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 PUBLIC LAW 109–58—AUG. 8, 2005

119 STAT. 1101

such sanction. The President may exempt any underground storage tank of any department, agency, or instrumentality in the executive branch from compliance with such a requirement if he determines it to be in the paramount interest of the United States to do so. No such exemption shall be granted due to lack of appropriation unless the President shall have specifically requested such appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the Congress shall have failed to make available such requested appropriation. Any exemption shall be for a period not in excess of 1 year, but additional exemptions may be granted for periods not to exceed 1 year upon the President’s making a new determination. The President shall report each January to the Congress all exemptions from the requirements of this section granted during the preceding calendar year, together with his reason for granting each such exemption. ‘‘(b) REVIEW OF AND REPORT ON FEDERAL UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS.— ‘‘(1) REVIEW.—Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of the Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act, each Federal agency that owns or operates one or more underground storage tanks, or that manages land on which one or more underground storage tanks are located, shall submit to the Administrator, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the United States House of Representatives, and the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate a compliance strategy report that— ‘‘(A) lists the location and owner of each underground storage tank described in this paragraph; ‘‘(B) lists all tanks that are not in compliance with this subtitle that are owned or operated by the Federal agency; ‘‘(C) specifies the date of the last inspection by a State or Federal inspector of each underground storage tank owned or operated by the agency; ‘‘(D) lists each violation of this subtitle respecting any underground storage tank owned or operated by the agency; ‘‘(E) describes the operator training that has been provided to the operator and other persons having primary daily on-site management responsibility for the operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks owned or operated by the agency; and ‘‘(F) describes the actions that have been and will be taken to ensure compliance for each underground storage tank identified under subparagraph (B). ‘‘(2) NOT A SAFE HARBOR.—This subsection does not relieve any person from any obligation or requirement under this subtitle.’’.

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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

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