North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.96. Oil terminal facility registration
(a) The owner or operator of every oil terminal facility in the State shall secure a registration certificate from the Secretary. The Secretary shall not issue a registration certificate until the owner or operator has furnished the following information:
(1) Complete name of the owner and operator of the oil terminal facility together with addresses and telephone numbers;
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.96
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Oil: shall mean oil of any kind and in any form, including, but specifically not limited to, petroleum, crude oil, diesel oil, fuel oil, gasoline, lubrication oil, oil refuse, oil mixed with other waste, oil sludge, petroleum related products or by-products, and all other liquid hydrocarbons, regardless of specific gravity, whether singly or in combination with other substances. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.77
- Oil terminal facility: shall mean any facility of any kind and related appurtenances located in, on or under the surface of any land, or water, including submerged lands, which is used or capable of being used for the purpose of transferring, transporting, storing, processing, or refining oil; but shall not include any facility having a storage capacity of less than 500 barrels, nor any retail gasoline dispensing operation serving the motoring public. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.77
- Operator: shall mean any person owning or operating an oil terminal facility or pipeline, whether by lease, contract, or any other form of agreement. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.77
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- Secretary: shall mean the North Carolina Secretary of Environmental Quality. See North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.77
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(2) Number of employees of the oil terminal facility and the principal officers;
(3) Maps or sketches, based on criteria developed by the Secretary, showing property lines of the oil terminal facility and location of nearby watercourses or bodies of water as specified by the Secretary; and
(4) Summary of present and proposed procedures, if any, for prevention of oil spills.
(b) The owner or operator of an oil terminal facility shall secure a registration certificate no later than 30 days after the oil terminal facility begins operation. (1973, c. 534, s. 1; 1995, c. 504, s. 11.)