1. (a) Owners and operators must comply with federal financial responsibility requirements by the date or dates specified in the Federal Act. The compliance date is determined by the characteristics of the owner as set forth in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, section 280.91. Currently the applicable federal compliance dates are:

   1. (1) January 24, 1989 for all petroleum marketing firms owning 1,000 or more underground storage tanks and all other underground storage tank owners who report a tangible net worth of $20 million or more to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dun and Bradstreet, the Energy Information Administration, or the Rural Electrification Administration;
   2. (2) October 26, 1989 for all petroleum marketing firms owning 100-999 underground storage tanks;
   3. (3) April 26, 1991 for all petroleum marketing firms owning 13-99 underground storage tanks at more than one facility;
   4. (4) December 31, 1993 for all petroleum underground storage tank owners or operators not described in subdivisions (1) through (3) of this section, excluding local governmental entities;
   5. (5) February 18, 1994 for local governmental entities; and
   6. (6) December 31, 1998 for federally recognized Indian tribes that own underground storage tanks on Indian lands if those underground storage tanks comply with all current technical requirements, such as leak detection requirements.
2. (b) Federal and state agencies are not subject to financial responsibility requirements.

Note: Authority cited: Section 25299.77, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 25299.30, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 12-2-91 as an emergency; operative 12-2-91. Text remains in effect uninterrupted pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 25299.77 (Register 92, No. 9).

2. Editorial correction of printing errors in History 1. (Register 92, No. 43).

3. Amendment of subsection (a)(4), new subsections (a)(5) and (a)(6), and repealer and new subsection (b) filed 12-27-94 as an emergency; operative 12-27-94 (Register 94, No. 52). Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, this section shall not be repealed by OAL and shall remain in effect until revised by the State Water Resources Control Board, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 25299.77, subdivision (b).

4. Amendment of subsection (a)(6) filed 8-8-96; operative 8-8-96 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 96, No. 32).

5. Amendment of section and Note filed 10-27-2000; operative 11-26-2000 (Register 2000, No. 43).