Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB315: Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup
Status: Signed into law, April 18, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to the petroleum tank release compensation board; establishing procedures for reimbursement of preventative measures; providing a discretionary meeting upon on release; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 75-11-309, 75-11-313, and 75-11-318, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO THE PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PREVENTATIVE MEASURES; PROVIDING A DISCRETIONARY MEETING UPON ON RELEASE; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 75-11-309, 75-11-313, AND 75-11-318, MCA; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Procedures for reimbursement of preventative measures. (1) Subject to the availability of money from the fund provided for in 75-11-307(6) and in accordance with rules adopted by the board, an owner or operator of a Montana facility that is actively dispensing petroleum must be reimbursed by the board for the following preventive (b) upgraded automatic tank gauges; (c) piping replacements for single-walled product piping; (d) replacement of single-wall steel tanks for underground tank systems that are 20 years old or older; (e) replacement of single wall fiberglass reinforced plastic tanks that are 20 years old or older; (f) underground storage tank removal investigations for aging tanks nearing 30 years old that have been in compliance; and (g) preventative inspections, including compliance and walk-through inspections. (2) The board shall reimburse an owner or operator up to $2,000 a facility every 1,000 days. (3) (a) The owner or operator shall document in the manner required by the board all preventive measures and submit them for reimbursement to the board in the form and manner required by the …
Sponsors
- Esp, John (R, 29) · primary sponsor
- Edwards, Becky (D, 61)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (March 29, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 3, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Gas and Oil, Environmental Protection, State Finance
Common questions
- What is SB315?
- SB315 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allocate funding for petroleum tank cleanup.
- What does SB315 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to the petroleum tank release compensation board; establishing procedures for reimbursement of preventative measures; providing a discretionary meeting upon on release; providing rulemaking authority; amending sections 75-11-309, 75-11-313, and 75-11-318, mca; and providing a delayed effective date.
- What is the status of SB315?
- Signed into law as of April 18, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 18, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB315?
- Esp, John (R, 29), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB315?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3849
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