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AR HB1277

Bill

Status

Passed

4/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Zack Gramlich

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Origin

House of Representatives

95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Replaces the fixed $7,500 deductible for petroleum storage tank corrective action payments with a variable deductible to be set by rule of the Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission

  • Caps the maximum deductible at $30,000 for owners/operators seeking payment from the Petroleum Storage Tank Trust Fund

  • Requires the Division of Environmental Quality, with input from the Advisory Committee on Petroleum Storage Tanks, to establish deductible amounts between $7,500 and $30,000 for violations of division rules

  • Allows the deductible to vary based on which specific commission rule provision was violated

  • Approved April 16, 2025 as Act 706 of the Regular Session

Legislative Description

To Amend Payments For Corrective Action Regarding Petroleum Storage Tanks.

Last Action

Notification that HB1277 is now Act 706

4/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor4/2/2025
Public Health, Welfare and Labor1/28/2025

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