By Shields H.B. No. 3228
77R9388 SMH-D
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to containment systems required for certain underground
1-3 storage tanks.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
1-6 by adding Section 26.3476 to read as follows:
1-7 Sec. 26.3476. SECONDARY CONTAINMENT REQUIRED FOR TANKS
1-8 LOCATED OVER CERTAIN AQUIFERS. (a) In this section, "secondary
1-9 containment" means a method by which a secondary wall or barrier is
1-10 installed around the primary storage vessel of an underground
1-11 storage tank system in a manner designed to prevent a release of a
1-12 regulated substance from migrating beyond the secondary wall or
1-13 barrier before the release can be detected. A secondary
1-14 containment system may include an impervious liner or vault
1-15 surrounding a primary tank or piping system or a double-wall tank
1-16 or piping system.
1-17 (b) An underground storage tank system shall incorporate a
1-18 method for secondary containment if the system is located in:
1-19 (1) the recharge zone of an aquifer; and
1-20 (2) a county that:
1-21 (A) has a population of at least one million;
1-22 and
1-23 (B) relies on groundwater for at least 75
1-24 percent of the county's water supply.
2-1 (c) Section 26.3475(e) applies to an underground storage
2-2 tank system that is subject to this section as if a violation of
2-3 this section were a violation of Section 26.3475.
2-4 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
2-5 (b) This Act applies only to an underground storage tank
2-6 system that is installed, upgraded, or replaced on or after the
2-7 effective date of this Act.