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HR 3450 112th Congress House

FINE Act of 2011

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements, to aut… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements, to authorize the use of penalty amounts collected under laws administered by the Environmental Protection Agency to finance the grants, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 16, 2011 See on congress.gov
Environmental Protection Environmental assessment, monitoring, researchGovernment trust fundsIntergovernmental relationsPollution liabilityState and local finance
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Nov 18, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Nov 17, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Nov 16, 2011
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
Nov 16, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 18, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Negative Enforcement Act of 2011 or the FINE Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to make grants to states and local governments for projects and activities to assist communities in complying with environmental requirements under laws administered by EPA.

Establishes in the Treasury the EPA Compliance Trust Fund from which funds shall be available for such grants. Appropriates to the Fund amounts equivalent to the amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury that are attributable to penalties collected under laws administered by EPA.

Prohibits any EPA funds for a fiscal year beginning after enactment of this Act from being used for programs or activities that are carried out outside of the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3450: FINE Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3450/
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"H.R. 3450: FINE Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3450/.
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H.R. 3450, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3450/.
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