Chapter 85
AN ACT
SB 106
Relating to heating oil tanks; creating new
provisions; amending ORS 466.872; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. ORS 466.872 is amended to read:
466.872. (1) In
establishing the requirements to certify a voluntary decommissioning or to
approve corrective action on the basis of a certification received from a
heating oil tank service provider, the Department of Environmental Quality
shall include:
(a) A process for
conducting inspections of sites where a heating oil tank has been
decommissioned or where a heating oil tank service provider certifies
corrective action is complete;
(b) The specific
information that a person must submit to certify that corrective action is
complete;
(c) Provisions that
allow the department to reject certification and require additional corrective
action prior to approval by the department that the certification is complete
and complies with the standard set forth in ORS 465.315; and
(d) Provisions to
require additional information about a decommissioning before certifying the
decommissioning.
(2) Any person
requesting certification of a heating oil tank decommissioning under subsection (1) of this section shall file a request with the
department accompanied by a filing fee of [$50] $75.
(3) Any person
requesting certification of a heating oil tank corrective action under
subsection (1) of this section shall file a request with the department
accompanied by a filing fee of [$125]
$200.
SECTION 2. The amendments to ORS 466.872 by section 1
of this 2007 Act apply only to requests made on or after September 1, 2007, or
on or after the first day of the second calendar month following the effective
date of this 2007 Act, whichever is later.
SECTION 3. This 2007 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 2007 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor May 7, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State May 7, 2007
Effective date May 7, 2007
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