THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY
PHIL BREDESEN, MAYOR
Subject: Establishment of the Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Appointment of the Coordinator Thereof.
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County is the owner of many underground storage tanks the identification, registration, renovation, removal and/or replacement of which will be required pursuant to applicable federal and state statutes and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the underground storage tanks owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County are operated by various departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to establish an Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) so as to establish priorities and economically implement all the requirements of the applicable federal and state statutes and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the UST Program should be coordinated by the Director of Public works so as to facilitate the speedy and economical implementation of the applicable federal and state statutes and regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me as the Metropolitan County Mayor, I hereby establish the Underground Storage Tank Program (UST Program) for the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County which shall establish priorities and economically implement all the requirements of the applicable state and federal statutes and regulations of all underground storage tanks owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and operated by the various departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The Director of Public Works is hereby appointed as the Coordinator of the UST Program and is directed to immediately identify the various departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County which operate underground storage tanks within the scope of the UST Program and take any necessary action to ensure that all underground storage tanks owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County are in compliance with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations. All departments, boards, and commissions and agencies of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County operating underground storage tanks shall cooperate and assist the Director of Public Works in implementing the UST Program.
Ordered this 31st day of October 1991.
Philip Bredesen
Mayor