§ 8-20.5-301 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 8-20.5-301

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 08: Labor and
• Art.: Petroleum Storage Tanks

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The general assembly hereby finds and
declares that the rising expense of operating and maintaining aboveground storage
tanks, including but not limited to the cost of liability insurance, has resulted in the
discontinuance of business by several small gasoline service station operators and
imposes an increasing hardship on those service stations still in operation. The
general assembly further finds that the viability of aboveground storage tanks is
being recognized and that rules and regulations for aboveground storage tanks
have been promulgated and endorsed by the western fire chiefs association's
uniform fire code committee and the national fire protection association's
automotive and service station code committee. The general assembly further finds
that aboveground storage tanks for fuel products are feasible and economical and
should be permitted under certain narrowly drawn circumstances.

Legislative History

Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 411, � 1, effective July 1.