---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund"
description: "An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund"
jurisdiction: "us/states/vt"
legislature: "Vermont General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 482"
citation: "Vermont H 482 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Marcotte"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-01-07"
last_action: "2022-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23274631-2f49-41e3-9eb4-6a7975c0940a"
source_url: "http://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/loadBillDetailedStatus/2022/1562"
source_hash: "a2d299c12793fd65bc66805e700600d31a7a0155997eac3fa42d04873ba8a63f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-vt"]
---

# Vermont H 482 (2021-2022) — An act relating to the Petroleum Cleanup Fund

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0482/H-0482%20As%20Introduced.pdf)
2. **Act Summary** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT116/ACT116%20Act%20Summary.pdf)
3. **As Enacted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/ACTS/ACT116/ACT116%20As%20Enacted.pdf)
4. **Official** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0482/H-0482%20As%20passed%20by%20the%20House%20Official.pdf)
5. **Unofficial** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2022/Docs/BILLS/H-0482/H-0482%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20House%20Unofficial.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Michael Marcotte — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-01-07** Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife `introduction`
- **2022-03-11** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-11** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Rule 35(a)
- **2022-03-15** Notice Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-16** Action Calendar: Favorable
- **2022-03-16** Read Second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-16** Rep. Satcowitz of Randolph reported for the Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife
- **2022-03-16** Rep. Feltus of Lyndon recommended for the Committee on Appropriations
- **2022-03-16** Third Reading ordered `reading-3`
- **2022-03-17** Action Calendar: Third reading `reading-3`
- **2022-03-17** Read Third time and passed `reading-3`
- **2022-03-22** Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `introduction`
- **2022-04-27** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-27** Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-27** Referred to Committee on Appropriations per Senate Rule 31
- **2022-04-28** Entered on Notice Calendar
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-28** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-29** New Business/Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-29** Favorable report by Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2022-04-29** Reported favorably by Senator Bray for Committee on Natural Resources and Energy `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-29** Reported favorably by Senator Nitka for Committee on Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-29** 3rd reading ordered
- **2022-05-02** New Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03** Unfinished Business/Third Reading `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03** Read 3rd time & passed in concurrence `reading-3`
- **2022-05-03** Rules suspended & messaged to House forthwith, on motion of Senator Balint `passage`
- **2022-05-03** Senate Message, passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-05-10** Delivered to the Governor on May 10, 2022 `passage`
- **2022-05-12** Signed by Governor on May 16, 2022 `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-12** House message: Governor approved bill on May 16, 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23274631-2f49-41e3-9eb4-6a7975c0940a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Vermont legislature records).