### Question
How is the "nonoperational storage tank" defined?


### Answer
The term **nonoperational storage tank** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 6991* as follows -

> any underground storage tank in which regulated substances will not be deposited or from which regulated substances will not be dispensed after November 8, 1984

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 6991*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 82-SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL > SUBCHAPTER IX-REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS**

