PUBLIC LAW 98-616—NOV. 8, 1984
98 STAT. 3281
liability of such guarantor for bad faith either in negotiating or in failing to negotiate the settlement of any claim. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the liability of any person under section 107 or 111 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 or other 42 USC 9607, applicable law. 9611. "(5) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'guarantor' means any person, other than the owner or operator, who provides evidence of financial responsibility for an owner or operator under this subsection. "(e) N E W TANK PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.—The Administrator
shall, not later than three months prior to the effective date specified in subsection (f), issue performance standards for underground storage tanks brought into use on or after the effective date of such standards. The performance standards for new underground storage tanks shall include, but need not be limited to, design, construction, installation, release detection, and compatibility standards. "(f) EFFECTIVE DATES.—(1) Regulations issued pursuant to subsection (c) and (d) of this section, and standards issued pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, for underground storage tanks containing regulated substances defined in section 9001(2)(B) (petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is liquid at standard conditions of temperature and pressure) shall be effective not later than thirty months after the date of enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. "(2) Standards issued pursuant to subsection (e) of this section (entitled 'New Tank Performance Standards') for underground storage tanks containing regulated substances defined in section 9001(2)(A) shall be effective not later than thirty-six months after the date of enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. "(3) Regulations issued pursuant to subsection (c) of this section (entitled 'Requirements') and standards issued pursuant to subsection (d) of this section (entitled 'Financial Responsibility') for underground storage tanks containing regulated substances defined in section 9001(2)(A) shall be effective not later than forty-eight months after the date of enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984. "(g) INTERIM PROHIBITION.—(1) Until the effective date of the standards promulgated by the Administrator under subsection (e) and after one hundred and eighty days after the date of the enactment of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, no person may install an underground storage tank for the purpose of storing regulated substances unless such tank (whether of single or double wall construction)— "(A) will prevent releases due to corrosion or structural failure for the operational life of the tank; "(B) is cathodically protected against corrosion, constructed of noncorrosive material, steel clad with a noncorrosive material, or designed in a manner to prevent the release or threatened release of any stored substance; and "(C) the material used in the construction or lining of the tank is compatible with the substance to be stored. "(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if soil tests conducted in accordance with ASTM Standard G57-78, or another standard approved by the Administrator, show that soil resistivity in an installation location is 12,000 ohm/cm or more (unless a more stringent
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