Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 119.djvu/1113

 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 1095

(b) STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE INSPECTION PROGRAMS.—The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with a State, shall gather information on compliance assurance programs that could serve as an alternative to the inspection programs under section 9005(c) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991d(c)) and shall, within 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Congress containing the results of such study.

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SEC. 1524. OPERATOR TRAINING.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9010 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991i) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 9010. OPERATOR TRAINING.

‘‘(a) GUIDELINES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, in consultation and cooperation with States and after public notice and opportunity for comment, the Administrator shall publish guidelines that specify training requirements for— ‘‘(A) persons having primary responsibility for on-site operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems; ‘‘(B) persons having daily on-site responsibility for the operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks systems; and ‘‘(C) daily, on-site employees having primary responsibility for addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release from an underground storage tank system. ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The guidelines described in paragraph (1) shall take into account— ‘‘(A) State training programs in existence as of the date of publication of the guidelines; ‘‘(B) training programs that are being employed by tank owners and tank operators as of the date of enactment of the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act; ‘‘(C) the high turnover rate of tank operators and other personnel; ‘‘(D) the frequency of improvement in underground 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 different classes of persons described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and ‘‘(G) such other factors as the Administrator 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 develop State-specific training requirements that are consistent with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1). ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—State requirements described in paragraph (1) shall— ‘‘(A) be consistent with subsection (a);

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