Chapter 534 Oregon Laws 2005

AN ACT

SB 44

Relating to underground storage tank fees; amending ORS 466.785 and sections 6 and 14, chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2001; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. Section 6, chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2001, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. ORS 466.785 is repealed [December 31, 2005] January 2, 2008.

SECTION 2. Section 14, chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2001, is amended to read:

Sec. 14. Section 13, chapter 754, Oregon Laws 2001, [of this 2001 Act] is repealed [December 31, 2005] January 2, 2008.

SECTION 3. ORS 466.785 is amended to read:

466.785. (1) Every underground storage tank permittee shall pay a fee in the amount of $85 per tank per calendar year.

(2) [In addition to any civil penalty issued under ORS 466.994 (3),] A permittee shall pay a late fee of $35 for each tank fee required under this section that is not paid by the specified due date.

(3) Fees collected by the Department of Environmental Quality under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of an account of the department. All fees paid to the department shall be continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the provisions of ORS 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994.

SECTION 4. This 2005 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2005 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor July 15, 2005

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 15, 2005

Effective date July 15, 2005

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