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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3450 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 16, 2011 

Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was 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 

A BILL 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Negative 

3 Enforcement Act of 2011’’ or the ‘‘FINE Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi6 ronmental Protection Agency may make grants to States 

7 and local governments for projects and activities to assist 

8 communities in complying with environmental require9 ments under laws administered by the Environmental Pro10 tection Agency. 

11 (b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

12 under this section, a State or local government shall sub13 mit to the Administrator an application that is in such 

14 form and contains such information as the Administrator 

15 may require. 

16 (c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Ad17 ministrator shall select among applicants for grants under 

18 this section based on need. 

19 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 

20 of a project or activity carried out with grant funds re21 ceived under this section shall be 75 percent. 

22 (e) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall make grants 

23 under this section using amounts made available from the 

24 EPA Compliance Trust Fund established under section 3. 


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1 SEC. 3. EPA COMPLIANCE TRUST FUND. 

2 (a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab3 lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 

4 to be known as the ‘‘EPA Compliance Trust Fund’’ (in 

5 this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 

6 (b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There is hereby 

7 appropriated to the Fund amounts equivalent to the 

8 amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury 

9 that are attributable to penalties collected under laws ad10 ministered by the Environmental Protection Agency. The 

11 amounts to be transferred to the Fund under this sub12 section shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treas13 ury, in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi14 ronmental Protection Agency. 

15 (c) ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUND.—The Admin16 istrator shall administer the EPA Compliance Trust 

17 Fund. 

18 (d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 

19 available to the Administrator, in amounts specified in ap20 propriation Acts, for making grants under section 2. 

21 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 

22 None of the funds made available to the Environ23 mental Protection Agency for a fiscal year beginning after 

24 the date of enactment of this Act may be used to fund 


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1 programs or activities that are carried out outside of the 

2 United States. 

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