An Act To Allow the Retrofit of Underground Oil Storage Tanks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §564, sub-§6 is enacted to read:
6. Retrofit of existing underground tanks. The board's rules must allow a person to retrofit a single-walled underground oil storage tank with secondary containment as long as the retrofitted tank complies with Underwriters Laboratories Subject 1316 or 1856 and interstitial monitoring of the retrofitted tank is equal to or greater than interstitial monitoring of a new tank. The board shall require a site assessment of an underground oil storage facility when a tank is retrofitted in accordance with this subsection.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF
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Initiative: Provides a one-time appropriation in fiscal year 2015-16 of $2,500 for rule-making costs related to retrofitting single-walled underground oil storage tanks.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$2,500 | $0 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $2,500 | $0 |
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.