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UST Fund Application Package

Note: See the Addenda below before completing the application package.

Dear Applicant:

RE: PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REMEDIATION, UPGRADE & CLOSURE FUND

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is pleased to provide you with a REVISED application for requesting financial assistance from the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade and Closure Fund (UST Fund). This application has been updated to include the amendments and supplements to the original 1997 Act that was signed into law on August 15, 2003. On this Web site you will find copies of the following:

ONE original and TWO copies of the completed application should be mailed to:

BUREAU OF CONTRACT & FUND MANAGEMENT
UST Fund Program
PO BOX 413
Trenton NJ 08625-0413
Phone: 609-777-0101

Questions regarding this program should be directed to the Bureau of Contract and Fund Management at (609) 777-0101. The NJDEP looks forward to providing you with funding assistance on your underground storage tank projects.

Sincerely,

Frank Pinto, Chief
UST Fund Program
(rev6/04)

Addenda

STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PETROLEUM UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK REMEDIATION, UPGRADE & CLOSURE FUND

ADDENDA TO APPLICATION
October 2006

IMPORTANT NOTICES

  1. As of October 3, 2006, due to the enactment of P.L. 2006, c.58, all contractors performing work on non-regulated underground storage tanks, including homeowner heating oil tanks, where the work is being funded by the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade & Closure Fund, must be certified in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13. A list of certified contractors can be found at the NJDEP web-site at: http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/, then click on the link to "DEP Certified UST Firms" under the DEP Data Miner Reports in the middle of the page.
  2. Please be advised that the enactment of P.L. 2006, c.58, requires that in the case of a closure and replacement of any petroleum underground storage tank used to store heating oil for onsite consumption in a residential building, to the maximum extent feasible, the owner or operator shall replace the petroleum underground storage tank with an above ground tank.
  3. Please be advised that the enactment of P.L.2006, c.58, allows for grants and loans for the closure and/or replacement of non-leaking petroleum underground storage tanks used to store heating oil for onsite consumption in residential buildings. This non-leaking tank program is being administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). Information regarding this program can be found on the NJEDA web-site at http://www.njeda.com, or by calling their Customer Care Representative at (609) 292-1800.
  4. Please be advised that applications to the Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade and Closure Fund must be submitted prior to the performance of any work. The only exceptions to this requirement are homeowners who have completed remediation on their primary residences, and independent colleges & universities who have costs incurred on or after December 31, 1996. This is specified in the application in the section entitled "Reimbursement of Costs".
  5. The Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Closure & Upgrade Fund Application is currently undergoing revisions to incorporate changes brought about by P.L.2006, c.58, which went into effect on August 2, 2006. Until such time as these revisions are completed, use of the current application is acceptable.