engrossed text, March 5, 2026:
A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing reimbursement program for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision. Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 115C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read: Subd. 4. Expenditures. (a) Money in the fund may only be (2) for agency administrative costs under sections 116.46 to 116.50, sections 115C.03 to 115C.06, and costs of corrective action taken by the agency under section 115C.03, including investigations; (3) for costs of recovering expenses of corrective actions under section 115C.04; (4) for training, certification, and rulemaking under sections 116.46 to 116.50; (5) for agency administrative costs of enforcing rules governing the construction, installation, operation, and closure of aboveground and underground petroleum storage tanks; (6) for reimbursement of the environmental response, compensation, and compliance account under subdivision 5 and section 115B.26, subdivision 4; (7) for administrative and staff costs as set by the board to administer the petroleum tank release program established in this chapter; (8) for corrective action performance audits under section 115C.093; (9) for contamination cleanup grants, as provided in paragraph (c); (10) to assess and remove abandoned underground storage tanks under section 115C.094 and, if a release is discovered, to pay for the specific consultant and contractor services costs …
Sponsors
- Shane Mekeland (R) · primary sponsor
- Jim Joy (R)
- Brad Tabke (D)
- Kari Rehrauer (D)
- Tom Sexton (R, 19B)
Latest actions
- : Effective date
- : Secretary of State, Filed
- : Governor approval
- : Presented to Governor
- : Third reading Passed vote: 62-5
- : Special Order
- : Returned from Senate
- : Second reading
- : Withdrawn
- : Referred to Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Votes
- the passage of the bill (May 16, 2026): 62 yea, 5 nay, passed
- CALENDAR FOR THE DAY - Passage (May 7, 2026): 128 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HF3298?
- HF3298 is a bill in the Minnesota Legislature (94th Legislature 2025-2026): Reimbursement program established for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping.
- What does HF3298 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act relating to energy; establishing reimbursement program for underground petroleum storage tank systems with pressurized single-walled steel piping; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 115C.08, subdivision 4; 115C.09, by adding a subdivision.
- What is the status of HF3298?
- Signed into law as of August 1, 2026. Latest action: Effective date (August 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF3298?
- Shane Mekeland (R), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF3298?
- On the Minnesota Legislature website: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?f=HF3298&y=2025&ssn=0&b=house
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