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N.Y. ENV Law § 17-1016

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Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage facilities

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§ 17-1016. Reduction of air pollution from petroleum bulk storage\n facilities.\n 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the terms below shall\nhave the following meanings:\n a. "Shell color" shall mean any coating on the sides or shell of a\ntank, which reduces volatile emissions.\n b. "Roof color" shall mean any coating on the roof of a tank, which\nreduces volatile emissions.\n c. "Tank" shall have the meaning set forth in section 17-1003 of this\ntitle except that for purposes of this section "tank" means an\nabove-ground tank, unless the department determines the tank to be\notherwise sufficiently protected against volatilization in a manner no\nless protective than subdivision two of this section, and does not\ninclude associated pipes, lines, fixtures or other ancillary equipment.\n 2. Tank coloring. a. No person shall own or operate a facility\ncontaining a tank that does not meet the color requirements of this\nsubdivision. Such color requirements shall apply to every tank at a\nfacility regardless of whether the tank is in active use for storage.\n b. A tank shall have a shell color and roof color of either white or\nbeige/cream, or which limits volatile emissions to the same or to a\ngreater extent as a shell color and roof color of white or beige/cream,\nas determined by the department.\n

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