Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1998

Summary

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1997 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to distribute to States at least 85 percent of the funds appropriated to EPA from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund each fiscal year for the reasonable costs under cooperative agreements of: (1) State actions under the EPA program for petroleum release responses; (2) necessary administrative expenses directly related to corrective action and compensation programs under State financial responsibility requirements; (3) other costs of such programs in any instance, as determined by the State, in which an owner's or operator's financial resources (excluding resources provided by such programs) are inadequate to pay the costs of a corrective action without significantly impairing the ability to continue in business; (4) enforcement of an approved State or local underground storage tank (UST) program or similar provisions; and (5) State or local corrective actions pursuant to regulations regarding corrective action in response to UST releases. Prohibits use of such funds to provide financial assistance to an owner or operator in meeting regulatory requirements for upgrading of existing UST systems. Sets forth requirements for allocation of funds to States. Requires States to limit the proportion of such funds used to pay administrative expenses to a percentage that may be established by State law. Makes inapplicable to Trust Fund amounts provided to owners or operators under programs described in (2), above, provisions for recovery of petroleum release corrective or enforcement action costs.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 1 October 1998

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 1 October 1998

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 1 October 1998

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 1997

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 April 1997

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 April 1997

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