42 U.S.C. § 6991i: Operator training

persons having primary responsibility for on-site operation and maintenance of underground storage tank systems; persons having daily on-site responsibility for the operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks systems; and daily, on-site employees having primary responsibility for addressing emergencies presented by a spill or release from an underground storage tank system. State training programs in existence as of the date of publication of the guidelines; training programs that are being employed by tank owners and tank operators as of August 8, 2005 ; the high turnover rate of tank operators and other personnel; the frequency of improvement in underground storage tank equipment technology; the nature of the businesses in which the tank operators are engaged; the substantial differences in the scope and length of training needed for the different classes of persons described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1); and such other factors as the Administrator determines to be necessary to carry out this section. Not later than 2 years after the date on which the Administrator publishes the guidelines under subsection (a)(1), each State that receives funding under this subchapter shall develop State-specific training requirements that are consistent with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)(1). be consistent with subsection (a); be developed in cooperation with tank owners and tank operators; take into consideration training programs implemented by tank owners and tank operators as of August 8, 2005 ; and be appropriately communicated to tank owners and operators. The Administrator may award to a State that develops and implements requirements described in paragraph (1), in addition to any funds that the State is entitled to receive under this subchapter, not more than $200,000, to be used to carry out the requirements. meet the training requirements developed under subsection (b); and a requirement or standard promulgated by the Administrator under section 6991b of this title ; or a requirement or standard of a State program approved under section 6991c of this title .