Tennessee § 68-101-105 - Gas storage tanks near railroad track prohibited — Exceptions.
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§ 68-101-105. Gas storage tanks near railroad track prohibited — Exceptions.
It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association or governmental agency to construct or cause to be constructed any liquefied petroleum gas, flammable gas or nonflammable compressed gas storage tank within two hundred feet (200') of any main line railroad track classified by the federal railroad administration as either Class III, IV, or V, and that has a speed limit of over thirty miles per hour (30 mph). This section does not apply to: Intra- or inter-plant trackage owned or leased by private manufacturing operations; Railroad service tanks; Storage tank facilities or sites in existence prior to July 1, 1980; Storage tanks with a capacity of two thousand gallons (2,000 gal.) or less; or Railroad yards. Acts 1980, ch. 819, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 53-2313, 68-16-105. Compiler's Notes. The penalty provisions of this section may have been affected by the Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989. See §§ 39-11-114 , 40-35-110 , 40-35-111 . Former title 68, ch. 16, §§ 68-16-101 — 68-16-109 , was transferred to title 68, ch. 101, §§ 68-101-101 — 68-101-109 , respectively, in 1992. Cross-References. Hazardous Substances Act, title 68, ch. 131, part 1. Inspection of volatile oils, title 60, ch. 3. Liquified petroleum, safety regulations, title 68, ch. 135, part 1. Pipelines, title 65, ch. 28. Railroads, construction and maintenance, powers, title 65, ch. 6.
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