[§486J-4] Informational reports. (a) Each major oil producer, refiner, marketer, oil transporter, and oil storer shall submit to the department, in such form as the director shall prescribe, information which includes the following:

(1) Major oil transporters shall report on petroleum by reporting the capacities of each major transportation system, the amount transported by each system, and inventories thereof. The provision of the information shall not be construed to increase and decrease any authority the department may otherwise have;

(2) Major oil storers shall report on storage capacity, inventories, receipts and distributions, and methods of transportation of receipts and distributions;

(3) Refiners shall report on facility capacity and utilization and method of transportation of refinery receipts and distributions; and

(4) Major oil marketers shall report on facility capacity and methods of transportation of receipts and distributions.

The department shall prescribe by rule when the first report shall be submitted.

(b) The department may request additional information as and when it deems it necessary to perform its responsibilities under this chapter. [L 1997, c 257, pt of §2]