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A.<\/span> All records relating to compliance with the requirements of this article shall be maintained by the operator<\/span> of a facility<\/span> at the facility<\/span> or at an alternate location approved by the Board<\/span> for a period of at least five years. Such records shall be available for inspection and copying by the Board<\/span> and shall include books, papers, documents and records relating to the daily measurement and inventory of oil<\/span> stored at a facility<\/span>, all information relating to tank<\/span> testing, all records relating to spill events or other discharges<\/span> of oil<\/span> from the facility<\/span>, all supporting documentation for developed contingency plans, and any records required to be kept by regulations<\/span> of the Board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In the case of a pipeline<\/span>, all records relating to compliance with the requirements of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline<\/span> Safety Act of 1979, all records relating to spill events or other discharges<\/span> of oil<\/span> from the pipeline<\/span> in the Commonwealth, and all supporting documentation for approved contingency plans shall be maintained by the operator<\/span> of a pipeline<\/span> at the facility<\/span> or at an alternate location approved by the Board<\/span> for a period of at least five years. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> A record of all discharges<\/span> of oil<\/span> to state lands in amounts less than twenty-five gallons shall be established and maintained for a period of five years in accordance with subsections A and B of this section. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Every operator<\/span> of a facility<\/span> shall, upon reasonable notice, permit at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances a duly designated official of the political subdivision in which the facility<\/span> is located or of any political subdivision within one mile of the facility<\/span> or duly designated agent retained or employed by such political subdivisions to have access to and to copy all information required to be kept in subsections A, B and C. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Any duly designated official of the political subdivision in which the facility<\/span> is located or of any political subdivision within one mile of the facility<\/span> or duly designated agent retained or employed by such political subdivisions may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter and inspect any facility<\/span>, provided that in nonemergency situations such local official, agent or employee shall be accompanied by the operator<\/span> or his designee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRECORDKEEPING AND ACCESS TO RECORDS AND FACILITIES (\u00a7 62.1-44.34:19.2)\n\nA. All records relating to compliance with the requirements of this article\nshall be maintained by the operator of a facility at the facility or at an\nalternate location approved by the Board for a period of at least five years.\nSuch records shall be available for inspection and copying by the Board and\nshall include books, papers, documents and records relating to the daily\nmeasurement and inventory of oil stored at a facility, all information relating\nto tank testing, all records relating to spill events or other discharges of oil\nfrom the facility, all supporting documentation for developed contingency plans,\nand any records required to be kept by regulations of the Board.\n\nB. In the case of a pipeline, all records relating to compliance with the\nrequirements of the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, all records\nrelating to spill events or other discharges of oil from the pipeline in the\nCommonwealth, and all supporting documentation for approved contingency plans\nshall be maintained by the operator of a pipeline at the facility or at an\nalternate location approved by the Board for a period of at least five years.\n\nC. A record of all discharges of oil to state lands in amounts less than\ntwenty-five gallons shall be established and maintained for a period of five\nyears in accordance with subsections A and B of this section.\n\nD. Every operator of a facility shall, upon reasonable notice, permit at\nreasonable times and under reasonable circumstances a duly designated official\nof the political subdivision in which the facility is located or of any\npolitical subdivision within one mile of the facility or duly designated agent\nretained or employed by such political subdivisions to have access to and to\ncopy all information required to be kept in subsections A, B and C.\n\nE. Any duly designated official of the political subdivision in which the\nfacility is located or of any political subdivision within one mile of the\nfacility or duly designated agent retained or employed by such political\nsubdivisions may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, enter\nand inspect any facility, provided that in nonemergency situations such local\nofficial, agent or employee shall be accompanied by the operator or his\ndesignee.\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}}