Aboveground storage tanks (AST) state comparison

Each state manages aboveground storage tanks differently. Use the chart below to determine if additional requirements apply to your operations.

Federal regulatory citation

40 CFR 112 — Oil Pollution Prevention
40 CFR 260 — Hazardous Waste Management System: General
40 CFR 262 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
40 CFR 264 — Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
40 CFR 265 — Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities
40 CFR 268 — Land Disposal Restrictions
40 CFR 280 — Technical Standards and Corrective Action Requirements for Owners and Operators of Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
29 CFR 1910.106 — Flammable Liquids.

State comparison

State	Adherence to federal regulations	State regulatory citation(s)	State-specific requirements
Alabama	Federal and state	ADEM Administrative Code R. 335-6-15 (primarily UST regulations)	State information
Alaska	Federal and state	18 AAC 75, Article 9	State information
Arizona	Federal and state	Arizona Fire Code	State information
Arkansas	Federal and state	Regulation No. 12	State information
California	Federal and state	Chapter 6.67 - Aboveground Petroleum Storage Act	State information
Colorado	Federal and state	7 CCR 1101-14	State information
Connecticut	Federal and state		State information
Delaware	Federal and state	Title 7, 1352	State information
District of Columbia	Federal and state	Fire BOCA codes	State information
Florida	Federal and state	Florida Statutes 376.303 - Rule Chapter 62-762	State information
Georgia	Federal and state	CGA 25-2-16 and GRR 120-3-11	State information
Hawaii	Federal and state	HRS 132-1 to 132-19 (Fire protection) and Hawaii State Fire Code	View federal
Idaho	Federal and state	IDAPA 58.01.05	State information
Illinois	Federal and state	41 Ill. Adm. Code 160 Rules for Aboveground BULK Storage Tanks - 41 Ill. Adm. Code 180 Rules for Aboveground FUEL DISPENSING Storage Tanks	State information
Indiana	Federal and state	327 IAC 2-10	View federal
Iowa	Federal and state	IAC 661-224.1(101) to IAC 224.8(101)	State information
Kansas	Federal and state	K.A.R. 28-44: Petroleum Products Storage Tanks -Kansas Storage Tank Act 65-34	State information
Kentucky	Federal and state	KY Fire Prevention Code, 815 KAR 7:120 and 815 KAR 10:060	State information
Louisiana	Federal and state	Adopted NFPA 30, 30A, and 70 Fire Marshal’s Office	View federal
Maine	Federal and state	570-K - Aboveground oil storage facilities	State information
Maryland	Federal and state	COMAR 26.10.01.12	State information
Massachusetts	Federal and state	502 CMR 5.00 - MGL Ch. 148 S. 37	State information
Michigan	Federal and state	R 29.5601 to .5917	State information
Minnesota	Federal and state	MAR Chapter 7151	State information
Mississippi	Federal and state	MS Code Ann. 45-11-101 - 111 and MS Code Ann. 45-11-3	State information
Missouri	Federal and state	2 CSR 90-30.050 and .070	State information
Montana	Federal and state	Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM) 23.12.601	State information
Nebraska	Federal and state	Title 158	State information
Nevada	Federal and state	Nevada Administrative Code 459.9931	State information
New Hampshire	Federal and state	Env-Or 300	State information
New Jersey	Federal and state	Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA), New Jersey Administrative Code 5:23-3.14 and NJAC 5:23-3.20.	State information
New Mexico	Federal and state	NMAC 20.5.109; 20.5.110; 20.5.111; 20.5.112	State information
New York	Federal and state	Subpart 613-4	State information
North Carolina	Federal and state	North Carolina Building Code, Chapter 22 of the North Carolina Fire Code and the National Fire Protection Association Standard 30 and 30A (NFPA 30 and NFPA 30A).	State information
North Dakota	Federal and state	National Fire Protection Standards 30 and 30A - North Dakota Administrative Code Chapter 10-07.	State information
Ohio	Federal and state	Chapter 1301:7-7 - Section 603.3.2	State information
Oklahoma	Federal and state	OAC 165:26-1 to 165:26-16 and Appendices G to J	State information
Oregon	Federal and state	OAR 837-040-0010	State information
Pennsylvania	Federal and state	34 Pa. Code. Chapters 14 and 14a	State information
Rhode Island	Federal and state	250 RICR 140-25-2	State information
South Carolina	Federal and state	S.C. Code Ann 48-1-10 to 48-1-350	State information
South Dakota	Federal and state	34A-2-100 - 34A-2-101 - Chapter 74:56:03	State information
Tennessee	Federal and state	Adopted NFPA 30, 30A, and 70	State information
Texas	Federal and state	30 TAC 334, Subchapter F	State information
Utah	Federal and state	UCA 15A-1-403	State information
Vermont	Federal and state	Aboveground Storage Tank Rules, 9-101 through -308 and VSA 20, 2799 to 2802	State information
Virginia	Federal and state	Title 9, Agency 25, Chapter 91 and VA Code 62.1-44.34:15.1	State information
Washington	Federal and state	RCW 19.27	State information
West Virginia	Federal and state	W. Va Code 22-30 - 47 CSR 62, 64, and 65	State information
Wisconsin	Federal and state	WI DATCP 93.010 to 93.880	State information
Wyoming	Federal and state	WS 35-11-1414 to 35-11-1430 and WCWR 020-0014-1 (Environmental Quality (020)/Storage Tanks (0014)	State information

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