TO AMEND PAYMENTS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION REGARDING PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS.

HB 1277 focuses on amending the payment process for corrective actions related to petroleum storage tanks. It affects entities responsible for these tanks and the consultants involved in cleanup efforts. The bill, as amended, removes an earlier provision that would have allowed third-party consultants of owners and operators to be paid directly for corrective actions. It also updates a regulatory body's name, changing 'Division of Environmental Quality' to the 'Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission'.