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Union Calendar No. 462 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3158 

[Report No. 112–643] 

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 

OCTOBER 12, 2011 

Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, 

Mr. DENHAM, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. SMITH of 

Nebraska, Mr. TERRY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LATTA, Mr. COLE, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. 

FLEISCHMANN, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. BERG, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. 

CARTER, and Mrs. EMERSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

AUGUST 1, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LONG, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. CANSECO, Mr. 

NUNNELEE, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 

JONES, Mr. BOREN, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. KLINE, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. 

HULTGREN, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. 

BARLETTA, and Mr. MICHAUD

AUGUST 1, 2012 

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 a storage 

17 capacity greater than 10,000 gallons; 

18 (ii) an aggregate storage capacity 

19 greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons; or 

20 (iii) a history that includes a spill; or 

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

22 self-certification) for a farm with— 

23 (i) an aggregate storage capacity 

24 greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 

25 42,000 gallons; and 


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1 (ii) no history of spills; and 

2 (2) exempt from all requirements of such rule 

3 any farm— 

4 (A) with an aggregate storage capacity of 

5 less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and 

6 (B) no history of spills. 

7 (b) CALCULATION OF AGGREGATE STORAGE CAPAC8 ITY.—For the purposes of subsection (a), the aggregate 

9 storage capacity of a farm excludes all containers on sepa10 rate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 

11 gallons. 

12 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

13 In this Act, the following terms apply: 

14 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis15 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Environ16 mental Protection Agency. 

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

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

19 of Federal Regulations. 

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

21 United States liquid gallon. 

22 (4) SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, AND COUN23 TERMEASURE RULE.—The term ‘‘Spill Prevention, 

24 Control, and Countermeasure rule’’ means the regu25 lation promulgated by the Environmental Protection 


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

2 Regulations. 


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Union Calendar No. 462 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3158 

[Report No. 112–643] 

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 PrevenAUGUST 1, 2012 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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