Leaking Underground Storage Tanks

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The Agency notes that FY 2026 levels are estimates and subject to refinement based on Administration priorities. The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Cooperative Agreements Program ensures that petroleum contamination is properly assessed and cleaned up by providing states with funding to and enforcing cleanups at LUST sites through the provision of cooperative agreements. The program is proposed for reduction to increase the effectiveness of Agency operations and reduce duplicative, voluntary, and unnecessary work. This change focuses resources on EPA's core mission and advances core statutory work. FY 2027 Activities and Performance Plan: Work in this program directly supports Goal 1/Objective 3, Revitalized Land and Contamination Prevention in the FY 2026-2030 EPA Strategic Plan. In FY 2027, EPA will work with states to pursue strategies to maximize effectiveness or efficiency in proactively completing cleanups and reducing their backlogs. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 requires that states receiving LUST Cooperative Agreements once every three years. In FY 2027, EPA will continue to factor state compliance with Energy ' Collaborate with states to develop and implement flexible, state-driven strategies to reduce the number of remaining LUST sites that have not reached cleanup completion. Through the cooperative efforts between EPA and states, the backlog was reduced by approximately ' Continue to leverage funding by developing best practices and supporting management, guidance, and enforcement activities through LUST Cleanup Cooperative Agreements. FY 2027 performance goals and targets are located in the FY 2027 Performance Goals tab. ' (-$13,998.0) This program change reflects a focus on cleaning up the highest priority LUST sites, recognizes needed efficiencies, and promotes cooperative federalism by empowering states to run their own LUST cleanup programs. These adjustments are necessary to enable EPA to fulfill its federal responsibilities in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ' 9003(h)(7).

Extracted from Environmental Protection Agency, p. 15. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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