Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
May 31, 2023
Step 2
Referred
Jun 1, 2023
T&I
Step 3
Committee
Step 4
House floor
Step 5
Senate
Step 6
Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill increases thresholds for requiring a farm to have a plan to address oil spills. Currently, regulations require a farm to have an oil spill control and prevention plan that is certified by a professional engineer if the farm's aboveground oil storage capacity is above a certain threshold or if the farm has a reportable oil discharge history. A farm with lower aboveground storage capacity and no reportable history is either allowed to self-certify its plan or not required to have a plan at all, depending on the farm's storage capacity. Under the bill, the Environmental Protection Agency must require a farm to have a professionally certified plan if the farm has an aggregate abo...
Timeline · 3 actions
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
May 31, 2023
Introduced in House
May 31, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.