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Haslam wants tax payers to pay for gas spills at convenience stores
Tennesseans are picking up a greater portion of the cost to clean up spills at gas stations and truck stops. Now a board is looking to end the billion-dollar industry’s obligation entirely. After taking office, Gov. Bill Haslam reconstituted an obscure board that enforces environmental rules for the industry that helped make him the richest elected official in America. The Haslam family owns Pilot/Flying J Convenience stores around the country. Since then, the Underground Storage Tank and Solid Waste Disposal Control Board has taken steps to shift the financial burden of cleaning up toxic spills at gas stations and truck stops from business owners to taxpayers. The 14-member board, 12 of whom are appointed by the governor, sets rules for the $50 million environmental fund overseen by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, or TDEC. The fund has been paying to clean up spills since 1990. It is financed by a combination of a gas tax paid by consumers at the pump and an annual fee paid by owners of petroleum tanks.
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