(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, each owner of an aboveground storage tank shall notify the Agency in form(s) prescribed by the Agency, and shall specify the tank’s age, size, type, location, and use.

(b) For an aboveground storage tank that was taken out of operation on or before the effective date of this Chapter, regardless of whether the tank was removed from the facility, the owner is exempt from giving notice.

(c) For an aboveground storage tank that was taken out of operation after the effective date of this Chapter, and that was not removed from the facility before the effective date of this Chapter, the owner shall specify the type and quantity of the substances that were stored in the tank immediately before it was taken out of operation. These requirements are in addition to the requirements for the notice prescribed in Subsection (a) of this Section.

(d) An owner who brings an aboveground storage tank into operation shall meet the notification requirements of this Section within thirty (30) calendar days after the tanks are brought into operation.

(e) A person who sells a tank for use as an aboveground storage tank shall notify the purchaser of the notice requirements of this Section.

(f) The notice required by this Section shall be made on forms prescribed by the Agency.