Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that moneys from the Underground Storage Tank Fund may be used by the Environmental Protection Agency to remove petroleum underground storage tanks that (i) do not have an owner or operator and (ii) are located on property owned by a unit of local government. Allows the Agency to adopt rules under which units of local government may request that the Agency remove, or take action in response to releases from, the petroleum underground storage tanks. Requires the rules to include criteria for ranking sites so that highest priority is given to sites that pose the greatest threat to human health and the environment. Provides that the Agency shall not take action on requests submitted under the amendatory provisions if there is a payment priority list formed under specified provisions of the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5623 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Introduced	2020-02-14	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
House Amendment 001	2020-03-04	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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