Sec. 62.7. "Eligible release", as used in IC 13-23, means a release of petroleum that meets all of the following criteria:
(1) The release is from a UST that was registered with the department before the date of the ELTF claim.
(2) The release is reported to the department not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the claimant discovered the release.
(3) An initial site characterization of the facility on which the release occurred is submitted to the department as required by rules adopted by the environmental rules board.
(4) The release from the UST is from the tank or dispensing components of the UST, not including the nozzle or hose connecting the nozzle to the pump.
As added by P.L.96-2016, SEC.3.