To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for secondary containment to prevent MTBE and petroleum contamination.
Latest action · Mar 30, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 11, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require: (1) secondary containment of any new or replaced underground storage tank system; and (2) the monitoring for leaks of the space between the primary and secondary containment if the new or replaced tank or piping are within 1,000 feet of a community water system, potable drinking water well, or other sensitive area.
Establishes civil penalties for a violation of these requirements.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2004 to Mar 25, 2004; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Mar 11, 2004 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 11, 2004 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Mar 11, 2004 |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Original | Mar 11, 2004 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 25, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2004 |
| Environment and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Mar 30, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 30, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials.
- Mar 11, 2004Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for secondary containment to prevent MTBE and petroleum contamination.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Energy
- Environmental monitoring
- Environmental Protection
- Fines (Penalties)
- Groundwater
- Law
- Oil pollution
- Oxygenates
- Petroleum pipelines
- Petroleum storage
- Pollution measurement
- Potable water
- Reformulated gasoline
- Standards
- Transportation and Public Works
- Underground storage
- Water pollution control
- Water Resources Development
- Wells
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2004Introduced in House
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