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Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1997

Introduced: February 11, 1997 See on congress.gov

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Became law

Apr 24, 1997

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Apr 23, 1997

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 23, 1997

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Apr 23, 1997

Mr. Oxley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Apr 23, 1997

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Apr 23, 1997

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Apr 23, 1997

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1750-1753)

Apr 17, 1997

Reported by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 105-58, Part I.

Apr 17, 1997

House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 17, 1997.

Apr 17, 1997

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.

Apr 17, 1997

Committee on Ways and Means discharged.

Apr 16, 1997

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Apr 16, 1997

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 20, 1997

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Mar 20, 1997

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Mar 20, 1997

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 24, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.

Feb 11, 1997

Referred to House Ways and Means

Feb 11, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Feb 11, 1997

Referred to House Commerce

Feb 11, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Distributions from Leaking Underground Storage Tank

Trust Fund

Title II: Extension of Trust Fund Purposes

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Amendments Act of 1997 - Title I: Distributions from Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to distribute to States at least 85 percent of the funds appropriated to EPA from the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund each fiscal year for the reasonable costs under cooperative agreements of: (1) State actions under the EPA program for petroleum release responses; (2) necessary administrative expenses directly related to corrective action and compensation programs under State financial responsibility requirements; (3) other costs of such programs in any instance, as determined by the State, in which an owner's or operator's financial resources (excluding resources provided by such programs) are inadequate to pay the costs of a corrective action without significantly impairing the ability to continue in business; (4) enforcement of an approved State or local underground storage tank (UST) program or similar provisions; and (5) State and local corrective actions pursuant to regulations regarding corrective action in response to UST releases. Prohibits use of such funds to provide financial assistance to an owner or operator in meeting regulatory requirements for upgrading of existing UST systems.

Sets forth requirements for allocation of funds to States.

Makes inapplicable to Trust Fund amounts provided to owners or operators under programs described in (2), above, provisions for recovery of petroleum release corrective or enforcement action costs.

Title II: Extension of Trust Fund Purposes - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize use of amounts in the Trust Fund for making expenditures to carry out this Act.

What's happening now April 24, 1997

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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