Eliminate EPA Excess Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2522
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2017-05-18
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Eliminate EPA Excess Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to submit reports to Congress evey five years on: (1) a survey of excess print and storage supplies held by the EPA's federal storage management facilities and recommendations for recycling and repurposing any excess printed inventory and addressing potential safety hazards associated with excess printed inventory, and (2) a survey of excess storage facility property held by the EPA and recommendations for reducing such excess property that is funded by the federal government.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2522 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 18, 2017 Mr. Banks of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture , Transportation and Infrastructure , and Science, Space, and Technology , 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 require the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency to submit reports to Congress on paper and property inventory, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminate EPA Excess Act of 2017 . 2. EPA IG reports required (a) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to Congress reports on the following: (1) Excess print and storage supplies report A survey of excess print and storage supplies (in quantity of copies and weight) held by the Federal storage management facilities of the Environmental Protection Agency and recommendations for recycling and repurposing any printed inventory determined to be in excess, and addressing potential safety hazards associated with excess printed inventory. (2) Excess storage property report A survey of excess storage facility property held by the Environmental Protection Agency and recommendations for reducing excess property held by the Environmental Protection Agency and funded by the Federal Government. (b) Excess property defined In this section, the term excess property has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40, United States Code.