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ÔÔ€ÔÓ&€X„d&ÓÑ#€Xd#ÑÔ€ ÔÝ  ÝÓ` Ü` p”XÓÑ\R AØ'\Ñà@ àò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€WESTERN€SECTIONÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌà@ à_______________________________________________________ÌÌó óà à)ò òÌRON€CHRISTIAN,à àó ó)à àDavidson€County€Chancery€CourtÌà à)à àRule€No.€94„2785„IIÌ€€€€€Petitioner/Appellant.à à)Ìà à)ÌVS.à à)à àC.€A.€No.€01A01„9508„CH„00368Ìà à)ÌÙ€€Ùò òßL€#%";+'h|=û<` ç `€€LßTENNESSEE€PETROLEUM€ó óà à)Ìò òUNDERGROUND€STORAGE€TANKó óà à)Ìò òBOARD€and€J.€W.€LUNA,€asó óà à)Ìò òCOMMISSIONER€OF€TENNESSEEó óà à)Ìò òDEPARTMENT€OF€ENVIRONMENTó óà à)Ìò òAND€CONSERVATIONó ó,à à)Ìà à)Ì€€€€€Respondents/Appellees.à à)Ìà à)Ì______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌFrom€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€at€Nashville.Ìò òHonorable€C.€Allen€High,€Chancellor€ó óÌÌÌÌò òMargaret€Jane€Powersó ó,€Crossville,€TennesseeÌAttorney€for€€Petitioner/Appellant.ÌÌÌÌò òCharles€W.€Bursonó ó,€Attorney€General€&€ReporterÌò òElizabeth€P.€McCarteró ó,€Senior€CounselÌò òSharon€O.€Jacobsó ó,€Assistant€Attorney€GeneralÌAttorneys€for€Respondents/Appellees.ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:ÌÌò òAFFIRMEDÌÌÌà àFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€ó ó:€(Concurs)Ìò òCANTRELL,€J.€ó ó:€(Concurs)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓ` Ü` ˜XÓÓÓà àFor€a€second€time€we€address€this€matter€which€concerns€Appellant€Ron€Christian'sÏeligibility€for€assistance€from€the€petroleum€underground€storage€tank€fund,€established€in€T.C.A.Ïðð€68„215„110.€€The€Tennessee€Petroleum€Underground€Storage€Tank€Board€(Board),€an€appelleeÏin€this€action,× ƒ& ××  ×€found€Christian€ineligible€for€assistance€due€to€his€failure€to€reestablish€fundÏeligibility€by,€òòò òinter€aliaóóó ó,€failing€to€conduct€a€site€check€of€his€property.€€Upon€review€in€theÏchancery€court,€the€Board's€decision€was€upheld.€€For€reasons€hereinafter€set€forth,€we€affirm.€€ÌÌà àThese€parties€were€before€us€previously€in€òòò òChristian€v.€Tennessee€PetroleumÏUnderground€Storage€Tank€Boardóóó ó,€No.€01A01„9410„CH„00489€(Tenn.€App.€April€26,Ï1995).× ƒ' ××  ×€€We€reiterate€here€that€Christian€is€the€owner€and€operator€of€four€petroleum€undergroundÏstorage€tanks€(USTs)€located€at€the€"Country€Corner€Market"€in€Williamson€County.€€The€USTsÏwere€duly€registered€with€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Environment€and€Conservation€(TDEC).€òòò òÏChristianóóó ó,€slip€op.€at€1.€€The€issue€in€òòò òChristianóóó ó€was€limited€to€a€determination€of€whether€theÏchancery€court€correctly€affirmed€the€Board's€decision€that€Appellant€lost€fund€eligibility€due€to€theÏuntimely€payment€of€his€annual€registration€fees,€required€under€T.C.A.€ðð€68„215„109€and€theÏBoard's€rules€and€regulations€promulgated€thereunder.€€We€affirmed,€concluding€that€"[o]ne€couldÏstill€be€considered€fund€ineligible€for€the€time€period€in€which€the€fees€were€not€paid€as€scheduled."€Ïòòò òIdóóó ó.€at€6.€€The€present€appeal€concerns€whether€the€appellees€may€lawfully€impose€other€conditionsÏas€prerequisites€to€the€restoration€of€Christian's€fund€eligibility,€in€addition€to€the€payment€ofÍannual€fees€and€late€penalties.€ÌÌà àThe€Board's€final€order€contains€the€following€findings€of€fact:ÌÌÓÓà8 à[Christian]€paid€annual€tank€fees€on€April€10,€1991€and€paid€the€lateÏpenalties€on€June€3,€1991,€for€fee€year€3.ÌÌà8 àà à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà à[Christian]€sold€petroleum€products€from€these€undergroundÏstorage€tank€systems€during€the€time€frame€of€July,€1988€throughÏJuly,€1990€and€continues€to€sell€petroleum€products€from€theseÏtanks.