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[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 195 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 195

  To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to bring underground storage 
 tanks into compliance with subtitle I of that Act, to promote cleanup 
 of leaking underground storage tanks, to provide sufficient resources 
        for such compliance and cleanup, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 17, 2003

Mr. Chaffee (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Carper, and Mr. 
    Warner) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
  To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to bring underground storage 
 tanks into compliance with subtitle I of that Act, to promote cleanup 
 of leaking underground storage tanks, to provide sufficient resources 
        for such compliance and cleanup, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Underground Storage Tank Compliance 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. LEAKING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

    Section 9004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991c) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Trust Fund Distribution.--
            ``(1) In general.--
                    ``(A) Amount and permitted uses of distribution.--
                The Administrator shall distribute to States not less 
                than 80 percent of the funds from the Trust Fund that 
                are made available to the Administrator under section 
                9014(2)(A) for each fiscal year for use in paying the 
                reasonable costs, incurred under a cooperative 
                agreement with any State, of--
                            ``(i) actions taken by the State under 
                        section 9003(h)(7)(A);
                            ``(ii) necessary administrative expenses, 
                        as determined by the Administrator, that are 
                        directly related to corrective action and 
                        compensation programs under subsection (c)(1);
                            ``(iii) any corrective action and 
                        compensation program carried out under 
                        subsection (c)(1) for a release from an 
                        underground storage tank regulated under this 
                        subtitle to the extent that, as determined by 
                        the State in accordance with guidelines 
                        developed jointly by the Administrator and the 
                        State, the financial resources of the owner or 
                        operator of the underground storage tank 
                        (including resources provided by a program in 
                        accordance with subsection (c)(1)) are not 
                        adequate to pay the cost of a corrective action 
                        without significantly impairing the ability of 
                        the owner or operator to continue in business;
                            ``(iv) enforcement by the State or a local 
                        government of State or local regulations 
                        pertaining to underground storage tanks 
                        regulated under this subtitle; or
                            ``(v) State or local corrective actions 
                        carried out under regulations promulgated under 
                        section 9003(c)(4).
                    ``(B) Use of funds for enforcement.--In addition to 
                the uses of funds authorized under subparagraph (A), 
                the Administrator may use funds from the Trust Fund 
                that are not distributed to States under subparagraph 
                (A) for enforcement of any regulation promulgated by 
                the Administrator under this subtitle.
                    ``(C) Prohibited uses.--Except as provided in 
                subparagraph (A)(iii), under any similar requirement of 
                a State program approved under this section, or in any 
                similar State or local provision as determined by the 
                Administrator, funds provided to a State by the 
                Administrator under subparagraph (A) shall not be used 
                by the State to provide financial assistance to an 
                owner or operator to meet any requirement relating to 
                underground storage tanks under part 280 of title 40, 
                Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
                of enactment of this subsection).
            ``(2) Allocation.--
                    ``(A) Process.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in the 
                case of a State with which the Administrator has 
                entered into a cooperative agreement under section 
                9003(h)(7)(A), the Administrator shall distribute funds 
                from the Trust Fund to the State using the allocation 
                process developed by the Administrator.
                    ``(B) Revisions to process.--The Administrator may 
                revise the allocation process referred to in 
                subparagraph (A) with respect to a State only after--
                            ``(i) consulting with--
                                    ``(I) State agencies responsible 
                                for overseeing corrective action for 
                                releases from underground storage 
                                tanks;
                                    ``(II) owners; and
                                    ``(III) operators; and
                            ``(ii) taking into consideration, at a 
                        minimum--
                                    ``(I) the total tax revenue 
                                contributed to the Trust Fund from all 
                                sources within the State;
                                    ``(II) the number of confirmed 
                                releases from federally regulated 
                                underground storage tanks in the State;
                                    ``(III) the number of federally 
                                regulated underground storage tanks in 
                                the State;
                                    ``(IV) the percentage of the 
                                population of the State that uses 
                                groundwater for any beneficial purpose;
                                    ``(V) the performance of the State 
                                in implementing and enforcing the 
                                program;
                                    ``(VI) the financial needs of the 
                                State; and
                                    ``(VII) the ability of the State to 
                                use the funds referred to in 
                                subparagraph (A) in any year.
            ``(3) Distributions to state agencies.--Distributions from 
        the Trust Fund under this subsection shall be made directly to 
        a State agency that--
                    ``(A) enters into a cooperative agreement referred 
                to in paragraph (2)(A); or
                    ``(B) is enforcing a State program approved under 
                this section.
            ``(4) Cost recovery prohibition.--Funds from the Trust Fund 
        provided by States to owners or operators under paragraph 
        (1)(A)(iii) shall not be subject to cost recovery by the 
        Administrator under section 9003(h)(6).''.

