Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act

Bill: 112-hr-3158
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2011-10-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2011-10-12
text: 
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, to require certification of compliance with such rule by: (1) a professional engineer for a farm with an individual tank with a storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons, an aggregate storage capacity of at least 42,000 gallons, or a history that includes a spill; or (2) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with an aggregate storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons and no history of spills. Exempts from all requirements of such rule any farm with an aggregate storage capacity of at least 10,000 gallons and no history of spills.
 
Excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons from the aggregate storage capacity of a farm.

action_date: 2012-08-01
text: 
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, to require certification of compliance with such rule by: (1) a professional engineer for a farm with an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons, an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of at least 42,000 gallons, or a history that includes a spill; or (2) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons and no history of spills. Exempts from all requirements of such rule any farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of at least 10,000 gallons and no history of spills.
 
Excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons from the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2012-08-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5608)
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5608)
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3158.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5608-5609)
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Mr. Crawford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 462.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-643.
action_date: 2012-08-01
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 112-643.
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2012-07-26
text: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Discharged.
action_date: 2011-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2011-10-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2011-10-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-10-12
text: Introduced in House