CHAPTER 491

S.P. 685 - L.D. 1768

An Act To Prevent Motor Fuel Spills from Aboveground

Storage Tanks That Have Underground Piping

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §563, as amended by PL 2001, c. 231, §17 and c. 626, §§12 and 13, is further amended to read:

§563. Registration and inspection of underground oil

storage tanks and piping

1. Prohibition on unregistered tanks. The following prohibition on unregistered tanks applies.

A. A person may not install, or cause to be installed, a new or replacement underground oil storage facility without first having registered the facility with the commissioner in accordance with the requirements of subsection 2, and having paid the registration fee in accordance with the requirements of subsection 4, at least 10 business days prior to installation. If compliance with this time requirement is impossible due to an emergency situation, the owner or operator of the facility at which the new or replacement facility is to be installed shall inform the commissioner as soon as the emergency becomes known.

The owner or operator shall make available a copy of the facility's registration at that facility for inspection by the commissioner and authorized municipal officials.