SEC. 3. INSPECTION OF UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.

    Section 9005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991d) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as subsections 
        (b) and (c), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1)) the following:
    ``(a) Inspection Requirements.--Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 
2003, and at least once every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator or 
a State with a program approved under section 9004, as appropriate, 
shall require that all underground storage tanks regulated under this 
subtitle undergo onsite inspections for compliance with regulations 
promulgated under section 9003(c).''.

SEC. 4. OPERATOR TRAINING.

    Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) 
is amended by striking section 9010 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 9010. OPERATOR TRAINING.

    ``(a) Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act of 
        2003, in cooperation with States, owners, and operators, the 
        Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register, after 
        public notice and opportunity for comment, guidelines that 
        specify methods for training operators of underground storage 
        tanks.
            ``(2) Considerations.--The guidelines described in 
        paragraph (1) shall take into account--
                    ``(A) State training programs in existence as of 
                the date of publication of the guidelines;
                    ``(B) training programs that are being employed by 
                owners and operators as of the date of enactment of 
                this paragraph;
                    ``(C) the high turnover rate of operators;
                    ``(D) the frequency of improvement in underground 
                storage tank equipment technology;
                    ``(E) the nature of the businesses in which the 
                operators are engaged; and
                    ``(F) such other factors as the Administrator 
                determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(b) State Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which the Administrator publishes the guidelines under 
        subsection (a)(1), each State shall develop and implement a 
        strategy for the training of operators of underground storage 
        tanks that is consistent with paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Requirements.--A State strategy described in 
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) be consistent with subsection (a);
                    ``(B) be developed in cooperation with owners and 
                operators; and
                    ``(C) take into consideration training programs 
                implemented by owners and operators as of the date of 
                enactment of this subsection.
            ``(3) Financial incentive.--The Administrator may award to 
        a State that develops and implements a strategy described in 
        paragraph (1), in addition to any funds that the State is 
        entitled to receive under this subtitle, not more than $50,000, 
        to be used to carry out the strategy.''.

SEC. 5. REMEDIATION OF MTBE CONTAMINATION.

    Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991b(h)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7)(A)--
                    (A) by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) of this 
                subsection'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and 
                (12)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``, and including the authorities 
                of paragraphs (4), (6), and (8) of this subsection'' 
                and inserting ``and the authority under sections 
                9005(a) and 9011 and paragraphs (4), (6), and (8),''; 
                and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(12) Remediation of mtbe contamination.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator and the States 
                may use funds made available under section 9014(2)(B) 
                to carry out corrective actions with respect to a 
                release of methyl tertiary butyl ether that presents a 
                threat to human health or welfare or the environment.
                    ``(B) Applicable authority.--The Administrator or a 
                State shall carry out subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) in accordance with paragraph (2), 
                        except that a release with respect to which a 
                        corrective action is carried out under 
                        subparagraph (A) shall not be required to be 
                        from an underground storage tank; and
                            ``(ii) in the case of a State, in 
                        accordance with a cooperative agreement entered 
                        into by the Administrator and the State under 
                        paragraph (7).''.

