Missouri Senate

House Amendment

PETROLEUM STORAGE TANK INSURANCE FUND (Sections 319.114 & 414.036) - Under this act, an owner or operator shall not be denied benefits by the Petroleum Storage Tank Insurance Fund if their claim arises from a release of motor fuel or a regulated petroleum substance that is incompatible with the motor fuel underground or aboveground storage tank system, except in cases of fraud on the application for coverage.

MOTOR FUEL LIABILITY (Section 414.255) - Under this act, no refiner, supplier, terminal, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, or other vendor of motor fuel that is blended with ethanol or renewable fuel that complies with motor fuel quality and labeling laws shall be liable for property damages related to a customer's purchase of such motor fuel so long as the selection of motor fuel was made by the customer and not the vendor. No motor fuel that is blended with ethanol shall be considered a defective product for purposes of property damage claims.

Under this act, motor vehicle manufacturers and dealers shall not be liable for property damages related to a customer's purchase of motor fuel blended with renewable duels if the selection and purchase of the motor fuel was made by the customer and does not comply with specific fuel recommendations found in the vehicle owner manual.

This act is similar to provisions contained in HCS/HB 1102 (2015), HCS/SB 148 (2015), and HCS/SCS/SB 131 (2015).

KAYLA HAHN

HA 1 - THIS AMENDMENT CHANGES THE TITLE OF THIS ACT FROM "LIABILITY FOR THE USE OF INCOMPATIBLE MOTOR FUEL" TO "MOTOR VEHICLES", AND MODIFIES THE PER BARREL FEE FOR THE INSPECTION OF CERTAIN MOTOR FUELS.

HA 2 - THIS AMENDMENT ADDS A PROVISION STATING THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGES RELATED TO A CUSTOMER'S PURCHASE OF MOTOR FUEL CONTAINING CERTAIN RENEWABLE FUELS.

HA 3 - THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS A PERSON WHO IS REQUIRED TO HAVE AN IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE INSTALLED ON SUCH PERSON'S VEHICLE DUE TO COMMITTING CERTAIN INTOXICATION-RELATED TRAFFIC OFFENSES TO HAVE AN EMPLOYMENT EXEMPTION VARIANCE FOR PURPOSES OF DRIVING EMPLOYER-OWNED VEHICLES.