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An Act To Ensure the Safety of Facilities Dispensing Flammable Liquids
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2481, sub-§5,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:
 
5. Permit.   "Permit" means the nontransferable permission granted by the commissioner for a person to install, construct or otherwise establish an aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or any facility that dispenses flammable liquids.
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2483,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 652, §9, is amended to read:
§ 2483. Permits; requirements; fees
A person may not install, construct or otherwise establish an aboveground flammable liquid storage facility or any facility that dispenses flammable liquids without a permit. The commissioner shall issue a permit to a person who:
 
1. Application.   Submits to the commissioner a completed application form furnished by the commissioner accompanied by any required fees; and
 
2. Construction plans; technical specifications.   Submits with the application a complete set of construction plans and technical specifications showing the layout of the aboveground flammable liquid storage facility.or any other facility that dispenses flammable liquids; and
 
3.  Compliance.     Demonstrates compliance with all rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Sec. 3. Applicability to existing facilities. Each existing facility dispensing flammable liquids that was constructed prior to the effective date of this Act and does not have a permit required by this Act shall submit a permit application within 120 days after the effective date of this Act.
 
SUMMARY
The bill requires that a permit be obtained prior to installing, constructing or establishing any flammable liquid dispensing facility. Already existing facilities also would need to apply for a permit.