SEC. 6. RELEASE PREVENTION, COMPLIANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Release Prevention and Compliance.--Subtitle I of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) (as amended by section 4) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 9011. USE OF FUNDS FOR RELEASE PREVENTION AND COMPLIANCE.

    ``Funds made available under section 9014(2)(D) from the Trust Fund 
may be used to conduct inspections, issue orders, or bring actions 
under this subtitle--
            ``(1) by a State, in accordance with a grant or cooperative 
        agreement with the Administrator, of State regulations 
        pertaining to underground storage tanks regulated under this 
        subtitle; and
            ``(2) by the Administrator, under this subtitle (including 
        under a State program approved under section 9004).''.
    (b) Government-Owned Tanks.--Section 9003 of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(i) Government-Owned Tanks.--
            ``(1) Implementation report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of this subsection, each State shall 
                submit to the Administrator an implementation report 
                that--
                            ``(i) lists each underground storage tank 
                        described in subparagraph (B) in the State 
                        that, as of the date of submission of the 
                        report, is not in compliance with this 
                        subtitle; and
                            ``(ii) describes the actions that have been 
                        and will be taken to ensure compliance by the 
                        underground storage tank listed under clause 
                        (i) with this subtitle.
                    ``(B) Underground storage tank.--An underground 
                storage tank described in this subparagraph is an 
                underground storage tank that is--
                            ``(i) regulated under this subtitle; and
                            ``(ii) owned or operated by the State 
                        government or any local government.
                    ``(C) Public availability.--The Administrator shall 
                make each report received under subparagraph (A) 
                available to the public on the Internet.
            ``(2) Financial incentive.--The Administrator may award to 
        a State that develops an implementation report described in 
        paragraph (1), in addition to any funds that the State is 
        entitled to receive under this subtitle, not more than $50,000, 
        to be used to carry out the implementation report.
            ``(3) Not a safe harbor.--This subsection does not relieve 
        any person from any obligation or requirement under this 
        subtitle.''.
    (c) Incentives for Performance.--Section 9006 of the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991e) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(e) Incentives for Performance.--In determining the terms of a 
compliance order under subsection (a), or the amount of a civil penalty 
under subsection (d), the Administrator, or a State under a program 
approved under section 9004, may take into consideration whether an 
owner or operator--
            ``(1) has a history of operating underground storage tanks 
        of the owner or operator in accordance with--
                    ``(A) this subtitle; or
                    ``(B) a State program approved under section 9004;
            ``(2) has repeatedly violated--
                    ``(A) this subtitle; or
                    ``(B) a State program approved under section 9004; 
                or
            ``(3) has implemented a program, consistent with guidelines 
        published under section 9010, that provides training to persons 
        responsible for operating any underground storage tank of the 
        owner or operator.''.
    (d) Authority To Prohibit Certain Deliveries.--Section 9006 of the 
Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991e) (as amended by subsection 
(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Authority To Prohibit Certain Deliveries.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), beginning 180 
        days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
        Administrator or a State may prohibit the delivery of regulated 
        substances to underground storage tanks that are not in 
        compliance with--
                    ``(A) a requirement or standard promulgated by the 
                Administrator under section 9003; or
                    ``(B) a requirement or standard of a State program 
                approved under section 9004.
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) Specified geographic areas.--Subject to 
                subparagraph (B), under paragraph (1), the 
                Administrator or a State shall not prohibit a delivery 
                if the prohibition would jeopardize the availability 
                of, or access to, fuel in any specified geographic 
                area.
                    ``(B) Applicability of limitation.--The limitation 
                under subparagraph (A) shall apply only during the 180-
                day period following the date of a determination by the 
                Administrator that exercising the authority of 
                paragraph (1) is limited by subparagraph (A).
                    ``(C) Guidelines.--Not later than 18 months after 
                the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
                Administrator shall issue guidelines that define the 
                term `specified geographic area' for the purpose of 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Authority to issue guidelines.--Subject to paragraph 
        (2)(C), the Administrator, after consultation with States, may 
        issue guidelines for carrying out this subsection.
            ``(4) Enforcement, compliance, and penalties.--The 
        Administrator may use the authority under the enforcement, 
        compliance, or penalty provisions of this subtitle to carry out 
        this subsection.
            ``(5) Effect on state authority.--Nothing in this 
        subsection affects the authority of a State to prohibit the 
        delivery of a regulated substance to an underground storage 
        tank.''.
    (e) Public Record.--Section 9002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6991a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Public Record.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall require each 
        State and Indian tribe that receives Federal funds to carry out 
        this subtitle to maintain, update at least annually, and make 
        available to the public, in such manner and form as the 
        Administrator shall prescribe (after consultation with States 
        and Indian tribes), a record of underground storage tanks 
        regulated under this subtitle.
            ``(2) Considerations.--To the maximum extent practicable, 
        the public record of a State or Indian tribe, respectively, 
        shall include, for each year--
                    ``(A) the number, sources, and causes of 
                underground storage tank releases in the State or 
                tribal area;
                    ``(B) the record of compliance by underground 
                storage tanks in the State or tribal area with--
                            ``(i) this subtitle; or
                            ``(ii) an applicable State program approved 
                        under section 9004; and
                    ``(C) data on the number of underground storage 
                tank equipment failures in the State or tribal area.
            ``(3) Availability.--The Administrator shall make the 
        public record of each State and Indian tribe under this section 
        available to the public electronically.''.

