West Virginia SB641: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks

What the bill says

An act to amend and reenact §22-30-3 and §22-30-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to aboveground storage tank regulation; modifying the definition of aboveground storage tanks and altering certain exceptions in limited circumstances; modifying regulated level 1 aboveground storage tanks and exceptions; modifying regulated level 2 aboveground storage tanks and exceptions; providing a defined notice period before certain existing aboveground storage tanks may be reclassified as a level 1 regulated tank or a level 2 regulated tank in a newly-designated zone of.

From the enrolled text, March 13, 2026:

AN ACT to amend and reenact §22-30-3 and §22-30-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to aboveground storage tank regulation; modifying the definition of aboveground storage tanks and altering certain exceptions in limited circumstances; modifying regulated level 1 aboveground storage tanks and exceptions; modifying regulated level 2 aboveground storage tanks and exceptions; providing a defined notice period before certain existing aboveground storage tanks may be reclassified as a level 1 regulated tank or a level 2 regulated tank in a newly-designated zone of critical concern or zone of peripheral concern; and allowing remote non-destructive examination technologies to be used on certain periodic physical tank inspections to reduce human entry into confined spaces if possible. ARTICLE 30. THE ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK ACT. §22-30-3. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the words and phrases in this section have the meanings ascribed to them. (1) "Aboveground storage tank" or "tank" or "AST" means a device made to contain an accumulation of more than 1,320 gallons of fluids that are liquid at standard temperature and pressure, which is constructed primarily of non-earthen materials, including concrete, steel, plastic, or fiberglass-reinforced plastic, which provide structural support, more than 90 percent of the capacity of which is above the surface of the ground, and includes all ancillary pipes and dispensing systems up …

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