Pennsylvania Act 2000-100 — STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION ACT - AMEND

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STORAGE TANK AND SPILL PREVENTION ACT - AMEND
                 Act of Dec. 20, 2000, P.L. 726, No. 100              Cl. 27
                             Session of 2000
                               No. 2000-100

     SB 1088

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of July 6, 1989 (P.L.169, No.32), entitled, as
        amended, "An act providing for the regulation of storage
        tanks and tank facilities; imposing additional powers and
        duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the
        Environmental Quality Board; and making an appropriation,"
        reenacting authority for a certain allocation under the
        Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup Program; and
        further providing for the upgrade loan program.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Sections 710(b.2) and 712(b) of the act of July
     6, 1989 (P.L.169, No.32), known as the Storage Tank and Spill
     Prevention Act, added January 30, 1998 (P.L.46, No.13), are
     reenacted and amended to read:
      Section 710.  Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup
                    Program.
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        (b.2)  Additional allocation.--No more than $500,000 of the
     annual allocation for the Underground Storage Tank Environmental
     Cleanup Program may be used for costs of corrective action to
     assist owners of underground storage tanks with a capacity of
     3,000 gallons or less used for storing heating oil for
     consumption on the premises where stored. [Payments authorized
     under this subsection may be made only for releases occurring on
     or after the effective date of this subsection.] Payments made
     for eligible releases shall be limited in amount to the actual
     costs of corrective action or to $5,000, whichever is less. The
     amount allowed shall be subject to a $1,000 deductible which
     shall be paid first by the claimant. This subsection shall
     expire [two years from the effective date of this subsection]
     June 30, 2005. On or before that date, the board shall make a
     report to the General Assembly with recommendations. The board
     may promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this
     subsection.
        * * *
      Section 712.  Upgrade Loan Program.
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        (b)  Eligibility.--Such loans shall be made available to
     owners of six or fewer regulated underground storage tanks for
     the purpose of upgrading or removing their storage tanks. Any
     portion of the annual availability of funds not committed to
     such owners within 90 days of the effective date of this section
     and thereafter within [90] 120 days of July 1 in any fiscal year
     may be awarded to any owner of any number of regulated
     underground storage tanks that meet the remaining requirements
     of this section.
        * * *
        Section 2.  The reenactment and amendment of section 710(b.2)
     of the act shall apply retroactively to February 1, 2000.
        Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 20th day of December, A. D. 2000.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE