Section 711. Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program.
(a) Establishment.--The board is hereby authorized to establish an Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program for the purpose of reimbursing eligible owners, as defined in subsection (d), for the costs of removing regulated substances from and sealing the fill pipes of underground storage tanks which have not been upgraded to comply with the technical requirements of Federal and State regulations. The board shall establish guidelines for eligible expenses and procedures for reimbursement from the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund.
(b) Allocation.--The board may allocate up to $350,000 annually from the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund for the Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program as long as the allocation does not impede the actuarial soundness of the fund's ability to pay claims. ((b) amended Dec. 21, 2017, P.L.1197, No.61)
(c) Implementation.--The Department of Environmental Protection shall assist the board with the implementation of this program and shall be reimbursed by the board from the fund for actual reimbursements made to eligible owners, but in no event shall the department be reimbursed from the fund for any administrative costs.
(d) Eligibility.--Owners of six or fewer underground storage tanks shall be eligible to participate in this program.
(e) Annual report.--The board shall annually transmit to the General Assembly a report outlining actions taken and expenditures made under this section for the preceding Commonwealth fiscal year.
(f) Sunset.--The Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program shall cease to exist on December 31, 2027, unless it is reestablished by action of the General Assembly. ((f) amended July 7, 2022, P.L.433, No.34)
(711 amended June 30, 2007, P.L.66, No.20)
Compiler's Note: Section 1 of Act 74 of 2012, which amended subsec. (f), provided that the Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program expired on June 30, 2017.
Section 2(2) of Act 61 of 2017, which amended subsecs. (b) and (f), provided that if section 2 of Act 61 takes effect after June 30, 2017, the amendment of subsection (f) shall apply retroactively to June 30, 2017.