Town Pump, Inc. v. Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board

¶1 Town Pump’s Dillon, Montana, service station location experienced a release from its petroleum underground storage tanks in December 2002. In December 2003 Town Pump applied to the Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board (Board) for a determination of eligibility for reimbursement for its costs in conducting the cleanup of the diesel fuel at the spill site. Relying on the statutes and regulations in effect at the time of the release, the Board determined that Town Pump was not eligible for reimbursement. Town Pump proceeded to a contested case proceeding. An administrative hearings…