2025 bills / H.B. 18
H.B. 18 Petroleum Storage Tank Amendments (2025)
- Introduced
- House committee
- House vote
- Senate committee
- Senate vote
- Signed into law
What this bill does
This bill changes Utah's rules for petroleum storage tanks, including how underground and aboveground tanks are registered, how tank fees and an environmental assurance fee are set, and how the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund works. It also sets terms for certificates of compliance, restricts tank installation companies, and clarifies liability and fund eligibility.
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Official description
- modifies definitions
- changes terms "underground" and "petroleum" as appropriate
- provides that the Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account earns interest to be deposited into that account
- addresses registration of underground storage tanks and aboveground petroleum storage tanks
- addresses the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund, including authorization to request certain legislative appropriations
- modifies assessment of an environmental assurance fee based on the cash balance of the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- modifies the petroleum storage tank fee provisions
- provides for certificates of compliance
- clarifies restrictions on petroleum storage tank installation companies
- directs certain monies be deposited into the Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup Fund
- addresses claims not covered by the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- clarifies language regarding liability
- addresses eligibility for participation in the Petroleum Storage Tank Fund
- makes technical and conforming amendments
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Every vote
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to change the bill · 1/22/2025 2:39 PMWho voted how
- 9 yes, 0 no, 2 absentHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee: Amendment Recommendation · 1/22/2025 2:40 PMWho voted how
- 10 yes, 0 no, 1 absentHouse Revenue and Taxation Committee: vote to approve it · 1/22/2025 2:40 PMWho voted how
- 71 yes, 0 no, 4 absentFinal House vote · 1/30/2025 11:47 AMWho voted how
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: vote to approve it · 2/5/2025 4:40 PMWho voted how
- 3 yes, 0 no, 4 absentSenate Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee: Consent Calendar Recommendation · 2/5/2025 4:40 PMWho voted how
- 22 yes, 0 no, 7 absentFinal Senate vote · 2/11/2025 11:29 AMWho voted how