United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-05-01 monographic deposited born digital 10 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-96-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164 P0b002ee18038a9b6 f:rc96164t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164 T-RCED-96-164 Expired appropriations Tanks (containers) State-administered programs Nuclear waste storage Environmental monitoring Trust funds Reprogramming of appropriated funds Hazardous substances Federal/state relations Nuclear waste management Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund EPA Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program Superfund Program Testimony RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) leaking underground storage tank program. GAO noted that: (1) about 20 percent of over 2 million tanks nationwide have leaks or are leaking; (2) releases have been confirmed in 303,000 leaking tanks, and EPA expects this number to rise as owners and operators upgrade their tanks to current standards; (3) cleanups are complete for approximately 43 percent of the tanks with confirmed releases; (4) since 1987, EPA has distributed about $500 million in program funds to states to assist tank owners with cleanup costs; (5) 44 states have established financial assurance funds for owners and operators of underground storage tanks; (6) over the next several years, EPA plans to reduce its role in the tank storage program because it believes that releases will largely be cleaned up, states will be more capable of assisting tank owners and operators, and older tanks will be upgraded to current standards; (7) from 1994-1995, EPA recovered $330 million in excess funds obligated for inactive Superfund contracts and made them available for other Superfund projects; and (8) EPA could recover an additional $164 million in Superfund contract funds because the funds for these projects either were unused or have expired. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164.pdf GAO/T-RCED-96-164 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-96-164 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-96-164; Environmental Protection: Selected Issues Related to EPA's Fiscal Year 1997 Appropriation; Expired appropriations Tanks (containers) State-administered programs Nuclear waste storage Environmental monitoring Trust funds Reprogramming of appropriated funds Hazardous substances Federal/state relations Nuclear waste management Leaking Underground Storage Tank Fund EPA Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program Superfund Program