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SECTION 46-12.1-1

§ 46-12.1-1 Purpose and scope of chapter.– (a) For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare, and inorder to effect uniform regulation within the state for regulating undergroundstorage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, the cities and towns may adopt,in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, ordinances providing for theregulation and control of underground storage tanks as defined in §46-12.1-2, and establishing procedures for the registration, testing andremoval of such underground tanks.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public healthfrom the contamination of public and private water supplies due to leakage fromsuch facilities, to protect public safety from the dangers of fire andexplosion associated with such leakage, and to protect the general welfare bypreserving limited water supplies for present and future use.

(c) Ordinances shall be, as far as possible, consistent withstate regulations and in no case shall be less stringent than state rules andregulations.

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SECTION 46-12.1-1

§ 46-12.1-1 Purpose and scope of chapter.– (a) For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare, and inorder to effect uniform regulation within the state for regulating undergroundstorage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, the cities and towns may adopt,in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, ordinances providing for theregulation and control of underground storage tanks as defined in §46-12.1-2, and establishing procedures for the registration, testing andremoval of such underground tanks.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public healthfrom the contamination of public and private water supplies due to leakage fromsuch facilities, to protect public safety from the dangers of fire andexplosion associated with such leakage, and to protect the general welfare bypreserving limited water supplies for present and future use.

(c) Ordinances shall be, as far as possible, consistent withstate regulations and in no case shall be less stringent than state rules andregulations.

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SECTION 46-12.1-1

§ 46-12.1-1 Purpose and scope of chapter.– (a) For the purposes of promoting health, safety, or general welfare, and inorder to effect uniform regulation within the state for regulating undergroundstorage tanks as defined in § 46-12.1-2, the cities and towns may adopt,in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, ordinances providing for theregulation and control of underground storage tanks as defined in §46-12.1-2, and establishing procedures for the registration, testing andremoval of such underground tanks.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to protect public healthfrom the contamination of public and private water supplies due to leakage fromsuch facilities, to protect public safety from the dangers of fire andexplosion associated with such leakage, and to protect the general welfare bypreserving limited water supplies for present and future use.

(c) Ordinances shall be, as far as possible, consistent withstate regulations and in no case shall be less stringent than state rules andregulations.