ÌÌà8 àà àIn€the€interim€between€[Christian's]€payment€of€tank€fees€forÏfee€year€3€and€the€assessment€and€payment€of€the€late€penaltiesÏthereon,€the€Division€issued€[Christian]€a€letter€dated€April€26,Ï1991,€directing€him€to€conduct€a€"site€check"€in€accordance€with€theÏenclosed€"Site€Check€Policy"€(which€was€not€enclosed),€furtherÏconcluding€that€[Christian]€was€required€to€document€that€the€site€isÏnot€contaminated€in€order€to€[reestablish]€Fund€eligibility.ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€September€9,€1991,€the€Division€ofÏUnderground€Storage€Tanks€(hereinafter€the€"Division")€generatedÏand€mailed€correspondence€to€Country€Corner€Market€whichÏannounced€the€December€22,€1991€deadline€for€beginning€leakÏdetection€on€all€tanks€installed€between€1970€and€1974.€€EnclosedÏwith€the€letter€was€a€form€for€reporting€to€the€Division€the€method€ofÏleak€detection€utilized€at€the€site.€€[Christian]€failed€to€report€usingÏany€method€of€release€detection€at€this€facility.ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€February€27,€1992,€the€Division€received€aÏcomplaint€of€a€possible€contaminated€spring€in€Thompson€Station,ÏTennessee.€.€.€.€€Laboratory€analysis€of€water€samples€collectedÏduring€this€investigation€confirmed€the€presence€of€benzene€and€totalÏpetroleum€hydrocarbons€in€concentrations€above€the€clean„up€levelsÏset€forth€in€the€Underground€Storage€Tank€Program€Rules€(1200„1„15)€for€one€of€the€springs€that€was€sampled.ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€March€4,€1992,€Division€personnel€sentÏcorrespondence€to€[Christian]€informing€him€of€the€discovery€ofÏpetroleum€contamination€and€requiring€that€a€systems€test€beÏconducted€.€.€.€and€results€to€be€submitted€to€the€Division€.€.€.€.€€ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€July€7,€1992,€Division€personnel€collected€soilÏsamples€at€the€Country€Corner€Market€approximately€20€feet€fromÏthe€tank€pit.€€Laboratory€analysis€confirmed€the€presence€of€BTX€.€.Ï.€in€concentrations€above€the€clean€up€levels€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€September€30,€1992,€[Christian]€performedÏsystems€tests€at€Country€Corner€Market.€€A€3000€gallon€gasolineÏ[UST]€system€was€discovered€to€have€a€leak.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà àDivision€personnel€notified,€by€certified€letter€datedÏNovember€30,€1992,€[Christian]€of€the€requirements€he€must€followÏin€response€to€a€confirmed€release€of€petroleum.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà8 à.€.€.€.€ÌÌà8 àà àOn€or€about€January€20,€1993,€the€Division€received€anÏInitial€Site€Characterization€Report€from€[Christian].€€However,€thisÏdocument€did€not€contain€results€of€a€site€check€as€required€by€RuleÏ1200„1„15„.06(4)(a)3.ÌÌà8 àà à.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà à[Christian]€has€not€conducted€a€site€check€on€this€petroleumÏsite.ÌÌà8 àà à.€.€.€.€ÌÌà8 àà à[Christian]€has€not€conducted€an€environmental€assessmentÏof€his€petroleum€site€nor€initiated€corrective€action€to€address€theÏconfirmed€release€from€his€tank.€€ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àThe€Board€concluded€that€Christian€failed€to€restore€fund€eligibility€by€failing€"toÏprovide€evidence€of€leak€detection,€failure€to€pay€annual€tank€fees€in€fee€year€2,€failure€to€timelyÏpay€annual€tank€fees€in€year€3,€and€failure€to€conduct€a€site€check."