Pub. L. 109-58, tit. XV, subtit. B, sec. 1529 (as amended)
TANKS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
SEC. 1529. TANKS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
(a) In General.—Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
“SEC. 9013. TANKS ON TRIBAL LANDS.
“(a) Strategy.—The Administrator, in coordination with Indian tribes, shall, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, develop and implement a strategy—
“(1) 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—
“(A) an Indian reservation; or
“(B) any other area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe; and
“(2) to implement and enforce requirements concerning underground storage tanks located wholly within the boundaries of—
“(A) an Indian reservation; or
“(B) any other area under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
“(b) Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that summarizes the status of implementation and enforcement of this subtitle in areas located wholly within—
“(1) the boundaries of Indian reservations; and
“(2) any other areas under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
The Administrator shall make the report under this subsection available to the public.
“(c) Not a Safe Harbor.—This section does not relieve any person from any obligation or requirement under this subtitle.
“(d) 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.”
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(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. 9013. Tanks on Tribal lands.”
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