125th MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 721		LR 1219(01)
	An Act To Extend the Use of Underground Storage Tanks
	Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill
	Sponsor: Sen. Courtney of York
	Committee: Environment and Natural Resources
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Preliminary Fiscal Impact Statement
Current biennium cost increase - Other Special Revenue Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Removing the requirement that underground oil storage tanks (USTs) be removed from service and properly abandoned in certain circumstances if the USTs are tested according to standards set forth in statutory law will, according to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), allow more leaks in single-walled USTs to go undetected.  This may raise expenditures for related clean-up costs paid out of the Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund.  The amount of leaking that may occur and the subsequent cost of clean-up cannot be estimated at this time.