§ 35-11-1416 — Rules and regulations

(a) The council shall promulgate rules and regulations
necessary to administer this article after recommendation from
the director of the department, the administrators of the
various divisions and their respective advisory boards. The
rules shall include but shall not be limited to rules and
regulations which:
(i) Provide for performance, operating and
installation standards for underground storage tanks which shall
be no less or no more stringent than the federal standards. The
rules shall include, but shall not be limited to, standards for
upgrading existing facilities, abandonment, closure,
compatibility, construction, design, installation, record
maintenance and release detection, spill and overfill,
inspection procedures and compliance deadlines. The rules shall
include standards for aboveground storage tanks determined by
the council to be necessary to meet the goals of this paragraph;
(ii) Require proof of financial assurance as required
by federal law for underground storage tanks;
(iii) Specify the requirements for delegating
installation or modification inspection authority including but
not limited to requirements for inspectors;
(iv) Establish a procedure or procedures for
reporting any release from a tank;
(v) Require taking corrective action in response to a
reported release from a tank. These rules may include
provisions under which priorities for corrective action may be
established considering the state resources available to take
corrective actions and the threat posed to public health, safety
and welfare or the environment;
(vi) Require records for compliance with repairs and
upgrades to be maintained for the operational life of the tank;
(vii) Adopt the requirements for notification to the
department when there is a change of ownership or control over a
tank in accordance with W.S. 35-11-1420(a);
(viii) Specify the requirements for notifying the
department of installations or modifications in accordance with
W.S. 35-11-1420(b);
(ix) Specify standards for restoration of the
environment;
(x) Require proof of financial assurance for
aboveground storage tanks if the owner of the aboveground
storage tank desires to be eligible for coverage under the
financial responsibility account.