CHAPTER 4

Senate Bill No. 336

An Act concerning health and environment; relating to underground storage tanks; removing the requirement for underground storage tank operating permits to be obtained annually; amending K.S.A. 65-34,135 and repealing the existing section; also repealing K.S.A. 65-34,130.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

Section 1. K.S.A. 65-34,135 is hereby amended to read as follows: 65-34,135. (a) Operators of underground storage tanks must shall complete a training program commensurate with their responsibility for the operation of underground storage tanks. The training program shall be approved by the department and will encompass three levels of training:

(1) Persons having primary responsibility for on-site operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems;

(2) persons having daily on-site responsibility for the operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems;

(3) daily, on-site employees having primary responsibility for addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release from an underground storage tank system.

(b) Storage tank operators must shall demonstrate that they have completed the training required by the department in order to obtain an annual or renew a permit for the operation of underground storage tanks.

(c) Operators of underground storage tanks must shall repeat the applicable training if the tank for which they have primary daily on-site management responsibilities is determined to be out of compliance with a requirement or a standard of the department.

(d) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas storage tank act.

Sec. 2. K.S.A. 65-34,130 and 65-34,135 are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.

Approved March 22, 2024.