HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 726        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 452

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act relative to an underground storage tank petroleum product cleanup fund.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/17/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

 

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 726        FILED ON: 1/17/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 452

By Mr. Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 452) of David K. Muradian, Jr., F. Jay Barrows and Angelo L. D'Emilia for legislation to establish an underground storage tank petroleum product cleanup fund.  Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 727 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to an underground storage tank petroleum product cleanup fund.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, after section 2KKKK, the following section:-

"Section 2LLLL. There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund to be known as the Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Product Cleanup Fund. Amounts credited to said fund shall be used, subject to appropriation, for the purposes set forth in chapter 21J. There shall be credited to such fund: any fees, penalties, and other amounts collected pursuant to said chapter 21J; any appropriation, grant, gift or other contribution explicitly made to such fund; and any interest earned on monies within the fund. Expenditures made from said fund during any fiscal year shall not exceed the cash balance of said fund as of December 31 of the calendar year preceding the beginning of such fiscal year less the total of the amounts specified in subsections (b), (c) and (d) of section 4 of said chapter 21J.".