42 U.S.C. § 6991
Definitions and exemptions
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 6991, Definitions and exemptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/481017
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In this subchapter:
The term “owner” means—
The term “regulated substance” means—
The term “underground storage tank” means any one or combination of tanks (including underground pipes connected thereto) which is used to contain an accumulation of regulated substances, and the volume of which (including the volume of the underground pipes connected thereto) is 10 per centum or more beneath the surface of the ground. Such term does not include any—
pipeline facility (including gathering lines)—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Pipeline Safety Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- To codify without substantive change recent laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Energy Policy Act of 2005