PRINTER'S NO. 1401
No. 1195 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY YUDICHAK, GEORGE, THOMAS, SURRA, CALTAGIRONE,
DeWEESE, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BOYD, CAPPELLI, FRANKEL, GRUCELA,
MUNDY, PRESTON, REICHLEY, SAINATO, SOLOBAY, WALKO AND
YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 29, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY,
MARCH 29, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 6, 1989 (P.L.169, No.32), entitled, as
2 amended, "An act providing for the regulation of storage
3 tanks and tank facilities; imposing additional powers and
4 duties on the Department of Environmental Protection and the
5 Environmental Quality Board; and making an appropriation,"
6 further providing for Underground Storage Tank Pollution
7 Prevention Program.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 711(a) of the act of July 6, 1989
11 (P.L.169, No.32), known as the Storage Tank and Spill Prevention
12 Act, added January 30, 1998 (P.L.46, No.13), is amended to read:
13 Section 711. Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention
14 Program.
15 (a) Establishment.--The board is hereby authorized to
16 establish an Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention
17 Program for the purpose of reimbursing eligible owners, as
18 defined in subsection (d), for the costs of removing regulated
19 substances from and sealing the fill pipes of underground
1 storage tanks [which have not been upgraded] to comply with the
2 technical requirements of Federal and State regulations. The
3 board shall establish guidelines for eligible expenses and
4 procedures for reimbursement from the Underground Storage Tank
5 Indemnification Fund.
6 * * *
7 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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