SEC. 7. FEDERAL FACILITIES.

    Section 9007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Review of, and Report on, Federal Underground Storage 
Tanks.--
            ``(1) Review.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection, the Administrator, in cooperation 
        with each Federal agency that owns or operates 1 or more 
        underground storage tanks or that manages land on which 1 or 
        more underground storage tanks are located, shall review the 
        status of compliance of those underground storage tanks with 
        this subtitle.
            ``(2) Implementation report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the 
                date of enactment of this subsection, each Federal 
                agency described in paragraph (1) shall submit to the 
                Administrator and to each State in which an underground 
                storage tank described in paragraph (1) is located an 
                implementation report that--
                            ``(i) lists each underground storage tank 
                        described in paragraph (1) that, as of the date 
                        of submission of the report, is not in 
                        compliance with this subtitle; and
                            ``(ii) describes the actions that have been 
                        and will be taken to ensure compliance by the 
                        underground storage tank with this subtitle.
                    ``(B) Public availability.--The Administrator shall 
                make each report received under subparagraph (A) 
                available to the public on the Internet.
            ``(3) Not a safe harbor.--This subsection does not relieve 
        any person from any obligation or requirement under this 
        subtitle.
    ``(d) Applicability of Certain Requirements.--Section 6001(a) shall 
apply to each department, agency, and instrumentality covered by 
subsection (a).''.

SEC. 8. TANKS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF INDIAN TRIBES.

    Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) 
(as amended by section 6(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 9012. TANKS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF INDIAN TRIBES.

    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with Indian 
tribes, shall--
            ``(1) not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
        this section, develop and implement a strategy--
                    ``(A) giving priority to releases that present the 
                greatest threat to human health or the environment, to 
                take necessary corrective action in response to 
                releases from leaking underground storage tanks located 
                wholly within the boundaries of--
                            ``(i) an Indian reservation; or
                            ``(ii) any other area under the 
                        jurisdiction of an Indian tribe; and
                    ``(B) to implement and enforce requirements 
                concerning underground storage tanks located wholly 
                within the boundaries of--
                            ``(i) an Indian reservation; or
                            ``(ii) any other area under the 
                        jurisdiction of an Indian tribe;
            ``(2) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
        this section and every 2 years thereafter, submit to Congress a 
        report that summarizes the status of implementation and 
        enforcement of the underground storage tank program in areas 
        located wholly within--
                    ``(A) the boundaries of Indian reservations; and
                    ``(B) any other areas under the jurisdiction of an 
                Indian tribe; and
            ``(3) make the report described in paragraph (2) available 
        to the public on the Internet.
    ``(b) Not a Safe Harbor.--This section does not relieve any person 
from any obligation or requirement under this subtitle.
    ``(c) State Authority.--Nothing in this section applies to any 
underground storage tank that is located in an area under the 
jurisdiction of a State, or that is subject to regulation by a State, 
as of the date of enactment of this section.''.

