An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund

This bill modifies Vermont's Petroleum Cleanup Fund to allow the Secretary of Natural Resources to use state funds for cleaning up oil and petroleum spills when the responsible party is unknown, unreachable, unwilling to act, or not acting quickly enough. It also increases the maximum amounts available from the fund for both spill cleanup costs and grants for replacing or upgrading residential heating fuel storage tanks. The legislation clarifies that these funds can be used for immediate spill control, removal, and remediation actions, while maintaining existing rules that require responsible parties to pay the first portion of cleanup costs before the fund covers remaining expenses.