Cite as: 27 CNCA § 665

Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs and the Commission are hereby designated and empowered to administer subtitle I of Title VI of the Solid Waste Disposal Act and Section 205 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 6991 et seq. The Commission's jurisdiction shall include, but is not limited to:

1. underground and aboveground storage tanks that contain antifreeze, motor oil, motor fuel, gasoline, kerosene, diesel, or aviation fuel and that are not located at refineries or at upstream or intermediate shipment points of pipeline operations, including, but not limited to, tanks from which these materials are dispensed into vehicles, or tanks used in wholesale or bulk distribution activities, as well as leaks from pumps, hoses, dispensers, and other ancillary equipment associated with the tanks, whether above the ground or below;

2. point source and nonpoint source discharges of pollutants to waters of the Nation from storage tank facilities and related activities;

3. site remediation and the off-site disposal of contaminated soil, media, or debris; and

4. underground and aboveground storage tanks containing hazardous substances and other substances or facilities not otherwise listed.

Historical Data

LA 19–05, eff. May 19, 2005. Renumbered from 63 CNCA § 665.