§567. Certification of underground tank installers
No person may install an underground oil storage facility or tank after May 1, 1986, without first having been certified by the Board of Underground Oil Storage Tank Installers, pursuant to Title 32, chapter 104-A. Underground gasoline storage tanks may be removed by underground gasoline storage tank removers certified by the Board of Underground Oil Storage Tank Installers, pursuant to Title 32, chapter 104-A. [PL 1989, c. 312, §21 (AMD).]
Notwithstanding section 570, tank installers and removers shall be liable to other than the State as follows: With the exception of prohibited discharges resulting from an installer's or remover's negligence, the liability of certified installers and removers shall be limited to damages resulting from prohibited discharges discovered within the 12-month period immediately following the installation or removal of the underground tank or facility. To insure its continued relevance, this provision shall be reviewed by June 30, 1991, by the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural resources. [PL 1989, c. 312, §21 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 496, §A14 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 626, §8 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 763, §A98 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 402, §A202 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 312, §21 (AMD).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION
Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS
Subchapter 2-B: OIL STORAGE FACILITIES AND GROUND WATER PROTECTION
38 §562. Definitions (REPEALED)
38 §563. Registration and inspection of underground oil storage tanks and piping
38 §563-A. Prohibition of nonconforming underground oil storage facilities and tanks
38 §563-B. Regulatory powers of department
38 §565-A. Authority to prohibit product delivery
38 §566. Abandonment of underground oil storage facilities and tanks (REPEALED)
38 §566-A. Abandonment of underground oil storage facilities and tanks
38 §567. Certification of underground tank installers
38 §568. Cleanup and removal of prohibited discharges
38 §568-A. Fund coverage requirements
38 §568-B. Clean-up and Response Fund Review Board created
38 §569. Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (REPEALED)
38 §569-A. Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (REPEALED)
38 §569-B. Ground Water Oil Clean-up Fund (REPEALED)
38 §569-C. Limited exemption from liability for state or local governmental entities
38 §570-A. Budget approval (REPEALED)
38 §570-B. Personnel and equipment (REPEALED)
38 §570-C. Municipal ordinances; powers limited
38 §570-E. Legislative review (REPEALED)
38 §570-H. Report; adequacy of fund (REPEALED)
38 §570-J. Personnel and equipment
38 §570-K. Aboveground oil storage facilities
38 §570-L. Budget approval; aboveground tanks program