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‘‘(B) be developed in cooperation with tank owners 
and tank operators; 
‘‘(C) take into consideration training programs imple-
mented by tank owners and tank operators as of the date 
of enactment of this section; and 
‘‘(D) be appropriately communicated to tank owners 
and operators. 
‘‘(3) FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.—The Administrator may award 
to a State that develops and implements requirements described 
in paragraph (1), in addition to any funds that the State is 
entitled to receive under this subtitle, not more than $200,000, 
to be used to carry out the requirements. 
‘‘(c) TRAINING.—All persons that are subject to the operator 
training requirements of subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) meet the training requirements developed under sub-
section (b); and 
‘‘(2) repeat the applicable requirements developed under 
subsection (b), if the tank for which they have primary daily 
on-site management responsibilities is determined to be out 
of 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.’’. 
(b) STATE PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—Section 9004(a) of the Solid 
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991c(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding the 
following new paragraph at the end thereof: 
‘‘(9) State-specific training requirements as required by 
section 9010.’’. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT.—Section 9006(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991e) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B). 
(2) By adding the following new subparagraph after 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(D) the training requirements established by States pursu-
ant to section 9010 (relating to operator training); or’’. 
(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The item relating to section 9010 
in the table of contents for the Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended 
to read as follows:
‘‘Sec. 9010. Operator training.’’.
SEC. 1525. REMEDIATION FROM OXYGENATED FUEL ADDITIVES. 
Section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991b(h)) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (7)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and (2) of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1), (2), and (12)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘and including the authorities of para-
graphs (4), (6), and (8) of this subsection’’ and inserting 
‘‘and the authority under sections 9011 and 9012 and para-
graphs (4), (6), and (8),’’. 
(2) By adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(12) REMEDIATION
OF
OXYGENATED
FUEL
CONTAMINA-
TION.—
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‘‘(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 a fuel containing an oxygenated fuel additive that pre-
sents a threat to human health or welfare or the environ-
ment. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABLE AUTHORITY.—The Administrator or a 
State shall carry out subparagraph (A) in accordance with 
paragraph (2), and in the case of a State, in accordance 
with a cooperative agreement entered into by the Adminis-
trator and the State under paragraph (7).’’. 
SEC. 1526. 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.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 9011. USE OF FUNDS FOR RELEASE PREVENTION AND COMPLI-
ANCE. 
‘‘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 per-
taining to underground storage tanks regulated under this 
subtitle; and 
‘‘(2) by the Administrator, for tanks regulated under this 
subtitle (including under a State program approved under sec-
tion 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) STATE COMPLIANCE REPORT.—(A) Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, each State that 
receives funding under this subtitle shall submit to the 
Administrator a State compliance report that— 
‘‘(i) lists the location and owner of 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 section 9003; and 
‘‘(ii) specifies the date of the last inspection and 
describes the actions that have been and will be taken 
to ensure compliance of the underground storage tank listed 
under clause (i) with this subtitle. 
‘‘(B) 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 Federal, State, or local 
government. 
‘‘(C) The Administrator shall make each report, received 
under subparagraph (A), available to the public through an 
appropriate media. 
‘‘(2) FINANCIAL INCENTIVE.—The Administrator may award 
to a State that develops a report described in paragraph (1), 
in addition to any other funds that the State is entitled to 
receive under this subtitle, not more than $50,000, to be used 
to carry out the report.
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‘‘(3) NOT A SAFE HARBOR.—This subsection does not relieve 
any person from any obligation or requirement under this sub-
title.’’. 
(c) 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 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), a record of 
underground storage tanks regulated under this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
the public record of a State, respectively, shall include, for 
each year— 
‘‘(A) the number, sources, and causes of underground 
storage tank releases in the State; 
‘‘(B) the record of compliance by underground storage 
tanks in the State 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.’’. 
(d) INCENTIVE 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) INCENTIVE FOR PERFORMANCE.—Both of the following may 
be taken into account in determining the terms of a civil penalty 
under subsection (d): 
‘‘(1) The compliance history of an owner or operator in 
accordance with this subtitle or a program approved under 
section 9004. 
‘‘(2) Any other factor the Administrator considers appro-
priate.’’. 
(e) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for such subtitle 
I is amended by adding the following new item at the end thereof:
‘‘Sec. 9011. Use of funds for release prevention and compliance.’’.
SEC. 1527. DELIVERY PROHIBITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 9012. DELIVERY PROHIBITION. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROHIBITION OF DELIVERY OR DEPOSIT.—Beginning 2 
years after the date of enactment of this section, it shall be 
unlawful to deliver to, deposit into, or accept a regulated sub-
stance into an underground storage tank at a facility which 
has been identified by the Administrator or a State imple-
menting agency to be ineligible for such delivery, deposit, or 
acceptance. 
‘‘(2) GUIDANCE.—Within 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this section, the Administrator shall, in consultation with 
the States, underground storage tank owners, and product 
delivery industries, publish guidelines detailing the specific