Section 713. Investigation, closure, compliance and enforcement costs. (Hdg. amended Dec. 21, 2017, P.L.1197, No.61)
(a) General rule.--The department may request the board to reimburse the department up to $7,000,000 annually for its costs related to investigating, determining responsibility, overseeing remediation and third party response and closing out cases of spills and leaks related to storage tanks and for inspecting, determining compliance and taking enforcement actions against owners of storage tanks beginning in fiscal year 2017-2018. ((a) amended Dec. 21, 2017, P.L.1197, No.61)
(b) Elements of reimbursement request.--The department request for reimbursement shall include the following:
(1) A workload analysis.
(2) Past and projected administrative costs based on the population of aboveground and underground tanks.
(3) Past and projected revenues from all sources of funds, Federal and State.
(4) Reasons for changes in projected costs.
(5) Steps taken by the department to reduce costs.
(713 added July 5, 2005, P.L.97, No.36)