SEC. 9. STATE AUTHORITY.

    Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) 
(as amended by section 8) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 9013. STATE AUTHORITY.

    ``Nothing in this subtitle precludes a State from establishing any 
requirement that is more stringent than a requirement under this 
subtitle.''.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) 
(as amended by section 9) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 9014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator--
            ``(1) to carry out subtitle I (except sections 9003(h), 
        9005(a), and 9011) $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
        through 2008; and
            ``(2) from the Trust Fund, notwithstanding section 
        9508(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
                    ``(A) to carry out section 9003(h) (except section 
                9003(h)(12)) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 
                through 2008;
                    ``(B) to carry out section 9003(h)(12), 
                $125,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2004 through 
                2008;
                    ``(C) to carry out section 9005(a)--
                            ``(i) $35,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2004 and 2005; and
                            ``(ii) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2006 through 2009; and
                    ``(D) to carry out section 9011--
                            ``(i) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
                            ``(ii) $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
                        2005 through 2009.''.

SEC. 11. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 9001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
U.S.C. 6991) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``For the purposes of this subtitle--'' and 
        inserting ``In this subtitle:'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
        (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (10), (7), (4), (3), (8), (5), 
        (2), and (6), respectively, and reordering the paragraphs so as 
        to appear in numerical order;
            (3) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2)) the following:
            ``(1) Indian tribe.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `Indian tribe' means 
                any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized 
                group or community that is recognized as being eligible 
                for special programs and services provided by the 
                United States to Indians because of their status as 
                Indians.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `Indian tribe' includes 
                an Alaska Native village, as defined in or established 
                under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 
                U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).''; and
            (4) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (2)) the following:
            ``(9) Trust fund.--The term `Trust Fund' means the Leaking 
        Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund established by section 9508 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
        prec. 6901) is amended in the table of contents--
                    (A) in the item relating to section 9002, by 
                inserting ``and public records'' after 
                ``Notification''; and
                    (B) by striking the item relating to section 9010 
                and inserting the following:

``Sec. 9010. Operator training.
``Sec. 9011. Use of funds for release prevention and compliance.
``Sec. 9012. Tanks under the jurisdiction of Indian tribes.
``Sec. 9013. State authority.
``Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.''.
            (2) Section 9002 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
        6991a) is amended in the section heading by inserting ``and 
        public records'' after ``notification''.
            (3) Section 9003(f) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
        U.S.C. 6991b(f)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``9001(2)(B)'' 
                and inserting ``9001(7)(B)''; and
                    (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking 
                ``9001(2)(A)'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``9001(7)(A)''.
            (4) Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
        U.S.C. 6991b(h)) is amended in paragraphs (1), (2)(C), (7)(A), 
        and (11) by striking ``Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust 
        Fund'' each place it appears and inserting ``Trust Fund''.
            (5) Section 9009 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
        6991h) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``9001(2)(B)'' 
                and inserting ``9001(7)(B)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 
                9001(1) (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B) of section 9001(10)''.

SEC. 12. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 9001(4)(A) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991(4)(A)) (as amended by section 11(a)(2)) is amended by striking 
``sustances'' and inserting ``substances''.
    (b) Section 9003(f)(1) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991b(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``subsection (c) and (d) of this 
section'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (d)''.
    (c) Section 9004(a) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991c(a)) is amended by striking ``in 9001(2) (A) or (B) or both'' and 
inserting ``in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 9001(7)''.
    (d) Section 9005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991d) 
(as amended by section 3) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``study taking'' and 
        inserting ``study, taking'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``relevent'' and 
        inserting ``relevant''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``Evironmental'' and 
        inserting ``Environmental''.
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