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HR 3158 112th Congress House Environmental Protection Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental regulatory procedures Oil and gas Water quality

FUELS Act

Introduced: October 12, 2011 Introduced by: Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Aug 1, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 1, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5608)
Aug 1, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5608)
Aug 1, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3158.
Aug 1, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
Aug 1, 2012
Mr. Crawford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 1, 2012
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
Aug 1, 2012
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-643.
Jul 26, 2012
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 26, 2012
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 26, 2012
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
Oct 14, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Oct 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 12, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, to require certification of compliance with such rule by: (1) a professional engineer for a farm with an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons, an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of at least 42,000 gallons, or a history that includes a spill; or (2) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons and no history of spills. Exempts from all requirements of such rule any farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of at least 10,000 gallons and no history of spills.

Excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons from the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm.

What's happening now August 2, 2012

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

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 10