In addition to any other duty imposed by law and pursuant to rules adopted under ORS § 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994, the owner or the permittee of an underground storage tank shall:

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(1) Prevent releases;

(2) Install, operate and maintain underground storage tanks and leak detection devices and develop and maintain records in connection therewith in accordance with standards adopted and permits issued under ORS § 466.706 to 466.882 and 466.994;

(3) Furnish information to the Department of Environmental Quality relating to underground storage tanks, including information about tank equipment and regulated substances stored in the tanks;

(4) Promptly report releases;

(5) Conduct monitoring and testing as required by rules adopted under ORS § 466.746 and permits issued under ORS § 466.760;

(6) Permit department employees or a duly authorized and identified representative of the department at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records relating to underground storage tanks;

(7) Pay all costs of investigating, preventing, reporting and stopping a release;

(8) Decommission tanks, as required by rules adopted under ORS § 466.746 and permits issued under ORS § 466.760;

(9) Pay all fees;

(10) Conduct any corrective action required under ORS § 466.810; and

(11) Perform any other requirement adopted under ORS § 465.200, 466.706 to 466.882, 466.994 and 478.308. [1987 c.539 § 20 (enacted in lieu of 468.905)]