In accordance with
RCW
70A.330.040(1), only heating
oil tanks in Washington state with registrations in place before July 2, 2020,
and the owner associated with that heating oil tank are eligible for coverage
under the heating oil pollution liability insurance program.
(1) Participation in the heating oil
pollution liability insurance program is optional for heating oil tank owners
with heating oil tank registrations in place before July 2, 2020.
(2) Abandoned or decommissioned heating oil
tanks are not eligible for coverage under the heating oil pollution liability
insurance program, except as described in WAC
374-70-080(4)
and
374-70-090(4).
(3) Registration of the heating oil tank in
the heating oil pollution liability insurance program must be in the name of
the current owner of the property where the registered heating oil tank is
located. In the event of a property ownership transfer, the new property owner
must submit an updated registration form within 180 calendar days of the
property ownership transfer in order to maintain the registration. The date of
the property ownership transfer will be considered the first day of the 180
calendar days. If the new owner does not register within 180 calendar days, the
registration will end.
(a) Property ownership
transfers include, but are not limited to, sales, gifting, and
inheritances.
(b) A person
inheriting property with a heating oil tank registration has 12 months to
notify PLIA about the property ownership transfer. After 12 months the
registration ends if there are no notifications to PLIA and no named property
owner.
(4) If a claim
for coverage under WAC
374-70-080 or
374-70-090 is submitted within
180 calendar days after the property is transferred, and before the new owner
has submitted an updated registration, the new owner will be deemed to be the
named insured for the purposes of this chapter.
(5) PLIA reserves the right to perform an
independent investigation to verify the eligibility of a heating oil tank. All
investigative costs will be the responsibility of PLIA.
