This amendment exempts bulk petroleum facilities from the definition of large energy use facility, unless the facility expands to other uses after the effective date of this Act.

Plain English Breakdown

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Exemption for Bulk Petroleum Facilities

This bill removes most oil storage and processing sites from a list called 'large energy use facilities,' unless they start doing other types of work after the law takes effect.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the definition of 'large energy use facility' to leave out bulk petroleum sites.
• Exempts places that store, process, refine, or transfer crude oil and fuel in large amounts.
• Includes refineries within this exemption from being called a large energy use facility.
• Removes the exemption if a site adds new uses unrelated to handling oil after the law starts.

Who It Names or Affects

• Facilities that store, process, refine, or transfer crude petroleum in bulk quantities
• Refineries operating under current rules

Terms To Know

Large energy use facility

A specific category of sites defined by the law that usually face certain reporting or regulation requirements.

Bulk petroleum facilities

Sites that handle large amounts of crude oil or finished fuel products, such as refineries and storage tanks.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact date the law takes effect is not listed in this text.
• It does not say what specific rules apply if a facility adds new uses that make it meet other size limits.

Official Summary Text

This amendment exempts bulk petroleum facilities from the definition of large energy use facility, unless the facility expands to other uses after the effective date of this Act.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Burns

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

HOUSE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 233

AMEND House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill No. 233 by inserting the following after line 76 and before line 77:

“

c. “Large energy use facility” does not include a facility that stores, processes, refines, or transfers crude petroleum or petroleum products in bulk quantities, including refineries. This exemption does not apply to a facility that, after [the effective date of this Act] adds uses unrelated to the storage, processing, refining, or transfer of crude petroleum or petroleum products in bulk quantities, if the additional uses cause the facility to meet the thresholds in paragraph ()a. of this section.

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SYNOPSIS

This amendment exempts bulk petroleum facilities from the definition of large energy use facility, unless the facility expands to other uses after the effective date of this Act.