Illinois Compiled Statutes 430 ILCS 15/3.5 – Underground Storage Tank Certification
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(a) For the purposes of this Section, “petroleum”, “petroleum product”, “hazardous substance”, and “regulated substance” have the meanings ascribed to them in Subtitle I of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.). “Underground storage tank” has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4(e) of this Act.
(b) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall certify either that all underground storage tanks in a facility comply or that one or more tanks in the facility do not comply with the rules adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall affix evidence of compliance or noncompliance to the facility in which the underground storage tank is located.
(c) Beginning December 22, 1998, no person, corporation, unit of local government, firm, or other business entity or political subdivision of the State shall knowingly deliver, deposit, fill, or otherwise place any petroleum, petroleum product, hazardous substance, or regulated substance into any underground storage tank in a facility that:
(1) does not display evidence that its underground
(b) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall certify either that all underground storage tanks in a facility comply or that one or more tanks in the facility do not comply with the rules adopted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall affix evidence of compliance or noncompliance to the facility in which the underground storage tank is located.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 430 ILCS 15/3.5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
(c) Beginning December 22, 1998, no person, corporation, unit of local government, firm, or other business entity or political subdivision of the State shall knowingly deliver, deposit, fill, or otherwise place any petroleum, petroleum product, hazardous substance, or regulated substance into any underground storage tank in a facility that:
(1) does not display evidence that its underground
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storage tanks are in compliance with the rules of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; or
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(2) displays evidence that one or more of its
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underground storage tanks are not in compliance with the rules of the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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(d) The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall adopt rules, which may include emergency rules, for certification, evidence of compliance or noncompliance, and expiration dates and intervals for reissuance.