| (a) For the purposes of developing or assisting in
the development of a regulation, conducting a study, or enforcing
this chapter, an owner or operator of an aboveground storage vessel,
on the request of the executive director must:
(1) furnish information related to the aboveground
storage vessel, including aboveground storage vessel equipment and
contents; and
(2) allow the executive director at all reasonable
times to have access to and to obtain all records relating to the
aboveground storage vessel.
(b) For the purposes of developing or assisting in
the development of a regulation, conducting a study, or enforcing
this chapter, the executive director may:
(1) enter at reasonable times a facility in which an
aboveground storage vessel is located;
(2) inspect and obtain samples, which will be collected
by the owner or operator at the request of the executive director,
of a regulated substance contained in the aboveground storage vessel;
and
(3) conduct monitoring or request that the owner/operator
conduct monitoring of the aboveground storage vessel, surrounding
soils, air, surface water, or groundwater.
(c) The executive director may direct an owner or operator
of an aboveground storage vessel to conduct monitoring and testing
if the executive director finds that there is reasonable cause to
believe that a release has occurred in the area in which the aboveground
storage vessel is located.
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