CHAPTER 167
S.P. 395 - L.D. 1292
An Act to Extend the Removal Deadline for Certain Repaired Concrete Underground Oil Storage Tanks
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §563-A, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 494, §2, is amended to read:
8. Repaired concrete underground oil storage tanks. The requirements of subsection 1 do not apply to underground oil storage tanks that are constructed primarily of concrete and that:
A. Exceed 100,000 gallons in capacity;
B. Have been repaired after December 31, 1988;
C. Have environmental monitoring and other leak detection procedures approved by the commissioner, including monthly visual monitoring for oil; and
D. Have stored Store only #6 fuel oil since January 1, 1991.
After October 1, 1997 2000 or after a documented leak or subsurface discharge of oil, a person may not operate, maintain or store oil in a concrete underground oil storage facility or tank exempt under this subsection. An owner or operator of a concrete underground oil storage tank exempt under this subsection is not eligible for coverage from the fund of clean-up costs and 3rd-party damage claim costs under section 568-A for any discharge discovered at that tank after October 1, 1997.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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