Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

115C.04 LIABILITY FOR RESPONSE COSTS. § Subdivision 1.Corrective action liability. (a) A responsible person is liable for the cost of the corrective action taken by the agency under section 115C.03, subdivisions 2 and 3, including the cost of investigating the release and adminis…

115C.045 KICKBACKS. A consultant or contractor, as a condition of performing services, may not agree to pay or forgive the nonreimbursable portion of an application for reimbursement submitted under this chapter. An applicant may not accept forgiveness or demand payment from a co…

115C.05 CIVIL PENALTY. The agency may enforce section 115C.03 using the actions and remedies authorized under sections 115.071, subdivision 3, and 116.072. The civil penalties recovered by the state must be credited to the fund. History: 1987 c 389 s 5; 1991 c 347 art 1 s 7

115C.06 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. § Subdivision 1.Actions under chapter 115B. This chapter does not limit any actions initiated by the agency under chapter 115B. § Subd. 2.Duty to notify and take action for release. This chapter does not limit a person's duty to notify the agency and …

115C.065 CONSULTANT OR CONTRACTOR; DUTY TO NOTIFY. A consultant or contractor involved in the removal of a petroleum tank shall immediately notify the agency if field instruments or laboratory tests indicate the presence of any petroleum contamination in excess of state guideline…

115C.07 PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE COMPENSATION BOARD. § Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board consists of the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner of commerce, one representative from the petroleum industry, one public m…

115C.08 PETROLEUM TANK FUND. § Subdivision 1.Revenue sources. Revenue from the following sources must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to a petroleum tank fund: (1) the proceeds of the fee imposed by subdivision 3; (2) money recovered by the state under sections 11…

115C.09 REIMBURSEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Reimbursable costs. (a) The board shall provide reimbursement to eligible applicants for reimbursable costs. (b) The following costs are reimbursable for purposes of this chapter: (1) corrective action costs incurred by the applicant and doc…

115C.093 CORRECTIVE ACTION; PERFORMANCE AUDITS. The board may contract for performance audits of corrective actions for which reimbursement is sought under section 115C.09, and may contract for audits of other corrective actions. Money in the fund is appropriated to the board for…

115C.094 ABANDONED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. (a) As used in this section, an abandoned underground petroleum storage tank means an underground petroleum storage tank that was: (1) taken out of service prior to December 22, 1988; (2) taken out of service on or after December 22, …

115C.10 FUNDING AGENCY ACTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Payment from fund; subrogation; appropriation. (a) If the cost of authorized actions under section 115C.03 exceeds the amount appropriated to the agency for the actions and amounts awarded to the agency from the federal government, …

115C.11 CONSULTANTS AND CONTRACTORS; SANCTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Registration. (a) All consultants and contractors who perform corrective action services must register with the board. In order to register, consultants must meet and demonstrate compliance with the following criteri…

115C.112 CONSULTANT AND CONTRACTOR SANCTIONS; ACTIONS BASED ON CONDUCT OCCURRING ON AND AFTER MARCH 14, 1996. The commissioner of commerce may by order deny a registration, censure, suspend, or revoke a registrant and require payment of all costs of proceedings resulting in an ac…

115C.113 ORDERS. The commissioner of commerce may issue an order requiring a registrant or applicant for registration to show cause why the registration should not be revoked or suspended, the registrant censured, the application denied, or other sanction imposed under section 11…

115C.12 APPEALING REIMBURSEMENT DETERMINATION. § Subdivision 1.Appeal from determination of commissioner of commerce. An applicant for reimbursement may appeal to the board a reimbursement determination made by the commissioner of commerce under authority delegated by the board a…