HB341 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim CarnsRepresentative
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Alabama Uniform Environmental Covenants Act, exempt underground and aboveground storage tanks storing motor fuel from requirements of, Sec. 35-19-2 am'd
Summary: HB341 exempts underground and aboveground storage tanks that store motor fuel from the Alabama Uniform Environmental Covenants Act.
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Section 35-19-2 to remove the requirement that environmental covenants apply to motor-fuel storage tanks. As a result, owners and operators of these tanks would not be subject to covenant-related restrictions under this act. It becomes law three months after governor approval.

Who It Affects
Owners and operators of underground and aboveground storage tanks that store motor fuel, who will no longer have to follow the environmental covenant requirements for those tanks.
State regulators and agencies, who will have fewer covenant-related obligations related to motor-fuel storage tanks as a result of the exemption.

Key Provisions
Exempts underground and aboveground storage tanks storing motor fuel from the requirements of the Alabama Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (amends Section 35-19-2).
Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after it is passed by the Legislature and approved by the Governor.

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Subjects: Uniform Environmental Covenants Act