TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO MAINTAIN A DELINQUENT LIST OF BUSINESSES FAILING TO PAY A WHOLESALER OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FOR THE PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.

Senate Bill 415 authorizes the Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to maintain a list of businesses that fail to pay wholesalers for petroleum products. Wholesalers can report delinquent payments to the DEQ, which will then "red-tag" the business, preventing it from receiving further petroleum deliveries. To be removed from the list, the delinquent business must pay the wholesaler using specific methods, and the wholesaler must notify the DEQ of the full payment. The bill also establishes a process for a delinquent business to dispute its placement on the list if it believes the delinquency is due to issues with the quality or quantity of the petroleum product.