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Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-215-124

Exemptions

Known as the Tennessee Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Act

The act spans §§ 68-215-101 to 68-215-204 (34 sections).

Acts 1988, ch. 984, § 4; T.C.A., § 68-53-124.

Exempted from this chapter are:

(1) Septic tanks;

(2) Farm or residential tanks of one thousand one hundred gallons (1,100 gal.) or less used for storing motor fuel for noncommercial purposes;

(3) Tanks used for storing heating oil for consumption on the premises where stored;

(4) Pipeline facilities (including gathering lines) regulated under: The Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, compiled in 49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.;

(5) The Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, compiled in 49 U.S.C. Appx. § 60101 et seq.; or

(6) State laws comparable to the law referred to in subdivision (4)(A) or (4)(B), if it is an intrastate pipeline;

(7) Surface impoundments, pits, ponds, or lagoons;

(8) Storm water or waste water collection systems;

(9) Flow-through process tanks;

(10) Liquid traps or associated gathering lines directly related to oil or gas production and gathering operations;

(11) Petroleum storage tanks situated in an underground area (such as a basement, cellar, mine working, drift, shaft, or tunnel) if the storage tank is situated upon or above the surface of the floor; and

(12) Pipes or connections connected to exempted tanks.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.