I 
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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to make grants to assist communities in 
complying with environmental requirements, to authorize 
the use of penalty amounts collected under laws adminis-
tered by the Environmental Protection Agency to finance 
the grants, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:55 Nov 18, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3450.IH
H3450
pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fairness in Negative 
Enforcement Act of 2011’’ or the ‘‘FINE Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency may make grants to States 
and local governments for projects and activities to assist 
communities in complying with environmental require-
ments under laws administered by the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. 
(b) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a State or local government shall sub-
mit to the Administrator an application that is in such 
form and contains such information as the Administrator 
may require. 
(c) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall select among applicants for grants under 
this section based on need. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project or activity carried out with grant funds re-
ceived under this section shall be 75 percent. 
(e) FUNDING.—The Administrator shall make grants 
under this section using amounts made available from the 
EPA Compliance Trust Fund established under section 3. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:55 Nov 18, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3450.IH
H3450
pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
SEC. 3. EPA COMPLIANCE TRUST FUND. 
(a) CREATION OF TRUST FUND.—There is estab-
lished in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund 
to be known as the ‘‘EPA Compliance Trust Fund’’ (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Fund’’). 
(b) TRANSFERS TO TRUST FUND.—There is hereby 
appropriated to the Fund amounts equivalent to the 
amounts deposited in the general fund of the Treasury 
that are attributable to penalties collected under laws ad-
ministered by the Environmental Protection Agency. The 
amounts to be transferred to the Fund under this sub-
section shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury, in consultation with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION OF TRUST FUND.—The Admin-
istrator shall administer the EPA Compliance Trust 
Fund. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts in the Fund shall be 
available to the Administrator, in amounts specified in ap-
propriation Acts, for making grants under section 2. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS. 
None of the funds made available to the Environ-
mental Protection Agency for a fiscal year beginning after 
the date of enactment of this Act may be used to fund 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:55 Nov 18, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H3450.IH
H3450
pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BILLS
programs or activities that are carried out outside of the 
United States. 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
03:55 Nov 18, 2011
Jkt 099200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H3450.IH
H3450
pwalker on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with BILLS