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.
