Terms Used In Michigan Laws 290.649j

  • Delivery vessel: means a tank truck, tank equipped trailer, or a similar vessel used for the delivery of gasoline to a dispensing facility. See Michigan Laws 290.642
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Michigan Laws 290.642
  • Dispensing facility: means a site used for gasoline refueling. See Michigan Laws 290.642
  • Gasoline: means a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons generally containing small amounts of additives suitable for use in spark-ignition internal combustion engines, and commonly or commercially known or sold as gasoline. See Michigan Laws 290.642
  • Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 290.642
  (1) A person shall not deliver gasoline or permit the delivery of gasoline to a dispensing facility that lacks a stage I vapor-recovery system.
  (2) Prior to delivery of gasoline to a dispensing facility, a delivery vessel shall be certified by the department of environmental quality as vapor tight by meeting the requirements of R 336.1627 of the Michigan administrative code.
  (3) A person shall not deliver gasoline or permit the delivery of gasoline to a dispensing facility unless the stage I vapor-recovery system is employed during delivery and the dispensing facility storage tank is equipped with a permanent submerged fill pipe.
  (4) A stage I vapor-recovery system shall include a properly functioning interlocking system or procedure that ensures that the vapor-tight collection line is connected before any gasoline is loaded, or shall include an equivalent system approved by the department.
  (5) A stage I vapor-recovery system shall have a poppetted drybreak on the vapor return or an equivalent system approved by the department.
  (6) All open vent pipes for a stage I vapor-recovery system that are on stationary tanks at dispensing facilities shall be equipped with pressure-vacuum relief valves in a system approved by the department.
  (7) A dispensing facility regulated under this act is not subject to R 336.1606 or R 336.1703, or both, of the Michigan administrative code. This subsection does not apply to a delivery vessel which shall continue to be subject to the rules listed in this subsection.