North Carolina HB 1302: LUST/Extend Sunset/Increase Tank Fees.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1302

Short Title: LUST/Extend Sunset/Increase Tank Fees. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Gibson.
Referred to: Finance.
April 12, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DELAY THE SUNSET OF THE EXEMPTION OF CLEANUPS OF 2
PETROLEUM FROM LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS FROM 3
CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO LAND-USE RESTRICTIONS AND 4
DEED RECORDATION AND TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL OPERATING 5
FEES APPLICABLE TO COMMERCIAL PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND 6
STORAGE TANKS. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
SECTION 1. Section 4 of S.L. 2000-51 reads as rewritten: 9
"Section 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this act are effective retroactively to 1 October 1999. 10
Sections 3 and 4 of this act are effective when this act becomes law. Section 1 of this act 11
expires 1 September 2001.2002." 12
SECTION 2. G.S. 143-215.94C(a) reads as rewritten: 13
"(a) For purposes of this subsection, each compartment of a commercial 14
underground storage tank that is designed to independently contain a petroleum product 15
is a separate petroleum commercial underground storage tank. The owner or operator of 16
a commercial petroleum underground storage tank shall pay to the Secretary for deposit 17
into the Commercial Fund an annual operating fee according to the following schedule: 18
(1) For each petroleum commercial underground storage tank of 3,500 19
gallons or less capacity – two hundred dollars ($200.00).two hundred 20
fifteen dollars ($215.00). 21
(2) For each petroleum commercial underground storage tank of more 22
than 3,500 gallon capacity – three hundred dollars ($300.00).three 23
hundred fifteen dollars ($315.00)." 24
SECTION 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective 31 August 2000. 25
Section 2 of this act becomes effective 1 January 2002. Section 3 of this act is effective 26
when this act becomes law. 27