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1994 SESSION
HB 654 Aboveground storage tanks.
Introduced by: J. Paul Councill, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Aboveground storage tanks. Exempts certain aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) from various pollution prevention regulations and procedures. Facilities not engaged in the resale of oil and aboveground tanks that (i) are totally off ground, (ii) have a capacity of 5,000 gallons or less which are located within a building or structure designed to contain a discharge, or (iii) contain No. 5 or No. 6 fuel oil used on the premises, would not be subject to any inventory control and inventory testing requirements. The Board is required, under this legislation, to establish criteria for granting variances from these requirements. The variances could be granted on a case-by-case basis or to those ASTs (i) with release prevention barriers with all piping off ground, (ii) containing no more than 12,000 gallons, or (iii) located within a building. Variances could not be granted if they present an unreasonable risk to public health or the environment. The bill exempts from all pollution prevention regulations ASTs with a capacity of 5,000 gallons or less containing heating oil used on the premises. Facilities that are not involved in the resale of oil from ASTs would not be subject to pollution prevention regulations until July 1, 1995 or a later date specified by the State Water Control Board. The bill contains an emergency clause.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause pdf
- 02/09/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD4961168 (HB654H1) pdf
- 03/07/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB654ER) pdf
- 04/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 House: Presented and ordered printed with emergency clause
- 01/25/94 House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/07/94 House: Assigned to C. N. R. sub-committee: 2
- 02/09/94 House: Committee substitute printed LD4961168 (HB654H1)
- 02/09/94 House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/sub. (19-Y 0-N)
- 02/10/94 House: Read first time
- 02/11/94 House: Read second time
- 02/11/94 House: Committee substitute agreed to
- 02/11/94 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute
- 02/12/94 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE EMERGENCY (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/12/94 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/15/94 Senate: Read first time
- 02/15/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/21/94 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. w/amd. (14-Y 0-N 1-A)
- 02/22/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/22/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/23/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 02/23/94 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/23/94 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 02/23/94 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/23/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (36-Y 2-N)
- 02/24/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/25/94 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N)
- 02/25/94 House: VOTE: ADOPTION EMERGENCY (96-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/94 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB654ER)
- 03/11/94 House: Enrolled
- 03/11/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/12/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 277 (effective 4/4/94)
- 04/07/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0277)