### Question
What does nonoperational storage tank mean?


### Answer
**Nonoperational storage tank** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 6991*:

> 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 81-ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL > SUBCHAPTER IX-REGULATION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS**

