[19971016]97-471_泄漏的地下储罐清理问题.pdf

Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web97-471 ENRUpdated October 16, 1997Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanup IssuesMary TiemannSpecialist in Environmental PolicyEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryThe 105th Congress has taken up legislation to increase states flexibility in usingfunds from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund and to requirethat the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allocate to states at least 85% of theannual LUST Trust Fund appropriation. On April 23, 1997, the House passed H.R. 688,the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Amendments Act of 1997. Companionlegislation, S. 555, was introduced in the Senate on April 10, 1997.The LUST Trust Fund has been financed primarily by a motor fuels tax whichexpired in December 1995, but was reinstated in 1997. Congress has appropriated aboutone-third of the funds for states and EPA to administer the LUST program. In additionto the cleanup program, tank leak prevention and detection regulations have been phasedin since 1988. All tanks must be upgraded, replaced, or closed by December 1998.States currently use LUST funds