This document includes House Committee Amendments incorporated into the bill on Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 12:18 PM by cynthiahopkin.
This document includes House Floor Amendments incorporated into the bill on Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 3:33 PM by cynthiahopkin.
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill addresses vapor recovery systems for a gasoline cargo tank.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 ▸ defines terms;
13 ▸ requires the operator of a gasoline cargo tank to meet certain requirements to
14 control the emission of gasoline vapors; and
15 ▸ establishes penalties.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 19-2-128, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 19-2-128 is enacted to read:
26 19-2-128. Gasoline vapor recovery -- Penalties.
27 (1) As used in this section:
28 (a) "Gasoline cargo tank" means a tank that:
29 (i) is intended to hold gasoline;
30 (ii) has a capacity of 250 gallons or more; and
31 (iii) is attached to or intended to be drawn by a motor vehicle.
32 (b) "Operator" means an individual who controls a motor vehicle:
33 (i) to which a gasoline cargo tank is attached; or
34 (ii) that draws a gasoline cargo tank.
35 (c) "Underground storage tank" means the same as that term is defined in Section
36 19-6-102.
37 (2) The operator of a gasoline cargo tank shall comply with requirements of this
38 section if the operator:
39 (a) permits the loading of gasoline into the gasoline cargo tank; or
40 (b) loads an underground storage tank with gasoline from the gasoline cargo tank.
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41a cargo tank may load and permit the loading of gasoline
42 into a tank described in Subsection (2) Ĥ→ only ←Ĥ if:
43 (a) emissions from the tank Ĥ→ that dispenses 10,000 gallons or more in any one
43a calendar month ←Ĥ are controlled by the use of:
44 (i) a properly installed and maintained vapor collection and control system that is
45 equipped with fittings that:
46 (A) make a vapor tight connection; and
47 (B) prevent the release of gasoline vapors by automatically closing upon disconnection;
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49 (ii) submerged filling or bottom filling methods; and
50 (b) the resulting vapor emitted into the air does not exceed the levels described in
51 Subsection (4).
52 (4) Vapor emitted into the air as a result of the loading of a tank under Subsection (3)
53 may not exceed 0.640 pounds per 1,000 gallons transferred.
54 (5) (a) The department Ĥ→ [
55 (i) Ĥ→ up to ←Ĥ $1,000 for a first offense; or
56 (ii) Ĥ→ up to ←Ĥ $2,000 for a second offense.
57 (b) An operator who violates this section is guilty of a class C misdemeanor for a third
58 or subsequent offense.
58a Ĥ→ (6) If a facility at which an underground storage tank is located does not have
58b the equipment necessary for an operator of a gasoline cargo tank to comply with Subsection
58c (3), the operator is excused from the requirements of Subsections (3) and (4) and may not be
58d fined or penalized under Subsection (5). ←Ĥ
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