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2010 SESSION
HB 1211 Aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tanks; may require permit from local fire official.
Introduced by: Lionell Spruill, Sr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tanks. Authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance that makes it unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, or use any aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tank (ALFST) having a capacity of 100,000 gallons or more without obtaining a permit from the local fire official. The penalty for violating the ordinance is not to exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor. The Board of Housing and Community Development is directed to adopt regulations requiring that the inspection, repair, alteration, and reconstruction of ALFSTs comply with API 653 Standard.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tanks. Authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance that makes it unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, or use any aboveground liquid fertilizer storage tank having a capacity of more than 100,000 gallons without obtaining a permit from the local fire official. The penalty for violating the ordinance is not to exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor. This bill contains a December 31, 2011, sunset.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Non-petroleum aboveground storage tanks. Authorizes localities to adopt an ordinance that makes it unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, or use any non-petroleum storage tank having a capacity of more than 100,000 gallons without obtaining a permit from the local fire official. The penalty for violating the ordinance is not to exceed a Class 1 misdemeanor.