19-6-407. Underground storage tank registration -- Change of ownership or
operation -- Civil penalty.
(1) (a) Each owner or operator of an underground storage tank shall register the tank with
the executive secretary if the tank:
(i) is in use; or
(ii) was closed after January 1, 1974.
(b) If a new person assumes ownership or operational responsibilities for an underground
storage tank, that person shall inform the executive secretary of the change within 30 days after
the change occurs.
(c) Each installer of an underground storage tank shall notify the executive secretary of
the completed installation within 60 days following the installation of an underground storage
tank.
(2) The executive secretary may issue a notice of agency action assessing a civil penalty
in the amount of $1,000 if an owner, operator, or installer, of a petroleum or underground storage
tank fails to register the tank or provide notice as required in Subsection (1).
(3) The penalties collected under authority of this section shall be deposited in the
Petroleum Storage Tank Restricted Account created in Section 19-6-405.5.
Amended by Chapter 172, 1997 General Session
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