Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB189: Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the reimbursement date for petroleum storage tank cleanup funds; extending rulemaking authority; amending sections 75-11-307 and 75-11-308, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE REIMBURSEMENT DATE FOR PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK CLEANUP FUNDS; EXTENDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 75-11-307 AND 75-11-308, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 75-11-307, MCA, is amended to read: "75-11-307. Reimbursement for expenses caused by release. (1) Subject to the availability of money from the fund under subsection (6), an owner or operator who is eligible under 75-11-308 and who complies with 75-11-309 and any rules adopted to implement those sections must be reimbursed by the board from the fund for the following eligible costs caused by a release from a petroleum storage tank: (a) corrective action costs as required by a department-approved corrective action plan, except that if the corrective action plan: (i) addresses releases of substances other than petroleum products from an eligible petroleum storage tank, the board may reimburse only the costs that would have reasonably been incurred if the only release at the site was the release of the petroleum or petroleum products from the eligible petroleum storage tank; (ii) includes the establishment of a petroleum mixing zone, as defined in 75-11-503, the board may reimburse the cost of an easement established pursuant to 75-11-508; or (iii) includes costs for the purpose of intentionally remediating the release from a petroleum storage tank that exceed department standards; and (b) compensation paid …
Sponsors
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75) · primary sponsor
- Vinton, Sue (R, 20)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature
- : (H) Veto Override Vote Mail Poll in Progress
- : (H) Vetoed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
Votes
- Do Concur (March 27, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 3, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Gas and Oil, Environmental Protection, State Finance
Common questions
- What is HB189?
- HB189 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise the petroleum storage tank cleanup eligibility requirements.
- What does HB189 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the reimbursement date for petroleum storage tank cleanup funds; extending rulemaking authority; amending sections 75-11-307 and 75-11-308, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB189?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (July 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB189?
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB189?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2999
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