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‘‘(A) State training programs in existence
as of the date of publication of the guidelines;
‘‘(B) training programs that are being em-
ployed by tank owners and tank operators as of
the date of enactment of the Underground Stor-
age Tank Compliance Act of 2005;
‘‘(C) the high turnover rate of tank opera-
tors and other personnel;
‘‘(D) the frequency of improvement in un-
derground storage tank equipment technology;
‘‘(E) the nature of the businesses in which
the tank operators are engaged;
‘‘(F) the substantial differences in the
scope and length of training needed for the dif-
ferent classes of persons described in subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and
‘‘(G) such other factors as the Adminis-
trator 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
that receives funding under this subtitle shall de-
velop State-specific training requirements that are
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consistent with the guidelines developed under sub-
section (a)(1).
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—State requirements de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall—
‘‘(A) be consistent with subsection (a);
‘‘(B) be developed in cooperation with tank
owners and tank operators;
‘‘(C) take into consideration training pro-
grams implemented 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 Adminis-
trator may award to a State that develops and im-
plements 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 subsection (b); and
‘‘(2) repeat the applicable requirements devel-
oped under subsection (b), if the tank for which they
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have primary daily on-site management responsibil-
ities is determined to be out of compliance with—
‘‘(A) a requirement or standard promul-
gated 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 para-
graph (8) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding the fol-
lowing new paragraph at the end thereof:
‘‘(9) State-specific training requirements as re-
quired 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 subpara-
graph (B).
(2) By adding the following new subparagraph
after subparagraph (C):
‘‘(D) the training requirements established by
States pursuant to section 9010 (relating to oper-
ator training); or’’.
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(d) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The item relating to sec-
tion 9010 in 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 ADDI-
TIVES.
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 subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1),
(2), and (12)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘and including the authori-
ties of paragraphs (4), (6), and (8) of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘and the authority under
sections 9011 and 9012 and paragraphs (4),
(6), and (8),’’.
(2) By adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) REMEDIATION
OF
OXYGENATED
FUEL
CONTAMINATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator
and the States may use funds made available
under section 9014(2)(B) to carry out correc-
tive actions with respect to a release of a fuel
containing an oxygenated fuel additive that pre-