Michigan Laws 324.21102 – Underground storage tank system; registration or renewal of registration; notification of change; indication of materials stored; tests; forwarding copy of registration or notification of change to lo
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.21102
- Department: means the department of natural resources, underground storage tank division. See Michigan Laws 324.21101
- local unit: means a municipality or county. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Local unit of government: means a municipality, county, or governmental authority or any combination of municipalities, counties, or governmental authorities. See Michigan Laws 324.21101
- Operator: means a person who is presently, or was at the time of a release, in control of or responsible for the operation of an underground storage tank system. See Michigan Laws 324.21101
- Owner: means a person who holds, or at the time of a release who held, a legal, equitable, or possessory interest of any kind in an underground storage tank system or in the property on which an underground storage tank system is located, including, but not limited to, a trust, vendor, vendee, lessor, or lessee. See Michigan Laws 324.21101
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
- Underground storage tank system: means a tank or combination of tanks, including underground pipes connected to the tank or tanks, which is, was, or may have been used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which, including the volume of the underground pipes connected to the tank or tanks, is 10% or more beneath the surface of the ground. See Michigan Laws 324.21101
(1) A person that is the owner of an underground storage tank system shall register and annually renew the registration on the underground storage tank system with the department. However, the owner or operator of an underground storage tank closed prior to January 1, 1974 in compliance with the fire prevention code, 1941 PA 207, MCL 29.1 to 29.33, and the rules promulgated under that act, is exempt from the registration requirements of this section.
(2) A person that is the owner of an underground storage tank system shall register the underground storage tank system with the department prior to bringing the underground storage tank system into use. Additionally, an installation registration form containing the information required by the department shall be submitted to the department at least 45 days prior to the installation of the underground storage tank system.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (4) and (5), a person that is the owner of an underground storage tank system registered under subsection (1) or (2) shall notify the department of any change in the information required under section 21103 or of the removal of an underground storage tank system from service.
(4) A person that is the owner of an underground storage tank system, the contents of which are changed routinely, may indicate all the materials that are stored in the underground storage tank system on the registration form described in section 21103. A person providing the information described in this subsection is not required to notify the department of changes in the contents of the underground storage tank system unless the material to be stored in the system differs from the information provided on the registration form.
(5) Except as otherwise provided in section 21103(2), a person that is the owner of an underground storage tank system registered under subsection (1) or (2) is not required to notify the department of a test conducted on the tank system but shall furnish this information upon the request of the department.
(6) Upon the request of a local unit of government in which an underground storage tank system is located, the department shall forward a copy of a registration or notification of change under this section to the local unit of government where the underground storage tank system is located.
(7) The department may promulgate rules that require proof of registration under this part to be attached to the underground storage tank system or to the property where the underground storage tank system is located.
(8) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an underground storage tank system or an underground storage tank that is part of the system that has been closed or removed pursuant to rules promulgated under this part is exempt from the requirements of this section. However, the owner of an underground storage tank system or an underground storage tank that is part of the system that has been closed or removed shall notify the department of the closure or removal pursuant to rules promulgated by the department.