71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
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LC 2286
 
                           B-Engrossed
 
                         House Bill 2883
                  Ordered by the House June 15
       Including House Amendments dated May 7 and June 15
 
Sponsored by Representative KAFOURY (at the request of Department
  of Environmental Quality, Oregon Petroleum Marketers)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.
 
  Modifies filing fee for persons requesting certification of
heating oil tank decommissioning or corrective action.
  Declares emergency, effective July 1, 2001.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to heating oil tanks; creating new provisions; amending
  ORS 466.872; limiting expenditures; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 466.872 is amended to read:
  466.872. (1) In establishing the requirements to certify a
voluntary decommissioning or to approve corrective action on the
basis of a certification received from a heating oil tank service
provider, the Department of Environmental Quality shall include:
  (a) A process for conducting inspections of sites where a
heating oil tank has been decommissioned or where a heating oil
tank service provider certifies corrective action is complete;
  (b) The specific information that a person must submit to
certify that corrective action is complete;
  (c) Provisions that allow the department to reject
certification and require additional corrective action prior to
approval by the department that the certification is complete and
complies with the standard set forth in ORS 465.315; and
  (d) Provisions to require additional information about a
decommissioning before certifying the decommissioning.
  (2) Any person requesting certification of a heating oil tank
decommissioning   { - or corrective action - }  under subsection
(1) of this section shall file a request with the department { +
accompanied by a filing fee of $50 + }.   { - The request shall
be accompanied by a filing fee of $50. - }
   { +  (3) Any person requesting certification of a heating oil
tank corrective action under subsection (1) of this section shall
file a request with the department accompanied by a filing fee of
$125. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 466.872 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply to requests for certification of heating oil
tank decommissioning or corrective action filed with the
 
Department of Environmental Quality on or after the effective
date of this 2001 Act. + }
  SECTION 3.  { + Notwithstanding any other law, the amount of
$244,049 is established for the biennium beginning July 1, 2001,
as the maximum limit for payment of expenses from fees, moneys or
other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding
lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by the
Department of Environmental Quality for the purpose of carrying
out the amendments to ORS 466.872 by section 1 of this 2001
Act. + }
  SECTION 4.  { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect on July 1,
2001. + }
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