US Congress House Bill 1737 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-1)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship 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).

FUELS Act Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act

Rep. Eric Crawford [R-AR]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]
Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]	Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]	Rep. Steven Palazzo [R-MS]	Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Steve Womack [R-AR]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Trent Kelly [R-MS]
Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]
Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2017-03-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2017-03-27	House	Introduced in House

SB1207 (Related) 2017-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
SB2663 (Related) 2018-04-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1737/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1737/BILLS-115hr1737ih.pdf