CHAPTER 9. HEATING OIL TANK CLOSURE - Indiana Statutes

IC 22-12-9
     Chapter 9. Heating Oil Tank Closure

IC 22-12-9-1
"Heating oil tank" defined
     Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "heating oil tank" means an above ground or underground tank used to store heating oil for use as a fuel in heating a residential property.
As added by P.L.131-1997, SEC.7.

IC 22-12-9-2
Duties of owners
     Sec. 2. (a) Immediately upon abandoning the use of heating oil as a fuel in heating a property, the owner of a heating oil tank, under applicable state and federal law, shall:
        (1) remove all flammable or combustible liquids from the heating oil tank, piping, and connections; and
        (2) except as provided under subsection (b), remove the outside filling pipe.
    (b) An owner is not required to remove an outside filling pipe under subsection (a)(2) if the owner permanently secures the tank against accidental filling.
    (c) An owner of a heating oil tank described in subsection (a) shall, under applicable state and federal law, dispose of all flammable and combustible liquids removed under subsection (a).
As added by P.L.131-1997, SEC.7.

IC 22-12-9-3
Duties of contractors or subcontractors
     Sec. 3. A contractor or subcontractor proposing to convert a residential property from heating oil to another heat source shall inform the property owner of the requirements of this chapter and include in a contract for labor and materials the cost of:
        (1) properly removing and disposing of all flammable or combustible liquids from a heating oil tank; and
        (2) either:
            (A) removing an outside filling pipe; or
            (B) permanently securing the tank against accidental filling.
As added by P.L.131-1997, SEC.7.