A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary butyl ether and petroleum contamination.
Latest action · Mar 25, 2004 Star Print ordered on the bill.
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 SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot 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
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 12, 2004 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 25, 2004Star Print ordered on the bill.
- Mar 11, 2004Introduced in Senate
- Mar 11, 2004Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/12/2004 S2723-2724)
- Mar 11, 2004Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3197 | William H. Frist R-TN | Mar 25, 2004 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2723 | Barbara Boxer D-CA | Mar 11, 2004 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide for secondary containment to prevent methyl tertiary butyl ether 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 Senate
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