PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2020
PRINTER'S NO. 3134
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1780
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ARMANINI, MOUL, SMITH, ZIMMERMAN AND CIRESI,
AUGUST 12, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 24, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 6, 1989 (P.L.169, No.32), entitled "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," in general
provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in
financial provisions, further providing for powers and duties
of Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Board, for
Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup Program and
for Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definition of "secretary" in section 103 of
the act of July 6, 1989 (P.L.169, No.32), known as the Storage
Tank and Spill Prevention Act, is amended to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Secretary." The Secretary of Environmental [Resources]
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Protection of the Commonwealth.
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Section 2. Sections 705(d)(1), 710(f) and 711(f) of the act
are amended to read:
Section 705. Powers and duties of Underground Storage Tank
Indemnification Board.
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(d) Fees.--
(1) The board, by regulation, shall establish fees to be
paid by the owner, operator or certified tank installer, as
appropriate, of underground storage tanks. Fees shall be set
on an actuarial basis in order to provide an amount
sufficient to pay outstanding and anticipated claims against
the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund in a timely
manner. Fees shall also include an amount sufficient to meet
all other financial requirements of the board. Fees shall be
adjusted as deemed necessary by the board, but no more than
once a year. The board shall annually evaluate the fee amount
to determine if it is sufficient to meet the anticipated
expenses of the fund and provide a copy of its evaluation to
the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the
Senate and the [Conservation] Environmental Resources and
Energy Committee of the House of Representatives. The board
shall analyze the claims experience of storage tanks to
determine which types of underground tanks or tank
configurations result in less frequent leaks.
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Section 710. Underground Storage Tank Environmental Cleanup
Program.
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(f) Sunset.--The Underground Storage Tank Environmental
Cleanup Program shall cease to exist on [June 30, 2022] December
31, 2027, unless it is reestablished by action of the General
Assembly.
Section 711. Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention
Program.
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(f) Sunset.--The Underground Storage Tank Pollution
Prevention Program shall cease to exist on [June 30, 2022]
December 31, 2027, unless it is reestablished by action of the
General Assembly.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days
IMMEDIATELY.
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