81-1577.01 Motor vehicle fuel storage tanks; aboveground tanks authorized. - Nebraska Statutes

81-1577.01. Motor vehicle fuel storage tanks; aboveground tanks authorized.(1) The State Fire Marshal shall allow a tank used for the storage of motor vehicle fuel to remain aboveground if the tank was in existence on May 29, 1959, and is in compliance with the rules and regulations established pursuant to section 81-502.(2) The State Fire Marshal shall permit by rule and regulation, in cities with a population of less than two thousand inhabitants, in villages, and in unincorporated areas, the installation of aboveground tanks to replace underground tanks used for the storage of motor vehicle fuel by dealers who sell motor vehicle fuel at retail. The capacity of the aboveground replacement tanks shall not exceed the total capacity of the underground tanks being replaced or eighteen thousand gallons per retail facility, whichever is less.(3) For purposes of this section, dealers and motor vehicle fuel shall have the meanings provided in section 66-482 for importers and motor vehicle fuel. SourceLaws 1990, LB 1118, § 1; Laws 1991, LB 627, § 143.