€€The€Board€ordered€Christian€toÏconduct€an€environmental€assessment€and,€upon€approval,€to€implement€a€corrective€action€plan.€€ÌÌà àAs€heretofore€stated,€we€determined€in€òòò òChristianóóó ó€that€Appellant€lost€fundÏeligibility€for€failure€to€make€timely€payment€of€his€annual€registration€fees.€€Whether€or€not€heÏmust€undergo€a€site€check€in€addition€to€paying€all€fees€and€late€penalties€to€reestablish€his€fundÏeligibility€€is€at€issue€here.€€Thus,€we€must€determine€whether€the€Board's€decision€in€this€respectÏprejudices€Christian's€rights€because€it€is:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à(1)€€In€violation€of€constitutional€or€statutory€provisions;Ìà8 àà à(2)€€In€excess€of€the€statutory€authority€of€the€agency;Ìà8 àà à(3)€€Made€upon€unlawful€procedure;Ìà8 àà à(4)€Arbitrary€or€capricious€or€characterized€by€abuse€ofÏdiscretion€or€clearly€unwarranted€exercise€of€discretion;€orÌà8 àà à(5)€€Unsupported€by€evidence€which€is€both€substantial€andÏmaterial€in€the€light€of€the€entire€record.ÌÌÌÌÓÓòòò òSeeóóó ó€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„322(h).× ƒ( ××  ×ÌÌà àOn€appeal,€Christian€asserts€that€Appellees€failed€to€comply€with€the€UniformÏAdministrative€Procedures€Act€(UAPA)€"in€not€promulgating€rules€encompassing€the€'site€check'€.Ï.€.€provisions€which€they€erratically€require€of€some€tank€owners."€€Christian€apparently€refers€toÏthe€Division's× ƒ) ××  ×€use€of€a€"guidance€memorandum"€in€ordering€Christian€to€conduct€a€site€check.€ÌÌà àThe€April€26,€1991€letter€to€Christian€from€TDEC,€in€regard€to€restoration€of€hisÏfund€eligibility,€states:ÌÌÓÓà8 àDear€UST€Owner/Operator:ÌÌà8 àà àIf€you€wish€to€reestablish€eligibility€to€the€State€Fund€.€.€.Ïyou€must€take€each€of€the€following€steps:ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à1.€€You€must€make€sure€all€tanks€are€properlyÏregistered.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à2.€€You€must€make€sure€all€current€and€pastÏdue€fees€and€late€charges€are€paid.ÌÌà8 àà8 àà à3.€€You€must€conduct€a€site€check€inÏaccordance€with€the€enclosed€Site€Check€Policy.ÌÌà8 àà àOnce€these€things€have€been€done€and€it€has€beenÍdocumented€that€the€site€is€not€contaminated,€you€will€reestablishÏFund€eligibility€.€.€.€.€€€ÌÌÌÌÓÓThe€"policy"€as€expressed€in€an€office€correspondence€memorandum€to€all€Division€staff,€requiresÏthe€analytical€work€to€be€performed€by€a€laboratory€on€the€"UST€Approved€Laboratory€List."€€TheÏwork€to€be€performed€during€the€site€check€must€be€pre„approved€by€the€Technical€Review€Staff.€ÏSoil€samples€are€required€at€certain€specified€locations€near€the€tank€and€at€certain€depths.€€TheÏsamples€are€to€be€analyzed€for€certain€specified€chemicals€depending€on€the€type€of€petroleumÏdistributed.€€ÌÌà àPart€two€of€the€UAPA€specifically€addresses€the€rulemaking€procedures€of€anÏagency.€€The€UAPA€defines€a€"rule"€as€"each€agency€statement€of€general€applicability€thatÏimplements€or€prescribes€law€or€policy€or€describes€the€procedures€or€practice€requirements€of€anyÏagency."€€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„102(10).€€An€"agency"€is€"each€state€board,€commission,€committee,Ïdepartment,€officer,€or€any€other€unit€of€state€government€authorized€or€required€by€any€statute€orÏconstitutional€provision€to€make€rules€or€to€determine€contested€cases;€".€€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„102(2).€ÏThe€Tennessee€Petroleum€Underground€Storage€Tank€Act€(Act)€authorizes€the€Board€toÏ"promulgate€and€adopt€such€rules€and€regulations€in€accordance€with€the€provisions€of€€theÏ[UAPA]."€€T.C.A.€ðð€68„215„107(f).