Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board records

Collection

Identifier: RS-9

Staff Only

Abstract

This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality records, RS 494. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Environmental Quality records. These records of the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (1989-2010), which operates within the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, consist of minutes of Board meetings (1989-2010) and suspended policies of the Board (1991-2008).

Dates

Creation: 1989-2012

Biographical sketch

The Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (PTRCB) was created in 1989 by the 51st Montana Legislature to administer the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund, also created by the 51st Legislature. The purpose of the Fund is to protect public health and safety and the environment by providing prompt detection and cleanup of petroleum tank releases; to provide adequate financial resources and effective procedures through which tank owners and operators may undertake and be reimbursed for corrective action and payment to third parties for damages caused by releases from petroleum storage tanks; to assist certain tank owners and operators in meeting financial assurance requirements under state and federal law governing releases from petroleum storage tanks; and to provide tank owners with incentives to improve petroleum storage tank facilities in order to minimize the likelihood of accidental releases.

Biographical sketch

The PTRBC is allocated to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for administrative purposes and meets approximately every eight weeks.

Extent

.6 linear feet (.6 linear feet)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--June 2005. Accession number--(S2005-22).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--May 2007. Accession number--(S2007-19).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--Sep. 2009. Accession number--(S2009-21).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--Mar. 2010. Accession number--(S2010-11).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--Oct. 2011. Accession number--(S2011-28).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--Apr. 2012. Accession number--(S2012-14).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board. Method of acquisition--Transfer;; Date of acquisition--Mar. 2013. Accession number--(S2013-02).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Montana Department of Environmental Quality. Method of acquisition--State Agency Transfer; Date of acquisition--2016. Accession number--S2016-012.

Scope and content

This collection is a subgroup (Division) of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality records, RS 494. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Environmental Quality records.

These records of the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (1989-2010), which operates under the Montana Department of Environmental Quality, consist of minutes of Board meetings (1989-2010) and suspended policies of the Board (1991-2008). (RS 9A 17:6-5; RS 9B 92:2-1).

Processing Information

In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 494, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the MTHS catalog, and to follow best archival practices.

Collections from Montana Department of Environmental Quality's various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 494. Rather than reprocessing over 150 linear feet of DEQ materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.