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Underground Storage Tank (UST) Prevention, Detection, and Compliance Program is sponsored by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. To assist states, territories, tribes, or intertribal consortia (leaking underground storage tank prevention only for tribes or intertribal consortia) that meet the requirements at 40 CFR 35.
504 to develop and implement underground storage tank (UST) programs and for leak prevention, compliance, and other activities authorized by the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005, Public Law 105-276, and EPA's annual appropriations acts.
Funding Priorities - Fiscal Year 2025: Assistance agreements to states under Section 2007 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act will support core program UST activities, implement their leak prevention and detection programs, as well as the 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPAct) leak prevention activities.
High priority tasks include providing financial assistance to states for the following: 1) approving specific technologies to detect leaks from tank systems; 2) ensuring that tank owners and operators are complying with notification and other requirements; 3) ensuring equipment compatibility; 4) conducting UST inspections; 5) implementing operator training; 6) prohibiting delivery for non-complying facilities; 7) seeking state program approval to operate the UST program in lieu of the federal program; and 8) requiring secondary containment.
Leaking underground storage tank (LUST) prevention assistance agreements to states, tribes, or intertribal consortia for activities authorized by EPAct will support states with inspections and other release prevention and compliance assurance activities for federally regulated UST systems, as well as for enforcement activities related to release prevention.
For tribes, the LUST prevention assistance agreements will assist with all aspects of the tribal programs, e.g., inspection capacity.
High priority tasks include providing financial assistance to tribes for: 1) inspecting UST facilities to complete the three-year inspection requirement; 2) developing inspection capacity for tribes; 3) enforcement activities related to release prevention; 4) development of leak prevention regulations and other program infrastructure; 5) helping tribes develop the capacity to administer UST programs, such as providing funding to support training for tribal staff and educating owners and operators in Indian country about UST requirements.
These activities are geared toward bringing all UST systems into compliance with release detection and release prevention requirements and minimizing future releases. Priority will be given to providing funds to enable the states to meet their responsibilities under Title XV, Subtitle B of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
States that have entered into assistance agreements with EPA must have the authority to inspect and take other compliance and related enforcement actions to prevent releases from USTs. This listing is currently active. Program number: 66.
804. Last updated on 2025-12-29.
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