CHAPTER 102
HB 380-FN - FINAL VERSION
2017 SESSION
17-0161
08/10
HOUSE BILL 380-FN
AN ACT relative to the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund.
SPONSORS: Rep. Christensen, Hills. 21; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 5; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Resources, Recreation and Development
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I. Clarifies that the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund is nonlapsing.
II. Clarifies eligibility requirements for potential contamination source properties.
III. Increases the limit for reimbursement for tank upgrade costs for low-income owners of on-premises-use facilities, in order to stay current with market rates.
This bill is a request of the department of environmental services and the oil fund disbursement board.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
17-0161
08/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
102:1 Oil Discharge and Disposal. Amend RSA 146-D:3, I to read as follows:
I. There is established [an] a nonlapsing oil discharge and disposal cleanup fund. This fund shall be used, consistent with the provisions of this chapter, to reimburse costs incurred in cleaning up oil discharges in the groundwater and surface waters and soils of the state and in paying third party damages.
102:2 Eligible Expenses and Availability of Funds. Amend RSA 146-D:6, II-III to read as follows:
II. The fund shall be available for reimbursement of costs for court-ordered damages to third parties or bodily injury or property damage due to oil contamination incurred by owners of oil storage facilities and owners of land where compliant oil storage facilities were located, and for the costs of on-site and off-site cleanup of oil contamination incurred by owners of oil storage facilities, owners of land where compliant oil storage facilities were located, and owners of potential contamination source properties contaminated by gasoline ethers.
III. Owners of on-premises-use facilities who have demonstrated financial need may apply for reimbursement of costs to meet local and department operating standards in amounts not to exceed a total of [$1,500] $2,250, and may apply for reimbursement of underground storage tank abandonment or removal costs in amounts not to exceed a total of $2,500.
102:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 08, 2017
Effective Date: August 07, 2017
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 31, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 15, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 7, 2017 | House | Hearing |
| March 8, 2017 | House | Exec Session |
| March 23, 2017 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 11, 2017 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 20, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 11, 2017 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 8, 2017: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/08/2017; Chapter 102; Eff. 8/7/2017
May 18, 2017: Enrolled 05/18/2017 HJ 16 P. 9
May 18, 2017: Enrolled (In recess 05/18/2017); SJ 18
May 11, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/11/2017; SJ 16
May 11, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/11/2017; SC 22
April 20, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 04/20/2017; SJ 14
April 20, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 04/20/2017; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 19
April 11, 2017: Hearing: 04/11/2017, Room 103, SH, 09:30 am; SC 18
March 23, 2017: Introduced 03/23/2017 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 11
March 23, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 03/23/2017 HJ 11 P. 7
March 23, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/23/2017 (Vote 21-0; CC) HC 16 P. 4
March 8, 2017: Executive Session: 03/08/2017 LOB 202
March 7, 2017: Public Hearing: 03/07/2017 10:00 AM LOB 202
Feb. 15, 2017: Referred to Ways and Means 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 19
Feb. 15, 2017: Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/15/2017 HJ 7 P. 19
Feb. 15, 2017: Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 02/15/2017 (Vote 14-0; CC) HC 11 P. 14
Jan. 31, 2017: Executive Session: 01/31/2017 LOB 305
Jan. 24, 2017: Public Hearing: 01/24/2017 10:15 AM LOB 305
Jan. 5, 2017: Introduced 01/05/2017 and referred to Resources, Recreation and Development HJ 3 P. 12