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not to other underground storage tanks and connected pipes 
comprising such system. 
‘‘(D) Each installation of a new motor fuel dispenser system, 
after the effective date of this subsection, shall include under-
dispenser spill containment if the new dispenser is within 1,000 
feet of any existing community water system or any existing 
potable drinking water well. 
‘‘(E) This paragraph shall not apply to repairs to an under-
ground storage tank, piping, or dispenser that are meant to 
restore a tank, pipe, or dispenser to operating condition. 
‘‘(F) As used in this subsection: 
‘‘(i) The term ‘secondarily contained’ means a release 
detection and prevention system that meets the require-
ments of 40 CFR 280.43(g), but shall not include under-
dispenser spill containment or control systems. 
‘‘(ii) The term ‘underground storage tank’ has the 
meaning given to it in section 9001, except that such term 
does not include tank combinations or more than a single 
underground pipe connected to a tank. 
‘‘(iii) The term ‘installation of a new motor fuel dis-
penser system’ means the installation of a new motor fuel 
dispenser and the equipment necessary to connect the dis-
penser to the underground storage tank system, but does 
not mean the installation of a motor fuel dispenser installed 
separately from the equipment need to connect the dis-
penser to the underground storage tank system. 
‘‘(2) EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CERTIFI-
CATION.— 
‘‘(A) 
MANUFACTURER
AND
INSTALLER
FINANCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY.—A person that manufactures an under-
ground storage tank or piping for an underground storage 
tank system or that installs an underground storage tank 
system is required to maintain evidence of financial respon-
sibility under section 9003(d) in order to provide for the 
costs of corrective actions directly related to releases caused 
by improper manufacture or installation unless the person 
can demonstrate themselves to be already covered as an 
owner or operator of an underground storage tank under 
section 9003. 
‘‘(B) INSTALLER
CERTIFICATION.—The Administrator 
and each State that receives funding under this subtitle, 
as appropriate, shall require that a person that installs 
an underground storage tank system is— 
‘‘(i) certified or licensed by the tank and piping 
manufacturer; 
‘‘(ii) certified or licensed by the Administrator or 
a State, as appropriate; 
‘‘(iii) has their underground storage tank system 
installation certified by a registered professional engi-
neer with education and experience in underground 
storage tank system installation; 
‘‘(iv) has had their installation of the underground 
storage tank inspected and approved by the Adminis-
trator or the State, as appropriate; 
‘‘(v) compliant with a code of practice developed 
by a nationally recognized association or independent
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testing laboratory and in accordance with the manufac-
turer’s instructions; or 
‘‘(vi) compliant with another method that is deter-
mined by the Administrator or a State, as appropriate, 
to be no less protective of human health and the 
environment. 
‘‘(C) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in subparagraph (A) 
alters or affects the liability of any owner or operator 
of an underground storage tank.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This subsection shall take effect 18 
months after the date of enactment of this subsection. 
(c) PROMULGATION
OF
REGULATIONS
OR
GUIDELINES.—The 
Administrator shall issue regulations or guidelines implementing 
the requirements of this subsection, including guidance to differen-
tiate between the terms ‘‘repair’’ and ‘‘replace’’ for the purposes 
of section 9003(i)(1) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act. 
(d) PENALTIES.—Section 9006(d)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
6991e(d)(2)) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subparagraph (B). 
(2) By inserting ‘‘; or’’ at the end of subparagraph (C). 
(3) By adding the following new subparagraph after 
subparagraph (C): 
‘‘(D) the requirements established in section 9003(i),’’. 
SEC. 1531. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(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. 9014. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
‘‘There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
the following amounts: 
‘‘(1) To carry out subtitle I (except sections 9003(h), 9005(c), 
9011, and 9012) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009. 
‘‘(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)) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 
through 2009; 
‘‘(B) to carry out section 9003(h)(12), $200,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009; 
‘‘(C) to carry out sections 9003(i), 9004(f), and 9005(c) 
$100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009; 
and 
‘‘(D) to carry out sections 9010, 9011, 9012, and 9013 
$55,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for such subtitle 
I is amended by adding the following new item at the end thereof:
‘‘Sec. 9014. Authorization of appropriations.’’.
SEC. 1532. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9001 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act (42 U.S.C. 6991) is amended as follows: 
(1) By striking ‘‘For the purposes of this subtitle—’’ and 
inserting ‘‘In this subtitle:’’.
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(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. 
(3) By inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (2) of this subsection) 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) of this subsection) 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.—The Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6901 and following) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 9003(f) (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)’’. 
(2) Section 9003(h) (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’’. 
(3) Section 9009 (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 sec-
tion 9001(10)’’. 
SEC. 1533. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Solid Waste Disposal Act is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 9001(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 6991(4)(A)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘sustances’’ and inserting ‘‘substances’’. 
(2) Section 9003(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 6991b(f)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c) and (d) of this section’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c) and (d)’’. 
(3) Section 9004(a) (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)’’. 
(4) Section 9005 (42 U.S.C. 6991d) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘study taking’’ and 
inserting ‘‘study, taking’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘relevent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘relevant’’; and 
(C) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ‘‘Evironmental’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Environmental’’.