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Union Calendar No. 279 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 311 

[Report No. 113–375] 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 

change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with 

respect to certain farms. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2013 

Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. JONES, Mr. 

RIBBLE, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of 

Georgia, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. 

FINCHER, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. LATTA, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 

DENHAM, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. COLE, Mr. GRIFFIN

of Arkansas, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 

GIBBS, Mr. CARTER, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. 

BARLETTA, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, and Mr. POE of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

MARCH 6, 2014 

Additional sponsors: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. PALAZZO, Mrs. 

ELLMERS, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. STEWART, Mr. COTTON, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. LONG, Mr. ROONEY, 

Mr. VALADAO, Mr. DAINES, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. YOHO, 

Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. REED, Mr. 

GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. THORNBERRY, 

Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. LANKFORD, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. 

LATHAM, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LOEBSACK, 

Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. FORBES, 

and Mr. WALDEN

MARCH 6, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 

Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and 

Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers Undertake 

5 Environmental Land Stewardship Act’’ or the ‘‘FUELS 

6 Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, 

8 AND COUNTERMEASURE RULE. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in imple10 menting the Spill Prevention, Control, and Counter11 measure rule with respect to any farm, shall— 

12 (1) require certification of compliance with such 

13 rule by— 

14 (A) a professional engineer for a farm 

15 with— 

16 (i) an individual tank with an above17 ground storage capacity greater than 

18 10,000 gallons; 

19 (ii) an aggregate aboveground storage 

20 capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 

21 gallons; or 

22 (iii) a history that includes a spill, as 

23 determined by the Administrator; or 

24 (B) the owner or operator of the farm (via 

25 self-certification) for a farm with— 


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1 (i) an aggregate aboveground storage 

2 capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but 

3 less than 42,000 gallons; and 

4 (ii) no history of spills, as determined 

5 by the Administrator; and 

6 (2) exempt from all requirements of such rule 

7 any farm— 

8 (A) with an aggregate aboveground storage 

9 capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; 

10 and 

11 (B) no history of spills, as determined by 

12 the Administrator. 

13 (b) CALCULATION OF AGGREGATE ABOVEGROUND

14 STORAGE CAPACITY.—For the purposes of subsection (a), 

15 the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm ex16 cludes all containers on separate parcels that have a ca17 pacity that is less than 1,320 gallons. 

18 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

19 In this Act, the following terms apply: 

20 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis21 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ22 mental Protection Agency. 

23 (2) FARM.—The term ‘‘farm’’ has the meaning 

24 given such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code 

25 of Federal Regulations. 


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1 (3) GALLON.—The term ‘‘gallon’’ refers to a 

2 United States liquid gallon. 

3 (4) SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUN4 TERMEASURE RULE.—The term ‘‘Spill Prevention, 

5 Control, and Countermeasure rule’’ means the regu6 lation promulgated by the Environmental Protection 

7 Agency under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal 

8 Regulations. 


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Union Calendar No. 279 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 311 

[Report No. 113–375] 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental 

spect to certain farms. tion, Control, and Countermeasure rule with reProtection Agency to change the Spill PrevenMARCH 6, 2014 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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