FUELS Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
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 27, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act
This bill amends the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to require the Environmental Protection Agency, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (concerning oil pollution prevention) with respect to any farm, to:
- require certification by a professional engineer for a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 42,000 gallons (currently, 20,000 gallons);
- allow self-certification by the owner or operator of a farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of more than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons (currently, of less than 20,000 gallons and more than the lesser of 6,000 gallons and the adjustment quantity established under such Act); and
- not require compliance with the rule by any farm with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or less (currently, of more than 2,500 gallons and less than the lesser of 6,000 gallons and such adjustment quantity).
The rule shall apply to aboveground storage containers at farms on a separate parcel that have an individual capacity of not more than 1,320 gallons (currently, 1,000 gallons) and an aggregate capacity of not more than 3,000 gallons (currently, 2,500 gallons).
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2017 to Jun 29, 2018; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-MS | Gregg Harper | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Original | Mar 27, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2017 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 53, March 27, 2017, page H2464.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- FUELS Act
- Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2017Introduced in House
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