€€In€addition,€the€Act€provides€that€any€person€seeking€reviewÏof€an€order€for€correction€may€file€a€written€petition€with€the€Commissioner,€requesting€a€hearingÏbefore€the€Board.€€The€hearing€is€to€be€conducted€by€the€Board€in€accordance€with€the€UAPA.€ÏT.C.A.€ðð€68„215„119(a)(1)€and€(b).ÌÌà àClearly,€TDEC€and€the€Division€are€not€authorized€to€promulgate€rules€andÏregulations€or€hear€contested€cases€under€the€Act.€€òòò òSee€Fentress€County€Utility€District€v.ÏTennessee€Water€Quality€Control€Boardóóó ó,€No.€01A01„9406„CH„00295,€slip€op.€at€4€(Tenn.ÏApp.€January€11,€1995).€€Instead,€the€Board's€rules€provide€that€the€Division€is€"to€implement"€theÏUST€program.€òòò ò€Seeóóó ó€Rule€1200„1„15„.09(j).€€Thus,€they€are€not€"agencies"€for€purposes€of€theÍUAPA€and€the€"policy"€relied€upon€by€the€Division€cannot€be€considered€a€"rule,"€subject€toÏUAPA€compliance.€€The€policy,€however,€must€assist€the€Division€in€its€implementation€of€theÏprogram.ÌÌà àProgram€Rule€1200„1„15„.09(5)€pertains€to€the€"[l]oss€and€[r]estoration€of€[f]undÏ[e]ligibility"€and,€as€here€pertinent,€states:ÌÌÓÓà8 àà à(b)€€If€at€any€time€the€Division€determines€that€an€owner€orÏoperator€has€failed€to€maintain€Fund€eligibility,€the€Division€willÏprovide€notice€to€the€owner€or€operator€of€such€non„compliance.€ÏThe€owner€or€operator€shall€have€thirty€(30)€days€from€receipt€ofÏsuch€notice€to€provide€evidence€of€compliance€with€all€FundÏeligibility€requirements€or€such€other€time€period€as€the€DivisionÏmay€allow.€€If,€after€this€time€period,€the€owner€or€operator€fails€toÏresolve€the€non„compliance,€the€Director€shall€issue€a€Notice€ofÏFund€Ineligibility€and€enforcement€actions€which€may€includeÏpenalty€assessment€may€be€initiated.€€The€owner€or€operator€shallÏhave€60€days€from€receipt€of€Notice€of€Fund€Ineligibility€to€place€inÏforce€alternate€financial€assurance€.€.€.€.ÌÌà8 àà à(c)€An€owner€or€operator€that€has€been€issued€a€Notice€ofÏFund€Ineligibility€must€resolve€the€non„compliance€òòò òto€theÏsatisfaction€of€the€Division€for€Fund€eligibility€to€beÏrestoredó óóó.€.€.€.€€It€is€the€responsibility€of€the€owner€or€operator€toÏprovide€evidence€of€compliance€to€the€Division.€€òòò òThe€Fund€willÏnot€cover€either€investigative€or€corrective€action€costsÏor€third€party€liability€claims€associated€with€a€releaseÏwhich€occurred€during€the€time€of€Fund€ineligibility.ó óóó€Ï(Emphasis€added.)ÌÌÌÌÓÓà àWe€find€that€under€the€foregoing€rule,€it€is€within€TDEC's€discretion€to€impose€aÏsite€check€requirement€to€ascertain€whether€a€release€has€occurred€during€a€period€of€fundÏineligibility.€€The€rule€clearly€prohibits€the€application€of€fund€monies€for€corrective€action€costsÏdue€to€a€release€occurring€during€the€time€of€fund€ineligibility.€€Without€the€site€check€requirement,Ïhow€else€could€"a€release€which€occurred€during€the€time€of€fund€ineligibility"€be€discovered?€ÏFurther,€we€do€not€find€the€record€to€suggest€that€the€Board€has€inconsistently€or€arbitrarilyÏimposed€such€requirement.ÌÌà àWe€conclude€that€the€determination€of€the€Board€requiring€Christian€to€undergo€aÏsite€check€to€reestablish€fund€eligibility€comports€with€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„322(h).€€The€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court€upholding€the€Board's€decision€is,€therefore,€affirmed.€€Costs€are€assessed€against€RonÏChristian,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.à8 àÌÌÓ` Ü` È“XÓÓÓà à___________________________________Ìà àFARMER,€J.ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€(Concurs)ÌÌÌÌ______________________________ÌCANTRELL,€J.€(Concurs)à8 àÌ