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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-229" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Regulation by State">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Unless the Secretary determines that a removal and remedial action will be done properly and in a timely manner by the owner or operator of a site where used tires are stored or disposed of, if used tires are stored or disposed of at a site in a manner that may present a threat to the public health or environment, the Secretary may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Act to remove or arrange for the removal of the used tires and provide for remedial action necessary to restore any natural resources; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Take any other response measure that the Secretary considers necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Secretary from abating a nuisance under the provisions of Title 10 of this article, regardless of the volume of used tires stored.</text>
  </level>
</section>
