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In adopting such regulations, the Board shall consider whether any registration program required under federal law or regulations is sufficient for purposes of this section.B\n\nWithin ninety days of the effective date of the regulations referred to in subsection A, the operators of a facility shall register the facility with the Board and the local director or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19, and provide an inventory of aboveground storage tanks at the facility. If the Board determines that registration under federal law or regulations is inadequate for the purpose of compiling its inventory and that additional registration requirements are necessary, the Board is authorized to assess a fee, according to a schedule based on the size and type of the facility or tank, not to exceed $100 per facility or $50 per tank, whichever is less. Such fee shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal. Registration shall be renewed every five years or whenever title to a facility or tank is transferred, whichever first occurs.C\n\nThe operator shall, within thirty days after the upgrade, repair, replacement, or closure of an existing tank or installation of a new tank, notify the Board in writing of such upgrade, repair, replacement, closure or installation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208608,"text":"The Board shall compile an inventory of facilities with an aboveground storage capacity of more than 1320 gallons of oil or individual aboveground storage tanks having a storage capacity of more than 660 gallons of oil within the Commonwealth. To develop such an inventory, the Board is hereby authorized to develop regulations regarding registration requirements for facilities and aboveground storage tanks. In adopting such regulations, the Board shall consider whether any registration program required under federal law or regulations is sufficient for purposes of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":208609,"text":"Within ninety days of the effective date of the regulations referred to in subsection A, the operators of a facility shall register the facility with the Board and the local director or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19, and provide an inventory of aboveground storage tanks at the facility. If the Board determines that registration under federal law or regulations is inadequate for the purpose of compiling its inventory and that additional registration requirements are necessary, the Board is authorized to assess a fee, according to a schedule based on the size and type of the facility or tank, not to exceed $100 per facility or $50 per tank, whichever is less. Such fee shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 456 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":75515,"section_number":"62.1-44.34:11","catch_line":"Virginia Petroleum Storage Tank Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.34_11\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85193,"section_number":"44-146.19","catch_line":"Powers and duties of political subdivisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/44-146.19\/"}],"permalink":{"id":269249,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56968,"identifier":"62.1-44.34:19.1","token":"62.1\/3.1\/11\/62.1-44.34_19.1","url":"\/62.1-44.34_19.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/62.1-44.34_19.1\/","token":"62.1\/3.1\/11\/62.1-44.34_19.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Registration of aboveground storage tanks","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 62.1-44.34:19.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall compile an inventory of facilities with an aboveground storage capacity of more than 1320 gallons of oil<\/span> or individual aboveground storage tanks<\/span> having a storage capacity of more than 660 gallons of oil<\/span> within the Commonwealth. To develop such an inventory, the Board<\/span> is hereby authorized to develop regulations<\/span> regarding registration requirements for facilities and aboveground storage tanks<\/span>. In adopting such regulations<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall consider whether any registration program required under federal law<\/span> or regulations<\/span> is sufficient for purposes of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Within ninety days of the effective date of the regulations<\/span> referred to in subsection A, the operators<\/span> of a facility<\/span> shall register the facility<\/span> with the Board<\/span> and the local director<\/span> or coordinator of emergency services appointed pursuant to § 44-146.19<\/a>, and provide an inventory of aboveground storage tanks<\/span> at the facility<\/span>. If the Board<\/span> determines that registration under federal law<\/span> or regulations<\/span> is inadequate for the purpose of compiling its inventory and that additional registration requirements are necessary, the Board<\/span> is authorized to assess a fee, according to a schedule based on the size and type of the facility<\/span> or tank<\/span>, not to exceed $100 per facility<\/span> or $50 per tank<\/span>, whichever is less. Such fee shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal. Registration shall be renewed every five years or whenever title to a facility<\/span> or tank<\/span> is transferred, whichever first occurs. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> The operator<\/span> shall, within thirty days after the upgrade, repair, replacement, or closure of an existing tank<\/span> or installation of a new tank<\/span>, notify the Board<\/span> in writing of such upgrade, repair, replacement, closure or installation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREGISTRATION OF ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:19.1)\n\nA. The Board shall compile an inventory of facilities with an aboveground\nstorage capacity of more than 1320 gallons of oil or individual aboveground\nstorage tanks having a storage capacity of more than 660 gallons of oil within\nthe Commonwealth. To develop such an inventory, the Board is hereby authorized\nto develop regulations regarding registration requirements for facilities and\naboveground storage tanks. In adopting such regulations, the Board shall\nconsider whether any registration program required under federal law or\nregulations is sufficient for purposes of this section.\n\nB. Within ninety days of the effective date of the regulations referred to in\nsubsection A, the operators of a facility shall register the facility with the\nBoard and the local director or coordinator of emergency services appointed\npursuant to § 44-146.19, and provide an inventory of aboveground storage\ntanks at the facility. If the Board determines that registration under federal\nlaw or regulations is inadequate for the purpose of compiling its inventory and\nthat additional registration requirements are necessary, the Board is authorized\nto assess a fee, according to a schedule based on the size and type of the\nfacility or tank, not to exceed $100 per facility or $50 per tank, whichever is\nless. Such fee shall be paid at the time of registration or registration\nrenewal. Registration shall be renewed every five years or whenever title to a\nfacility or tank is transferred, whichever first occurs.\n\nC. The operator shall, within thirty days after the upgrade, repair,\nreplacement, or closure of an existing tank or installation of a new tank,\nnotify the Board in writing of such upgrade, repair, replacement, closure or\ninstallation.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 456.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}