S 1207
115th Congress
Senate
Environmental Protection
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Water quality
FUELS Act
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
May 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act
This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to require the Environmental Protection Agency, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (concerning oil pollution prevention) with respect to any farm, to:
- require certification by a professional engineer for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 42,000 gallons (currently, 20,000 gallons);
- allow self-certification by the owner or operator of a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons (currently, of less than 20,000 gallons and more than the lesser of 6,000 gallons and the adjustment quantity established under such Act); and
- not require compliance with the rule by any farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or less (currently, of more than 2,500 gallons and less than the lesser of 6,000 gallons and such adjustment quantity).
The rule shall apply to aboveground storage containers at farms on a separate parcel that have an individual capacity of not more than 1,320 gallons (currently, 1,000 gallons) and an aggregate capacity of not more than 3,000 gallons (currently, 2,500 gallons).
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Committees of jurisdiction
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