This agreement provides assistance to the state of texas, texas commission on environmental quality (TCEQ) leaking underground storage tank (LUST) program

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6 awarded $2.77 million to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust Fund Corrective Action Program (CFDA 66.805) for the period of September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. The formula-based grant funds TCEQ's LUST Corrective Action Program, which investigates suspected petroleum releases from underground storage tanks, oversees and enforces corrective action by responsible parties, and performs direct remediation activities when owners or operators are unable or unwilling to conduct cleanups. No sub-awards are included in this assistance agreement.

The program deliverables include completion of a specific number of cleanup activities to meet EPA performance measures, submission of state cleanup data to the EPA LUST4 database, and mid-year and end-of-year performance evaluations. Key activities encompass administrative management in accordance with EPA guidelines, oversight of all UST releases and cleanups to expedite the process, and coordination of corrective action efforts across Texas. The primary outcome is reduction of the backlog of underground storage tank releases awaiting completion, thereby protecting groundwater resources and public health across the state.

Specifically, this agreement provides funding for the TCEQ LUST corrective action program, which includes assessment, remediation, and enforcement related activities. The main objectives of the LUST corrective action program are to investigate suspected petroleum releases and to perform corrective action on the releases.activities:major activities include investigating suspected petroleum releases, overseeing and enforcing corrective action by owners or operators, and performing direct corrective action activities when those owners or operators are unknown, unwilling, or unable to perform those activities themselves. The program elements in the LUST corrective action workplan include the following: (1) coordinate and perform administrative management and staff work necessary for responding to releases according to the environmental protection agency (EPA) guidelines; (2) complete a specific number of cleanups to meet the EPA LUST performance measures; (3) oversee all underground storage tank (UST) releases and/or cleanups with the intent of expediting the initiation and cleanup process; (4) provide mid-year (my) and end-of-year (EOY) evaluations of the state performance in administering the LUST grant.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverable is the state cleanup data that is entered into the EPA LUST4 database. The primary outcome is a reduction in the backlog of UST releases for which cleanups have not yet been completed. The primary beneficiary is the state corrective action program.