Minnesota HF 1421: Petroleum tank release cleanup program duties specified and report required.

Bill Text

1.1A bill for an act​
1.2relating to environment; specifying duties and requiring report for petroleum tank​
1.3release cleanup program.​
1.4BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.5Section 1. PETROLEUM TANK RELEASE CLEANUP; REPORT TO​
1.6LEGISLATURE.​
1.7The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must perform the duties under clauses​
1.8(1) to (5) with respect to the petroleum tank release cleanup program governed by Minnesota​
1.9Statutes, chapter 115C, and must, no later than January 15, 2025, report the results to the​
1.10chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees​
1.11with primary jurisdiction over environment policy and finance. The report must include any​
1.12recommendations for legislation. The commissioner must:​
1.13(1) explicitly define the conditions that must be present in order for the commissioner​
1.14to classify a site as posing a low potential risk to public health and the environment and​
1.15ensure that all agency staff use the definition in assessing potential risks. In determining​
1.16the conditions that indicate that a site poses a low risk, the commissioner must consider​
1.17relevant site conditions, including but not limited to the nature of groundwater flow, soil​
1.18type, and proximity of features at or near the site that could potentially become contaminated;​
1.19(2) develop guidelines to incorporate consideration of potential future uses of a​
1.20contaminated property into all agency staff decisions regarding site remediation;​
1​Section 1.​
REVISORCKMH1421-1​HF1421   FIRST ENGROSSMENT​
State of Minnesota​
This Document can be made available​
in alternative formats upon request​
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES​
H. F. No.   1421​
NINETY-THIRD SESSION​
Authored by Hansen, R., and Lee, F.,​02/08/2023​
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy​
Adoption of Report: Amended and re-referred to the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy​02/27/2023​

2.1(3) develop scientifically based and measurable technical standards that allow the quality​
2.2of the agency's performance in remediating petroleum-contaminated properties to be​
2.3evaluated and conduct such evaluations periodically;​
2.4(4) in collaboration with the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board and the​
2.5commissioner of commerce, examine whether and how to establish technical qualifications​
2.6for consultants hired to remediate petroleum-contaminated properties as a strategy to improve​
2.7the quality of remediation work, and how agencies can share information on consultant​
2.8performance; and​
2.9(5) in collaboration with the commissioner of commerce, make consultants who remediate​
2.10petroleum-contaminated sites more accountable for the quality of their work by:​
2.11(i) requiring a thorough evaluation of the past performance of a contractor being​
2.12considered for hire;​
2.13(ii) developing a formal system of measures and procedures by which to evaluate the​
2.14work; and​
2.15(iii) sharing evaluations with the commissioner of commerce and with responsible parties.​
2.16EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.​
2​Section 1.​
REVISORCKMH1421-1​HF1421  FIRST ENGROSSMENT​