appropriation; underground storage tanks
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The bill makes a $250,000 appropriation from the state general fund to the underground storage tank (UST) state assurance account (SAF) in DEQ in fiscal year 2000-2001 and specifies the distribution of a prior appropriation. In addition, $5 million will be deposited into the SAF from the vehicle license tax (VLT) prior to its deposit into the highway users revenue fund (HURF) for FY 2000-2001. (This shall not impact the distribution of VLT to local governments).
The UST program was established in 1989 by the Legislature to implement regulations adopted by Congress in 1984 as a part of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. The program was designed to prevent, detect and clean up releases of petroleum and other hazardous (regulated) substances into the groundwater, surface and subsurface soils. The program also provides financial coverage to underground storage tank owners and operators for upgrading and removing tanks and the clean up of site contamination from leaking tanks. Program funding comes from a one cent per gallon excise tax on regulated substances (primarily petroleum), a $100 tank registration fee and two federal grants.
The $250,000 appropriation is for deposit in the Area A account of the SAF to be used only for paying claims for partial coverage of corrective actions costs. This appropriation shall not be used for administrative costs and is exempt from lapsing.
· The $1.3 million appropriation for FY 2000-01 from Laws 1999 shall be distributed to the Area A and non-Area A accounts based on the amounts collected from those areas in FY 1993-94. Monies distributed to non-Area A account shall not exceed the amount necessary to repay the non-Area A portion of the $3 million transferred from the underground storage tank loan account to the general fund based on Laws 1992.
· ADOT shall deposit $416,666 into the SAF each month in FY 2000-2001 from the VLT prior to its deposit into the HURF.
· DEQ shall use the money for paying claims of school districts, counties, cities, towns, hospitals and small businesses (independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field, fewer than 100 FTE or less than $4 million in gross receipts in their last fiscal year) that the director determines suffer from sufficient financial hardship.
SB 1301 was amended in the Appropriations
Committee as follows:
· Makes a technical correction.
The bill was amended in Committee of the
Whole as follows:
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The general fund appropriation is $250,000
The bill was amended in Conference
Committee as follows:
· ADOT shall deposit $416,666 into the state assurance fund (in the underground storage tank program) each month in FY 2001 (total is approximately $5 million) from the vehicle license tax (VLT) prior to its deposit into the highway users revenue fund (HURF). This deposit shall not impact the distribution of VLT to local governments.
· DEQ shall use the money for paying claims of school districts, counties, cities, towns, hospitals and small businesses (independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field, fewer than 100 FTE or less than $4 million in gross receipts in their last fiscal year) that the director determines suffer from sufficient financial hardship.
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44th Legislature Analyst Initials _______
Second Regular Session May 5, 2000
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