An Act To Ensure the Safety of Facilities Dispensing Flammable Liquids

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2481, sub-§5,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2483,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:

§ 2483. Permits; requirements; fees

A person may not install, construct or otherwise establish an aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or any facility that dispenses flammable liquids without a permit. The commissioner shall issue a permit to a person who:

Sec. 3. Applicability to existing facilities. Each existing facility dispensing flammable liquids that was constructed prior to the effective date of this Act and does not have a permit required by this Act shall submit a permit application within 120 days after the effective date of this Act.

summary

The bill requires that a permit be obtained prior to installing, constructing or establishing any flammable liquid dispensing facility. Already existing facilities also would need to apply for a permit.