Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013
Latest action · Apr 15, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
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 15, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide that no person shall be liable under any federal, state, or local law, and no provider of financial assurance may deny payment for a claim, because an underground storage tank, underground storage tank system, or associated dispensing equipment at a stationary facility is not compatible with any fuel or fuel additive for use in a motor vehicle, nonroad vehicle, or engine if such tank or equipment has been determined to be compatible pursuant to the guidelines and regulations issued under this Act.
Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue regulations setting standards for determining whether underground storage tanks and systems and associated dispensing equipment are compatible with any fuel or fuel additive that is authorized and registered by the Administrator or by statute for use in a motor vehicle or engine or nonroad vehicle, engine, or equipment.
Deems tanks, systems, and equipment that are listed by a nationally recognized testing laboratory as compatible with such a fuel or fuel additive as of the date of enactment of this Act to be compatible under such regulations.
Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit a person selling such fuel who complies with such regulations from being liable under any federal, state, or local law if: (1) a self-service purchaser introduces any such fuel into a vehicle, engine, or equipment for which the fuel has not been approved under such Act; or (2) the introduction of any such fuel voids the warranty of the manufacturer of such vehicles, engines, or equipment. Excludes from such protection: (1) a person who sells a transportation fuel and does not comply with the misfueling regulations adopted by the Administrator, and (2) a person who intentionally misfuels.
Prohibits filing or maintaining in any U.S. or state court any civil action or proceeding against an entity engaged in the design, manufacture, sale, or distribution of any qualified product or of any motor vehicle, engine, or nonroad equipment for damages, abatement, restitution, fines, penalties, or other relief resulting from the introduction of any such product into a motor vehicle, engine, or nonroad equipment. Requires actions filed or pending upon enactment of this Act to be dismissed with prejudice. Defines a "qualified product" as any fuel or fuel additive that is registered under federal law or any transportation fuel or fuel additive that contains renewable fuel and that is designated for introduction into interstate commerce under federal law, any component thereof, or any blend stock.
Prohibits a qualified productfrom being considered a defective product if it does not violate a control or prohibition with respect to any of its characteristics or components imposed by the Administrator under the Clean Air Act.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2013 to May 20, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Apr 12, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | May 7, 2013 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-NJ | Jon Runyan | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | May 16, 2013 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | May 17, 2013 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | May 20, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
- Mar 15, 2013Introduced in House
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- Mar 15, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Power.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Air quality
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Civil actions and liability
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Environmental regulatory procedures
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Motor fuels
- Pollution liability
- Solid waste and recycling
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 15, 2013Introduced in House
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